Davido unveils ORIADÉ tracklist ahead of release date

By Kelu Musa

Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has unveiled the official tracklist for his forthcoming sixth studio album, Oriadé, ahead of its July 31 release.

The ‘OBO’, as the singer is fondly called by his teeming fans and industry peers, shared the announcement in a post on his X account, @davido, on Tuesday.

He wrote: “ORIADÉ The kingdom expands. Featuring musical royalty from top to bottom. Full album out this Friday! CD pre-orders available now. Which track are you most excited to hear first?”

The tracklist includes “On The Road”, “Amazing Grace” featuring Black Sherif, “Julie”, “Constantly” and “I Know Who I Be” featuring Jazzworld and GL Ceejay.

Others are “Gimme Dat Ting” featuring No11, “B4 B4” featuring Mayorkun and Fola, “Already Falling”, “Tell Everybody” featuring Leon Thomas, and “Yaya” featuring Aya Nakamura.

The album also features “Zanzibar”, “Guide” and “My Light” featuring Llona, completing the 13-track project.

Davido had earlier announced that Oriade would be released on July 31, marking his 15th year in the music industry.

Derived from the Yoruba words “ori” (destiny) and “adé” (crown), Oriadé translates to “the crowned head”.

According to the singer, the album is inspired by his musical journey and represents a return to his original high-energy African sound.

The lead single, “I Know Who I Be”, featuring South African producers Jazzwrld and GL Ceejay, was released ahead of the album.

Oriade follows Davido’s 2025 Billboard chart hit album, “5ive”.

(NAN)