JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Brad Arnold, the frontman for the rock band 3 Doors Down, has died after a battle with kidney cancer. Arnold passed away on February 7, 2026, at the age of 47.
“With his beloved wife Jennifer and his family by his side, he passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after his courageous battle with cancer,” the band announced on social media.
Arnold announced in 2025 that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. The band canceled their summer tour that year due to his diagnosis.
In a video to fans, the “Kryptonite” singer explained that he was diagnosed with clear cell renal cell carcinoma, which had spread to his lungs and metastasized.
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Clear cell renal cell carcinoma, or ccRCC, is said to be the most common type of kidney cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute. Symptoms may include pain, weight loss, fever or a “lump in the side,” according to the NCI, though some patients may not experience any noticeable symptoms.
Arnold, bassist Todd Harrell and lead guitar and backup singer Matt Roberts founded 3 Doors Down 30 years ago in Mississippi. Chris Henderson joined the trio, playing rhythm guitar and singing backup vocals, a few years later.
In 2000, the band dropped the album “The Better Life” with the song “Kryptonite,” a hit single that’s been streamed on Spotify more than a billion times, according to the LA Times.
Brad Arnold of the band 3 Doors Down performs during Patriots Fest on Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Aurora, Ill. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
Later album releases included “Away from the Sun” and “Seventeen Days.”
The band has evolved since its founding, with Arnold and Henderson remaining the oldest members of the group. In August 2016, Roberts, the founding guitarist, died from an overdose of prescription pills at a hotel in West Bend, Wisconsin, at the age of 38.
KTLA contributed to this report.
