3 Doors Down Singer Brad Arnold Dies at 47

3 Doors Down Singer Brad Arnold Dies at 47
Brad Arnold of the band 3 Doors Down performs at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on Jan. 14, 2019. Jason Kempin/Getty Images
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NEW YORK—Brad Arnold, a founder and lead singer of American rock band 3 Doors Down, died on Saturday, nine months after disclosing that he had kidney cancer, the group said. He was 47.

Arnold said in a May 2025 social media video that he had been diagnosed with advanced-stage clear cell renal carcinoma that had spread to one of his lungs. 3 Doors Down canceled their planned 2025 summer tour because of his illness.