NME Cover star Jordan Adetunji brought out fellow singer KWN during his recent sold-out headline show in London. Check out the footage below.
Adetunji performed a collection of his newest and previous songs last night (February 27) at The Lower Third venue in the capital as part of the UK and European leg of his 2025 world tour. The tour celebrated the Irish starâs second mixtape, âA Jaguar’s Dreamâ, and one of the singles from the record was âToo Many Womenâ featuring KWN.
When Adetunji first hyped up the track by saying the beat breakdown from âAttractiveâ âsounded familiarâ before playing the instrumental to âToo Many Womenâ. He began to perform the song, with phones going up in anticipation for KWN â who eventually surprised fans by walking on stage nonchalantly singing her verse.
The two interacted during the last chorus before getting the crowd to âmake some noiseâ for one another.
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Elsewhere in his set, the 26 year-old played âYOU&Iâ â a throwback from his debut 2023 mixtape, ‘Rock N Rave’ â and gave rock makeovers to âBreak The Systemâ and âOptionsâ from ‘A Jaguar’s Dream’, going back to his original roots as an indie rock star who was scouted by Bring Me The Horizonâs Oli Sykes.
He also reflected on his career thus far since releasing ‘Rock N Rave’: “That was an important time for me because I was making a lot of music and no one was really appreciating it at the time. Some of you guys here appreciated it, and Iâm thankful for you guys. Thatâs why, if I have any advice for any new artists: itâs consistency, man. Consistency is key.”
Adetunji will finish the UK and European leg of his 2025 tour in Paris this Sunday (March 2) at the La Boule Noire. Then, he’ll take his act stateside for a brief five-show run, which will end at Rolling Loud California on March 15. Fans can find any available tickets here.
‘A Jaguar’s Dream’ was released back in January, and includes both the original and remix versions of Adetunjiâs breakthrough hit, âKehlaniâ. The song has since been nominated for Best Melodic Rap Performance at this yearâs Grammys, Best Newcomer and Song Of The Year at the 2025 MOBO Awards, and may win Song Of The Year at this weekendâs BRIT Awards.
When talking to NME about âKehlaniâ for The Cover last October, the singer said: âItâs crazy hearing it in the club still. Seeing Jaden Smith vibing to it, seeing Travis Scott going crazy to it on his Story⌠itâs created a culture, which I love.â
In other news, NMEÂ selected KWN to be a part of this year’s NME 100 â a list of essential emerging artists on the brink of greatness â praising her for her “confident, free-roaming interpretation of modern R&B, bringing in elements of dancehall, autotuned hip-hop and gospel”.
She was also an opening act for the UK and European leg of Kehlani’s ‘Crash’ world tour. The two have also released music together, including ‘Clothes Off’ from Kehlani‘s 2024 ‘While We Wait 2’ EP and the remix of KWN’s viral tune ‘Worst Behaviour’.
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