A legend is gone.

Aretha Franklin passed away at age 76 this morning at her home in Detroit, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

The soul singer's health had been going down hill for months, and she had dropped down to just 86 pounds. She was surrounded by family, who just released a statement.

"In one of the darkest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our heart. We have lost the matriarch and rock of our family," they said.

She performed infrequently in recent years as she battled her cancer, but her last appearance was at Elton John's amFar event last November.

The 18-time Grammy winner is survived by her four sons.

RIP to the Queen!