Editing D'Angelo

{{short description|American singer}}
{{other uses|D'Angelo (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = D'Angelo
| image             = D'Angelo Pori Jazz 2012 (cropped).jpg
| caption           = D'Angelo performing in 2012
| alias             = {{hlist|D ("Dee")|Mike}}
| birth_name        = Michael Eugene Archer
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1974|2|11}}
| birth_place       = [[Richmond, Virginia]], U.S.
| occupations       = {{flatlist|
* Singer
* songwriter
* multi-instrumentalist
* record producer
}}
| years_active      = 1991–present
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Neo soul]]
* [[funk]]
* [[hip hop soul]]
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="Huey"/>
* [[progressive soul]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Lindsey|first=Craig D.|date=February 12, 2013|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2013/02/12/five-lesser-known-soul-men-worth-your-attention/|title=Five Lesser-Known Soul Men Worth Your Attention|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref>
}}
| instruments       = {{flatlist|
* Vocals
* guitar
* piano
* keyboards
* drums
}}
{{Infobox person
| child = yes
| works = [[D'Angelo discography]]
}}
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[EMI Records|EMI]]
* [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
* [[J Records|J]]
* [[RCA Records|RCA]]
}}
| past_member_of    = {{flatlist|
* [[Soulquarians]]
* The Vanguard
}}
{{Infobox person
| child = yes
| children = 3
}}
}}

'''Michael Eugene Archer'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2005-09-26-dangelo_x.htm |title=D'Angelo ready to record after SUV crash |work=USA Today |date=September 27, 2005|access-date=September 7, 2010}}</ref> (born February 11, 1974), better known by his stage name '''D'Angelo'''  ({{IPAc-en|d|i|ˈ|æ|n|dʒ|əl|oʊ}}), is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He first garnered attention after co-producing the single "[[U Will Know]]" for R&B [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Black Men United]]. His debut studio album, ''[[Brown Sugar (D'Angelo album)|Brown Sugar]]'' (1995), was certified [[Platinum certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) and received widespread acclaim from music critics, who have credited the album for ushering in the [[neo soul]] movement. His third single, "[[Lady (D'Angelo song)|Lady]]", reached the top ten on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].

D'Angelo would then collaborate with artists such as [[Erykah Badu]], [[Lauryn Hill]], and then-girlfriend [[Angie Stone]]. His next album, ''[[Voodoo (D'Angelo album)|Voodoo]]'' (2000), debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and continued to receive critical acclaim. The album's lead single "[[Untitled (How Does It Feel)]]", earned him the [[Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance]]; likewise, ''Voodoo'' won [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]]. Following this period, D'Angelo became increasingly uncomfortable with his growing status as a [[sex symbol]]. This was followed by numerous personal struggles, including alcoholism, which resulted in limited musical output for several years.

After over a decade spent mostly out of the public eye, he then released his third studio album, ''[[Black Messiah (album)|Black Messiah]]'', in 2014. The album was met with critical acclaim and peaked at number five on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. The same year, D'Angelo was hailed as the next [[Marvin Gaye]] by ''[[GQ]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/dangelo-gq-june-2012-interview |title=Amen! (D'Angelo's Back)|work=GQ |date=December 14, 2018}}</ref> D'Angelo also contributed to the soundtrack for the 2018 video game ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]'', performing the song "[[Unshaken]]".

== Early life ==
D'Angelo was born Michael Eugene Archer in [[South Richmond, Virginia]]. His father was a [[Pentecostal]] preacher and D'Angelo was raised in an entirely Pentecostal family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CigEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA104 |title=D'Angelo: Soul Man|author=dream hampton |work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]| page=104 |date=April 2000|access-date=May 17, 2010}}</ref> Archer's musical talents were discovered very early as a child. He was 3 when he was spotted by his 10-year-old brother playing the house piano.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dangelo-is-holding-your-hand-181009/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726173902/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dangelo-is-holding-your-hand-181009/|url-status=live|archive-date=July 26, 2018|title=D'Angelo Is Holding Your Hand|magazine=Rolling Stone|author=Touré|access-date=July 6, 2023}}</ref> After the formation of his native-[[Richmond, Virginia]] musical group, he and Precise found success performing in the Amateur Night competition at [[Harlem, New York]]'s [[Apollo Theater]] in 1991. The 18-year-old dropped out of school and moved to New York City<ref name="cbb"/> as an attempt to develop his music career.<ref name="NME">[https://www.nme.com/artists/dangelo#biography D'Angelo: Biography]. ''[[NME]]''. Retrieved January 28, 2009.</ref> The group previously enjoyed some notice in Richmond, evenly dividing their repertoire between [[Soul music|soul]] covers and originals while D'Angelo accumulated compositions of his own and developed his songwriting skills.<ref name="cbb"/> The group's turnout on Amateur Night resulted in three consecutive wins and cash prize,<ref name="Samuels">Samuels, Allison. [http://www.newsweek.com/id/107436 Pop Music: A One-Man Soul Revival]. ''[[Newsweek]]''. Retrieved January 28, 2009.</ref> and upon returning home to Richmond, D'Angelo was inspired to produce an album and began composing material.<ref name="Touré"/> This took place after a brief tenure as a member of the [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] group I.D.U. (Intelligent, Deadly but Unique).<ref name="cby">H.W. Wilson Co. (2001), pp. 36–39.</ref>

