Overview

• Jill Sobule, 66, passed away in a house fire in Woodbury, Minnesota, on May 1, 2025, with the cause of the fire still under investigation.
• Sobule was best known for her 1995 hit 'I Kissed a Girl,' the first openly queer-themed song to reach the Billboard Top 20, and 'Supermodel,' featured in the 'Clueless' soundtrack.
• A scheduled Denver performance on May 2 has been replaced by an informal fan-hosted memorial, with a formal tribute planned for the summer.
• Posthumous releases, including the original cast recording of her musical 'F*ck 7th Grade' and a 30th-anniversary reissue of her 1995 album, are set for June 6.
• Sobule, a trailblazer in crowdfunding and a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, leaves behind a 30-year career marked by 12 albums and activism on social and political issues.