Beyoncé has paid tribute to late R&B singer Angie Stone.
Stone, a veteran of the R&B genre, tragically died in a car crash at the age of 63 on Saturday (March 1). She was the only person involved in the accident to die.
Following the news of her untimely death, Beyoncé has paid tribute to Angie Stone by sharing a post about her on her website. An entry on Beyoncé website reads: “Thank you for your voice, your strength, and your artistry.”
Beyoncé continued: “Your incredible legacy will live on forever. Rest in peace, Angie Stone.”
Stone was nominated for three Grammys across a long and successful career that saw her collaborate with artists such as D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, Snoop Dogg and Alicia Keys.
Stone started her music career in the hip-hop trio The Sequence, the first female rap group signed to Sugar Hill Records. They had hits with ‘Monster Jam’ and ‘Funk You Up’, the latter of which went on to be sampled in Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ ‘Uptown Funk’.
After The Sequence split up, she went on to join the group Vertical Hold and became a songwriter and backing vocalist for other artists, memorably contributing to D’Angelo’s neo-soul classics ‘Brown Sugar’ and ‘Voodoo’.
Her solo career started in earnest in the late ‘90s, with her debut album ‘Black Diamond’ coming out in 1999. Songs like ‘Wish I Didn’t Miss You, ‘Brotha’ and ‘No More Rain (In This Cloud)’ were Billboard Hot 100 hits in the US, as was ‘U Make My Sun Shine’, a 2001 duet with Prince.
Her subsequent albums ‘Stone Love’ (2004) and ‘The Art Of Love & War’ (2007) saw her continue her success, with her most recent record being 2023’s ‘Love Language’. She also had an acting career, appearing in films such as The Hot Chick and The Fighting Temptations, and was also featured in Celebrity Fit Club and R&B Divas: Atlanta.
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