Emmy-nominee Gabe Lopez, who worked on RuPaul’s Drag Race, has died.The songwriter’s mother announced the news on social media.Drag Race UK vs. the World winner Blu Hydrangea offered condolences: “Devastating to hear.”<\/p>\n
Emmy-nominated RuPaul’s Drag Race<\/a> crew member and songwriter Gabe Lopez has died, the music professional’s mother announced Monday.\n<\/p>\n In a statement shared to Lopez’s personal, verified Instagram account, the songwriter’s mother, Connie Howard, confirmed that her son died on Sunday.\n<\/p>\n Howard called Lopez “loving, kind, talented,” in her tribute, adding that he died after a “brief but intense battle with lymphoma.” The Mayo Clinic<\/a> describes lymphoma as a form of cancer that impacts the lymphatic system, damaging “part of the body’s germ-fighting immune system.”\n<\/p>\n “We the family are heartbroken to lose our deeply loved Gabe and cannot imagine life without his joy and laughter, his generous love and sincere kindness,” Howard continued. “Gabe has so many wonderful people in his life. This is a deeply felt loss for all of us but Gabe would want everyone to cherish the good memories and hold him forever in our hearts.”\n<\/p>\n In a statement shared to social media<\/a>, Drag Race production company World of Wonder honored Lopez: “We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Gabe Lopez. Gabe was a unique combination of musical brilliance, kindness and sharp wit. His impact \u2014 through RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race & beyond \u2014 is immeasurable. We mourn a great talent and a greater friend. His melodies play on in all of us.”\n<\/p>\n Under Howard’s post, queens from the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise paid tribute to Lopez, who received an Emmy nomination for his behind-the-scenes work mixing sound for the beloved “Wigloose: The Rusical!” 2023 musical episode<\/a> based on the Kevin Bacon classic Footloose.\n<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n “Devastating to hear, sending so much love- he was a true gem,” wrote Drag Race UK vs. the World season 1 winner Blu Hydrangea<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n Season 2, All Stars 1, and All Stars 6 contestant Pandora Boxx<\/a> also commented, sharing a crying emoji and a heartbreak emoji under the post.\n<\/p>\n Oscar nominee and fellow songwriter Diane Warren<\/a> shared in the queens’ sadness, expressing, “Oh no this is horrible and heartbreaking shocking news. Sending love to You.”\n<\/p>\n Actress Mayan Lopez also remembered the late songwriter underneath the post.\n<\/p>\n “My heart is shattered\u2026 my fellow Lopez\u2026 we love you so much.. I\u2019ll visit you in the music,” the Lopez vs. Lopez star and Drag Race guest judge commented. “He was an incredible talent, man and friend.. I\u2019m so glad I knew Gabe in this life\u2026 my deepest condolences and sending all my love.”\n<\/p>\n In addition to his work on the Drag Race franchise, including the Drag Race-adjacent series Queen of the Universe<\/a> and TV movie The Bitch Who Stole Christmas<\/a>, Lopez also worked on projects with pop star Belinda Carlisle, as well as behind-the-scenes on Monster High: The Movie, The Other Two, and the Las Culturistas Culture Awards broadcast.\n<\/p>\n Prior to his death, Lopez shared a final post to Instagram on Dec. 20, writing, “Family. Friends. Love. Hope. Keep steady the light. Keep steady the way.”<\/p>\n Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for RuPaul’s Drag Race for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emmy-nominee Gabe Lopez, who worked on RuPaul’s Drag Race, has died.The songwriter’s mother announced the news on social…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113407,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-113406","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-queens","12":"tag-queens-headlines","13":"tag-queens-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}