– Sad news in the music world Monday: Ireland's Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of The Cranberries, is dead at age 46. The cause of death has not been revealed, with her publicist saying only that O'Riordan died suddenly in London, reports TMZ. She and the Limerick band were recording there. The Cranberries gained international fame back in the 1990s with hits such as "Zombie" and "Linger," per the AP. O'Riordan is survived by three children; she divorced from her husband in 2014.