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D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was ...

(NEXSTAR) — R&B/soul icon D’Angelo, who rose to fame in the ’90s with a series of critically acclaimed and platinum-selling albums, has died at 51 after a cancer struggle, the singer’s family ...