Remembering D' Angelo (1974-2025)

The  R&B artist and neo-soul innovator passed away on the 14th of October after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 51. 

During his music career, D'Angelo (Michael Eugene Archer) released 3 studio albums: Brown Sugar, Voodoo & Black Messiah. Voodoo won Best R&B Album at the 43rd Grammy Awards in 2001, while  Black Messiah won Best R&B Album at the  58th Grammy Awards,  its 5th  track, "Really Love", earning a  Best R&B Song  Grammy in 2016. Voodoo's third single, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" won Best Male R&B Vocal Performance,  best remembered for its memorable- and controversial- music video.   

His discography also includes:

 The live albums,    Live at the Jazz Cafe, Spotify Sessions & Verzuz: D'Angelo x Friends; 

The compilation albums: The Best So Far... and Icon, and  the EP, Voodoo DJ Soul Essentials

 D'Angelo also had several tours and collaborated with various artists, including Angie Stone,  Lauryn Hill and Femi Anikulapo-Kuti. He co-wrote and produced  B.M.U.'s only song, U Will Know, which served as a soundtrack for the 1994 film, Jason's Lyric. 

 He's survived by his 3 children. His first son, Michael Archer II, is also the son of singer/actress Angie Stone, who passed away in a car crash on the 1st of March. 

 RIP  D'Angelo