== Career ==
=== 1991–1995: ''Brown Sugar'' ===
At the age of 17, D'Angelo met [[Afropunk Festival]] partner Jocelyn Cooper,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Naasel|first=Kenrya Rankin|date=2015-05-11|title=Jocelyn Cooper|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3043954/jocelyn-cooper|access-date=2022-02-17|website=Fast Company|language=en-US}}</ref> who signed him to Midnight Songs LLC,<ref>{{Cite web|last=ago|first=Music-8 months|date=2021-07-01|title=The Origin Story of D'Angelo|url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/dangelo-brown-sugar-making-neo-soul.html|access-date=2022-02-17|website=Okayplayer|language=en-US}}</ref>  her joint venture publishing company administered by [[Universal Music Publishing Group]] after hearing a demo of the [[hip hop group]] I.D.U. (Intelligent, Deadly but Unique), which D'Angelo produced and rapped in.<ref>{{Cite web|title=D'Angelo|url=https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/dangelo|access-date=2022-02-17|website=www.redbullmusicacademy.com|language=en}}</ref> After signing, Cooper introduced D'Angelo to musicians [[Raphael Saadiq]], [[Ali Shaheed Muhammad]], and [[Angie Stone]] to collaborate as songwriters. Cooper then introduced D'Angelo to Fred Davis,<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Goodman|first=Fred|date=2019-04-11|title=Meet Fred Davis, One of the Industry's Biggest Dealmakers (And, Yes, Clive's Son)|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/fred-davis-the-raine-group-industry-dealmaker-interview-8506624/|access-date=2022-02-17|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref> Head of A&R and Gary Harris at [[EMI Music]]. After an impressive audition D'Angelo was signed to a recording contract in 1993.<ref name="cbb">Oblender (2001), pp. 35–36.</ref> Cooper also introduced D'Angelo to attorney [[Kedar Massenburg]] who helped negotiate his contract.<ref name="kedar">Gale Staff (1998), pp. 138–139.</ref> Massenburg later became D'Angelo's manager.

In 1994, his first significant success came in the form of the hit single "U Will Know".<ref name="Huey">Huey, Steve. [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p68127/biography|pure_url=yes}} D'Angelo: Biography]. [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved January 28, 2009.</ref> D'Angelo co-wrote and co-produced the song for the all-male [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] supergroup [[Black Men United]], which featured R&B singers such as [[Brian McKnight]], [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]], [[R. Kelly]], [[Boyz II Men]], [[Raphael Saadiq]], and [[Gerald Levert]].<ref name="PRWeb">[http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/dangelo-signed-to-rca-music-group-j/rfid165188542 D'Angelo Signed to RCA Music Group (J Records)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011013614/http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/dangelo-signed-to-rca-music-group-j/rfid165188542 |date=October 11, 2018 }}. [[PRWeb]]. Retrieved December 8, 2008.</ref> D'Angelo composed the music for "U Will Know", while his brother, Luther Archer, Midnight Songs LLC writer, wrote the lyrics.<ref name="cm">Onnell (1997), pp. 103–105.</ref> Originally featured on the soundtrack to the film ''[[Jason's Lyric]]'' (1994), the single peaked at number 5 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] and at number 28 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="jason">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r203601/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}} Jason's Lyric: Charts & Awards]. AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2009.</ref> The music video for "U Will Know" featured D'Angelo as the group's choir director; he reprised the role for the live performance of the song at the [[Soul Train Music Awards]].<ref name="PRWeb"/> That same year, he wrote and produced the song "Overjoyed" for the [[Boys Choir of Harlem]],<ref name="Farley">Farley, Christopher John. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071221104947/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,995906-1,00.html D'Angelo: Salvation Sex and Voodoo]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''. Retrieved September 15, 2008.</ref> which appeared on their studio album ''The Sound of Hope'' (1994).<ref name="hope">[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000008NGH Amazon.com: The Sound of Hope]. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved February 1, 2009.</ref> The success of "U Will Know" helped build the buzz surrounding D'Angelo, which was followed by a number of highly promoted showcases, and added to the buzz among [[music industry]] insiders.<ref name="PRWeb"/>

''[[Brown Sugar (D'Angelo album)|Brown Sugar]]'' was released in July 1995. Although sales were sluggish at first, the album was eventually a hit. The album debuted at number six on the US ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top R&B Albums]] chart in the week of July 22, 1995.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/1995-07-22/r-b-hip-hop-albums R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Week of July 22, 1995]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Retrieved May 9, 2010.</ref> It ultimately peaked at number four in the week of February 24, 1996,<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-02-24/r-b-hip-hop-albums R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Week of February 24, 1996]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved May 9, 2010.</ref> and spent a total of 54 weeks on the chart.<ref name="R&B">[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=d'angelo|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B}} Chart History: D'Angelo – R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved May 9, 2010.</ref> ''Brown Sugar'' also spent 65 weeks on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and peaked at number 22 on the chart.<ref name="bb200">[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=d'angelo|chart=Billboard 200}} Chart History: D'Angelo – Billboard 200]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved May 9, 2010.</ref> It sold 300,000 copies within its two months of release.<ref>Coker, Cheo H. "[https://archive.today/20130131153936/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/21443066.html?dids=21443066:21443066&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+18,+1995&author=CHEO+H.+COKER&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Is+D'Angelo+the+Heir+to+Throne+of+Soul+Music%3F+21-Year-Old+Newcomer+Has+Fans+Swooning+Over+Voice+as+Sweet+as+%60Brown+Sugar'&pqatl=google Is D'Angelo the Heir to Throne of Soul Music? 21-Year-Old Newcomer Has Fans Swooning Over Voice as Sweet as `Brown Sugar']". ''Chicago Tribune'': 1. August 18, 1995.</ref> The album had been selling 35,000 to 40,000 copies a week through to November 1995,<ref name="Ayers"/> and by January 1996, it had sold 400,000 copies.<ref>Phillips, Chuck. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104021833/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4324243.html The New Payola // Record Companies Use Perks To Gain Ear of Radio Stations The New Payola // Record Companies Use Perks To Gain Ear of Radio Stations]". ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'': 1. January 3, 1996.</ref> With the help of its four singles, including the [[RIAA certification|gold]]-selling [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] hit "[[Lady (D'Angelo song)|Lady]]" and [[Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs|R&B]] top-ten singles "[[Brown Sugar (D'Angelo song)|Brown Sugar]]" and [[Cruisin' (Smokey Robinson song)|"Cruisin]]",<ref>[http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Lady&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=Virgin%20Records&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 Gold & Platinum – Searchable Database: Lady]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. Retrieved May 9, 2010.</ref> the album reached sales of 500,000 copies in the United States by October 1995.<ref name="Ayers">Ayers, Anne. "[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/enter/music/lem018.htm D'Angelo Cruisin' Through His First Tour]. ''[[USA Today]]'': 14.D. November 1, 1995.</ref><ref name="RIAA">[http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Brown%20Sugar&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 Gold & Platinum – Searchable Database: Brown Sugar] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019022802/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Brown%20Sugar&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |date=October 19, 2015 }}. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 9, 2010.</ref> On February 7, 1996, it was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], following shipments in excess of one million copies in the U.S.<ref name="RIAA"/> The album was certified gold in Canada on May 9, 2000.<ref name="CRIA">[http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php Search Certification Database: Brown Sugar]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126233429/http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php |date=26 January 2010 }}. [[Canadian Recording Industry Association]]. Retrieved May 9, 2010.</ref> Its total sales have been estimated within the range of 1.5&nbsp;million to over two million copies.<ref name="Huey"/><ref name="Wells">Wells, Chris. [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/pop-just-got-to-keep-it-real-1127170.html "Pop: Just Got to Keep It Real"], ''[[The Independent]]''. Retrieved May 9, 2010.</ref><ref>Staff. [http://soundslam.com/articles/news/news.php?news=050728_dangel "D'Angelo Reportedly Moving To J Records"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120714140348/http://soundslam.com/articles/news/news.php?news=050728_dangel |date=14 July 2012 }}. SoundSlam. Retrieved May 9, 2010.</ref><ref>Columnist. "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EC59F8E2A641FDA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Soul Survivor]". ''[[The Miami Herald]]'': 1M. May 27, 2001.</ref><ref>Burch, Audra D. S. "[https://archive.today/20120716070239/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/timesdispatch/access/73722409.html?dids=73722409:73722409&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+03,+2001&author=Audra+D.S.+Burch&pub=Richmond+Times+-+Dispatch&desc=NEO-SOUL:+PAST+FUTURE+PERFECT&pqatl=google Neo-Soul: Past Future Perfect]". ''[[Richmond Times]]'': H.2. June 3, 2001.</ref><ref>Webster, Nicholas. "[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/journalnow/access/488437781.html?dids=488437781:488437781&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+07%2C+2000&author=Nicholas+Webster+TEEN+PAGE+REPORTER&pub=Winston-Salem+Journal&desc=A+LITTLE+SUGAR%3A+FOLLOW-UP+ALBUM+IS+A+GOOD+LISTEN+IF+NOT+A+MARKET+HIT+%3B+LISTEN+UP&pqatl=google A Little Sugar: Follow-Up Albums Is a Good Listen If Not a Market Hit]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}". ''[[Winston-Salem Journal]]'': 2. February 7, 2000.</ref>

