LEGENDARY soul artist D’Angelo has died at the age of 51.
Michael Eugene Archer, known for changing modern soul music, lost his secret battle with pancreatic cancer, his manager confirmed to The U.S. Sun.
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The legendary artist died in his New York City home on October 14.
“This is a monumental loss, not only for his family and loved ones but for the millions around the world who were touched by his revolutionary artistry,” D’Angelo’s manager Lindsay Guoin told The U.S. Sun.
“D’Angelo was a genius, a force of nature whose music shifted the landscape of soul and R&B. More importantly, he was a cherished father, son, brother, and friend whose absence leaves an immeasurable void.”
Guoin said the D’Angelo’s three children and the rest of his family are grieving their loved one’s death.
“The family is in the initial stages of processing this immense grief,” Guoin said.
“They ask that their privacy be unequivocally respected during this incredibly difficult time.”
The singer was known to mix soul music with gospel, funk, and jazz.
He released his first album, Brown Sugar, in 1995.
Since then, he’s released two more studio albums along with live albums, compilations, and EPs.
D’Angelo has won four Grammys over the course of his career.
He’s won twice for R&B album, and once for Best R&B Song and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
Just last year, songwriter Raphael Saadiq told Rolling Stone that D’Angelo was working on a new album.
“He’s excited … He’s working on six pieces right now and he seems super excited,” Saadiq told the “Rolling Stone Music Now” podcast.
D’Angelo’s ex and the mother of his son, Michael D’Angelo Archer II, Angie Stone, died this year in a car accident.
Stone, 63, was driving back to Atlanta from Alabama when her car “flipped over and was subsequently hit by a big rig,” PBS reported.
MUSIC INDUSTRY REACTS
The artist’s unexpected death came as a shock to fans and music industry professionals alike.
“My sources tell me that D’Angelo has passed,” BET News host Marc Lamont Hill posted on X.
“Wow. I have no words. May he rest in perfect peace.”
Some fans were shocked to find out the artist’s name wasn’t trending due to a new album.
“Damn I thought people were talking about D’Angelo because he was dropping a surprise album,” one fan posted on X.
“Had no idea it was about this. RIP to a legend.”
DJ Premier, who helped produce D’Angelo’s track Devil’s Pie, also reacted to the heartbreaking news.
“Such a sad loss to the passing of D’angelo. We have so many great times. Gonna miss you so much. Sleep Peacefully D’ Love You KING,” he wrote on X.
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