D’Angelo’s son Michael Archer II is breaking his silence after losing both his father and his mother, singer Angie Stone, in the span of seven months.
“I am grateful for your thoughts and prayers during these very difficult times, as it has been a very rough and sad year for me,” Michael, 27, told People in a statement on Tuesday, October 14.
“I ask that you please continue to keep me in your thoughts as it will not be easy, but one thing that both my parents taught me was to be strong, and I intend to do just that,” Michael continued.
Soul icon D’Angelo died in a New York City hospital on Tuesday after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. The “Lady” singer shared Michael with Stone, who died in a car accident in Montgomery, Alabama, at age 63 in March. (D’Angelo is also survived by another son and a daughter.)
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“The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life,” D’Angelo’s family said in a statement to Us Weekly on Tuesday. “After a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer, we are heartbroken to announce that Michael D’Angelo Archer, known to his fans around the world as D’Angelo, has been called home, departing this life today, October 14th, 2025.”
The statement continued, “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. We ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time but invite you all to join us in mourning his passing while also celebrating the gift of song that he has left for the world.”
The “Brown Sugar” singer’s record label, RCA, also paid tribute to him.
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of D’Angelo. He was a peerless visionary who effortlessly blended the classic sounds of soul, funk, gospel, R&B and jazz with a hip-hop sensibility,” the record label said in a statement to Us. “A known perfectionist, D’Angelo released three albums that were widely celebrated as masterpieces by both the music community and his beloved fans around the world. He was heavily awarded and critically acclaimed for his talents.”
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The star’s son previously mourned the death of his mother with an emotional tribute posted to Instagram in March.
“Hey mama, I ain’t want nothing, just wanted to say I love you ……. I know you up there enjoying your god body 😂,” Michael wrote. “I hope you got to see grandma and granddaddy …….i want you know how proud I am at the person you are…. I want you to know how much you inspired me every single day …… you never failed me ever ever….you never were a burden to me EVER … if I had to do it all again I wouldn’t change nothing.”
He added, “I’m so grateful for the lessons that I learned from you, I hope to one day be as good to my kids as you were to me…..I just wanted to you to know that I got it from here , imma be okay… and imma LONG LIVE YOU 4Ever🕊️ love you mama.”
