In the 20 years since her tragic death, Aaliyah has been immortalized in song by artists including Kendrick Lamar and Drake, on a street mural in the East Village of New York City and in the musical ...

Aaliyah's story had barely begun before it was out of her hands. But here we are—24 years after her untimely death in a plane crash at the age of 22—still unpacking her influence on pop culture.

FILE - R&B singer and actress Aaliyah poses for a photo in New York on May 9, 2001. The song “Miss You,” written by Johnta Austin with Ginuwine, was released in 2002 following Aaliyah’s tragic death a ...

On this day, August 25, in 2001, American R&B singer Aaliyah lost her life in a horrible plane crash. The singer died at the young age of 22 years old and had already accomplished so much in her life.