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Pioneering R&B and soul singer D’Angelo has died aged 51 after a cancer diagnosis.
In a statement, the musician’s family wrote that the star, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, left behind a "legacy of extraordinarily moving music" and asked fans to celebrate “the gift of song that he has left for the world”.
The hugely influential artist was regarded as one of the most gifted musicians of his generation and is known for pioneering neo-soul - a genre blending R&B with hip-hop, jazz and many other genres.
D’Angelo released three albums over the course of his career: the critically acclaimed 'Brown Sugar' in 1995, featuring the hit single ‘Lady’; 2000’s 'Voodoo', which included the single ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel)’, whose music video garnered mainstream attention and controversy; and his surprise 2014 rec
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