AceShowbiz - On Friday, March 14, family and friends of Grammy-nominated artist Angie Stone gathered at Word of Faith Cathedral in Austell, Georgia, to bid her farewell. Stone, who tragically passed away in a car accident on March 1 at the age of 63, left a profound impact on the music world.

Her memorial service, streamed live and attended by stars like Kirk Franklin and The Angie Stone Musical Choir, was filled with emotional tributes and memories celebrating her legendary career.

Tyler Perry's eulogy stood out as the filmmaker poignantly addressed the financial exploitation Stone faced in her over 40-year career. "Y'all got to forgive me because I'm angry at the way she was treated," Perry began.

The filmmaker revealed that he only recently became aware of Stone's struggles through social media, "To think that this woman was in the business for all these years, and there's a difference between performing because you want to and performing because you have to."

Stone, known for her hits like "No More Rain" and "Brotha," had openly discussed her financial woes, claiming millions in unpaid royalties from her record label, Universal Music Group. Perry did not shy away from condemning these injustices.

"All of those years, all of those songs, all of that money that was owed to her - where is it? It's wrong. This is wrong, and I'm tired of seeing us struggle and go through things and work hard and not reap the benefits of what we were supposed to reap."

In Perry's touching reflection on Stone's song "No More Rain," he drew parallels between her lyrics and her life. "In her song 'No More Rain,' she says 'my sunshine has come and I'm all cried out, there's no more rain in this cloud,' " Perry reflected.

He likened the release of emotional pain to clouds dissipating when they have no more rain, "We hold so much pain, we hold so much that it has to come out of our eyes as tears. But the beauty of what she was talking about is when a cloud has no more tears, it dissipates, it's gone."

Perry's tribute was not only a celebration of Stone's life but also a call to action, urging the industry to reform its exploitative practices.

Mourning the loss of a musical legend, Perry emphasized, "You have to be careful when you start mistreating people, especially children of God because the Bible says, 'Touch not my anointed and do my prophet no harm.'"

The service concluded with stirring performances by Q-Parker of 112, Anthony Hamilton, Musiq Soulchild, Keke Wyatt, and Tamela Mann, who honored Stone's contributions to music. As Perry aptly put it, "God bless you, Angie, my heart, my soul, is with you. I'm so glad that there's no more rain in your cloud."

Coicidentally, UMG is also facing similar accusations from another artist Iggy Azalea.