Legendary R&B and soul singer D’Angelo has died aged 51 in New York City, after his pancreatic cancer diagnosis.

D’Angelo rose to fame in 1995 with his debut album Brown Sugar and worked with huge names like Jay-Z, Lauryn Hill, and Snoop Dogg.

His death comes five months after the Untitled (How Does It Feel?) singer was forced to cancel his performance at Roots Picnic in Philadelphia.

At the time, the festival shared he had an ‘unforeseen medical delay’ after undergoing surgery earlier this year and had been warned he could ‘complicate’ matters should he perform.

Variety shared a statement from his family, which read: ‘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 heartbroken to announce that Micha

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