R&B and soul singer D’Angelo has passed away. He was 51 years old.
According to Baller Alert, the neo-soul singer died following a private battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday morning in New York City.
Author and television personality Marc Lamont Hill wrote on X that sources confirmed to him that the singer had died.
“I have no words. May he rest in perfect peace,” Hill said.
Born Michael Eugene Archer in Richmond, Virginia, he first received success in the music business for co-producing the single “U Will Know” for the R&B supergroup Black Men United, which was made up of Brian McKnight, Usher, R. Kelly, Boyz II Men, Raphael Saadiq and Gerald Levert.
He immediately saw solo success after he released his debut album “Brown Sugar” in 1995, which included the hit single “Brown Sugar,” “Lady,” “Cruisin'” and “Me and Those Dreamin’ Eyes of Mine.” The album went platinum within a year of its release.
D’Angelo saw further success with his 2000 album “Voodoo,” which debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. His single “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” won him the Grammy for Best Male R&B Performance. The album itself won the award for Best R&B Album.
In 2014, he released the album “Black Messiah,” after taking a hiatus from music. The album won the Grammy for Best R&B Album. His single “Really Love” from the project also won the Grammy for Best R&B Song.