Grammy-nominated R&B artist Angie Stone has died at the age of 63 following a car crash in Alabama, her daughter, Diamond Stone, has confirmed.
“My mommy is gone,” Diamond wrote in a Facebook post.
Stone was fatally injured when a van she was traveling in overturned early Saturday after a performance, according to media reports.
The artist, known for hits like No More Rain (In This Cloud) and Wish I Didn’t Miss You, received three Grammy nominations over her career. She began her musical journey in the 1970s as a member of the female hip-hop trio The Sequence, best known for their song Funk You Up, which peaked at 15 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart.
Her daughter, who is also a musician and goes by the name Ladi Diamond, expressed her grief on social media, saying she felt “numb.” Hours earlier, she had asked for prayers for her family while traveling.
A spokesperson for Stone told the BBC that her family had traveled to Montgomery, Alabama, and planned to release more information soon.
Guy Todd Williams, also known as Rahiem from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, revealed that about nine other passengers were in the van with Stone at the time of the crash.
“She left her indelible mark on the music industry, initially as a member of the legendary rap group Sequence,” Williams said.
He confirmed that Stone was the sole fatality in the accident.
The BBC has reached out to Montgomery police for further details.
Beyond her music career, Stone also found success in film. She made her movie debut in The Hot Chick (2002), starring Rob Schneider, Rachel McAdams, and Anna Faris. She later appeared in The Fighting Temptations (2003) alongside Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyoncé.