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Although he's still ill, and still in hospital, the internet has been a little previous in writing off Ronnie James Dio:
"I am at the hospital and Ronnie has NOT passed away!!!! He is not doing good, but he is not dead.
"I will let you know if anything changes.
"Thank you for your concern."
The URL seemed quite certain: http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Singer+songwriter+Gordon+Lightfoot+dead/2582222/story.html.
The page, though, seems less sure:
Sorry, this story is not available.
...likely to be the subject of a false death claim on the internet. It says here.
Paddy Power are apparently taking bets on it:
Now bookies Paddy Power are betting on the next celebrity to have a hoax death story written about them and the 8-1 favourite is Britney Spears, which surprises me.
The first I heard about the death of Tommy Scott was while catching up on this week's Marc Riley shows (brilliant session this week from Piney Gir, by the way). On Monday night, Marc read out an email expressing shock at the death of Scott.
Trouble is, the lead singer of Space wasn't actually dead. It seems an ill-judged prank had taken place, with a headed paper news release coming from his new band The Drella's record company. Some people were surprised to find out that a man they believed to be in fine fettle was being pronounced dead; others were equally surprised to find out that he still had a record deal.
Scott isn't dead, and - although he had been victim of a tasteless joke - you might think he's just starting to milk it with a second day of interviews on the subject. It's a bit worrying when you need "not being dead" to gather any press coverage...
It looks like the internet has been busily writing off Miley Cyrus. Presumably someone, somewhere, confused Reg Varney and Hannah Montana.
Dolly Parton - despite what the internet might have you believe - is not dead. She is alive and well.
Nate Dogg has had to issue a statement to make it clear that he's not actually dead.
Apparently people had confused "Nate" with "all of DMX's".
Travis Barker isn't, contrary to the Whigfield doing the rounds, dead. He's nowhere near as interesting as that.
Despite what the internet might be telling you, Ian MacKaye out of Fugazi and Minor Threat is alive and well and hasn't died after being hit by a car outside a Fugazi gig.
No matter what you heard, Jennifer Lopez has not been killed in a car crash. It's merely a Whigfield.
