Kris Kristofferson, the award-winning country singer and actor who worked with Johnny Cash and Martin Scorsese, has died aged 88. A representative said he passed away "peacefully" at his home in Hawaii on Saturday,

Kris Kristofferson, a country music legend and actor, has died. His family told The Associated Press Sunday that he died at his home in Hawaii on Saturday. He was 88. No cause was given. Kristofferson had a decades-long career in music, from which he quietly retired in 2020.

Kristofferson, a songwriter and A-list Hollywood actor is known for classics like “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” and for starring in films like “A Star Is Born" with Barbra Streisand.