In school, I was the outspoken, crazy one. "I'm glad you noticed that," she cackles. “I never got taught how to do radio,” Julie Adenuga said in a matter-of-fact style, before bursting into laughter. They were the kids of the 1990s who were born roughly between 1980 and 2000. But I think my confidence [came] from knowing that I'm confident about what I'm saying. I’m going to go to Greece for 10 days, because my friend is living out there — she used to work at a major label, but she quit her job [to start the charity Hope Project, building schools for refugees in Greece]. According to our records, she has no children. We are currently in process of looking up more information on the previous dates and hookups. Julie Adenuga's show is broadcast live on Beats 1 from Monday to Friday between 1400 and 1600 GMT. "I'm such a logical, methodical thinker that that was the biggest weight on my shoulders. There are places that some artists will never be, because they are a person that isn’t normally accepted in that world. "Even now, if someone said to me, 'What is your biggest passion?' I didn’t have hairstyles, I didn’t even comb my hair. ', "That's the feeling I want on the show.

Loads of people put work into their albums and then they have to lose. On 30th June, Julie Adenuga will captain The Transmission boat at Red Bull Music Odyssey to celebrate UK underground radio culture with sets from … You can play all the obvious stuff but what's the point? I would change it so the English public can see all the types of music that exist out there. I don't get frustrated, because it's never stopped me from doing something. The pair were clueless at first. The US president and Melania Trump were tested after his close aide was confirmed to have Covid-19.
The least compatible signs with Cancer are generally considered to be Aries and Libra. "And I played it on the radio and people were tweeting about it. Julie Adenuga is a 32-year-oldBritish Radio Host from London, England. I've always been loud. As a day one music obsessive with a true understanding of how artists build careers, she knows exactly how to tread the line between amplifying culture and protecting what’s so special about it. Since joining Beats, Adenuga's profile has raised inexorably - and she's easily holding her own alongside the station's more established presenters, Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden. "I love Taylor Swift!". I just want to have a place where [women] can mix with people that are older, in a different stage of their career. If you could wave a magic wand and fix something about the U.K. music industry, what would it be? I became uncomfortable when I went to secondary school, and had to be in an environment where people didn’t really understand me. What happens to your body in extreme heat? Julie Adenuga and Mo Gilligan hosted that year's ceremony too. Like, 'if she's got a show on Beats 1 it's going to be a grime show. – When is Julie Adenuga’s birthday? A lot of music is celebrated, but [once] you reach a certain level, it’s only Adele. She was still wearing a lush fur coat and winged eyeliner from a photo shoot earlier that day, all gothic glamor behind her clear-framed spectacles. Because you work so hard, and then you have to be in competition with people when you didn’t even want to be. She's found her place at a time when women still only make up 25% of the presenters on UK radio - but the star says change is coming, "When I was on Rinse, it was only women presenters," she says. "The 25% is the rise of the next generation.". HAIR COLOR: Black 6. Growing up in north London neighborhood Tottenham, she watched her older brothers Junior and Jamie (MCs Skepta and JME) launch their grime label Boy Better Know in 2005, but she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do herself. It was a bright day in December, and the 28-year-old radio DJ was reflecting on her self-started career. [In interviews] he's so careful with what he says because he's aware that anything he does say can be taken left or right. British radio presenter best known as one of the three leads for Apple’s Beats 1. The first generation to reach adulthood in the new millennium, Millennials are the young technology gurus who thrive on new innovations, startups, and working out of coffee shops. [I went] through these phases of like, doing girly things, and thinking, I don’t like this. These are external links and will open in a new window. Junior is such a delicate character, he's really easily misunderstood. If people feel like I'm a grime person, I like that I represent a grime person who's into other things. Julie was born in the 1980s. So I made a point of not looking for new music any more.

For me, it's the same thing. I was like, 'I knew everyone loved this. There was a lot of talk last year about diversity at U.K. awards shows; do you think ceremonies like The BRITs need to improve?

"If you grow up with lots of siblings, the fun is in the house," says the DJ. She has hosted a YouTube web series where she interviews UK rap artists like Stormzy. Towards the end of [2016], I was very emotional about the world. "I missed having actual moments with music," she tells the BBC. or Grace Jones track. I would change who you have to be to get to certain places. 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. She began her music career in 2001 as a host for the community radio station Rinse FM. To have respect. I’m launching a live music event this year as well, and I’m going to donate all the money from the ticket sales to [Hope Project]. This page is updated often with fresh details about Julie Adenuga. A list of fundraisers you can support right now. Julie had at least 1 relationship in the past. All platforms should be accessible to all artists. After dropping out of an Events Management degree, she worked in an Apple store for a little under two years.

