D'Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer, dies of cancer at 51

D'Angelo's family said he died Tuesday after a "prolonged and courageous battle with cancer."

• Oct 15, 2025

Frankie Beverly, R&B singer and Philadelphia native, dies at 77

Legendary R&B singer and Philadelphia native Frankie Beverly has passed away, his family announced on Instagram Wednesday.

• Sep 14, 2024

Maurice Williams, R&B singer and composer of "Stay," dead at 86

Maurice Williams, who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of music's great one-shot acts with the classic ballad "Stay," has died.

• Aug 17, 2024

Marlena Shaw, legendary "California Soul" singer, dies at 81

Marlena Shaw's music spanned generations and influenced recordings and performers in the jazz, soul, disco and R&B genres.

• Jan 20, 2024

New Sly Stone memoir wants to take you higher with tales of funk, drugs and survival

While recalling his remarkable yet erratic life in music, Sly Stone admits he occasionally had to depend on the recollections of others because his own memory wasn't always reliable.

• Oct 17, 2023

Oakland's Tony! Toni! Toné! say reuniting after 25 years 'Feels Good'

D'Wayne Wiggins and Timothy Christian Riley didn't realize that Raphael Saadiq was planting the seeds for a Tony! Toni! Toné! reunion when he arranged a photoshoot earlier this year.

• Oct 6, 2023

Tina Turner, "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll," dies at 83

Bradley Blackburn reports on the remarkable life and music of the late Tina Turner (5-24-23)

• May 24, 2023

Frank Ocean pulls out of Coachella Weekend 2, citing leg injury

Doctors told Ocean he couldn't headline Coachella for a second weekend after a leg injury resulted in two fractures and a sprain, his representatives said.

• Apr 19, 2023