Career timelines
Yemi Alade: breakthrough, albums and Grammy recognition
A timeline of releases, collaborations and recognition, with dates checked against the cited records.
What this record covers
Selected releases, collaborations and award recognition from a talent-show breakthrough in 2009 through catalogue listings in 2026. This is not a complete discography, tour history or account of private life.
Position at the coverage date
Nigerian singer and songwriter; award nominations are distinguished from wins and promotional biography claims are attributed. [s1] [s2] [s3] [s4] [s5]
Record details
- Early recognition
- CNN links her rise to a talent-show win before the wider success of Johnny. [s5]
- Release evidence
- Apple Music provides catalogue years; these do not establish recording dates or every original territorial release. [s2]
- Award status
- The Recording Academy lists Tomorrow as a nominee, not a winning recording. [s1]
The sequence
18 documented milestones. Highlighted entries mark turning points. Dates retain the precision of the source.
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Won a talent show
CNN identifies a 2009 talent-show victory as a step in her rise.
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Johnny appears in the catalogue
Apple Music associates Johnny with 2013. This is catalogue evidence, not a verified release day.
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King of Queens in her discography
Her press biography dates King of Queens to 2014.
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Received a Best Female award
Shore Fire records an MTV Africa Music Awards Best Female win in 2015.
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Mama Africa entered her catalogue
Apple Music lists Mama Africa with a 2016 year.
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Received another Best Female award
Her press biography records another MTV Best Female award in 2016.
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Black Magic entered her catalogue
Apple Music dates Black Magic to 2017 in its album listing.
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Woman of Steel entered her catalogue
Apple Music lists Woman Of Steel with a 2019 year.
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Featured on The Lion King: The Gift
Apple Music lists MY POWER and DON’T JEALOUS ME under the 2019 compilation.
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Empress entered her catalogue
Apple Music dates Empress to 2020 in its album listing.
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Became a UNDP ambassador according to her biography
Shore Fire dates the goodwill ambassador appointment to 2020.
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Queendoncom entered her catalogue
Apple Music lists Queendoncom with a 2021 year in its catalogue.
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African Baddie entered her catalogue
Apple Music lists African Baddie with a 2022 year.
announcement
CAF announced the Akwaba collaboration
CAF named Alade, Mohamed Ramadan and Magic System for the official anthem. The announcement planned a draw-ceremony performance; it does not confirm its completion.
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Tomorrow announced as a new single
Shore Fire’s dated press archive lists the new single on 17 May 2024.
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Released Rebel Queen
The press archive gives 26 July 2024 as the release date.
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Received a Grammy nomination for Tomorrow
The Recording Academy records a 2025 Best African Music Performance nomination.
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It’s Yemi Alade listed as a release
Apple Music gives 11 September 2026 for the 16-song release.
Sources & evidence
- [s1] www.grammy.com
- [s2] music.apple.com
- [s3] shorefire.com
- [s4] www.cafonline.com
- [s5] www.cnn.com
Public update history
— Researched against the cited evidence and independently checked before publication. Coverage limits apply.
— Titles and explanatory text passed the copywriting and source-consistency checks. Sources and data are unchanged.