{"id":18906,"date":"2022-09-29T16:08:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/?p=18906"},"modified":"2022-09-29T16:08:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:08:43","slug":"preye-is-spotifys-fresh-finds-africa-artist-for-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2022\/09\/29\/preye-is-spotifys-fresh-finds-africa-artist-for-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Prey\u00e9 Is Spotify\u2019s Fresh Finds Africa Artist For September"},"content":{"rendered":"

Launched in March 2022, Fresh Finds Africa is designed to provide a launching pad for emerging independent artists to reach new audiences.<\/p>\n

Born in Lagos, Prey\u00e9 Itams grew up inspired by her father\u2019s music library and the music he would play while working. Her first release in 2015, Mortia introduced her as an exciting voice in the emerging independent alternative community.<\/p>\n

In 2018, she collaborated with Tay Iwar & Santi on Space, introducing more fans to her soothing poetic take on songwriting. After quitting her job in Canada to focus on her music, Prey\u00e9 released new music that included Peace Of Mind and Red Wine.<\/p>\n

In June this year, Billboard listed her single, Malibu, as one of their Top R&B finds. She was also recently selected as one of six artists for Spotify\u2019s Africa Month global campaign, called Spotify Sounds of Africa, alongside LADIPOE, Zo\u00eb Modiga, Nomfundo Moh, Chris Kaiga, and Nikita Kering.<\/p>\n

Inspired by her recent wins, Prey\u00e9 is thrilled by the opportunity to reach even more fans. \u201cI still celebrate every single playlist addition, so being highlighted as Spotify\u2019s Fresh Finds artist of the month truly feels amazing. I\u2019m excited by the opportunity to share my music and story with new listeners, especially all my fellow R&B lovers,\u201d the soul singer says.<\/p>\n

Her September released debut EP, Don\u2019t Look Down, centers around love and self-discovery and features Nigerian rapper LADIPOE on the lead single, Love, Today.<\/p>\n

Every month, Fresh Finds Africa spotlights one artist selected by the Spotify Music team. It is an important aspect of Spotify\u2019s initiatives, including RADAR & EQUAL, created to support the African music scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nigerian independent artist Prey\u00e9 has been selected as Spotify\u2019s Fresh Finds Africa artist for the month of September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12963,"featured_media":18903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,31],"tags":[7,14,32],"class_list":{"0":"post-18906","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-music","9":"tag-apie-project","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-music"},"yoast_head":"\nPrey\u00e9 Is Spotify\u2019s Fresh Finds Africa Artist For September - APIE NEWS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2022\/09\/29\/preye-is-spotifys-fresh-finds-africa-artist-for-september\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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