Tributes pour in for Angie Stone

Barely three months into 2025, the entertainment industry is already mourning a musical giant.

Singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer, Angela Laverne Brown, affectionately known as Angie Stone, tragically passed on shortly after leaving a performance in a car crash on Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama.

RIP Queen: Legendary singer-songwriter Angie Stone died in a car crash in Alabama. Per TMZ, Stone was 1 of 9 people in a van, but she was the only fatality. Her vehicle was hit by a truck & flipped several time. Stone was 63.

News link: https://t.co/gO84KhQzta pic.twitter.com/WnP1uRAOZG

— Aggressive Fruit (@aggressiveFRUIT) March 1, 2025

Stone’s daughter, Ladi Diamond, confirmed her mother’s passing on Facebook, three months after the hip-hop pioneer, RnB and Neo-Soul catalyst’s 63rd birthday.

The “No More Rain(in this cloud)” hit maker, which earned a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award in 2000, leaves behind her daughter, the 41-year-old Diamond, whom she shared with ex-husband, Rodney Stone; her 27-year-old son, Michael Archer II, whom she shares with neo-soul musician, D’Angelo; and two grand children.

Stone is a three-time Grammy nominee. She is also an Edison Award winner.

The late 63-year-old’s undeniable vocals garnered her a chance at fame initially in 1970 when she became a member of a hip hop trio, The Sequence, where she was the lead singer and rapper.

Three weeks ago, Stone took to Instagram alerting her fans on projects she meant to release soon.

She also announced her Alabama performance, which proved to her last.

In December, she had also put Universal Music on blast, accusing them of having taken some of her royalties and failed to register some of her songs.

actually very sad bc angie stone just uploaded this video not too long ago calling out universal music group for basically mishandling all of her royalties. 💔 pic.twitter.com/un48w4cza8

— . (@thetrillgent) March 1, 2025

Besides her music career, Stone was also an entrepreneur, selling self branded hot sauce and coffee, amongst other things.

 

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Fans continue to flock to social media, paying tribute to the late star.

I literally played #AngieStone’s Essentials on Apple Music this morning out of the blue. Only to find out right now that she’s dead. RIP Queen! What a voice. The world didn’t give her enough flowers.

— Kevin Adjei-Darko (@MrKevinAD) March 1, 2025

My favorite Angie Stone song is a perfect flip of The O’Jay’s “Backstabbers”….. “Wish I didn’t Miss You” …RIP Queen

— (DWA) DEIs With Attitude (@WitYoLo_okinAss) March 1, 2025

Literally just blasted this on the way home from the gym. 🥺 RIP Queen https://t.co/cOOi00qMVo

— Cuzzo, the Alchemist (@JK_DGist) March 1, 2025

RIP Angela LaVerne Brown AKA Angie Stone.
What a legend.
What a life. https://t.co/6roJcb2zIF

— 3/5 ♓️🎈 (@itsKARY_) March 1, 2025

Let’s not forget that the legendary Angie Stone dropped four fire projects back to back, including one under the wing of her ex, D’Angelo. May she rest in peace 🕊️🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/j0JkraOA0X

— Boone (@BooneLuleyo) March 1, 2025

Written by Odirile Rabolao