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Brad Arnold, the Mississippi-born lead singer who wrote 3 Doors Down’s breakout hit Kryptonite and steered the band to multi-platinum success, died in his sleep at 47 after a battle with stage-four kidney cancer. The news follows his 2025 diagnosis and notes his past struggles with alcohol addiction, including rehab in 2016.
Brad Arnold, lead singer of Mississippi rock band 3 Doors Down, died at 47 after a battle with stage 4 kidney cancer, passing away in his sleep. He wrote Kryptonite in high school and helped bring mainstream rock to a broad audience; the band earned two Grammy nominations and released six albums, most recently Us and the Night in 2016. Arnold had revealed his cancer last year and the tour was canceled as a result.
Brad Arnold, the lead singer, founding member and original drummer of rock band 3 Doors Down, has died at 47 in his sleep after battling stage 4 kidney cancer. Arnold revealed his diagnosis in May and canceled the band’s tour; he’s remembered as a key figure in early-2000s rock, penning hits like Kryptonite (written in his math class at age 15) and helping redefine mainstream rock. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer, and family.
Brad Arnold, lead singer of 3 Doors Down best known for Kryptonite, died at 47 after a battle with stage 4 clear cell renal cell carcinoma that had metastasized to his lungs; he passed away in his sleep with his wife by his side.
Brad Arnold, founder and frontman of 3 Doors Down, died at 47 on February 7, 2026 after battling clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC); the band announced he passed away peacefully in his sleep with his wife Jennifer by his side, after canceling tours in 2025 due to the illness, and he is remembered for writing hits like 'Kryptonite' and for his faith, sobriety, and charitable work.