=== 1996–2000: Reduced activity and ''Voodoo'' ===
Following the success of his debut album ''[[Brown Sugar (D'Angelo album)|Brown Sugar]]'' in 1995, D'Angelo became less active in the music scene and released limited solo work.<ref name="signed">[[Press release|PR]]. [http://haoodnla.com/article/lxy09216611y9j01/96476 D'Angelo Signed to RCA Music Group (J Records)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304071512/http://haoodnla.com/article/lxy09216611y9j01/96476 |date=March 4, 2012 }}. [[PRWeb]]. Retrieved December 8, 2008.</ref> After touring for two years to promote the album ''Brown Sugar'', D'Angelo suffered from [[writer's block]].<ref name=EW>Seymour, Craig. [https://ew.com/article/2000/02/07/why-dangelos-no-1-album-almost-didnt-happen/ Why D'Angelo's No. 1 Album Almost Didn't Happen] . ''Entertainment Weekly''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref> Of the setback, D'Angelo later stated "The thing about writer's block is that you want to write so fucking bad, [but] the songs don't come out that way. They come from life. So you've got to live to write."<ref name=EW/> During this period, he generally released cover versions and remakes, such as a cover of the [[Marvin Gaye]] and [[Tammi Terrell]] duet song "[[Your Precious Love]]" with [[Erykah Badu]] for the soundtrack to ''[[High School High]]'' (1996).<ref name="signed"/> D'Angelo also covered [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s "She's Always in My Hair" for the ''[[Scream 2]]'' soundtrack (1997), as well as the [[Ohio Players]]' "Heaven Must Be Like This" for the ''[[Down in the Delta]]'' soundtrack (1998). He also appeared on a duet, "Nothing Even Matters", with [[Lauryn Hill]] for her debut solo album ''[[The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill]]'' (1998).

The much-delayed follow-up to ''Brown Sugar'', ''[[Voodoo (D'Angelo album)|Voodoo]]'', was released in 2000 on Virgin Records after EMI Records Group was absorbed by the label. ''Voodoo'' received rave reviews from contemporary [[music criticism|music critic]]s,<ref name="Evanoff">Evanoff, Rob. [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/reviews/r0700_073.htm Review: ''Voodoo''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022193728/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/reviews/r0700_073.htm |date=October 22, 2012 }}. ''[[All About Jazz]]''. Retrieved December 21, 2008.</ref> who dubbed it a "masterpiece" and D'Angelo's greatest work.<ref name=jet>Columnist. "[https://books.google.com/books?id=17QDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58&dq= Hot Singer D'Angelo]". ''[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]'': 58–62. July 3, 2000.</ref><ref name="McPherson">McPherson, Steve. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180729081506/http://www.reveillemag.com/columns/warp-weft/warp-weft-dangelo-voodoo Warp + Weft: ''Voodoo'']. Reveille Magazine. Retrieved December 21, 2008.</ref><ref>Farley, Christopher John. [https://content.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601000124,00.html January 24, 2000 Vol. 155 No. 3: The Arts / Music]. ''Time''. Received December 21, 2008.</ref><ref name=citypages>Scholtes, Peter S. [http://www.citypages.com/2000-02-09/music/footsteps-in-the-dark/1 Review: ''Voodoo''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023163244/http://www.citypages.com/2000-02-09/music/footsteps-in-the-dark/1/ |date=October 23, 2012 }}. ''[[City Pages]]''. Retrieved December 21, 2008.</ref> The album debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart,<ref name=albumchart>[https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=D%27Angelo+Voodoo&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=36&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE 0 ''Billboard'' Music Charts: ''Voodoo'']{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref> selling 320,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="Century">Century, Douglas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/06/style/noticed-singing-in-the-buff-the-pure-beefcake-video.html?pagewanted=all Singing in the Buff: The Pure Beefcake Video]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved January 23, 2009.</ref> It entered the ''Billboard'' 200 on February 12, 2000, and remained on the chart for 33&nbsp;consecutive weeks.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/2000-02-12/billboard-200 Top Music Charts: ''Voodoo'' (02/12/00)]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref> As of 2005, the album has sold over 1.7&nbsp;million copies in the US, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref name="Nielsen">Hall, Rashaun. [http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4379171-1.html D'Angelo Heading To J?]. ''Billboard'': July 26, 2005. Archived from [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61987/dangelo-heading-to-j the original] August 9, 2008.</ref> In 2001, ''Voodoo'' won a [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album]] at the [[43rd Grammy Awards]] which was awarded to D'Angelo and recording engineer Russell Elevado.<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/voodoo-r445058/charts-awards/grammy GRAMMY Awards: ''Voodoo'']. AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2009.</ref> The album was executive produced by then manager and creative collaborator, Dominique Trenier.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-06|title=D'Angelo's producer and manager Dominique Trenier has died|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/dangelo-21-1196505|access-date=2022-02-17|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref>

