Julie Adenuga
| Julie Adenuga | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Julie Adenuga |
| Born |
15 July 1988 London |
| Station(s) | Rinse FM, Beats 1 |
| Style | Rude Boy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website |
julieadenuga |
Julie Adenuga is a British radio presenter and is one of the three lead DJs for Beats 1, Apple's 24/7 radio station as part of Apple Music.
Early career
Adenuga, who is of British Nigerian heritage,[1] is from the London Borough of Haringey. Adenuga is the sister of JME and Skepta, who are both London-based grime MC's and producers, as well as co-founders of the Boy Better Know crew.[2]
Adenuga made her debut in the music industry in 2010, when she joined London community radio station Rinse FM and then went on to present the drive time show.[3]
In 2014, she created and hosted a music television show on Channel AKA and Daily Motion called Play It, which serves as a platform for UK rap and grime artists as well as singers and poets.[4] Adenuga recently started a YouTube interview series, featuring artists such UK grime and rap artist Stormzy.[5] As well as this, she hosted Vice Magazine’s online offshoot, Noisey’s, Grime Karaoke.[6]
As part of the 2015 Apple WWDC keynote, Adenuga was introduced as the London headline host of Beats 1 radio. Beats 1 is the global radio service from Apple Music.[7]
To add to her presenting accolades, Adenuga wrote and presented Skepta's 'Greatness Only' documentary for Noisey.[8] Her talents have been noted and recognised with mentions in Forbes 30 under 30, NME's 500 Most Influential People in Britain and in Debrett's 500 List: Music, with a feature in Fader quoting Apple dubbing Adenuga as one of London's most vital tastemakers.[9][10][11][12]
References
- ↑ BellaRose Okojie (June 18, 2015). "Meet Julie Adenuga: The Yoruba Girl that Deejays at Apple’s Radio Station!". TechCity. Green City Media Network.
- ↑ Wolfson, Sam (1 September 2015). "Apple Beats 1 DJ Julie Adenuga: ‘I used to work at the Apple Store’" – via The Guardian.
- ↑ Price, Rob (30 June 2015). "Meet Julie Adenuga -- the British DJ who is heading up Apple's new global radio station Beats 1". Business Insider. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ "Julie Adenuga's - Play It Special - Video Dailymotion". Dailymotion. 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "JulieAdenuga". YouTube.
- ↑ "We're Throwing A Grime Karaoke Party With Big Narstie". Noisey.
- ↑ "Introducing Apple Music — All The Ways You Love Music. All in One Place.". Apple. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ "Watch Skepta Discuss His Rise in New Documentary Skepta: Greatness Only - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com.
- ↑ "30 Under 30 Europe 2017". Forbes.
- ↑ "Skepta and Adele named among the 500 'most influential' people in Britain - NME". 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "Debrett's 500 List: Music".
- ↑ "Here’s What You Need To Know About Julie Adenuga, Apple’s New DJ". The FADER.
