Isaiah 'Ikey' Owens, best known as keyboard player in Jack White's band, has died aged 38.
News of Isaiah 'Ikey' Owens' passing was announced on Jack White's official website, via a statement which read: "It is with great sadness that we tell the world of the passing of the incredible musician Isaiah 'Ikey' Owens. He will be missed and loved forever by his family, friends, bandmates and fans."
According to a post on Reddit, Jack White has used the Third Man Records chat room to reveal that he's finishing a new record.
In the screen-grab of the chat, White says: "I'm producing two albums this month, and finishing them."
He then adds: "One of them is mine."
White's band The Dead Weather are not due to release their album until 2015, leading fans to speculate that the album he's referring to would be a follow-up to 2012's solo release 'Blunderbuss'.