Temi Adeniji

Temilade Adeniji, is a descendant of the Yoruba ethnic group from the western part of Nigeria. She was born to Nigerian parents Lateph Adeniji, and Oluwatoyin Adeniji.^[2] She graduated from Princeton University, with a bachelor of arts (BA) in Political Economy.^[3] After her graduation, Adeniji completed a joint degree program, with a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School and a Master of Laws degree from University College London.^[4][2][5]

Adeniji began her career working at a law firm at Shearman & Sterling,^[5] and then moved to Kirkland & Ellis,^[5] before joining Warner Music Group in 2016 as the Director of the International Strategy & Operations department. She is credited for the crossover success of CKay 2019 single "Love Nwantiti".^[6] In 2019, she became Vice President of the department, and was later elevated to Senior Vice President in 2020.^[1] In 2021, she was named managing director of Warner Music Africa (fka. Warner Music South Africa), and senior vice president to lead the strategy team for Sub-Saharan Africa.^[7] In 2025, Billboard listed Adeniji on its Global Power Players list.^[8]