--- description: Cranberries lead singer Dolores O’Riordan died suddenly at the age of 46. title: 'We Are Crushed.' Celebrities React to Death of Cranberries Singer Dolores O’Riordan image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7969752860ebb1cf/6988f849096a944e6e6a119f/cranberries-dolores-oriordan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Music](/tag/music/) ## Music Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 'We Are Crushed.' Celebrities React to Death of Cranberries Singer Dolores O’Riordan by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jan 15, 2018 8:12 PM CUT  Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries performs at L'Olympia on May 4, 2017 in Paris, France. Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries performs at L'Olympia on May 4, 2017 in Paris, France.David Wolff - Patrick—Redferns by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jan 15, 2018 8:12 PM CUT The sudden [death of Dolores O’Riordan](http://time.com/5103335/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-death-dies/?xid=homepage "undefined"), lead singer of The Cranberries, came as a shock to her fans and fellow musicians. Celebrities shared their condolences on Twitter Monday, following the announcement from O’Riordan’s publicist Lindsey Holmes that the singer had died at the age of 46\. Holmes said Dolores O’Riordan’s family is “devastated” by the news. The cause of her death was not immediately available. The band Duran Duran tweeted they were “crushed” to hear about the singer. > [](https://twitter.com/duranduran/status/952959007219683328) Other musicians lauded O’Rioran’s talent and generosity and expressed their sadness at her loss. > [](https://twitter.com/Hozier/status/952959141894639616) > [](https://twitter.com/ingridmusic/status/952990400448466944) > [](https://twitter.com/Kodaline/status/952951531556540416) > [](https://twitter.com/PhizLair/status/952960514623119360) > [](https://twitter.com/joshgroban/status/952955081133101056) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5103437/dolores-oriordan-death-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5103437/dolores-oriordan-death-reactions/"},"headline":"'We Are Crushed.' Celebrities React to Death of Cranberries Singer Dolores O’Riordan","datePublished":"2018-01-15T20:12:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T18:52:42.942Z","description":"The Cranberries lead singer died suddenly at the age of 46","url":"https://time.com/5103437/dolores-oriordan-death-reactions/","keywords":["Music","celebrities","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7969752860ebb1cf/6988f849096a944e6e6a119f/cranberries-dolores-oriordan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7969752860ebb1cf/6988f849096a944e6e6a119f/cranberries-dolores-oriordan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Cranberries Performs At L'Olympia In Paris","caption":"The Cranberries Performs At L'Olympia In Paris","creditText":"David Wolff - Patrick—Redferns","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/music/","name":"Music"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5103437/dolores-oriordan-death-reactions/","name":"'We Are Crushed.' Celebrities React to Death of Cranberries Singer Dolores O’Riordan"}}]}] ```