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The world may soon get to hear new music from D’Angelo, according to Questlove. While attending the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on November 8, The Roots drummer and producer alluded that the world might soon get to hear unreleased songs from the late Soul Singer: “You’ll see soon,” he said when asked about the possibility of a posthumous D’Angelo release.
“It’s always the sound of yesterday but for the future, and this record’s no different,” he told reporter Courtney Tezeno when asked to describe the what the unreleased music sounded like.
It’s been over 10 years since D’Angelo released his last and final studio album, Black Messiah, in 2014. D’Angelo, real name Michael Eugene Archer, died on October 14 in New York City after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. This past January, the reclusive made an appearance in Questlove’s documentary about pop music pioneer Sly Stone, Sly Lives!, where he reflected on the similar struggles he and Sly faced in their careers.
D’Angelo had been working on an album with longtime collaborator Raphael Saddiq for several years at the time of his death, according to Variety. He was scheduled to perform at the Roots Picnic 2025 festival months before he died, however pulled out before it took place.
At press time, D’Angelo’s estate hasn’t confirmed any official posthumous releases, songs, albums or otherwise.
