INTERNATIONAL
SUPERSTAR DAVIDO RELEASES HIS FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘TIMELESS’
By Wanjiku ThukuInternational Superstar DAVIDO has released his highly anticipated fourth studio album ‘TIMELESS’ via Columbia Records. ‘TIMELESS’ sees Davido brings together the sounds that have shaped his 11-year career so far. While homing in on his Afrobeats foundations with tracks such as “Feel”, “Godfather” and “Precision”; childhood influences of R&B and Rap can be heard across “In The Garden Ft. Morravey”, “Bop Ft. Dexta Daps” and “U (Juju) Ft. Skepta”; and with nods to Amapiano on “Unavailable Ft. Musa Keys” and hit single “Champion Sound Ft. Focalistic”. Other features across the 17-track project include Angelique Kidjo, Asake, The Cavemen and Logos Olori.For the Platinum selling, multi-award-winning star ‘TIMELESS’ is his first studio release since his critically acclaimed 2020 project ‘A Better Time’. Meanwhile, Davido has continued to deliver hit singles. 2021 saw star collaborations including his remix of Focalistic’s breakthrough Amapiano single “Ke Star”, as well as Afrobeat anthem “High” with Adekunle Gold. 2022 was an even more momentous year with singles “WATAWI”, “Electricity” “Stand Strong (9+)” and Davido’s feature across the lead single from the FIFA Official World Cup Soundtrack, “Hayya Hayya (Better Together)”, which he performed at the closing ceremony.
Davido describes ‘TIMELESS’ as: “Timeless is a body of work that goes beyond fashion and trends it is an authentic body of work that stays true to my core as an artist- using my music to bring joy to my fans across the world. The songs you hear today will be just as relevant tomorrow, that is why it is TIMELESS.”Last week Davido also announced, ‘A Timeless Night with Davido,’ a one-off show in London’s iconic venue KOKO on the 5th of April. This intimate and special event will be a chance for fans to see Davido like they never have before. Performing with The Composerz this will be fans first chance to see Davido perform tracks from his ‘Timeless’ album lives. Alongside this London show Davido has also announced a homecoming event in Lagos.
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Davido (born David Adedeji Adeleke) has cemented his position as a global force within music. The American born, Nigerian raised Afrobeats icon Davido’s has amassed over 2 billion streams and over 1 billion video views across his 11-year career. The most followed Afrobeats artist across social media, Davido has been a forerunner in connecting the world to Afrobeats and vice versa. Breaking records in 2019 with hit singles “If”, “Fall”, “FIA”, the tracks marked the beginning of the adoption of Afrobeats Stateside, and saw the artist pick up awards and nominations accordingly. A global superstar, in 2022 Davido was handpicked by FIFA to lead their 2022 World Cup Soundtrack “Hayya Hayya (Better Together)”. Career milestones have also included two sold out shows at London’s O2 Arena, headlining Afro Nation around the globe and closing the 2022 World Cup with a performance seen by over 250 million viewers. His third studio album, 2020’s A Better Time, the critically acclaimed follow up to his 1.2 billion streaming 2019 release A Good Time. Earning 30 awards and nominations internationally including the MOBO for ‘Best African Act’, the MTV EMA for ‘Best African Act’ and ‘Best International Act’, two MTV Africa Music Awards, a BET Awards for ‘Best African Act’ and ‘Best International Act’ (2018), two Nigerian Teen Choice Awards for ‘Top Featured Artist’ and ‘Choice Male Artist’, Davido global impact is unmatched.