this is "nightline." >> tonight -- ♪ so wake me up when it's all over ♪ waking up to the iconic beats by dj powerhouse avicii. the artist's third album now released after his death. new music and interviews revealing an inside look at the demons he battled. plus, shoot for the stars. the golden state warriors winning game 5 and living to fight another battle as a new program searches for the nation's next basketball stars. coaching and molding them into great players and even greater men. but first, here are the "nightline" 5.

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♪ ♪ this is how driving should feel. the tech-advanced nissan leaf. the best selling electric vehicle of all time. this is nissan intelligent mobility. ♪ good evening. the world famous dj avicii was considered a musical genius, at the top of his game, when he died by suicide last year. now his final songs are being released in the new posthumous record "tim." it's at number 1 on the itunes dance chart and reveals a beloved artist's struggles in and out of the spotlight. >> here with the song "s.o.s."

aloe blacc. the st rter: aloe blac takes na mae of "s.o.s." on jimmy kimmel. the lyrics are haunting. ♪ can you hear me, s.o.s. ♪ help me put my mind to rest ♪ i can feel your love >> reporter: aloe may be providing the vocals, but the driving force behind the song is the late edm genius avicii, born tim bergling. ♪ i can feel your touch >> performing the songs that i did with tim is in some ways always a celebration and in some ways commemoration. ♪ so wake me up when it's all over ♪ ♪ when i'm wiser and i'm older >> reporter: the two are best known for their 2013 hit "wake me up." >> meeting tim was a beautiful accident. the music that we were able to make and the impact that the music that we made had on the world changed my life because it made my career blossom in ways

that i've never imagined. >> da, da. ♪ oh! >> reporter: now more than a year after avicii died by suicide the music he left behind has been released. in a new posthumous album entitled "tim" which is allowing avicii's fans to revisit his life and legacy. ♪ and i listen to learn ♪ we sat down with some of tim's collaborators who opened up about his final days. >> there's no telling what may have happened in those final hours. he'd come through a really tough time and was starting to experience beautiful moments again with friends and family and musicians that he was working with. >> there was no feeling of finite end to it. >> reporter: sharing behind-the-scenes videos and candid photos, collaborating with some of the biggest names in the business. everyone from chris martin of

coldplay. ♪ 'cause you're a sky ♪ 'cause you're a sky full of stars ♪ to madonna. ♪ my rebel heart he won an american music award. >> avicii! >> reporter: for favorite electronic dance music artist. and was nominated for two grammys and countless other awards. >> tim was an edm god. >> reporter: everyone knew avicii. even the president. >> some of us dance and sing to abba. and avicii. >> reporter: but away from the spotlight, tim was wrestling with substance abuse that led to health issues. he suffered from pancreatitis, seen here in the documentary "avicii: true story." released less than a year before he died. >> based on how i've been feeling and the pain i've had today, they don't think i'm going to be fit for the shows anyways. thte ddsf h publicly he

along with his fame. >> i think he had a kind of invincible mind state, like nothing can touch me, i'm cape avl of everything, i can party tonight and still do this gig tomorrow and then travel halfway around the world. >> reporter: vincent pontera and solomon al faquay, known as vargas and larola. >> we met him in the early days because he just had released "lemon." ♪ we were there from the beginning. >> he loved writing the songs like super old school, on piano or guitar. never on tracks. he was like super into melodies and loved the structure of melodies and was super picky about everything. he always had a really clear vision where he wanted to go with his music. and he had this idea about we should make some country music

with this other thing. and we wrote something called "hey brother." ♪ hey brother ♪ there's an endless road to rediscover ♪ he took that further and wrote "wake me up." ♪ >> this landscape of electronic music around this acoustic and a guitar and vocal basically took the world by storm. >> he was so musically prolific. >> reporter: they created the song along with mike einzinger. ♪ feel my way through the darkness ♪ in just a couple of hours. but it would go on to amass nearly 2 billion hits on youtube alone. >> i had no idea that the song would connect with such a wide audience the way that it did. >> reporter: tim traveled the world in ormingt ofus ofwahang taking a toll. even sharing this moment.

