Tag: burna boy
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Wizkid, Burna Boy shine at MOBO Awards 2020
The much anticipated MOBO awards returned on December 10, 2020, after a three-year hiatus. Burna Boy and Rema were nominated in the Best International Act category alongside Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, the late Pop Smoke, Lil Baby and more. In the best African act category, Burna Boy and Rema were joined by Wizkid, Davido, Fireboy,…
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Lady opens up on secret love affair with Burna Boy
A certain lady identified as Jopearl has taken to Instagram to claim she was in a love affair with Burna Boy. In separate videos shared on her Instagram page on Tuesday, Jopearl stated that her relationship with Burna Boy lasted for about two years. The lady said she decided to break her silence as her…
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Burna Boy’s ‘Twice As Tall’ named 2020’s most-streamed Nigerian album on Spotify
Burna Boy’s Afro-pop album, Twice As Tall, has been named as the most-streamed album on the streaming platform, Spotify, in 2020. This comes shortly after; the album earned the singer his second Grammy Awards nomination. The self-acclaimed African Giant secured the number 1 spot on the most-streamed African album on Spotify in 2020 with over…
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Again! Burna Boy’s album nominated for Grammy award
Burna Boy’s Twice as Tall album has been nominated for the 2021 Grammy award, the Nigerian Afro-fusion singer’s second successive nomination. Burna Boy’s last album African Giant also was also nominated. But he lost the 2020 Grammy award to Anqelique Kidjo’s re-imagination of Celia Cruz’s music on the eponymous, Celia. The nominees were announced on…
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Burna Boy, Wizkid nominated for MOBO 2020
Wizkid, Rema and Burna Boy have been nominated for the 2020 edition of the Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) awards billed for December 9. Burna Boy and Rema were nominated in the ‘Best International Act’ category alongside Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby and the late Pop Smoke. The duo also joined Fireboy, Davido, Wizkid,…
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Nigerian politicians tell more lies than Satan – Burna Boy
Nigerian singer, songwriter Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy said Nigerian politicians/leaders have told more lies than Satan. He started this on Wednesday via his verified Twitter page. PM News notes that Burna Boy, Falz, Don Jazzy, and many others have been sued for allegedly sponsoring the #EndSARS protests. Burna Boy also defended…
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End SARS: Nnamdi Kanu, Falz, others accused of using fake news to create disorder
Following the End SARS protests in Nigeria, the Global Amnesty Watch, GAW, and some right groups have alleged that some celebrities attempted to create anarchy using fake news. The right groups claimed that some Nigerian celebrities and international Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs, provoked violence through fake news. In a memorandum sent to the Lagos State Judicial…
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#EndSARS: Burna Boy dedicates song to victims of police brutality at BET Awards
Afrofusion singer, Burna Boy and Chris Martin of Coldplay performed their hit song Monster You Made at the 15th BET Hip-Hop Awards which held on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. The song which is from Burna Boy’s Twice As Tall album was performed with a live band with Chris Martin singing from a remote location. The…
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Nigeria was built on human rights violation- Burna Boy
Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has averred that Nigeria was built on human rights violation. The ‘African Giant’ made this known as a temporary host on ‘The Ebro Show’, a music radio show, usually anchored by Ebro Darden, an American media personality. During his segment of the show dubbed ‘Miseducation Radio’, the singer described the campaign…
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My mum had surgery— Burna Boy
Burna Boy has averred that he has been incapable of participating in the #EndSARS protests because of family issues. Burna revealed his mother’s health condition while responding to a Twitter user who asked him to join #EndSARS protest billed for Port Harcourt, Rivers state. He said his mother had serious surgery last week at about…