Its first two singles, "[[Devil's Pie]]" and "[[Left & Right (D'Angelo song)|Left & Right]]", peaked at number 69 and number 70 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.<ref name=dchart>[https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Devil%27s+Pie&Ntk=Keyword&an=bbcom&nor=10&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=37 ''Billboard'' Music Charts: Devil's Pie]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref><ref name=lchart>[https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Left+%26+Right+D%27Angelo&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=37&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE 0 Billboard Music Charts: Left & Right]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref> The latter was commercially aimed at R&B and hip hop-oriented radio stations due to the prominence of rappers [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] and [[Method Man]] on the track.<ref>Columnist. "[http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4629920-1.html Singles Reviews: 'Left & Right']". ''Billboard''. 19. October 30, 1999. Archived from [https://books.google.com/books?id=eAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19&dq= the original] August 9, 2008.</ref> According to Rich Ford, Jr., producer of the "Left & Right" music video, both the single and the video went commercially unnoticed due to [[MTV]]'s refusal to place the song's video in rotation, serving as punishment for missing the deadline for its initial premiere. The fifth single "[[Feel Like Makin' Love (Roberta Flack song)|Feel Like Makin' Love]]" was less successful, reaching number 109 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]].<ref name=fchart>[https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Feel+Like+Makin%27+Love+D%27Angelo&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=37&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE 0 ''Billboard'' Music Charts: Feel Like Makin' Love]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref> "[[Send It On (D'Angelo song)|Send It On]]", the album's fourth single, achieved moderate chart success, peaking at number 33 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Pop Singles chart.<ref name=schart>[https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Send+It+On+D%27Angelo&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=37&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE 0 Billboard Music Charts: Send It On]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref> The album's third single, "[[Untitled (How Does It Feel)]]", became its greatest chart success, peaking at number 25 on the Hot 100 Singles and at number two on the R&B Singles chart.<ref name=uchart>[https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Untitled+D%27Angelo&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=37&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE 0 ''Billboard'' Music Charts: Untitled (How Does It Feel)]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref> Its infamous music video helped in boosting the song's appeal, as well as D'Angelo's. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote of the video, "It's pure sexuality. D'Angelo, muscularly cut and glistening, is shot from the hips up, naked, with just enough shown to prompt a slow burning desire in most any woman who sees it. The video alone could make the song one of the biggest of the coming year".<ref name=billboardvideo>Columnist. "[https://books.google.com/books?id=oQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23&dq= Singles Reviews: 'Untitled (How Does It Feel)']". ''Billboard'': 23–24. January 15, 2000. Archived from [https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/single_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=729597 the original]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} on December 20, 2008.</ref> It earned three nominations for the [[2000 MTV Video Music Awards]], including [[MTV Video Music Award|Video of the Year]], [[MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video|Best R&B Video]], and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video|Best Male Video]].<ref>Columnist. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/915759.stm MTV Video Music Awards: The Winners]. [[BBC News]]. Retrieved August 16, 2008.</ref>

=== 2001–2013: Personal struggles and delayed album ===
Towards the end of his worldwide tour in support of the album that same year, D'Angelo's personal issues had worsened, affecting performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2008/08/dangelo-what-hell-happened/ |title=D'Angelo: What the Hell Happened? |work=Spin|date=August 5, 2008 |access-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref> He became more conscious of and uncomfortable with his status as a [[sex symbol]], and after the tour D'Angelo returned to his home in Richmond, Virginia, disappearing from the public eye.<ref name="Peisner">Peisner, David (2008). [http://spin-cdnsrc.texterity.com/spin/200808/?pg=66 Body & Soul] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620212525/http://spin-cdnsrc.texterity.com/spin/200808/?pg=66 |date=June 20, 2017 }}. ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', pp. 64–72.</ref> Several of D'Angelo's peers and affiliates have noted the commercial impact of the "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" music video and ''The Voodoo Tour'' as contributing factors to D'Angelo's period of absence from the music scene.<ref name="Peisner"/><ref>Staff. [http://cdrom.launch.com/ar-312042-news--DAngelo D'Angelo News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621161429/http://cdrom.launch.com/ar-312042-news--DAngelo |date=June 21, 2017 }}. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved November 1, 2008.</ref> His former music manager, Dominique Trenier, explained his disappointment in the music video's impact in a 2008 interview for ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine. Trenier was quoted as saying that "to this day, in the general populace's memory, he's the naked dude".<ref name="Peisner"/>

According to tour manager Alan Leeds, the experience "took away his confidence, because he's not convinced why any given fan is supporting him."<ref name="Peisner"/>
Following the suicide of his close friend, MTV-affiliate Fred Jordan, in April 2001, he started to develop a drinking problem.<ref name="Peisner"/> As his alcoholism escalated, plans for a live album and a [[The Soultronics|Soultronics]] studio effort, both originally set for after the tour, were scrapped, and impatient Virgin executives cut off funding for the expected 2004 solo album.<ref name="Peisner"/>