>> i think every fan that's ever bought a ticket or snuck in, bought a song or downloaded it, loved, commented or your thoughts and ideas about the music that helped me evolve and i do owe everything i have to you. >> reporter: in 2016 he wrote a letter to his fans announcing he was retiring from touring at the age of 26. >> i don't know if he was a victim of being too smart, but maybe that's one of the curses of genius almost. if you are intelligent enough to solve some of the most complex questions, you'll have many more to solve. >> reporter: joe janiek met tim in 2018 when the two were introduced by mutual friends. they worked together on avicii's latest album. >> he was a healthy guy at that point. he didn't seem like he was on a destructive path at all. >> the last years was really --

i thought there was -- it was a really happy tim. >> he was in a really good place. >> but of course maybe he was struggling. but what we saw was something else. >> reporter: but on april 20th, 2018 tim was found dead in oman, where he had been vacationing. his family released this statement. "our beloved tim was a seeker, a fragile artistic soul searching for answers. he could not go on any longer. he wanted to find peace." after months of silence tim's family announced the new album. >> tim's mother and i decided that tim's music should be released to his fans and to people who wants to listen to it. >> reporter: with most of the music completed, his collaborators turned to notes and e-mails tim had left behind to finish the work. >> we talked so much about it, and we just got back to how he felt about this music. he wanted this music to come out. >> i had a demo which had the

kind of sketch vocals which me and tim had figured out to a certain point. the very last song we worked on was "bad reputation." ♪ tim was very much a kind of perfectionist. ♪ but it ain't nothing >> reporter: for jeniak tim's lyrics have taken on greater meaning like in the song "ain't a thing." >> that's definitely one of the most haunting songs for me because of the chorus lyrics which we didn't really discuss an awful lot at the time. when the record plays, the final song and the parties will be long, long gone all the pretenders and the hangerson will go find themselves another one. which at the time didn't seem quite as intense as it does now. >> we have three songs on this album. >> peace of mind. >> peace of mind. excuse me mr. sir. and tough love. ♪ there's no place i'd rather be

than in your arms ♪ ng w wrote down ch about the everything so we could go back to what we actually wanted to say. if you put what happened and you look back and -- >> in context. >> in context. it could be quite difficult to read some of the lyrics. >> those close to tim hope that in shari a struggling. his family has started a foundation in his name to support groups involved with mental health and suicide prevention. >> there are so many people that are going through dark times, and you wouldn't know it because sometimes they can just wear a really good mask. and this moment is an opportunity for all of us to reach out to our friends and our loved ones and say how are you doing? and really checking in. >> it's okay to not be okay. and it can seem hard to be really honest about your emotions. but i think a lot of people feel

that way. >> today tim's legacy lives on through his music. >> the music is a snapshot of all of the best things about him. >> he was a songwriter. he was a producer. he wasn't just avicii the dj. >> tim thought outside the box. he was a creator. and what he wanted to do was move people. >> i think his legacy is going to be the great things he did. at the end of it all. >> and an important note here. if you or someone you know might be struggling, you are not alone. the national suicide prevention lifeline is always open. you can dial 800-273-8255 for free and confidential assistance. coming up next here on "nightline," building up young minds as they score great grades and basketball goals. plaque psoriasis can be relentless. tremfya® is for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i'm ready. with tremfya®, you can get clearer.

