{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1385c2b49911dd294075bf54","clusterId":"c_5d67ab24b1fe42d4762f8dce","slug":"singer-peabo-bryson-dies-at-75","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Singer Peabo Bryson Dies at 75","summary":"Peabo Bryson, the Grammy-winning singer known for Disney duets 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'A Whole New World,' died on June 2 after a stroke. He was 75. Bryson also performed the theme song for the 1999 anime series Shūkan Storyland and collaborated with Hikaru Utada.","whyItMatters":"Bryson's two Disney ballads won Grammys and defined a generation of animated musicals, and his work extended into anime and J-pop collaboration.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRobert Peapo Bryson, who performed as Peabo Bryson, died on June 2 at 5:00 p.m. EDT after suffering a stroke days earlier, his Instagram account announced. He was 75. Bryson won Grammys for his duets 'Beauty and the Beast' (with Celine Dion) and 'A Whole New World' (with Regina Belle), the former also taking Record of the Year in 1993. He was nominated for additional Grammys and a Daytime Emmy. In anime, he sang the theme 'My Gift Is You' with Wendy Moten for the 1999 variety series Shūkan Storyland. He also recorded a track with Hikaru Utada for her 2014 cover album. Bryson entered music at 14 as a backup singer and launched his solo career in 1976, working across five decades. He was completing a new album, Grace, for release this year.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Peabo Bryson's death removes the voice that bridged Disney's 90s revival with anime theme music through his work on Shūkan Storyland.","twitterPost":"Peabo Bryson sang for Disney and for Shūkan Storyland. His death closes a link between American pop and 90s anime.","threadsPost":"Peabo Bryson's Disney duets defined a generation of animated musicals. But his career also touched anime: he performed the theme for the 1999 series Shūkan Storyland and worked with Hikaru Utada. That crossover between Disney's 90s revival and Japanese animation is a detail worth remembering now.","newsletterBlurb":"Peabo Bryson, the voice behind two of Disney's most iconic ballads, has died at 75 after a stroke. His duets won Grammys and defined the sound of 1990s animated films.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-08/singer-peabo-bryson-dies-at-75/.238248\",\"title\":\"Singer Peabo Bryson Dies at 75\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3851,"outputTokens":565,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780951144,"createdAt":"2026-06-08T20:32:08.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-08T20:37:01.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-08T20:37:01.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5d67ab24b1fe42d4762f8dce","canonicalTitle":"News\nSinger Peabo Bryson Dies at 75","representativeArticleId":"a_48d591275f048aa0f1942ff2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Peabo Bryson\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-08T20:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-08T20:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-08T20:37:01.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-08/singer-peabo-bryson-dies-at-75/.238248","title":"News\nSinger Peabo Bryson Dies at 75"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Peabo Bryson"],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Peabo Bryson died on June 2 at 5:00 p.m. EDT after a stroke, his Instagram account announced. He was 75.","Bryson won Grammys for his duets 'Beauty and the Beast' with Celine Dion and 'A Whole New World' with Regina Belle.","He sang the theme 'My Gift Is You' with Wendy Moten for the 1999 anime series Shūkan Storyland.","Bryson recorded a track with Hikaru Utada for her 2014 cover album.","He was completing a new album, Grace, for release this year."]}