Our list of the 10 best songs by the neo-soul architect, from Brown Sugar to Black Messiah. When it comes to the past three decades of R&B, particularly the development of the neo-soul movement, ...
Legendary R&B singler D'Angelo died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his family confirmed in a statement. He was 51 years old. Has a case for best song The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, ...
The soul singer, songwriter and producer, who died on Tuesday at 51, released three studio albums of meticulously constructed, vocally ambitious, genre-crossing music. By Jon Pareles In his music, ...
On Tuesday (Oct. 14), D’Angelo’s family confirmed that the legendary singer passed at 51 years old following a battle with cancer. “We are saddened that he can only leave dear memories with his family ...
When it comes to neo-soul royalty and R&B greats, few names carry the weight and mystique of D’Angelo. The late singer, who died at 51 this week, pioneered the former genre and redefined the latter in ...
D’Angelo’s songs stand as a living testament to his aura. Michael Eugene Archer, better known as D’Angelo, entered this world on Feb. 11, 1974, in Richmond, Virginia. Throughout a career steeped in ...
In the late Seventies, Smokey Robinson’s “Cruisin’” was one of the songs that summed up the quiet storm sound; in 2000, it became an adult-contemporary chart-topper when Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis ...
It’s devastating when an artist’s sudden death means recontextualizing their latest release as their last. And then there’s D’Angelo. The transcendent singer’s output was sparse, but always exemplary ...
D’Angelo, who died Tuesday at the age of just 51, was indisputably a musical genius, but he didn’t leave much behind: Just three studio albums and an under-the-radar live disc over the course of two ...
Few artists of his era blurred the lines between sacred and sensual quite like D'Angelo, who died Tuesday at 51. With his unmistakable voice, deep-rooted musicianship and devotion to craft over ...
Fans, peers, and more flocked to D’Angelo’s catalog shortly after the legendary singer passed away on Oct. 14. Whether by revisiting classic songs or studying albums for the first time, the Virginia ...
One of neo-soul's most celebrated names, the visionary's top hits include "Brown Sugar" and the Grammy-winning "Untitled" and "Really Love." By Trevor Anderson Despite a shorter songbook than many of ...