Taken from Billboard.com
D'Angelo is expected to collaborate with Prince on his long-awaited first
new
album since 2000, reportedly titled "James River" and due this summer from J
Records.In a statement, the R&B star's manager, Lindsay Guion, says D'Angelo
will also team with Gnarls Barkley's Cee-Lo Green. Collaborations with
Raphael
Saadiq, Mark Ronson and Roy Hargrove are already in the bag,In addition,
D'Angelo will play his first shows in years this summer, beginning in Europe
and then taking in the United States. Cities and dates have yet to be
announced.In recent years, D'Angelo has endured a serious car accident and
drug-related arrests, and in lieu of new music of his own, he's made
sporadic
guest appearances on albums by Common, Snoop Dogg, Q-Tip and J Dilla."He's
able to smile again and he's ready to connect [with fans]," Guion told
Billboard last summer. "He's coming back. And he looks great, by the way."
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