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- ↑ "Elaine signs with Columbia Records, drops Risky music video". www.okayafrica.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ↑ yomzansi (20 August 2020). "Elaine signs with Columbia Records and leads with 'Risky' visuals". YOMZANSI. Documenting THE CULTURE. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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