DANIEL JOHNSTON, whose guileless, homemade recordings inspired dozens of musicians from KURT COBAIN to LANA DEL REY, has died at the age of 58.

A statement by the family of the songwriter and artist says he “passed away of natural causes” at his home in Texas.

He was mourned online by those he inspired, including musician, BECK and film star, ELIJAH WOOD, who called him “a gentle, beautiful treasure”.

 Producer, JACK ANTONOFF praised the way JOHNSTON had “shared fearlessly”.

 Born in California in 1961 and raised in West Virginia, JOHNSTON became known as a songwriter after moving to Austin, Texas.

 His reputation in the city grew after he started handing out cassette tapes of his no-frills home recordings to people in the street.

 A cult figure on the local music scene, he gained wider exposure when MTV filmed a programme on the Austin music scene in 1985 for its series, “The Cutting Edge”.

Nigerian singer, Asa has announced her new album. It will be titled, ‘Lucid.’

 She made the announcement via her Instagram page, @asaofficial on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. The post came with the caption, “I have waited a long time to share this with you. My new album #LUCID out October 11. Preorder now; link in bio.”

 The album will be a follow-up to Bed of Stone which was released in 2014. To promote LUCID, she has released two singles, ‘The Beginning,’ and ‘Good Thing.’ For both songs, wonderful videos were shot.

American comedian, KEVIN HART is finally out of the hospital after spending close to two weeks for injuries sustained during a freak car accident.

 According to TMZ, the comedian and actor have been moved to a physical therapy facility where he would be undergoing further treatment.

 The report also says Kevin is “glad” to get out of the L.A. hospital he’s called home for 10 days. He has a positive attitude, saying, “I’m grateful to be alive.” He’s at the rehab joint right now, and the goal we’re told is to get him home “as soon as possible,” where he can start outpatient care.

 There are indications that Kevin Hart will be spending at most a week at the physical therapy facility. Recall that less than 24 hours ago, it was revealed that the comedian would be leaving the hospital for the unidentified facility.