LOS ANGELES, CA. (THECOUNT) — Michael James Ryan, aka “Busbee,” the famed country singer-songwriter, has died at the age of 43.

Busbee had written songs for artists including Pink, Gwen Stefani, Keith Urban, Katy Perry and Kelly Clarkson.

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Variety reports that busbee had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, a brain cancer, during the summer of 2019, reports Heavy.

The entertainment trade magazine says that busbeeā€™s wife had recently given birth to his third child, a baby girl. In total, the singer had three daughters.