(ThyBlackMan.com) When news broke that D’Angelo, the pioneering force behind the neo-soul movement, passed away at 51 after a battle with cancer, the world of music fell silent. He was more than a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the somber day of his passing, here are our staff picks for D’Angelo’s 10 all-time greatest songs. A cover of Smokey Robinson’s ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recording artist D'Angelo performs at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on August 21, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. On October 14, the music industry lost a visionary when D’Angelo ...

Michael D’Angelo Archer, known professionally as D’Angelo, died earlier today (October 14) after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 51 years old. Before his death, he was one of a handful ...

The singer and songwriter’s art of elegant seduction never required him to raise his voice, or lose his desperation, humor or awareness. An Appraisal The singer and songwriter’s art of elegant ...

"The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life," his family said. By Ethan Millman Music Editor D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B icon who helped launch neo soul in the ’90s, ...

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 ...