Date of Release: January 30, 2022 Video Director: Ahmed Mosh Length: 3 minutes 43 seconds Label: Space Ship/Atlantic Details/Takeaway: The music video sees Burna Boy take a walk in the shoes of everyday Nigerians as he assumes the position of a normal person in a bid to tell the stories …
Read More »Burna Boy’s ‘Last Last’ set to receive RIAA certification
‘Last Last’ was released in 2022 as one of the lead singles off Burna Boy’s 6th album ‘Love, Damini’. The single quickly became an international smash hit as it spent multiple weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at NO. 44. ‘Last Last’ international acclaim has seen it exceed a …
Read More »5 years after the release of Burna Boy’s ‘Outside’: Is it his most important album?
‘Outside’ came off the back of a disappointing sophomore album that failed to position him for the success he desired. Circa 2018, Burna Boy was an artist whose talent was indubitable but career and status roamed an Afrobeats purgatory space. He was a star but not a superstar in the …
Read More »‘Burna Boy is my biggest motivation,’ Seyi Vibez tells Apple Music Africa Now Radio
“My sound is just afro soul, some Fela Kuti vibe, some Islamic vibe, some celestial thing. It’s a mixture of a lot of things.” The fast-rising artist whose 2022 album ‘Billion Dollar Baby’ rocketed him to mainstream attention stated that he makes conscious music and this is an element he …
Read More »Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, Asake win 2023 AFRIMA Awards [See Full Winners List]
Nigerian superstars recorded big wins at the 2023 AFRIMA with Burna Boy, Wizkid, Asake, Adekunle Gold, and Davido taking home different awards. Details: The 8th AFRIMA was held from January 12 – 15 2023 in Dakar Senegal. The award attracted African superstars from all parts of the continent who gathered …
Read More »Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, Tems earn NAACP Image Awards 2023 nominations
Wizkid and Davido were also nominated for Best International Song for ‘Bad To Me’ and ‘Stand Strong’. Tems also earned a nomination for Best Hip Hop Song for her contributions on Future‘s ‘Wait For U’. The 2023 NAACP Image Award is set to hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023. See …
Read More »Burna Boy to perform at Coachella 2023
Burna Boy is set to perform on April 14th and 21st as he will assist the global best-selling artist of 2022 Bad Bunny who will be headlining the dates. Burna Boy enjoyed a hugely successful 2022 with the release of his 6th album ‘Love, Damini’. His hit single ‘Last Last’ …
Read More »Burna Boy’s ‘YE’ goes platinum in the US
‘YE’ was released in 2018 as one of the singles off Burna Boy’s 3rd album ‘Outside’. The single received international attention in the US after fans discovered it while searching for Kanye West‘s album of the same name. This coincidence propelled Burna Boy to the limelight and it was the …
Read More »Burna Boy visits trenches and crushes on a female soldier
The Grammy-winning singer shared that during the weekend, he was on the street and he saw a very beautiful Army woman, but he couldn’t walk up to her because he was scared of her. According to Burna Boy, he didn’t have the right words to use in asking out a …
Read More »UK govt in talks with Burna Boy Lagos show organisers toward partnership
At the meeting were Mr Kaycee Kennedy of Creative Economy Catalyst Ltd, the main promoter of the show, and Chim Chalemera, Country Director, UK Department for International Trade. In a remark, Kennedy listed the positives including the fact that the show was the first African Show listed on Burna Boy‘s …
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