After breaking streaming records on Spotify and Apple Music with the release of More Life, Drake also managed to achieve another feat: meeting Sade Adu. The music icon and neo-soul pioneer, now 58, is known for avoiding the spotlight and keeping private about her offstage life, but she made an exception for the rapper's show last night in London. The Toronto native (and his mom) even got to snap a rare photo with the singer.
"Two very important ladies in my life. 🌺" he captioned the shot on Instagram. Sade looks like she hasn't aged a day, sporting her classic hoops, winged liner and ponytail.
During the show, she mingled with model Winnie Harlow, Trey Songz and other attendees in the crowd.
Fans of both the singer and rapper went crazy on Twitter over the surprise meet-up (and the fact that she is basically ageless).
Other big names were in attendance for the concert too, like Nicki Minaj, Skepta, Popcaan, Jorja Smith and Giggs. But let's face it, there's no beating a rare Sade cameo.
Erica Gonzales is the Senior Culture Editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage on TV, movies, music, books, and more. She was previously an editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com. There is a 75 percent chance she's listening to Lorde right now.
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