NEW YORK — Oliver Tree, the eccentric American musician known for viral stunts, alt-pop tracks like “Alien Boy” and “Life Goes On,” and his unconventional style, died in a helicopter crash in Rio de J...

Friends of Oliver Tree say they plan to carry out his “final wish” after the musician’s untimely death at 32 earlier this month.

News of Tree’s death broke on June 14 with CNN Brazil reporting at the time that there were six fatalities.