Beyonce Honors Angie Stone Following R&B Icon’s Dying

Beyoncé is tipping her cap to Angie Stone after the 63-year-old R&B icon’s surprising loss of life over the weekend.

In a while after her circle of relatives introduced that she’d died in a automotive crash Saturday (March 1), a black-and-white photograph of Stone went up on Beyoncé’s site at the side of a non-public tribute. “Thanks on your voice, your power and your artistry,” reads the message.

“Your unbelievable legacy will live to tell the tale ceaselessly,” it continues. “Relaxation in peace, Angie Stone.”

Stone used to be touring together with her band from Alabama to Atlanta on Friday (Feb. 28) when her van flipped and used to be hit “through a large rig” at round 4 a.m., in line with a commentary shared with Billboard day after today. Whilst the “No Extra Rain (In This Cloud)” singer died within the coincidence, everybody else within the automobile survived.

Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Stone began out in tune as a part of the feminine rap trio The Collection. She later launched into a solo occupation, scoring a number of albums within the best 10 of the Best R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The musician logged a complete of 3 songs at the Billboard Sizzling 100: 1999’s “No Extra Rain,” 2001’s “Brotha” and 2002’s “Want I Didn’t Pass over You.”

In 2003, Stone performed Alma within the movie The Combating Temptations, by which Beyoncé starred.

The Ivy Park founder is lately gearing as much as embark on her extremely expected Cowboy Carter Excursion. In the beginning of February, she took house album of the 12 months for her Billboard 200-topping LP Cowboy Carter at the side of absolute best nation album and absolute best nation duo/workforce efficiency for “II Maximum Sought after” with Miley Cyrus.