Julie Adenuga
| Julie Adenuga | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Julie Adenuga |
| Born |
15 July 1988 London |
| Station(s) | Rinse FM, Beats 1 |
| Style | Disc jockey |
| 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 Yoruba Nigerian heritage,[1] is from the London Borough of Haringey. Julie is the sister of JME and Skepta, who are both London-based grime emcees 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]
References
- ↑ BellaRose Okojie (June 18, 2015). "Meet Julie Adenuga: The Yoruba Girl that Deejays at Apple's Radio Station!". TechCity. Green City Media Network.
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/sep/01/apple-beats-1-dj-julie-adenuga-interview
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2gfn49
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/user/JulieAdenuga
- ↑ http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/big-narstie-noisey-grime-karaoke-night
- ↑ "Introducing Apple Music — All The Ways You Love Music. All in One Place.". Apple. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
