Afropop Queen Yemi Alade Returns With New Album ‘It’s Yemi Alade’ Global music icon Yemi Alade has officially released her highly anticipated seventh studio album, It’s Yemi Alade, out now via Effyzzie Music.The vibrant 16-track record comes after two years of writing and creative exploration. Rooted in her signature Highlife foundations, the new Yemi Alade album effortlessly blends Afrobeat, disco, house, and Afropops howcasing the versatile storytelling that fans have loved throughout her career. Recorded over two years, the self-titled album reflects themes of love, resilience, identity, and celebration. Named directly by her fans, the project features a massive pan-African lineup:Nigeria: Don Jazzy, Teni, FAVE, Spyro, JeriQKenya: Bien, Njerae, Sofiya NzauDR Congo: Ferre Gola, SinguilaKey tracks include the hit single “Don’t Be Shy” featuring Bien and the highlife-inspired “Ala Bekee” with Don Jazzy.
Yemi Alade’ Tracklist:AlhajaGeneral MarketCoco Na Yam (feat. Ferre Gola)Little Kiss (E Good)Yemi Mi Lova (feat. Spyro)Ala Bekee (feat. Don Jazzy)OwaMinister Of EnjoymentDon’t Be Shy (feat. Bien)TitaniumEarth Song (feat. Sofiya Nzau, Njerae)Paradise (feat. Singuila)Away (feat. Teni)Overtake (feat. Jeriq)Worry (feat. FAVE) [Bonus Track]Ashawo (Sawa Sawa) [Bonus Track]
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It’s Yemi Alade arrives at a defining point in Yemi’s career that has been built on artistic excellence, fearless musical dexterity and an unwavering commitment to placing African culture at the centre of a global conversation. After winning a GRAMMY and two Headies, earning a solo GRAMMY nomination and two Latin GRAMMY nominations, with more than one billion global streams, a catalogue of essential afropop classic including ‘Johnny’, ‘Baddie’, ‘Africa’ and ‘Oh My Gosh’, and landmark collaborations with Beyoncé and Angélique Kidjo, Yemi Alade approaches this new album not by distancing herself from what came before, but by drawing more deeply from it. The result is a record grounded in gratitude for the sounds, people and experiences that have shaped her while remaining open to everything still ahead. With that refusal to stand still creatively, It’s Yemi Alade opens another expansive chapter for one of African music’s most influential voices, rooted in the highlife foundations that shaped her, driven by storytelling and created with the confidence of an artist still finding new ways to evolve.