By 2005, D'Angelo's girlfriend had left him, his attorney had become displeased with him, and most of his family was not in touch with him.<ref name="Peisner"/> He also parted ways with manager Dominique Trenier and tour manager Alan Leeds.<ref name="Peisner"/> After a car accident and an arrest on DUI and marijuana possession charges, D'Angelo left Virgin Records in 2005 and checked into the [[Crossroads Centre]] rehabilitation clinic in [[Antigua]].<ref name="Peisner"/> In 2005, his recording contract was acquired by [[J Records]],<ref>Columnist. [http://hhnlive.com/news/more/2518 D'Angelo Working On J Records Debut] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218095242/http://hhnlive.com/news/more/2518 |date=February 18, 2012 }}. HHNLive.com. Retrieved December 28, 2008.</ref> following rumors of D'Angelo signing to [[Bad Boy Records]].<ref name="signed"/> Despite no solo output, D'Angelo collaborated with some R&B and hip hop artists during this period between albums,<ref name="Peisner"/> appearing on albums such as [[J Dilla]]'s ''[[The Shining (J Dilla album)|The Shining]]'' (2006), [[Snoop Dogg]]'s ''[[Tha Blue Carpet Treatment]]'' (2006), [[Common (rapper)|Common]]'s ''[[Finding Forever]]'' (2007), and [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]]'s ''[[The Renaissance (Q-Tip album)|The Renaissance]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dangelo-mn0000134600/credits|title=D'Angelo – Credits|publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref>

D'Angelo's subsequent solo work was extensively delayed.<ref name="Peisner"/> Production for a full-length follow-up to ''Voodoo'' was stagnant, as he was working on and off mostly by himself during 2002.<ref name="qt">Elevado, Russell. Questlove. [http://www.qualitytimeonline.nl/2008/01/17/dangelos-james-river/ D'Angelo's 'James River'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008200012/http://www.qualitytimeonline.nl/2008/01/17/dangelos-james-river/ |date=October 8, 2011 }}. Quality Time. Retrieved January 18, 2009.</ref> D'Angelo attempted to play every instrument for the project, striving for complete creative control similar to that of [[Prince (musician)|Prince]].<ref name="Peisner"/> Russell Elevado described the resulting material as "[[Parliament-Funkadelic|Parliament/Funkadelic]] meets [[the Beatles]] meets Prince, and the whole time there's this [[Jimi Hendrix]] energy".<ref name="Peisner"/> However, those who previewed its songs found it to be unfinished.<ref name="Peisner"/> In the years that followed, D'Angelo's personal problems worsened, descending to drug and alcohol addiction. In January 2005 he was arrested and charged with possession of [[marijuana]] and [[cocaine]]. Various [[mugshot]]s began circulating around the time, showing the singer looking overweight and unhealthy, in stark contrast to the muscular D'Angelo seen in promotion for ''Voodoo''.<ref name="tinypic1">{{cite web|url=http://i30.tinypic.com/33xaqkz.jpg|format=JPG|title=Tags: dangelo|publisher=I30.tinypic.com|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-date=December 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210212640/http://i30.tinypic.com/33xaqkz.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2005, a week after being sentenced on the drug charges, he was involved in a car accident, and was rumoured to be critically injured. However, a week after the crash a statement was issued by D'Angelo's attorney stating that he was fine continuing to say "He is anxious to finish the recording of his soul masterpiece that the world has patiently awaited.<ref name="harris2005">{{cite web|last=Harris |first=Chris |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510403/20050927/d_angelo.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903163318/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510403/20050927/d_angelo.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 3, 2012 |title=D'Angelo Says He's 'Fine' After Car Accident – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=September 27, 2005 |access-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:D'Angelo@Brixton2.jpg|thumb|320px|D'Angelo performing at [[Brixton Academy]] in London, 2012]]

No more was revealed on the new album until 2007, when [[Questlove]] leaked an unfinished track on Triple J Radio in Australia. Entitled "[[Really Love (D'Angelo song)|Really Love]]", the track was an acoustic flavored jam with a laid back swing feel. The leak apparently soured relations between the two.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ul7jcf4HvN4C&q=d%27angelo+j+records+virgin&pg=PA70|title=Body & Soul | magazine=Spin |date=August 9, 2008|access-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref> D'Angelo released a CD/DVD [[compilation album]] entitled ''The Best So Far…'', first released on June 24, 2008 on [[Virgin Records]]. The compilation features songs from his two previous studio albums, ''[[Brown Sugar (D'Angelo album)|Brown Sugar]]'' and ''[[Voodoo (D'Angelo album)|Voodoo]]'', as well as rarities and a second disc, a DVD of previously unreleased videos. Around the same time, the compilation was released digitally without the Erykah Badu and [[Raphael Saadiq]] featured songs, under the title ''Ultimate D'Angelo.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-DAngelo-digital-booklet-Dangelo/dp/B001AL201U |title=Ultimate D'Angelo: D'angelo: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref>

