Fireboy DML releases his most personal effort yet with self-titled album “Adedamola”
Fireboy DML - iseoluwa (Official Visualizer)
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(Lagos, Nigeria – August 29, 2024) – Today, award-winning Nigerian singer-songwriter Fireboy DML released his most personal and reflective fourth studio album to date with self-titled effort adedamola. The 14-track project marks a significant chapter in Fireboy’s career, showcasing his evolution as an artist and an individual. The album boasts collaborations with an array of talent, including fellow Nigerian artists Lojay, Lagbaja, Seun Kuti and DJ SPINALL, as well as a second record with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jon Batiste.
With “adedamola”, Fireboy DML continues to push musical boundaries, delivering a vibrant, reflective and celebratory body of work that delves into themes of love and loss, with love in its many forms serving as a central focus. The album reflects the lessons Fireboy has learned over the past year, highlighting the importance of family, personal health, peace of mind, and his relationship with God. Born from significant challenges and transformative experiences, including dealing with loss, battling self-doubt, and navigating his quest for identity, adedamola stands as a testament to Fireboy’s resilience and artistic vision. This latest output highlights the significance of cherishing loved ones and appreciating life’s true blessings.
“It’s a culmination of what I've learned in the past couple of years, especially in 2023. I’m learning that success is not always glamorous. It can be personal and relative to who you are and what matters to you. There are a few songs on the album that really talk about focusing on the things that matter—family, personal health, peace of mind, my relationship with God, and sharing love with the people that really matter to you.” - Fireboy DML
adedamola strikes a perfect balance between the themes and sounds of Fireboy’s previous three albums while peeling back another layer of his artistry, delivering a deeply personal and relatable experience as he shares his newfound perspective on life, success, and love. With its rich blend of soulful melodies, introspective lyrics, and innovative collaborations, adedamola is poised to make a profound impact, inviting both longtime fans and new listeners to connect with the depth of Fireboy’s music. The album not only showcases his evolution as an artist but also further amplifies his enduring legacy in the industry.
Most recently, Fireboy DML co-starred in the music video for “Uptown Disco” alongside fellow YBNL Nation label members, Olamide and Asake. This followed the release of the acoustic live session of his first single of 2024, "Everyday," and the accompanying heartfelt music video. As the Summer cover star of Office Magazine and with an impressive total of over 3 billion streams, Fireboy was listed on the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 List after his debut at Coachella this year,
where he delivered electric surprise performances alongside continued collaborators DJ SPINALL and Jon Batiste. Fireboy continues to set the music world ablaze, garnering over 300 million streams on Spotify in 2024, and recently sat down with Rolling Stone and Billboard to detail his experience and trajectory as an artist.
"Adedamola" album cover art
Creative Director: Oyefeso Oluwamayowa (Olu The Wave)
Photographer: Eduvie Emojevwe
Graphics: Alexander Ebereko
adedamola Tracklist:
1. Iseoluwa
2. call me
3. ecstasy with Seun Kuti
4. hell and back
5. letting go with Lojay
6. back n forth with Lagbaja
7. ready with Jon Batiste
8. wande’s bop with SPINALL
9. change your life
10. obaa sima
11. need me
12. yawa
13. everyday
14. jon’s interlude
Fireboy DML image credit Eduvie Emojevwe
ABOUT FIREBOY DML:
Dubbed the ‘future’ of Afrobeats, Fireboy DML first emerged on the Nigerian music scene in 2019 with the re-release of his breakout single “Jealous” which was originally a part of YBNL’s 2018 collaborative album, YBNL Mafia Family. On June 14, 2019, he followed up “Jealous” with the explosive romantic number “What If I Say” and later that year, on the 29th of November released his debut album, Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps. LTG had no features for a debut album and amassed over 100 million streams by January 2020. The album maintained the #1 position across the Nigerian charts for over 12 weeks with ‘Jealous’ becoming one of the most played songs on African radio stations that year. Building on the success of LTG, Fireboy followed up his debut with an inventive sophomore project, Apollo. It received a whopping rating of 8.3 on Pitchfork, amongst other accolades. In 2021, Fireboy released his biggest single yet, “Peru”. The single would go on to feature Ed Sheeran in an explosive remix peaking at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and garnering over 20.6 million Spotify streams, earning it a hallowed place as the most streamed song in Nigeria in early 2022. In 2024, following the success of"Peru," Fireboy teamed up with global pop icon Justin Timberlake for the standout track "Liar" on Timberlake's sixth studio album, “Everything I Thought I Was”, marking another major mainstream crossover moment for Fireboy. His newest album, Playboy, sees the sensual, sweet-natured artist shift gears into a confident, self-possessed bad boy persona resulting in a Pitchfork review of the album, which got a 7.4 rating. He has been nominated for a number of awards including the Best International Act award at the 2022 BET Awards, where he became the first Nigerian artist to perform on the BET stage and the NAACP Image Awards in 2021, amongst others. Fireboy secured his second Fireboy remains one of the leading Afrobeats talents reinventing a wholly global future of the fast-rising genre.