Dead Celebrity Alert

Ian Copeland, a rock music agent and entrepreneur who represented The Police, R.E.M., Adam Ant, The Go-Go’s and other seminal rock groups that emerged in the 1970s and 1980’s New Wave and Punk scenes, has died. He was 57.

Copeland died Tuesday of melanoma, said Amy Grey, a family spokeswoman.

Copeland was one of three brothers in the family who became prominent figures in the music industry. Younger brother Stewart was the drummer for The Police. Older sibling Miles founded record label International Records Syndicate. … Read full obituary

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