In late November 2011, D'Angelo announced a series of 2012 [[Occupy Music Tour|European tour]] dates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/news/okp-news-dangelo-europe-dates-confirmed.html|title=OKP News: D'Angelo Europe Dates Confirmed – Okayplayer Okayplayer|work=Okayplayer|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-date=November 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116090420/http://www.okayplayer.com/news/okp-news-dangelo-europe-dates-confirmed.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The tour kicked off January 26 in Stockholm, Sweden<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jan/27/d-angelo-review?CMP=twt_gu|title=D'Angelo – review|first=Rosie|last=Swash|work=The Guardian|date=January 27, 2012|access-date=December 15, 2014}}</ref> with its final show on February 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whenthebeatdrops.com/dangelo-2012-european-tour-dates-announced-includes-london-concert|title=D'Angelo 2012 European Tour Dates Announced – Includes London Concert|publisher=Whenthebeatdrops.com|access-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228123016/http://whenthebeatdrops.com/dangelo-2012-european-tour-dates-announced-includes-london-concert/|archive-date=December 28, 2012}}</ref> The tour featured a selection of hits from his two previous albums and songs from his upcoming album, which was close to completion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/44776-uestlove-talks-michele-bachmann-fiasco-new-dangelo-album/|title=?uestlove Talks Michele Bachmann Fiasco, New D'Angelo Album|work=Pitchfork|date=December 2011|access-date=December 15, 2014}}</ref> He premiered 4 new songs: "Sugah Daddy", "Ain't That Easy", "Another Life" and "The Charade" which were well received. On June 9, 2012, he joined Questlove for the annual [[Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival]]'s [[Superjam]]. He didn't play any of his original material and this marked the first time in nearly 12 years that he performed on stage in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/dangelo-and-questlove-jam-at-bonnaroo-20120613 |title=D'Angelo and Questlove Jam at Bonnaroo |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 13, 2012 |access-date=September 30, 2016 |archive-date=October 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003083056/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/dangelo-and-questlove-jam-at-bonnaroo-20120613 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On September 1, 2012, D'Angelo performed at [[Jay-Z]]'s [[Budweiser Made in America Festival|Made in America]] festival where he again performed the new songs, "The Charade" and "Sugah Daddy". On October 7, [[RCA Music Group]] announced that it was closing [[J Records]], [[Arista Records]], and [[Jive Records]].  With the shutdown, D'Angelo (and all other artists previously signed to those labels) would release his future material on [[RCA Records]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Christman |first=Ed |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-new-executive-team-named-under-ceo-1005324782.story |title=RCA's New Executive Team Named Under CEO Peter Edge Amid Layoffs (Update) |magazine=Billboard |date=August 23, 2011|access-date=May 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707 |title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News, and more! |magazine=FMQB |access-date=May 8, 2012 |archive-date=November 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108044953/http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2014–2020: ''Black Messiah'' and "Unshaken"===
D'Angelo released his third studio album, ''[[Black Messiah (album)|Black Messiah]]'' in December 2014. D'Angelo originally wanted to release ''Black Messiah'' in 2015, but the controversial decisions in the [[Shooting of Michael Brown|Ferguson]] and [[Death of Eric Garner|Eric Garner]] cases inspired him to release it earlier.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/arts/music/dangelos-black-messiah-was-released-in-a-rush.html|title = D'Angelo's 'Black Messiah' Was Released in Response to Protests|date = December 17, 2014|access-date = December 18, 2014|website = The New York Times}}</ref> On December 12, 2014, [[Kevin Liles]], D'Angelo's manager, shared a 15-second teaser of the album on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kwlmanagement.com/|title=KWL Management – A Kevin Liles Co.|publisher=Kwlmanagement.com|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205233112/http://www.kwlmanagement.com/|archive-date=February 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Two days later, the track "Sugah Daddy", which had been part of D'Angelo's [[set list]] since 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/57828-dangelo-returns-with-new-track-sugah-daddy/ |title=D'Angelo Returns With New Track "Sugah Daddy"  |website=Pitchfork |date=December 14, 2014 |access-date=December 14, 2014}}</ref> premiered at 3{{nbsp}}am EST and 1,000 downloads were available on [[Red Bull]]'s 20 Before 15 website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/d-angelo-announces-black-messiah-album-possibly-coming-next-week-update-new-single-dropping-tonight-news.13214.html|title=D'Angelo Announces|first=Trevor|last=Smith|work=HotNewHipHop|date=December 13, 2014 |access-date=December 15, 2014}}</ref> After an exclusive listening party in New York produced by Afropunk festival founder Matthew Morgan and Jocelyn Cooper, ''Black Messiah'' was released digitally on December 15 through [[iTunes Store|iTunes]], [[Google Play Music]], and [[Spotify]].{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} The album's unexpected release was compared to [[Beyoncé]]'s [[Beyoncé (album)|self-titled]] release in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris |last=Molanphy |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/613-dangelos-black-messiah-is-1-in-our-hearts-but-not-on-the-charts-what-gives/ |title=D'Angelo's Black Messiah Is No. 1 in Our Hearts, But Not on the Charts-What Gives? &#124; The Pitch |work=Pitchfork |date=December 19, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref> On January 13, 2015, "Really Love" was released to [[urban adult contemporary]] radio in the US.

