R&B legend D'Angelo died on October 14, 2025, in New York, and tributes are flowing in for the Grammy Award-winning singer. How did he die? D'Angelo's cause of death was pancreatic cancer, according to People,

Fellow musicians and stars are reacting to the death of neo-soul singer D'Angelo, who died after a private battle with pancreatic cancer.

D'Angelo's son Michael Archer II pays tribute to the late singer after he died at the age of 51 from pancreatic cancer. "It has been a very rough and sad year for me," Archer told PEOPLE.

Legendary R&B singer D’Angelo has died, according to multiple reports. He was 51. TMZ reported that the singer’s death came after a battle with pancreatic cancer. His death sent shockwaves through the music world.

Loneliness and social isolation are linked to a heightened risk of death from cancer as well as from all causes among those with the disease, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research published online in the open access journal BMJ Oncology.