D'Angelo dies of pancreatic cancer

Soul musician: D’Angelo dies at 51

With 'Untitled (How Does It Feel)' D’Angelo celebrated a worldwide hit. Now the soul musician has died after a long illness.

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Der Standard

Soul musician D'Angelo dies at age 51

The artist died of pancreatic cancer. With hits like "Brown Sugar" and "Untitled (How Does It Feel)", D'Angelo achieved worldwide chart success

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ABC

D'Angelo, Pioneering Neo-Soul Singer, Dies at 51

Soul artist D'Angelo, a pioneer of neo-soul, has died at age 51 after a prolonged and brave battle with cancer, his family said in a statement on Tuesday. A four-time Grammy winner and 14-time nominee, D'Angelo is regarded by many critics as one of the greatest singers of all time. The bright star of our family has dimmed its light for us in this life. After a prolonged and brave battle with cancer, we are deeply saddened to announce that Michael D'Angelo Archer, known to his worldwide fans as D'Angelo, has died, according to his family in a statement to Variety. D'Angelo, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, began his career in the 1990s with his debut album Brown Sugar, which reached number four on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 1995. The album's song 'Lady' reached the top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100, and the songs 'Cruisin'' and the album's title track 'Brown Sugar' earned praise from critics for a new soul sound that blended the smooth vocal style of the 1970s with analog textures and hip hop. He opened the path for figures such as Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, and later Bilal and more recently Frank Ocean. What a sad loss the D'Angelo. We've shared so many good moments together. We'll miss you greatly. Rest in peace, D. We love you, King, wrote DJ Premier on his X account. D'Angelo and DJ Premier collaborated on the 1998 single 'Devil's Pie'. Pitchfork, the bible of the music industry, recognized D'Angelo for helping to define the neo-soul movement. In 2016, he appeared on a Barack Obama playlist alongside other music greats such as pop megastar Janet Jackson, soul singer Janelle Monáe, and blues-rocker Gary Clark Jr.

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Le Monde

D'Angelo, elusive figure of the neo-soul movement and author of 'Brown Sugar', dies at 51

The multi-instrumentalist and singer from the American South released only three albums over more than thirty years, fading from the public eye for long periods, but his songs renewed American soul, bridging soul, funk and hip-hop.

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So much ill shit going on across the world ... but am also feeling devastated waking up to learn that D'Angelo has passed. Voodoo one of those records for me, if the not *the* record. RIP. youtu.be/_RLP0xAjdJU?...

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Experimental, sensual and political, D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music

The late singer may have suffered from setbacks and only released three studio albums, but the range he displayed in this perfect catalogue was astonishing

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Experimental, sensual and political, D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music

The late singer may have suffered from setbacks and only released three studio albums, but the range he displayed in this perfect catalogue was astonishing

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@arndreaking.bsky.social & I are saddened by the passing of D’Angelo. His voice carried soul itself—raw, honest, transcendent. His music didn’t just shape a sound; it shaped a generation, giving rhythm to love, struggle, and truth. Our hearts are with his family & all who felt the power of his art.

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D’Angelo Was the Greatest Soul Man of His Generation

On Tuesday, the 51-year-old Michael Eugene 'D’Angelo' Archer grew in life and in the studio into the greatest soul singer of his generation. He was a driven and troubled top musician who, in sublime fashion, condensed and reinterpreted decades of Black music history.

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Today is D day. Rest in power my brother. You brought SO much beauty in to the world. RIP D'Angelo

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New York Times

D’Angelo: 14 Essential Songs

The soul singer, songwriter, and producer who died on Tuesday at age 51 released three studio albums of meticulously crafted, vocally ambitious, genre-crossing music.

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D'Angelo, acclaimed R&B singer, dies at 51 after cancer battle

After reaching No. 1 with 'Voodoo,' the genre-melding 2000 album that he promoted with a risqué music video, he vanished for more than a decade.

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Today is D day. Rest in power my brother. You brought SO much beauty in to the world. RIP D'Angelo

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The Guardian

D’Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies aged 51

Singer known for tracks such as Brown Sugar and Untitled (How Does It Feel) died at home from pancreatic cancer. D’Angelo — a life in pictures. D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music. D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer who helped pioneer the neo-soul sound, has died. He was 51. The singer, born Michael Eugene Archer, died on Tuesday morning at his home in New York after privately suffering from pancreatic cancer, his family confirmed to Variety. Continue reading.

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Dagens Nyheter

Mattias Dahlström: D’Angelo stood out in all contexts

One of neo-soul's greats has died after battling pancreatic cancer, aged 51. DN's Mattias Dahlström remembers D'Angelo — an artist who, with only three albums, proved that quality beats quantity.

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The Guardian

Experimental, sensual and political, D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music

The late singer may have faced setbacks and released only three studio albums, but the range he displayed in this remarkable catalogue was astonishing. D’Angelo, a Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies at 51. D’Angelo - a life in pictures. In the mid-90s, Questlove, the Roots' drummer, was approached to work on the first album by a new soul singer. He turned down the offer, recalling, "I was like, ehhh, soul singers in the 90s—whatever." "I’m not doing this. Nothing about soul singing had moved me, from any 90s offering, the same way it did with Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Lou Rawls." A year later, with D’Angelo’s debut Brown Sugar on the shelves, Questlove radically reconsidered his opinion: when he spotted the singer in the audience at a Roots show, he "thwarted and threw off the entire show" by suddenly playing "an obscure Prince drum roll" in an attempt to attract his attention. "The only person that mattered to me that night in the room was D’Angelo," he admitted. Continue reading.