Julie Adenuga
Julie Adenuga | |
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| Born | Julie Adenuga (1988-07-15) 15 July 1988 London, England |
| Career | |
| Station(s) | Rinse FM, Beats 1 |
| Time slot | Monday–Friday 2-4pm GMT |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | julieadenuga.com |
Julie Adenuga is an English 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 descent,[1] is from the London Borough of Haringey. Adenuga is the younger sister of JME and Skepta, who are both London-based grime MCs and record producers, as well as co-founders of the Boy Better Know record label.[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 Dailymotion 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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ 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.
External links
- Official website
Julie Adenuga on Instagram
Julie Adenuga on Twitter
Video on YouTube