"I didn't realise how easy my job gets when all the music is really good," she says. She is of British Nigerian heritage. My [point of view] has always been, if you’re not 100% happy with how something is going, then you should just create your own — which is what [grime YouTube channel and publication] GRM Daily done with the Rated Awards. The words "can you hear me?" Kanye West made me feel like awards are really bad! It doesn't matter what it is.". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. "The show flies by.". Julie Adenuga has not been previously engaged. Growing up as an English-born Nigerian person, there were just things that my friends at school weren't really going to understand. The 1980s was the decade of big hair, big phones, pastel suits, Cabbage Patch Kids, Rubik’s cubes, Yuppies, Air Jordans, shoulder pads and Pac Man. It's fascinating to watch this play out on her face - the dawning realisation that possibly, maybe she ended up doing the very thing she loves by mistake. The 32-year-old American was born in the Year of the Dragon and is part of Millennials Generation. Anything we wanted, we would have to create. A Cancer typically rushes falls in love falls quickly and with a very loud thud and is less likely to bail when the going gets rough. To an outside observer it seems so obvious. She has not been previously engaged. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. It’s not cool! practically became a catchphrase as the duo found themselves literally and metaphorically in the dark. Putting positive energy out into the world. The education details are not available at this time. These 20-somethings to early 30-year-olds have redefined the workplace. The Year of the Dragon Julie Adenuga was born in the Year of the Dragon. Julie’s life path number is 3. "It wasn't until we all got to 15, 16 that we started to go outside and have our own friendship groups.".

Check back often as we will continue to update this page with new relationship details. Adenuga's weekday broadcasts are a blast, her innate enthusiasm and charisma bursting through the speakers like a dart. It was a very strict line of, “There’s girls, and there’s guys.” I didn’t have any close female friends. But now, what I'm saying is something I believe in. You wrote and presented Apple’s documentary on Skepta. The 1980s was the decade of big hair, big phones, pastel suits, Cabbage Patch Kids, Rubik’s cubes, Yuppies, Air Jordans, shoulder pads and Pac Man. ', "So the conversation at the very beginning was like, I wanted to make sure that when I felt like playing something, I could play it. The most compatible signs with Cancer are generally considered to be Taurus, Virgo, Scorpio, and Pisces. That was something that I never thought would happen. Sometimes people can mistake my loudness — when I was young, anyway — for confidence. People born in the Year of the Dragon are energetic and excitable. When I was doing an interview for the documentary with Jamie [JME], he was talking about that moment [in the early-’00s] when loads of [grime] artists started signing record deals. Follow us on Facebook , on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts , or on Instagram at bbcnewsents . “At no stage did I sit down and read a book about [DJing],” she continued. I made a point of allowing it to find me. Sure! Like many celebrities and famous people, Julie keeps her personal and love life private. Luckily, the last couple of months have been loaded with incredible songs, all of which found their way into Adenuga's headphones. I didn’t have to go play with my friends, in the house was where the fun was — with Junior, Jamie, Jason, mum, dad. Because I understand. After leaving school, she dropped out of an Events Management degree and was working in an Apple Store in 2010 when she and her best friend, Sian Anderson, blagged their way into presenting a weekend show on London's Rinse FM - the pirate-turned-legitimate station that rose out of the jungle, garage and grime scene. But I liked [those customs]. Cardi B says her wedding song will be an Al B. During the Eighties, Berlin Wall crumbled, new computer technologies emerged and blockbuster movies and MTV reshaped pop culture. How Julie Adenuga Became The Most Trusted Voice In U.K. Music. Let me see what I can do to make sure that other people don't get it misconstrued. Within five years, Sian was holding down a show on BBC Radio 1Xtra, and Julie was hosting the drivetime slot on Rinse. [I thought], I probably am a good person to tell this story. [I want to] encourage people to do stuff they’re passionate about. If you see something that doesn’t look right, contact us. Fun Fact: On the day of Julie Adenuga’s birth, "The Flame" by Cheap Trick was the number 1 song on The Billboard Hot 100 and Ronald Reagan (Republican) was the U.S. President. As one of the three main DJs on Apple's radio station Beats 1, Julie Adenuga has become one of the most influential taste-makers in the UK. They hate hypocrisy and gossip and can sometimes be a bit arrogant and impatient. Julie Adenuga's show is broadcast live on Beats 1 from Monday to Friday between 1400 and 1600 GMT. "There was me, Sian Anderson, Yinka Bokinni, Maya Jama, Emerald Rose, Katy B, Tanita Taylor... We used to sit down and say, 'We need to find some men!'. In Nigerian culture, you can't give your mum or anyone older than you anything with your left hand.