The album was met with universal acclaim from critics and it currently has a 95/100 [[weighted average|mean score]] on review aggregator [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/black-messiah/dangelo|title=Reviews for Black Messiah by D'Angelo|publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 19, 2014}}</ref> In its first week of release, ''Black Messiah'' debuted at number five on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and sold 117,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Robertson|first=Iyana|date=December 24, 2014|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/the-pinkprint-black-messiah-billboard-200-debuts|title=Nicki Minaj's 'The Pinkprint' And D'Angelo's 'Black Messiah' Debut In ''Billboard'' 200's Top 10|journal=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|location=New York|access-date=December 29, 2014}}</ref> In its second week, the album dropped to number twenty five on the chart and sold another 40,254 copies.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Balfour |first=Jay |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31946/title.hip-hop-album-sales-nicki-minaj-j-cole-fabolous |title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Nicki Minaj, J. Cole, Fabolous &#124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |magazine=HipHopDX.com |date=December 31, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102194733/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31946/title.hip-hop-album-sales-nicki-minaj-j-cole-fabolous |archive-date=January 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number 47 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] with first-week sales of 7,423 copies.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Jones|first=Alan|title=Official Charts Analysis: X Factor's Ben Haenow lands the Christmas No.1|url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-x-factor-s-ben-haenow-lands-the-christmas-no-1/060421 |magazine=[[Music Week]]|access-date=December 22, 2014}}</ref>
D'Angelo supported ''Black Messiah'' with a tour called ''[[The Second Coming Tour (D'Angelo)|The Second Coming]]''. His band, once called "The Testimony" and later renamed "The Vanguard", includes drummer [[Chris Dave]], bassist [[Pino Palladino]], guitarists [[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]] ([[The Time (band)|The Time]]) and [[Isaiah Sharkey]], vocalists [[Kendra Foster]] (sometimes replaced by [[Joi Gilliam]]), Jermaine Holmes, and Charles "Redd" Middleton, keyboardist Cleo "Pookie" Sample, jazz trumpeter [[Keyon Harrold]], saxophonist Kenneth Whalum manning the horn section, and D'Angelo as the lead vocalist, playing the electric grand piano, electric guitar, and even the band's conductor at certain moments. D'Angelo and The Vanguard's ''[[The Second Coming Tour (D'Angelo)|Second Coming Tour]]'' commenced in [[New York City|New York]] on February 7, 2015, and concluded in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] on November 6, 2015, with a total of 57 shows in Europe, Asia and North America. At the [[58th Annual Grammy Awards]], ''Black Messiah'' won Best R&B Album while "[[Really Love (D'Angelo song)|Really Love]]" won [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] and was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]. ''Black Messiah'', [[Beyoncé]]'s [[Beyoncé (album)|self-titled album]] (2013), [[Run the Jewels]]' ''[[Run the Jewels 2]]'' (2014), and [[Kendrick Lamar]]'s ''[[To Pimp a Butterfly]]'' (2015) were noted as laying the groundwork down for the politically charged releases that happened in 2016, which included [[Rihanna]]'s ''[[Anti (album)|Anti]]'', Kanye West's ''[[The Life of Pablo]]'', and Beyonce's "[[Formation (song)|Formation]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yaleherald.com/culture/kanye-beyonce-rihanna-and-the-pop-reformation/|title=Kanye Beyonce Rihanna and the Pop Reformation|work=[[Yale Herald]]|last=Potash|first=Jacob|date=March 3, 2016|access-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312064029/http://yaleherald.com/culture/kanye-beyonce-rihanna-and-the-pop-reformation/|archive-date=March 12, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In June 2015, D'Angelo confirmed to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' that he was working on more material for a new album, calling it "a companion piece" to ''Black Messiah''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-second-coming-of-dangelo-20150614?page=4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617103509/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-second-coming-of-dangelo-20150614?page=4|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2015|title=The Second Coming of D'Angelo|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> D'Angelo performed [[Prince (musician)|Prince's]] "Sometimes it Snows in April" on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' in April 2016 accompanied by [[Maya Rudolph]] and [[Gretchen Lieberum]] as a tribute to the musician, appearing 'overcome with emotion' at the passing of a major influence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/04/dangelo-tribute-sometimes-it-snows-in-april-tonight-show/|title=D'Angelo Delivers Beautiful Rendition of Prince's 'Sometimes it Snows in April' on the 'Tonight Show' {{!}} SPIN|date=April 27, 2016|website=Spin|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref> D'Angelo contributed to the soundtrack for the 2018 video game ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]''. He sang on the song "[[Unshaken]]" which was produced by [[Daniel Lanois]]. He had previously served as a [[playtest]]er for the game itself due to his love for the series. The game's music team eventually invited him to perform on a song, which was finished in a week.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dangelo-red-dead-redemption-2-767748/ |title=D'Angelo F-cking Loves Playing 'Red Dead Redemption 2' |last=Leight |first=Elias |date=December 18, 2018 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref> "Unshaken" was later released as a digital single on January 4, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/dangelos-red-dead-redemption-2-song-gets-official-release-listen/ |title=D'Angelo's "Red Dead Redemption 2" Song Gets Official Release: Listen |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=January 4, 2019 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=January 25, 2019}}</ref>

=== 2021–present: ''Verzuz'' and upcoming fourth album===
On February 14, 2021, D'Angelo appeared on Instagram Live to announce that he would be performing at the [[Apollo Theater]] on February 27, 2021, in cooperation with the American webcast ''[[Verzuz]]''. The event was billed as ''D'Angelo VS Friends'' and featured no opponents; instead, D'Angelo performed a solo set with shared performances with his peers and collaborators, [[Keyon Harrold]], [[Method Man & Redman]], and [[H.E.R.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=D'Angelo Verzuz|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CLTEzZuDqQN/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CLTEzZuDqQN |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|access-date=2021-02-21|website=www.instagram.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=September 2021}}.

On June 10, 2021, D'Angelo performed at the 2021 [[Tribeca Film Festival]] in New York City for "The Songs of Red Dead Redemption 2". He performed his 2019 single "Unshaken", which was his contribution to the game's soundtrack. D'Angelo performed as a guitarist and the lead vocalist, with soundtrack producer [[Daniel Lanois]], singer [[Rhiannon Giddens]], and members of his band "D'Angelo and The Vanguard", including guitarist [[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]] and vocalists Jermaine Holmes and Charles Middleton by his side.

In 2024, he featured alongside [[Jay-Z]] on the song "I Want You Forever" from the soundtrack to the film ''[[The Book of Clarence]]''. In September 2024, [[Raphael Saadiq]] said "D's in a good space," and that D'Angelo was working on a new album.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Diaz |first=Angel |date=2024-09-11 |title=D'Angelo Is Working on New Music, Raphael Saadiq Says: 'D's In a Good Space' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/dangelo-new-music-raphael-saadiq-interview-1235772763/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Artistry and influences==
In a 1995 interview, he discussed the influence that musician [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] had on his approach to recording his debut album, stating "I was one of those guys who read the album credits and I realized that Prince was a true artist. He wrote, produced, and performed, and that's the way I wanted to do it."<ref name="cm"/> According to D'Angelo, the hip hop influence present on the album "came from the [[Native Tongues]] movement – [[A Tribe Called Quest|Tribe Called Quest]], [[Gang Starr]] and [[Main Source]]."<ref name="Farber">{{cite news|last=Farber|first=Jim|title=Body & Soul: Sexy D'Angelo practices a little 'Voodoo' and spins a hit|date=January 23, 2000|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York}}</ref> In a February 1999 interview with music journalist [[Touré (journalist)|Touré]], D'Angelo discussed his original inspirations to produce music, stating "The sound and feel of my music are going to be affected by what motivates me to do it".<ref name=allears/> On his visit to [[South Carolina]], D'Angelo stated that he "went through this tunnel, through [[Gospel music|gospel]], [[blues]], and a lot of old [[Soul music|soul]], old [[James Brown]], early, early [[Sly and the Family Stone]], and a lot of [[Jimi Hendrix]]", and "I learned a lot about music, myself, and where I want to go musically".<ref name="allears" /> In the same interview, he cited the deaths of rappers [[Tupac Shakur]] and [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] as having a great effect on him during the period.<ref name="allears">Touré. "[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_2_29/ai_53747396?tag=untagged D'Angelo: All Ears]". ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'': February 1999.</ref> During the production of his second studio album D'Angelo recorded numerous hours of unreleased, original material, as well as covers of his influencers' material.<ref name="Touré" /> Collectively referred to by D'Angelo as "[[yoda]]",<ref name="Believer">Touré. [http://www.believermag.com/issues/200308/?read=interview_thompson Interview with Ahmir Thompson]. ''[[The Believer (magazine)|The Believer]]''. Retrieved November 1, 2008.</ref> these influencers included soul artist [[Al Green]], [[funk]] artist [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], and [[Afrobeat]] artist [[Fela Kuti]].<ref name="Touré">Touré (May 2000). [https://web.archive.org/web/20040916050026/http://www.toure.com/CONTENT/ARTICLES/dangelo.htm Untitled Document: D'Angelo, May 2000]. ''Rolling Stone''. Archived from [http://www.toure.com/CONTENT/ARTICLES/dangelo.htm the original] on April 2, 2011.</ref>

