Angie Stone in concert at Indigo at the O2, London, UK in October 2019. Dave Burke/Shutterstock

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Angie Stone, a soul and R&B singer behind hits like “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” and “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” died Saturday morning in a vehicle collision, her longtime publicist, Yvonne Forbes, told CNN.

Stone was 63.

After performing in Mobile, Alabama on Friday, Stone was with nine people traveling to Atlanta, Georgia in a Sprinter van when the accident occurred, according to her representative. Details on others injured in the collision were not immediately available.

“Angie Stone’s voice and spirit will live on forever in the hearts of those she touched,” a statement from her spokeswoman read. “Details regarding memorial services will be announced by the family in due course.”

Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Stone’s four-decade career in entertainment began in the late ’70s as a member of The Sequence, a pioneering female rap group behind the hit “Funk You Up.” She later moved on to neo-soul and R&B music as a solo artist with albums including “Black Diamond” in 1999 and “Mahogany Soul” in 2001.

In a 2020 interview with “The Breakfast Club,” Stone talked about her early career aspirations and ability to succeed in several musical genres before it became more common for artists to build crossover appeal.

“I was self-taught. I was hungry, I was thirsty, I was ambitious,” Stone said. “It’s having that bug that say, ‘I’m a rubber band. You can stretch me but I won’t pop. I’m going to always do me.’”

She was nominated for her first Grammy for a track off “Mahogany Soul” titled “More Than a Woman” in the best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocal category. In 2004, her track “U-Haul” – off her third solo album “Stone Love” – was nominated for best female R&B vocal performance. Her final Grammy nod came in 2007 for her song “Baby,” off her fourth solo album “The Art of Love & War.”

Angie Stone in 2024. Paras Griffin/Getty Images

Stone was also an actress with just over 40 screen credits. She appeared in notable titles including the TV shows “Girlfriends,” for which she sang the theme song, “Moesha” starring Brandy Norwood, and films like “The Hot Chick,” “Scary Movie V” and “Ride Along.” She had one project in post-production, a film titled “Abused.”

Just weeks ago, Stone reflected on her career and the work she was still planning on creating in a post on social media.

“I’ve been in the game for 50 years. My first solo album is 25 years old. I’ve put in a lot of work over the years,” Stone wrote on Instagram. “God gave me this gift and I have shared it with the world. Even at this point I am asking my creator what is next because I have so much more to give.”

Angie Stone is survived by her son, Michael D’Angelo Archer II, whom she shared with fellow singer D’Angelo. Michael, also known by his stage name Swayvo Twain, is also a recording artist.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, a member of the all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” was killed early Saturday in a car crash. She was 63.

About 4 a.m., the vehicle she was riding in back to Atlanta from Alabama “flipped over and was subsequently hit by a big rig,” music producer and Stone’s longtime manager Walter Millsap III told The Associated Press in an email.

Everyone else in the cargo van survived except Stone, he said.

The Alabama Highway Patrol said in a news release that the 2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van turned over on Interstate 65 about 4:25 a.m. Saturday before being hit by a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia truck driven by a 33-year-old man from Texas.

Angie Stone was pronounced dead at the scene, the highway patrol said. The crash was about 5 miles (8 kilometers) south of the Montgomery city limits.

The Sprinter driver and seven others in the van were taken to Baptist Medical Center for treatment. Officials continue to investigate the cause.

Millsap said he learned the news from Angie Stone’s daughter, Diamond, and longtime The Sequence member Blondy.

“Never in a million years did we ever expect to get this horrible news,” Angie Stone’s children, Diamond and Michael Archer, said in a statement shared by the SRG Group. “We are still trying to process and are completely heartbroken.”

Millsap added: “We are truly devastated by this unexpected and unfortunate tragedy and there are simply no words to express how we feel.”

Stone was scheduled to perform at the halftime show of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association men’s Championship basketball game on Saturday. CIAA Chaplain Pastor Jerome Barber called for a moment of silence at the game.

CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams-Parker said they were heartbroken by the loss. “She used her incredible talent, passion, and presence to inspire and touch us with strength and hope,” Parker said.

The singer-songwriter created hits like “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” which reached No. 1 for 10 weeks on Billboard’s Adult R&B airplay chart, “Baby” with legendary soul singer Betty Wright, another No. 1 hit, and “Wish I Didn’t Miss You” and “Brotha.”

Stone found a sweet spot in the early 2000s as neo-soul begin to dominate the R&B landscape with the emergence of singers like Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Maxwell and D’Angelo.

Her 2001 album “Mahagony Soul” reached No. 22 on the Billboard 200, while 2007’s “The Art Of Love & War” peaked at No. 11.

The church-grown singer was born in Columbia, South Carolina. She helped form The Sequence, the first all-female group on the hip-hop trailblazing imprint Sugar Hill Records, becoming one of the first female groups to record a rap song.

The group recorded “Funk You Up,” which has been sampled by numerous artists, including Dr. Dre.

After finding success in the early 1980s, Stone later joined the trio Vertical Hold before launching her solo career.