US EditionD'Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B and soul star, dies at 51 after pancreatic cancer diagnosis
D'Angelo won four Grammy Awards and helped pioneer neo-soul, influencing generations with albums like Brown Sugar and Voodoo, dying after a private pancreatic cancer battle.
- D'Angelo's family announced that Michael Eugene Archer, singer-songwriter known as D'Angelo, died on October 14th, 2025, in New York City after a private battle with pancreatic cancer at age 51.
- His 1995 debut Brown Sugar launched the neo-soul movement, fusing soul, jazz, and hip-hop, and sold over two million copies in the U.S., cementing Michael Eugene Archer's early success.
- After Voodoo, Michael Eugene Archer, known as D'Angelo, retreated for over a decade and in May 2025 withdrew from Roots Picnic due to surgery, spending months hospitalized and two weeks in hospice care.
- He is survived by his three children, Michael Archer Jr., Imani Archer and Morocco Archer, while actor Jamie Foxx praised D'Angelo's voice and influence on social media, TMZ and People reported.
- As a four-time Grammy winner, D'Angelo reshaped contemporary R&B with award-winning albums Voodoo and Black Messiah and inspired artists Maxwell, Alicia Keys and Frank Ocean.
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The world lost a musical legend with the announcement of D’Angelo’s death. The singer had been struggling with his health for several months leading up to his death. Despite being considered among the greatest voices in R&B, D’Angelo hadn’t been seen in public for some time. He retired from performances and hadn’t released an album since 2015. But that in no way meant he had slipped into obscurity for new or old fans. He was an ever-present musi…
Grammy-Winning R&B Legend Passes Away At 51
The world of entertainment lost a giant of the R&B genre on Tuesday with the passing of D’Angelo, a Grammy-award winning singer who became a reluctant sex symbol and later a recluse who shunned the spotlight in the second half of his career. He was 51. The artist, born Michael Eugene Archer, died of cancer, his family announced in a statement. He was “a shining star of our family and has dimmed his light for us in this life,” they said, adding t…
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