Apple Music Announces DJ Cuppy As Their First Ever African Radio Host

American multinational technology company Apple has named Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola aka DJ Cuppy as their first African Radio host In a Million Dollar deal.

The streaming platform announced on Thursday that “Africa Now Radio with Cuppy” will debut Sunday and will feature a mix of contemporary and traditional popular African sounds. The weekly one-hour show will be hosted at 3 pm Nigerian time on Sundays.

The Africa Now Radio show which will be hosted and curated by Cuppy, celebrity daughter of Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola is a spin-off inspired by the Africa Now playlist.

She wrote on Instagram:

[ultra_tagline_box tag_box_style=”ultra-all-border-box”]Proud to announce my NEW weekly RADIO SHOW called #AfricaNow on @AppleMusic  This is for YOU Africa! 🌍💥🎵 Promise to do my people proud! ✊🏾 #CuppyOnAMission[/ultra_tagline_box]

On the show, Cuppy, who grew up between Lagos and London, will play the latest African sounds including, afrobeat, alte, house, amapiano, afrobongo and hip-hop and she’ll check in with artists and celebrities.

The globally recognized deejay, who hosted a TV series Cuppy Takes Africa, said via a press release,

[ultra_tagline_box tag_box_style=”ultra-all-border-box”]“There are so many rich textures and sounds in Africa and the time is now for the world to embrace our diversity. Each and every week I’ll be bringing a dynamic guide to discovering and celebrating the biggest and best sounds from across Africa.”[/ultra_tagline_box]