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Rising Country Singer Kylie Rae Harris Dies In Car Crash

Rising Texas country Kylie Rae Harris died in a car accident on Wednesday in New Mexico, Alex Torrez, the CEO of her management company Torrez Music Group, told CNN. Torrez…

Rising Country Singer Kylie Rae Harris Dies In Car Crash
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Rising Texas country Kylie Rae Harris died in a car accident on Wednesday in New Mexico, Alex Torrez, the CEO of her management company Torrez Music Group, told CNN.

Torrez told CNN, "We are heartbroken to confirm that Kylie Rae Harris passed away in a car accident last night. We have no further details to share, and ask for privacy for her family at this time."

Harris, who released a self-titled EP in March, was in New Mexico to perform at Michael Hearne's Big Barn Dance Music Festival. She was 30.

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