KiNgBrAdLeY7: Official sources are that the airplane Tupolev was 30 years old. In my books, the terrorist is the company who allowed that ancient artifact to operate in our day and age. The military Choir was heading to Syria, to sing and play music for Russian soldiers kept there.
ciomalau: this reminds me of a movie i saw once with a musician a guy who turned superstar overnight then he dies in plane crash too. he was scared of flying and didn't want to board plane but he had no choice so he dies..
Many recording artists have died in plane crashes, probably because they spend so much more time on planes that we do. Also, in many cases they're flying in charter jets that operate under a slightly different set of regulations.