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D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer, dies of cancer at 51
R&B legend D’Angelo has died, his family confirmed to CBS News on Tuesday. The singer, whose real name was Michael D’Angelo Archer, was 51.
D’Angelo’s family said the Grammy-winning artist died Tuesday after a “prolonged and courageous battle with cancer.”
“We are saddened that he can only leave dear memories with his family, but we are eternally grateful for the legacy of extraordinarily moving music he leaves behind,” the family said.
His family asked for privacy and that his fans “join us in mourning his passing while also celebrating the gift of song that he has left for the world.”
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D’Angelo was born in Virginia and dropped out of school as a teenager to try to break into the music industry. He first came to fame after co-producing Black Men United’s 1994 single “U Will Know.” He released his debut album “Brown Sugar” in 1995. The record was certified platinum.
D’Angelo’s next album, “Voodoo,” was released in 2000. It won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, while a single on the album was awarded the Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. In 2014, he released “Black Messiah,” his third album. It won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, and a song on the album won the award for Best R&B Song. It was also nominated for Record of the Year.
During his career, D’Angelo collaborated with major artists including Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and Jay-Z.
RCA Records called D’Angelo a “peerless visionary who effortlessly blended the classic sounds of soul, funk, gospel, R&B, and jazz with a hip hop sensibility” and a “known perfectionist” whose albums “were widely celebrated as masterpieces by both the music community and his beloved fans around the world.”
“D’Angelo’s songwriting, musicianship, and unmistakable vocal styling has endured and will continue to inspire generations of artists to come,” the company said. “Our hearts are with his family and friends during this difficult time.”
In May 2025, D’Angelo was set to headline Roots Picnic, a Philadelphia music festival, but announced a week before the scheduled performance that he would no longer be able to do so because of an “unforeseen” delay related to an earlier surgery. In a statement shared by the festival, D’Angelo said that his doctors had advised he not perform. D’Angelo did not specify what kind of surgery he had had or what complications he was experiencing.
In his statement, D’Angelo indicated that he was working on new music.
D’Angelo is survived by three children: Imani, Michael and Morocco Archer. He was never married.
Meta-owned WhatsApp is working on a new feature that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to summarise unread messages, so users don’t have to scroll through endless group chats and one-on-one conversations.
The Meta-owned messaging and video calling platform said that it announced a feature that lets users summarise multiple unread chats.
This feature will allow users to catch up on multiple conversations more efficiently without opening them separately, it added.
According to WABetaInfo, chats will be summarised by the artificial intelligence. It emphasised that the process is secure, and messages will remain private through private processing. This means that Meta can not access the messages during the process.
Once development is complete, the feature will be rolled out to select beta testers.
America’s aviation has been hit by catastrophic conditions on Tuesday, April 21, as three simultaneous crises hit the nation.
The primary reasons for the collapse include TSA staffing collapse, Iran-war fuel shock, and weather restrictions.
As per live FlightAware data, total delays worldwide reached 8,845 on Tuesday, with 675 delays occurring within, into, or out of the United States.
The total number of cancellations worldwide was 421, of which 28 occurred in or affected flights departing from US airports.
San Francisco International Airport became the epicenter of the disaster, with 475 delays and 69 cancellations following the FAA’s issuance of weather-related flight restrictions. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, Boston Logan, and JFK International were the next most affected airports.
Full list of airlines with cancellations and delays
Major affected carriers include:
- SkyWest (7 cancellations, 68 delays)
- United Airlines (7 cancellations, 33 delays)
- Southwest (2 cancellations, 71 delays)
- Delta Airlines (1 cancellation, 51 delays)
- American Airlines
International carriers operating US routes suffered heavily, including:
- Japan Airlines (65 cancellations, 257 delays)
- Air China (24 cancellations, 174 delays)
- China Eastern (19 cancellations, 329 delays)
- Emirates (2 cancellations, 25 delays)
- Air Canada (7 cancellations, 21 delays)
Reroutes and fuel-driven cuts
Apart from delays and cancellations, airlines have been actively cutting down their schedules.
United Airlines has reduced 5% of its schedule over six months. Air Canada plans to discontinue its JFK services for six months, starting June 1 and ending October 25. Delta Airlines lost an additional $400 million on fuel costs in March alone.
There are just 60 days left until the start of the FIFA World Cup, and the TSA training cycle takes four to six months.
Jennifer Lopez and Will Smith are once again being linked together online, with many people wondering if something is going on between them.
The rumours have picked up quickly but there is no real proof that the two are dating.
The viral buzz started after old videos and past gossip started circulating again on social media.
As these clips made their way back into the spotlight, some fans started connecting dots and assuming that there might be a hidden story behind it.
But so far, nothing new has actually come out to support those claims.
A lot of this opinion seems to be coming from older speculations that have been around for years, which often involving Jada Pinkett Smith and Sean Combs.
These stories, however, were never confirmed yet they keep returning every now and then.
Right now, Lopez is said to be focusing on her life and work after her high-profile split from Ben Affleck.
At the same time, Smith still shares a public bond with Jada, even though they have spoken about living separately. Moreover, they do have a past connection, as they once talked about working together on a film that never happened.
For now, it looks like this is more about old rumours coming back again rather than anything new actually happening.
WhatsApp to let users generate private summaries of unread chats
US stocks today: Wall Street inches higher as markets eye ceasefire deadline; Dow jumps 300 points, S&P 500 remains flat – The Times of India
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