Talay Riley, a Grammy-winning songwriter to worked with Britney Spears, Dua Lipa and more, was killed in a stabbing, police confirmed.

“It is with overwhelming sadness that we confirm that Mark ‘Yinka’ Orabiyi professionally known as Talay Riley passed away..

The musician, real name Mark Orabiyi, 35, was found with stab wounds by paramedics on the morning of June 5 and was pronounced dead at the scene