Nigerian singer-songwriter, Fireboy DML (real name Adedamola Adefolahan), today becomes the first African artist to record and release a stripped-down Apple Music Home Session. Apple Music’s Home Session features reimagined signature songs and thoughtful covers recorded by artists at home.
‘’Recording the stripped-down Home Session was a humbling experience for me, because in some way it afforded me the chance to find my way back to that dreamy young man, I was a couple of years back. I wanted to show a bit of vulnerability while still maintaining raw emotion and I think I managed to do just that’’, Fireboy DML tells Apple Music.
‘’I think I picked three of the most powerful and compelling songs off the album’’, Fireboy DML says. ‘’These songs reveal different parts of me that I initially never showed my fans. ‘Airplane Mode’ talks about my reclusive nature and how I have managed to deal with fame, ‘Tattoo’ shows the sensual and intense side of me while ‘Champion’ is the inspirational song about a young man who won despite the odds against him. Nothing sums up my life better than these songs at the moment’’. ‘’And I decided to perform an acoustic cover of ‘Again’ by Wande Coal, because he is a man, I consider to be my idol and this is a song I consider a modern classic’’, he explains.
Signed to YBNL Nation, a record label founded by Nigerian rapper, Olamide, Fireboy DML burst onto the scene with his debut chart-topping studio album, ‘’Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps’’ (2019), which he quickly followed up with his second wave-making album, ‘’Apollo’’ (2020).
Discover this exclusive Apple Music Home Session EP today that showcases Fireboy DML’s skill and versatility in adapting his music to suit almost any mood. http://apple.co/FireboyDMLHS
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