After breaking through as a Gen Z pop singer, D4vd made headlines in 2025 in relation to a murder investigation that began in September that year. The artist, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, rose to fame as a genre-blending musician after pivoting away from YouTube content creation, building up to a world tour. Then, those tour dates were canceled following the early September 2025 discovery of a deceased teenage girl in a car registered to the singer.

On Sept. 8, 2025, a decomposed body was found in the singer’s impounded Tesla. Authorities identified the remains — which were discovered in the car’s trunk while the vehicle was in a Los Angeles tow lot — using forensics, and determined that the body belonged to 15-year-old Celeste Rivas. According to NBC News, the teen had been reported as missing and was last seen in April 2024, and her death was being investigated as a homicide.

The singer’s rep previously said in a statement that D4vd is “fully cooperating with the authorities,” and no charges have been brought against the 20-year-old … until April 2026. As the story develops, here’s everything you need to know about D4vd’s career, and how the pop singer enjoyed a meteoric rise prior to the legal events that surfaced in late 2025.