D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Pioneer And Grammy Award-Winning Musician, Dead At 51

Essence Magazine:

Photo Credit: Monica McKlinski / FilmMagic By Okla Jones ·Updated October 14, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning musician whose sound helped define the neo-soul movement of the 1990s and 2000s, has died following a private battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 51.

“The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life,” His family wrote in a statement per Variety. “After

This post first appeared in Essence Magazine. Read the original article.