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 Nigerian heritage, 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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] Adenuga recently started a YouTube interview series, featuring artists such UK grime and rap artist Stormzy.[4] As well as this, she hosted Vice Magazine’s online offshoot, Noisey’s, Grime Karaoke.[5]
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. [6]
References
- ↑ 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.