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D'Angelo, Grammy-winning singer whose 'Brown Sugar' launched the neo-soul movement, dies at 51 by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES " D'Angelo, the soul and R&B singer who kicked off music's neo-soul movement with virtuosic, sensual and spiritually searching albums like "Brown Sugar" and "Voodoo," has died at 51. In a statement to Variety, the singer's family said that "The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life." "After a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer, we are ...

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:27PM on October 14, 2025

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