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Burna Boy breaks Spotify debut record with latest single ‘Big 7’

In another giant stride, Burna Boy has broken the opening day record by a Nigerian artist on Spotify with his latest single 'Big 7'. The rap single garnered 841,000 streams in its opening 24 hours to surpass the Nigerian record of 789,000 streams held by Davido's 'Over Dem'. Burna Boy's 'Big 7' comes off the back of his first release of 2023 'Sittin' On Top Of The World' which holds the record for the third highest opening […]

todayAugust 1, 2023 39

Afrobeats

New cat: It’s good many think I’m new in music industry – Burna Boy

Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has said he is not bothered by the misconception that he is new in the music industry despite releasing his debut album a decade ago. Remember  last month  Davido sparked a debate after classing Burna Boy under “new cats” alongside Rema, Asake, Fireboy DML etc. Many berated the DMW head honcho for underrating Burna Boy. However, in a recent chat with […]

todayJuly 21, 2023 100

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Burna Boy becomes the first African artist to sell out Citi Field Stadium in New York

It was definitely a night of remembrance at the over 20,000 capacity stadium Citi Field as Burna Boy took to the stage to deliver an unforgettable performance at his Love Damini Concert. Burna Boy took the United States of America by storm, the Grammy award-winning singer thrilled over 20,000 fans as well as celebrities who had been in attendance at his Love Damini Concert held at Citi Field on Saturday, […]

todayJuly 14, 2023 90

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Burna Boy records 10th UK Top 40 entry with ‘Sitting On Top Of The World’

Burna Boy has continued his impressive chart performance on the UK Official singles chart (Chart week June 30 - July 6) as he records his 10th Top 40 video with his new single 'Sitting On Top Of The World'.After enjoying an incredible 2022 with the release of his sixth album 'Love, Damini,' Burna Boy released his first single of 2023 with 'Sitting On Top Of The World' on June 1, 2023. The single recently received a remix that features rapper 21 Savage and this has […]

todayJuly 4, 2023 64

Afrobeats

Burna Boy headlines, Ayra Starr & Oxlade perform at day 1 of Afronation Portugal

Nigerian superstars thrilled Afrobeats fans in Afronation Portugal. Afronation is a music festival that brings African superstars to listeners across different cities for a live experience. The latest stop for the festival is Portugal which had a lineup of multiple acts including where Afrobeats stars such as Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, and Oxlade were joined by Jamaica's Popcaan, Ghana's Camidoh, Malian-French star Aya Nakamura, and Cape Verdian star Soraia Ramos. Burna Boy who headlined the opening day thrilled listeners with a collection of his hit singles including 'Last Last', […]

todayJune 30, 2023 74

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Davido performs, Burna Boy & Tems win at 2023 BET Awards

Burna Boy and Tems and Libianca won at the 2023 BET Awards.The award ceremony was held in celebration of 50 years of Hip Hop with memorable performances from rap legends. Nigerian megastar Davido performed at the show where he thrilled the audience with his new smash hit single 'Unavailable' thereby being the second year in a role an Afrobeats artist would be performing at the main event following Fireboy's performance last year. Burna Boy won the Best International Act while Tems […]

todayJune 26, 2023 118 1

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Burna Boy becomes first African artist to hit 1 billion plays on Audiomack

Today, Audiomack announced award-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy as the first African artist to hit one billion streams on its platform. This milestone reflects the immense popularity of Burna Boy as an internationally acclaimed musician and demonstrates the power and reach of Audiomack’s platform to connect artists with a global audience. Burna Boy is a central figure in the worldwide ascent of African music over the last half-decade. His two most recent albums, 2020’s Twice As Tall and 2022’s Love, Damini, have both […]

todayJune 23, 2023 40

Afrobeats

Burna Boy apologises to Netherland fans for cancelled concert, announces new date

The Afrobeats star has taken to his Instagram page to apologise to fans who turned out en-masse to see him perform at the 39,000-capacity GelreDome in Arnhem, Netherlands after he failed to turn up for the event after keeping fans waiting for hours. According to the Grammy-winner, the show couldn't take place due to circumstances beyond the control of him and his team. In light of this, Burna Boy has announced June 23rd as the new date for the show […]

todayJune 23, 2023 39

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Burna Boy, Tems, Asake, Ayra Starr nominated for 2023 BET Awards

The nominees for the 2023 BET awards have been announced and Nigerian megastar Burna Boy has earned multiple nominations while Ayra Starr, Asake, and Tems also earned nominations. Burna Boy was nominated for Male Artist R&B/Pop Artist, Video Director of the Year, Viewer's Choice and Best International Act. Tems was nominated for Best Female Artist and for Best Collaboration for her part in Future's 'Wait For U.  

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