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SAD! Popular Award Winning Singer Dies Of Cancer
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Grammy-winning R&B artist D’Angelo is dead.
He was 51.
In a statement, his 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 influential singer was known for pioneering neo-soul, a genre blending R&B with other types of music, including hip-hop and jazz.
His three albums won four Grammy Awards. The music video for his hit song Untitled (How Does It Feel) became notorious for its smoldering, single-shot performance, where D’Angelo appeared to be performing naked.
“The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life,” his family said in a statement obtained by CBS News, the BBC’s US media partner.
Fellow musicians Beyoncé, Nile Rogers, and Lauryn Hill have paid their respects.
D’Angelo began his career as a songwriter and worked alongside big names in music like Lauryn Hill and The Roots.
He rose to fame in the 1990s with his debut album Brown Sugar.
His song, Lady, from that album reached the number 10 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in 1996.
That song earned him multiple Grammy nominations and secured his spot on the music scene.
The son of a Pentecostal minister, D’Angelo was born in Richmond, Virginia, and taught himself to play piano when he was just three years old.
Throughout his adolescence, he performed locally in groups including Three of a Kind, Michael Archer and Precise, and Intelligent, Deadly but Unique (I.D.U.).
When he was 18, he won the amateur talent competition at Harlem’s Apollo Theater for three consecutive weeks and was quickly signed to a publishing deal with EMI.
He established himself as a commercial force with his 1995 debut album, also called Brown Sugar, and won two Grammys for the 2000 follow-up, Voodoo.
However, he subsequently struggled with alcoholism and nearly died in a car crash in 2005.
He returned to music in 2014 with Black Messiah – an album in the works for years – which he finished after watching the national unrest prompted by protests over the failure to convict police officers in the deaths of the unarmed black men Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
It went on to win the Grammy for best R&B album in February 2016.
Among those paying tribute was hip-hop legend DJ Premier, who produced D’Angelo’s song Devil’s Pie.
“Such a sad loss,” he wrote on social media. “We have so many great times. Gonna miss you so much. Sleep Peacefully D’ Love You KING.”
The Voodoo album, which was released in 2000, topped the US charts, and in its most recent list of the greatest albums of all time, Rolling Stone magazine placed it at 28, one place above The Beatles’ White Album.
D’Angelo had been working in the studio on what would have been his fourth album with Raphael Saadiq.
27-year-old Big Brother season 11 housemate, Whitney Chukwu, also known as Nomy, has been kicked out of the house.
Nomy was disqualified from the Big Brother Naija Show Ya Sef house for consistently going against the rules of the show and disregarding Big Brother.
Big Brother cited her repeated defiance of his instructions, including leaving her assigned bench and vest behind while serving as this week’s bench warmer.
Big Brother said her “privilege to participate in the game has been revoked” while instructing her to leave the house immediately.
Nomy, who hails from Anambra State, is a fashion entrepreneur and hoped to win the season 11 of the reality show.
It appeared that while in the house, Nomy was unfriendly with most of the housemates who complained about her attitude.
Veteran Kannywood actress, Zainab Zee Diamond, has died after a prolonged illness.
Zainab reportedly died in the early hours of Monday, September 7, 2026, shortly after the Fajr prayer, following an extended period of medical treatment.
Her family confirmed her death in a statement, expressing grief over the loss and informing her colleagues, friends and fans.
The family also used the Islamic expression, “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un,” meaning “Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him we shall return.”
News of the actress’ death has sparked an outpouring of tributes from colleagues, filmmakers and fans across the Kannywood industry.
Zainab was a familiar face in Kannywood, the Hausa-language film industry centred largely in Kano and popular across northern Nigeria and other parts of the country.
Her colleagues and admirers have taken to social media to mourn her death, with many recalling her contributions to the Hausa entertainment industry and the memories she created for audiences over the years.
Details of her burial arrangements had not been officially announced as of the time of filing this report.
The family is expected to release further information on the funeral arrangements.
The daughter of Nigerian legendary singer, 2Baba, and Annie, Isabel Idibia, has disclosed that her parents’ separation obviously affects her.
Recall that 2Baba announced his separation from Annie Idibia in February 2025 and got married to Edo State lawmaker, Natasha Osawaru.
Isabel, during an interview on Friday with Yanga FM, responded to questions about the impact of her parents’ separation.
Isabel admitted that the marriage breakup affected her, but things are now getting better.
The interviewer asked in Pidgin English: “Can we say the separation wey Papa and your Mama get, affect you?”
She answered: “I mean obviously yes, but things are getting better day by day.”
In other news, Nigerian comedian, Ayo Makun, better known as AY, has spoken about the possibility of 2Baba divorcing his wife cum Edo State lawmaker, Natasha.
AY made this known at Daddy Showkey’s 50 years on stage concert in Lagos.
While disclosing that 2Baba was his neighbour before his relationship with Natasha, the comedian cum Nigerian filmmaker explained that Natasha relocated 2Baba to Edo State and Abuja.
AY also playfully mocked 2Baba regarding his ongoing marital crisis with Natasha, hinting at the singer’s possibility of ending the marriage and returning to singlehood.
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