Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Davido has officially revealed the full tracklist for his highly anticipated sixth studio album, ORIAD\u00c9, giving fans their most detailed look yet at one of the year\u2019s biggest African music releases. Scheduled to arrive on July 31, the project features 13 tracks, making it the shortest studio album of Davido\u2019s career.<\/p>\n
The unveiling comes weeks after Davido announced the album with a cinematic teaser inspired by Yoruba royalty and heritage. Since then, anticipation has continued to build as fans speculated about the album\u2019s direction, featured artists, and production. The official tracklist now offers a clearer picture of what listeners can expect from the new era.<\/p>\n
Among the songs included on ORIAD\u00c9 are the previously released singles \u201cI Know Who I Be\u201d and \u201cGimme Dat Ting,\u201d both of which have helped introduce the album\u2019s confident and celebratory tone. The remaining tracks promise a blend of Afrobeats, Amapiano, contemporary African pop, and global influences that have become synonymous with Davido\u2019s sound.<\/p>\n
The album features collaborations with Black Sherif, Mayorkun, FOLA, Leon Thomas, Aya Nakamura, Llona, JAZZWRLD, GL_Ceejay, and N01i, and is scheduled for release on July 31, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The album arrives at an important moment in Davido\u2019s career as he celebrates 15 years in the music industry. The title ORIAD\u00c9, derived from Yoruba, reflects themes of destiny, royalty, and purpose, ideas that have been central to the project\u2019s rollout and visual identity. Through its artwork, teaser campaign, and storytelling, Davido has positioned the album as both a personal statement and a celebration of his journey from rising star to one of Africa\u2019s most influential artists.<\/p>\n Fans immediately flooded social media following the tracklist reveal, sharing their excitement and highlighting the songs they are most eager to hear. With the project comprising just 13 records, many listeners believe ORIAD\u00c9 could be Davido\u2019s most focused and cohesive body of work to date.<\/p>\n The release follows the success of Davido\u2019s previous albums, including Timeless and 5ive, both of which produced chart-topping hits and further expanded his global reach. Over the past decade, the singer has become one of Afrobeats\u2019 biggest ambassadors, earning billions of streams, sold-out international tours, and multiple award nominations while helping push African music onto the global stage.<\/p>\n With the full tracklist now unveiled and the countdown officially underway, excitement surrounding ORIAD\u00c9 has reached new heights. As fans prepare for its release, the album is already shaping up to be one of the defining Afrobeats projects of 2026 and another landmark chapter in Davido\u2019s illustrious career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Davido has officially revealed the full tracklist for his highly anticipated sixth studio album, ORIAD\u00c9, giving fans their most detailed look yet at one of the year\u2019s biggest African music releases. Scheduled to arrive on July 31, the project features 13 tracks, making it the shortest studio album of Davido\u2019s career. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3799,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[160],"class_list":["post-3798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","author-urbanafrica"],"authors":[{"term_id":160,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"urbanafrica","display_name":"URBANAFRICA","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-FFB50F59-0D6C-491C-BACA-64123F72D056.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-FFB50F59-0D6C-491C-BACA-64123F72D056.jpg"},"author_category":"1","first_name":"Emmanuel","last_name":"I","user_url":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/","job_title":"","description":"Top journalist covering music, entertainment, arts, and culture, delivering breaking stories and deep insights that shape the global conversation."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3798"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3800,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3798\/revisions\/3800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3798"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=3798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}