LEGENDARY soul artist D’Angelo has passed away at the age of 51.
Michael Eugene Archer, known for changing modern soul music, died following a private battle with pancreatic cancer.
The legendary artist died in his NYC home on October 14, TMZ reported.
“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.”
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.
The artist’s unexpected death came as a shock to fans.
“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.”
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