D'Angelo to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
Washington
Last updated on April 11, 2025

D'Angelo created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for D'Angelo fans. Speculation had been rife that the American singer best known for albums like Black Messiah, Voodoo or Brown Sugar, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 51, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 11/04/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a singer isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a singer-songwriter-musician just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouD'Angelo

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouD'Angelo was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.