CNN Showbiz — Juan Gabriel, who died at 66, wrote more than 1,000 songs. If you're unfamiliar with his work, this playlist is a good starting point. more info

USA Today Music — The singer-songwriter was Mexico's top-selling artist.             more info

USA Today Music — Juan Gabriel passed away from a heart attack while touring the U.S.             more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — MEXICO CITY (AP) — Juan Gabriel, a superstar Mexican songwriter and singer who was an icon in the Latin music world, died Sunday at his home in California at age 66, his publicist said. Juan Gabriel was Mexico’s leading singer-songwriter and top-... more info

CNN Showbiz — Juan Gabriel, the prolific Latin American music icon, died of natural causes in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday morning, Los Angeles County Coroner spokeswoman Selena Barros said. more info

Time — He was one of Latin pop music's most colorful and successful figures more info

Yahoo! Music — Legendary Mexican singer and producer Juan Gabriel died after a heart attack in Santa Monica, California, the Televisa network reported in his home country. Alberto Aguilera Valadez, who used the stage name Juan Gabriel, "died at 11:30 local time of ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Mexico's top-selling artist was in the middle of an arena tour behind his latest record. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — At a plaza off Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles, Joanna Franco, 25, swayed Sunday evening to the sound of banda music with her fiancé. Earlier, Franco was leaving a nearby museum when an employee asked whether she had heard that popular Mexic... more info

New York Times — He was nominated for six Grammys and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. more info