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Lauryn Hill, Tyler, the Creator, Jennifer Hudson and More Remember Roberta Flack: ‘Rest in Melody’


Questlove, Tyler, the Creator, Jennifer Hudson and more remember Roberta Flack with social media tributes.

Tributes from the music industry have poured in for “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song” singer, Roberta Flack, who died at age 88 on Monday. “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February 24, 2025,” the statement reads. Musicians and entertainers from Questlove and Tyler, the Creator to Jennifer Hudson issued tributes on social media, lauding Flack’s lasting impact on pop and R&B music history.

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