Overview
- Blige says she remains in disbelief nearly a month after D’Angelo’s passing, remembering both him and Angie Stone as “beautiful people.”
- She recalls working closely with D’Angelo, including co-headlining The Liberation Tour from 2012 to 2013.
- D’Angelo’s family said he died on Oct. 14 at age 51 after a private battle with pancreatic cancer.
- Blige notes that both artists kept a small, selective circle of collaborators, and she felt honored to be welcomed into it.
- Reports suggest D’Angelo had been quietly working on a fourth studio album before his death, with no official posthumous plans announced.