Julie Adenuga

Julie Oluwatoyin Chidozie Adenuga (born 1988 or 1989) is a British broadcaster, radio host and the creator of Don't Trust The Internet.^[3] She was one of the three lead DJs for Beats 1, Apple's 24/7 radio station as part of Apple Music.

Julie Adenuga
Born	Julie Oluwatoyin Chidozie Adenuga^[1] 1988 or 1989 (age 35–36)^[2] London, England
Occupations	DJ Radio personality
Career
Country	United Kingdom
Website	julieadenuga.com

Early life

Julie Adenuga was born in Tottenham in the London Borough of Haringey^[2] to Nigerian parents.^[4] Her father Joseph Adenuga is from the Yoruba ethnic group while her mother Ify Adenuga is from the Igbo ethnic group.^[5][6] Adenuga is the younger sister of Jme and Skepta, who are both London-based Grime artists and record producers, as well as co-founders of the Boy Better Know record label.^[7] She also has a younger brother: Jason Adenuga, an animator.^[8]

Early career

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.^[9]

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.^[10] Adenuga recently^[when?] started a YouTube interview series, featuring artists such UK grime and rap artist Stormzy.^[11] As well as this, she hosted Vice Magazine's online offshoot, Noisey's, Grime Karaoke.^[12]

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.^[13]

To add to her presenting accolades, Adenuga wrote and presented Skepta's 'Greatness Only' documentary for Noisey.^[14] Her talents have been noted and recognised with mentions in Forbes 2017 Europe 30 under 30, in Debrett's 500 List: Music.^{[15][16][17][18]}

In 2020, Adenuga launched Don't Trust the Internet (DTTI),^[19][20] a creative media house that produces shows such as Julie's Top 5.^[3][21]

In early 2021, she began co-hosting MTV’s Catfish UK: The TV Show, the UK version of the U.S. show, alongside Oobah Butler.^[22][23][24] Adenuga left the show after only one season.

Selected interviews

Julie Adenuga has conducted interviews with rappers, singer-songwriters, record producers, authors and creatives including Stormzy, Jay-Z, Jorja Smith, Pharrell Williams,^[25] Skepta, Wizkid, Cruel Santino, Cardi B, Kojo Funds, Leigh-Anne Pinnock,^[26] Burna Boy,^[27] Erykah Badu,^[28] Snazzy the Optimist,^[29] Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion,^[30] Grace Ladoja, Greatness Dex, Wavy the Creator, Not3s,^[31] Candice Carty-Williams, Odunsi the Engine,^[32] Stefflon Don, Ify Adenuga,^[33] Big Narstie,^[34] and Mr Eazi.^[35]

References

1. Adofo, Christian. "Julie Adenuga: "There Are Young Artists In Nigeria Who Are Changing the World"". OkayAfrica. from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
2. Cliff, Aimee (23 January 2017). "How Julie Adenuga Became The Most Trusted Voice In U.K. Music". The Fader. from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
3. "Don't Trust The Internet Presents 'Julie's Top 5' Season 3". Notion. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
4. Duruji, BellaRose (18 June 2015). "Meet Julie Adenuga: The Yoruba Girl that Deejays at Apple's Radio Station!". TechCity. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
5. Custodian, Culture (8 October 2020). "A Story of Love, Strength and Family: Ify Adenuga inches deeper in 'Endless Fortune'". The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
6. Ryan, Gary (22 October 2020). "Skepta, Julie Adenuga and JME's mum Ify on her legendary kids and new memoir". NME. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
7. Wolfson, Sam (1 September 2015). "Apple Beats 1 DJ Julie Adenuga: 'I used to work at the Apple Store'". The Guardian.
8. Mukhtar, Amel (24 October 2020). "Ify Adenuga – Mother Of Skepta, JME, And Julie – Shares Her Sure-Fire Guide To Parenting Success". British Vogue. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
9. 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.
10. "Julie Adenuga's – Play It Special – Video Dailymotion". Dailymotion. 5 February 2015.
11. "JulieAdenuga". YouTube.
12. "We're Throwing A Grime Karaoke Party With Big Narstie". Noisey. 16 October 2014.
13. "Introducing Apple Music — All The Ways You Love Music. All in One Place". Apple. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
14. "Watch Skepta Discuss His Rise in New Documentary Skepta: Greatness Only – Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. 19 December 2016.
15. "Julie Adenuga". Forbes. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
16. "30 Under 30 Europe 2017". Forbes. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
17. Moore, Sam (23 January 2017). "Skepta and Adele named among the 500 'most influential' people in Britain". NME. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
18. "Debrett's 500 List: Music". The Telegraph. 20 January 2017. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
19. "Julie Adenuga on Season 3 of 'Julie's Top 5': "I just really love a good argument!"". NME. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
20. "How Julie Adenuga Created The Perfect Space For Music Fans Who Love To Argue". BuzzFeed News. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
21. "Julie Adenuga's 'Top 5' returns with a new episode on Destiny's Child". GRM Daily. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
22. "MTV Is Launching A UK Version Of Catfish Next Month". www.ladbible.com. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
23. "Julie Adenuga Announced As Co-Host Of MTV's New Series 'Catfish UK'". GRM Daily. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
24. Wiseman, Andreas (11 March 2021). "BBC Orders Royals & The Media Doc; See-Saw Hires & Promotions; Games Workshop Hire; MTV Confirms 'Catfish UK' — Global Briefs". Deadline. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
25. "Miss Vogue Meets: Julie Adenuga". British Vogue. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
26. "Leigh-Anne: In Conversation with Julie Adenuga". YouTube. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
27. "8 Afrobeats collaborations linking the UK with Africa". Red Bull. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
28. "Patta In Conversation with Erykah Badu". Patta. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
29. Adenuga, Julie. "#GetToKnow: Snazzy Who is Poised to Take the Charts by Storm – Lyons-L.E." Retrieved 29 May 2023.
30. "How Julie Adenuga finds comfort in community". i-d.vice.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
31. "Video: Julie in Lagos (Homecoming in Nigeria)". Afrocade. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
32. Akande, Segun (21 February 2019). "Two years after Odunsi's "Desire", What Does It Mean To Be Alté?". Zikoko!. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
33. BellaNaija.com (12 August 2020). "You Have to Read this Interview of Ify Adenuga by her Daughter Julie Adenuga". BellaNaija. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
34. Griffin, Alex (13 April 2016). "Big Narstie joins Julie Adenuga on Beats to talk BDL". GRM Daily. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
35. "Singer talks career, music style on Beats 1 radio interview". Pulse Ghana. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Video on YouTube
• Don't Trust the Internet on YouTube