In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked D'Angelo at number 75 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1, 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/dangelo-6-1234643081/|access-date=July 6, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
D'Angelo has never married. In the 1990s, he dated soul singer [[Angie Stone]]. She was his muse for his ''[[Brown Sugar (D'Angelo album)|Brown Sugar]]'' album and he helped her produce her debut album ''[[Black Diamond (Angie Stone album)|Black Diamond]]'', released in 1999. Angie Stone and D'Angelo have a son together, born in 1998. D'Angelo also has two other children: a daughter, born in 1999; and a son, born in 2010.

==Discography==
{{Main|D'Angelo discography}}
;Studio albums
*''[[Brown Sugar (D'Angelo album)|Brown Sugar]]'' (1995)
*''[[Voodoo (D'Angelo album)|Voodoo]]'' (2000)
*''[[Black Messiah (album)|Black Messiah]]'' <small>(with The Vanguard)</small> (2014)

==Tours==
* Brown Sugar Tour (1996)
* [[The Voodoo World Tour]] (2000)
* [[Occupy Music Tour]] (2012)
* The Liberation Tour (2012)
* [[The Second Coming Tour (D'Angelo)|The Second Coming Tour]] (2015)

==Awards and nominations==
===Blockbuster Entertainment Awards===
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!Ref.
|-
| 2001
| Himself
| Favorite Male Artist - R&B
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1438595/destinys-child-lead-blockbuster-nominees/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726134150/http://www.mtv.com/news/1438595/destinys-child-lead-blockbuster-nominees/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 26, 2014|title=Destiny's Child Lead Blockbuster Nominees|website=MTV News|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref>
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===Grammy Awards===
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|-
|rowspan="3"| [[38th Annual Grammy Awards|1996]]
|| ''[[Brown Sugar (D'Angelo album)|Brown Sugar]]''
| [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| "[[Brown Sugar (D'Angelo song)|Brown Sugar]]"
| [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance|Best Male R&B Vocal Performance]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|| [[39th Annual Grammy Awards|1997]]
|"[[Lady (D'Angelo song)|Lady]]"
| {{nom}}
|-
|| [[41st Annual Grammy Awards|1999]]
|"Nothing Even Matters" <small>(with [[Lauryn Hill]])</small>
|[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[43rd Annual Grammy Awards|2001]]
|| ''[[Voodoo (D'Angelo album)|Voodoo]]''
| Best R&B Album
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| "[[Untitled (How Does It Feel)]]"
|Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| Best R&B Song
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[45th Annual Grammy Awards|2003]]
|rowspan="2"| "Be Here" <small>(with [[Raphael Saadiq]])</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance|Best Urban/Alternative Performance]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[46th Annual Grammy Awards|2004]]
| "I'll Stay" <small>(with [[Roy Hargrove]])</small>
| Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[58th Annual Grammy Awards|2016]]
|| ''[[Black Messiah (album)|Black Messiah]]''
| Best R&B Album
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| "[[Really Love (D'Angelo song)|Really Love]]"
| [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best R&B Song
| {{won}}
|}

===MTV Europe Music Awards===
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!Ref.
|-
| [[1996 MTV Europe Music Awards|1996]]
| "[[Lady (D'Angelo song)|Lady]]"
| MTV Amour
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gminfopage.com/YM/ym041.htm|title=YOGMAIL - The Unofficial George Michael Mailing List --Nov. 2/96--Issue #41|website=www.gminfopage.com|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref>
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===Pollstar Concert Industry Awards===
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!Ref.
|-
| 1996
| Himself
| Best New Rap/Dance Artist Tour
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/awards1995.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320045508/http://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/awards1995.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 20, 2017|title=Pollstar Awards Archive - 1995|date=March 20, 2017|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref>
{{end}}

===Rober Awards Music Prize===
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!Ref.
|-
| rowspan=2|2012
| ''[[Voodoo (D'Angelo album)|Voodoo]]''
| Best Reissue
| {{nom}}
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://roberawards.com/awards-archive/2012-rober-awards/2012-music-review/the-2012-music-poll/ |title=The Rober Awards 2012 Music Poll |publisher=Rober Awards |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=5|Himself
| rowspan=2|Best Live Artist
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=5|2015
| {{nom}}
|rowspan=5|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://roberawards.com/awards-archive/2015-the-year-in-music/the-rober-awards-2015-music-poll/ |title=The Rober Awards 2015 Music Poll |publisher=Rober Awards |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Best Group or Duo
| {{nom}}
|-
| Comeback of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best R&B
| {{won}}
|-
|''[[Black Messiah (album)|Black Messiah]]''
| Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
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== See also ==
* [[Neo soul]]
* [[Soulquarians]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://imeem.com/dangelo D'Angelo] on [[imeem]]

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