who rose to fame as a child pop star with hits like “Aaron’s Party (

wake of his death, fellow artists and television stars paid tribute to Aaron, the younger

confirmed his death to Billboard on Saturday

for the Los Angeles Police Department also told The Hollywood Reporter that a suspicious death

a young age is often more a curse than a blessing and Surviving it is

Carter,” legendary songwriter Diane Warren wrote on Twitter

debut album was released in 1997, and it was followed by 2000’s Aaron’s Party (

on to release three more studio albums: Oh Aaron (2001), Another Earthquake! (2002) and Love (2018)

news is heartbreaking… this kid had such a spark,” wrote musician Tyler Hilton

for years and always really liked him, he was warm and really funny