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The Queen of Cool Reclaims Her Throne

In 2000, after an eight-year disappearance that felt like a lifetime to her devotees, Sade Adu returned with Lovers Rock.

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Jzon Azari
Feb 16, 2026
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Sade Adu doesn’t do “industry.” She doesn’t do “branding.” She does life and then, when she’s good and ready, she does music. After eight years in the shadows of North London and the Jamaican hills, the High Priestess of the Quiet Storm returned with Lovers Rock.

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