Beyoncé Pays Tribute to D’Angelo as ‘The Pioneer of Neo-Soul’: ‘We Will Never Forget You’

Beyoncé paid homage to D’Angelo connected Tuesday (Oct. 14) pursuing his decease from pancreatic cancer.

“Rest successful peace, Michael Eugene Archer, known to the satellite of euphony arsenic the inimitable D’Angelo,” she wrote connected her website portion sharing a black-and-white photograph of him. “We convey you for your beauteous music, your voice, your proficiency connected the piano, your artistry. You were the pioneer of neo-soul and that changed and transformed bushed & blues forever. We volition ne'er hide you.”

D’Angelo’s household confirmed successful a statement to Billboard that helium died astatine 51 years aged connected Tuesday.

“The shining prima of our household has dimmed his airy for america successful this life. After a prolonged and courageous conflict with cancer, we are heartbroken to denote that Michael D’Angelo Archer, known to his fans astir the satellite arsenic D’Angelo, has been called home, departing this life today, Oct. 14, 2025,” the connection reads. “We are saddened that helium tin lone permission beloved memories with his family, but we are eternally grateful for the bequest of extraordinarily moving music he leaves behind. We inquire that you respect our privateness during this hard clip but invitation you each articulation america successful mourning his passing portion besides celebrating the acquisition of opus that helium has near for the world.”

Tyler, the Creator also posted a lengthy tribute to the precocious R&B fable connected Instagram, telling the communicative astir however helium utilized the $20 helium got connected his 9th day to bargain D’Angelo’s 2000 sophomore medium Voodoo. “Citas satellite had ‘left&right’ connected loop; brownish sweetener became a staple astatine location and thing adjacent matters by ms.hill was connected repeat, truthful one had nary uncertainty that voodoo would deliver. one had nary thought that would assistance signifier my philharmonic dna,” helium wrote. “The magnitude of raps ive wrote to BOOTY connected the beforehand structure that year, the magnitude of times ive tried to mimic vocal phrasing from SEND IT ON, the scratches the disc ended up with from repeating THE ROOT……too many.”