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D'Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B and soul star, dies at 51 after pancreatic cancer diagnosis
- Tuesday morning, D'Angelo's family announced that Michael Eugene Archer, known as D'Angelo, has been called home, departing this life today, October 14th, 2025.
- D'Angelo's career reshaped neo-soul as he released three studio albums, including Brown Sugar which sold over two million copies, and won four Grammy Awards for Voodoo and Black Messiah.
- Journalist Marc Lamont Hill first reported D'Angelo's death, which TMZ and former manager Kedar Massenberg later confirmed as caused by pancreatic cancer.
- Tributes poured in online from peers including DJ Premier, The Alchemist and Tyler, The Creator, and the music community described his passing as the end of an era.
- Last year, Raphael Saadiq said D'Angelo was working on six pieces, while artists like Frank Ocean, Anderson.Paak and H.E.R. cite him as a lasting influence.
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American R&B and neo-sul performer and producer D. Angelo (the real name is Michael Eugene Archer) died on October 14, at the age of 51, reporting to Variety.
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D'Angelo, Grammy-winning singer whose 'Brown Sugar' launched the neo-soul movement, dies at 51
LOS ANGELES — D’Angelo, the soul and R&B singer who kicked off music’s neo-soul movement with virtuosic, sensual and spiritually searching albums like “Brown Sugar” and “Voodoo,” has died at 51.
Soul artist D’Angelo died at 51 years of age after receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer, several American media reported on Tuesday. “Our family’s bright star turned out its light for us in this lifetime... After a long and courageous battle against cancer, we are deeply saddened to announce that Michael D’Angelo Archer, known by his followers from all over the world as D’Angelo, passed away,” his family declared in a statement to Variety m…
How D'Angelo Embodied Black Genius
When I showed up to Golden Gate Park on August 7, 2015 for a D’Angelo concert as a part of the Outside Lands music festival, it was unclear if he would even show. Two years prior, the mercurial singer had been booked at the same festival but cancelled due to a medical emergency. Over the prior decade, D’Angelo had garnered a reputation for flakiness and erratic behavior, with several purported comebacks withering away. [time-brightcove not-tgx=…
‘The perfect blend’: D’Angelo’s impact on R&B and neo-soul music
R&B icon and neo-soul pioneer D’Angelo died Tuesday at 51 years old after a fight with pancreatic cancer, according to a statement from his family. While the four-time Grammy winner is most widely known for the song “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” and its accompanying music video, D’Angelo’s work as a whole embraced a more stripped-down style of music that began the neo-soul movement. D’Angelo’s distinct style “We'll be able to look back and talk …
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