William Orbit Legacy Shaped Modern Music | Los Angeles News

A music legend has left us: William Orbit, the visionary producer behind Madonna’s groundbreaking “Ray of Light,” passed away at 69. A trailblazer who fused electronic innovation with pop, he shaped decades of sound across artists like U2, Blur, Britney Spears, and Prince. More than a producer, he was a composer, label founder, and Grammy-winning innovator whose own albums redefined genre boundaries. His legacy lives on in every beat that dared to dream big. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d6bc35ea27b2a3fe Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews