Hayden Panettiere's Death Ruled Accidental

The Greenville Police Department has confirmed that Hayden Panettiere's death was not being treated as suspicious, and the case is now closed, as reported by Billboard.

The investigation found that an accidental overdose was to blame for the actor's passing on August 16 at the age of 36. Panettiere was found in cardiac arrest at a residence in South Carolina.

Panettiere had a music career, playing ambitious country-pop singer Juliette Barnes on Nashville, and her vocals anchored the series' Billboard-charting companion soundtrack albums on Big Machine Records. She also recorded songs for family films and teen-pop compilations as a teenager.

She cracked Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart in 2012 with the Nashville number 'Undermine,' a collaboration with Charles Esten, peaking at No. 58. This news matters to listeners because it brings closure to the tragic passing of a talented artist who left behind a music imprint through her work on Nashville and other projects.