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Sadé in The News

Awards, features, and the latest updates from Sadé Awele's journey.

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2026
·Wordplay Magazine

Sadé Awele — These Feet (Single)

Wordplay Magazine reviews Sadé Awele’s single “These Feet,” celebrating it as a bold step forward from the 2024 Western Canadian Music Awards R&B Artist of the Year.

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2026
·Backseat Mafia

Sadé Awele Shares New Single ‘These Feet’

Backseat Mafia covers Sadé Awele’s single “These Feet,” praising its warming Afrosoul soundscape and the angular chord progression that gives the track its distinctive flair.

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2026
·EARMILK

Sadé Awele Traces a Journey to Finding Peace and Joy on ‘Intuition’

EARMILK reviews Sadé Awele’s EP Intuition, celebrating it as a vibrant diasporic project that blends cultures and genres in an intimate exploration of identity, peace, and joy.

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2026
·Herizons Magazine

Take a Time Love Journey with Sadé Awele

Herizons Magazine reviews Sadé Awele’s debut EP Time Love Journey, praising her confident blend of jazz, R&B, hip-hop and Afro-soul rhythms as a strong indicator of big things to come.

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2026
·Vancouver Magazine

Listen for Afro Beats and Local Soul in Sadé Awele’s Newest Album

Vancouver Magazine features Sadé Awele ahead of the release of her debut EP Time Love Journey, exploring how her Nigerian heritage and Vancouver roots shaped her signature sound.

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2026
·Clash Magazine

Sadé Awele Exudes Class on Afro-Soul Hymn ‘These Feet’

Clash Magazine reviews Sadé Awele’s single “These Feet,” praising her soulful artistry and drawing comparisons to Jorja Smith and SZA.

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2026
·Clash Magazine

Sadé Awele and Serengeti Combine on ‘Muse Baby’

Clash Magazine spotlights Sadé Awele and Serengeti’s collaborative single “Muse Baby,” praising her as a deeply emotive vocalist bringing a fresh perspective to themes of love and commitment.

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2026
·Salt Spring Arts

Sadé Awele Live at Salt Spring Arts

Salt Spring Arts features Sadé Awele as a performing artist, describing her as an afro-infused R&B artist with timeless lyrics and a jazzy tone rooted in her Nigerian heritage.

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2026
· The Polygon Gallery

Groove in the Gallery feat. Sadé Awele

The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver features Sadé Awele as a headlining act for their Groove in the Gallery music series, celebrating her as one of the city’s most compelling emerging artists.

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2026
·EARMILK

Sadé Awele and Serengeti Team Up for “Muse Baby”

EARMILK covers Sadé Awele’s collaborative single “Muse Baby” with Serengeti, highlighting her growing profile as one of Canada’s most exciting Afro-soul artists.

'Cover Art_intuition Sadé Awele By Gustavo Chams
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2026
·Canadian Beats Media

Five Questions With Sadé Awele

Canadian Beats Media puts five questions to Sadé Awele ahead of her Canadian tour, where she opens up about her EP Intuition, her personal journey, and what fans can expect from her live shows.

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2026
·Wordplay Magazine

Sadé Awele: Intuition EP

Wordplay Magazine covers the release of Sadé Awele’s Intuition EP, noting its rise to number 9 on Canadian online R&B radio charts.

Photo provided, taken by Zeustate Media/Carol Gandra.
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2026
· Eat North

One Day in Vancouver: Singer Sadé Awele

Eat North spent a day with Vancouver-based singer Sadé Awele, exploring the city through her eyes while she talks about her music, her Nigerian roots, and her rise as one of Canada’s most exciting emerging artists.

Sadé Awele joined The Block's host Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe in the Toronto studio for an interview. (Emily Ellen)
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2026
·CBC Music

I Was Up for the Challenge’: Sadé Awele on How Music Competitions Helped Her

CBC Music’s The Block host Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe sits down with Sadé Awele to talk about how childhood music competitions shaped her artistry and the personal inspiration behind her EP Intuition.

Photo courtesy of the Atlanta Film Festival
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2026
·Rough Draft Atlanta

In conversation with Sadé Awele, the singer/songwriter behind ‘Intuition’

Rough Draft Atlanta sat down with Sadé Awele ahead of the Atlanta Film Festival screening of her Intuition music video, where she spoke about her musical upbringing and how she got into songwriting.

Sadé Awele Wins Western Canadian Music Awards R&B Artist of the Year
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2026
·Western Canadian Music Awards

Sadé Awele Wins Western Canadian Music Awards R&B Artist of the Year

Sadé Awele was awarded the prestigious R&B Artist of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards for her critically acclaimed EP 'Intuition'.

On Tour

26+ Cities Toured

From intimate venues to festival stages, Sadé has brought her soulful sound to audiences around the world.

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Rough Draft Atlanta did a full interview with her ahead of the Atlanta Film Festival screening of her “Intuition” music video, where she talked about her musical upbringing and how she got into songwriting Read Full Article https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2023/04/21/in-conversation-with-sade-awele-the-singer-songwriter-behind-intuition/
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