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♪ game 5 in the nba finals ended with a warriors win over the raptors, who are ahead in the series now three games to two. and on this big night for the nba we're going to take you inside a community program in new york city that has a knack for pumping out future stars, selecting the best and brightest youth and coaching them to be their greatest. here's my "nightline" co-anchor byron pitts. >> thompson. one fake, one dribble, one shot. got it! >> reporter: tonight game 5. the golden state warriors can cling to the draechl a dynasty rdle of w wins, these professionals are already living the dream of every kid who's ever picked upbasketball.

and basketball is also a gateway to dreams fulfilled for these young men in new york city tonight. hopefuls like cole anthony, one of the country's top high school prospects. and members of the elite pro scholar athlete program known as psa. >> i'll be part of the psa program for the rest of my life. >> reporter: a youth basketball program geared toward coaching the next generation of nba stars and their roster proves it. since the program was 2009, are currently playing including the orlando magic's mo bramble. the program's a passion project for four old college friends, terrence bunch williams, jason ford, justin arles. >> basketball's always been something we all loved. and obviously community and giving back to kids.

and if you go down the line, each one of us just wanted to make sure we were doing something that was going to affect the world in a positive manner. >> it's not just about success on the court. it's about success in life, starting with a college education. >> what is pro scholar athletes? >> what we do is try to identify young men and expose them to greater academic, social opportunities through the sport. the impetus of our program is really to position as many black and brown boys to get a free college education. >> reporter: but their goeshlgs th goal, they say, is not just to motivate the students to be good basketball players but more importantly good citizens. >> if you see different programs they say listen, if you're a 90 student then we'll help you, deal with you. or if you're a potential five-star talent basketballwise we'll deal with you. but our guys are different. we take you in -- >> show up at the door, we got you. >> but the requirements are going to be there. you can't be failing classes and playing. >> to meet those requirements each kid is equipped with an

emotional safety net o'. with these boys who's the tough uncle, who's the funny uncle, who's the scary uncle? >> i think we're all all of those things. >> my late mama would call that family. >> the idea of family has emerged because you have some of the older men, they're still looking back to the guys who are teenagers and saying i used to be there but you're part of this brorkthood, part of this family and how can i help shepherd you through. >> a lesson that eric khalid and anthony know well. both recent graduates of the same program but with very different paths. >> my name's cole anthony. i played with psa for all of high school. >> reporter: anthony committing to play basketball at the university of north carolina live on espn just weeks ago. >> i really want to thank all the schoolsecited had myalour but at the end of the day i ended up going with north carolina. my first month of psa kept me on track, whether it was coming to my house, making me get out of bed to make sure i was doing all

my schoolwork. just being there like a brother for me. >> my name is eric khalid long. i just graduated from thomas jefferson university. i was there five years, got my mba. >> reporter: and while eric's mba dreams weren't realized he credits psa with setting him on a different road to success. >> you can play basketball and be smart. long as you put the work on and you're focused you can be whatever you want to be. >> when you lift these two boys up as examples to young boys and girls coming in the program, which is the star of those two? >> they're both the star. >> that's our job-s to ma, is t sure they see you don't only have one dream. with young black boys a lot of times we're taught that things can be very singular. right? and that there's certain paths that you can go down. >> reporter: psa has sent 62 student athletes to college since 2009, and awarding over $13 million in scholarships every year. >> now we finally have, what, 20 guys graduate college with either a bachelor's degree or master's degree in the last two years. >> our numbers are a little bit

fudged because the guys who don't graduate are going into the nba, they're leaving as freshmen or sophomores or juniors. >> so they're messing up the numbers for you. >> unfortunately. they've got to go back and finish. >> as a new generation takes the court for practice, their talent and aspiration the reminder of a legacy fulfilled. >> anyone who ever picked up a basketball, the dream is one day being the mvp of the nba finals. is that the dream for these boys? >> i would say basketball wise it's the dream for each one of them. but as they go through the progm, as getolder, they start to realize as i'm chasing this dream there's a lot of other smaller goals that i can capture that's going to better prepare for me for manhood in the future when basketball is over. >> reporter: basketball has been called a beautiful game, and it is. the goal at psa is bigger than ball. it's living a beautiful life. so at the end of the day the goal isn't to create great basketball players but to create great grown-ass men.

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