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2020 Grammy Awards: Nigerians optimistic Burna Boy will win
Less than a week to the 2020 Grammy Award billed for January 26, Nigerians have taken different social media platforms to express their positive opinion, saying they strongly believe Nigerian Afro-fusion singer, Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy, will win the Award. Burna Boy has been making headlines since he dropped ‘African Giant, his…
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TNG Special: Why the world cannot resist Nigeria’s Afrobeats
No doubts, Afrobeats a fusion of Afropop and other Nigerian music genres, has gained wide acceptance in the international community in recent years. Afrobeats, as contemporary African music is classified in foreign spaces, is gaining more recognition as an influential genre, as homegrown stars like Wizkid, Burna Boy, Yemi Alade and Tiwa Savage begin to…
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Burna Boy makes Obama’s favourite music of 2019 list
Burna Boy’s ‘Anybody’, and Rema’s ‘Iron Man’, have made former U.S. president, Barrack Obama’s favourite music of 2019 list. Obama made this known on Twitter on Monday and tagged the annual list as a “favourite tradition.” Both singers are the only Nigerians on the list while their famous tracks were mentioned alongside 32 other songs.…
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Burna Boy makes New York Times 2019 best songs’ list
Nigerian Afrobeats crooner, Burna Boy, has been placed on number three spot on New York Times ‘The 54 Best Songs of 2019’ for his song ‘Anybody.’ The first two on the list of 54 songs are Lizzo for the song ‘Cuz I Love You’ and FKA twigs for ‘Cellophane.’ Others include Tame Impala for ‘It…
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TNG LIST 2019: TOP 5 SONGS OF 2019
Nigerian artistes serenaded their fans with groovy songs in 2019. In no particular order, TheNewsGuru.com takes a look at top 5 songs that made headlines in 2019. Burna Boy’s ‘Anybody’ “Anybody” an Afrobeat song made waves in the music industry in 2019. As at the time of filing this report, the song has 17m views…
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Jay-Z names Burna Boy’s ‘Collateral Damage’ in 2019 playlist
‘Collateral Damage’, a song off Burna Boy’s 2019 album ‘African Giant’, has made Jay-z’s “Favorite Songs from the Year’ playlist.The music mogul and rapper whose real name is Shawn Carter, on Thursday uploaded a new playlist to Tidal of his favorite hip-hop and R&B tracks from the last 12 months. The playlist, which was dubbed…
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Burna Boy’s “African Giant” makes Billboard 50 Best Album of 2019
Five months after its release, Burna Boy‘s fourth studio album “African Giant” has made Billboard list of 50 Best Album of 2019. On the list of 50 best albums in 2019, “African Giant” clinched the 14th position. Last month, the American Recording Academy nominated “African Giant” for the 2020 Grammy Awards in the Best World…
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Burna Boy leads Apple’s 2019 top 10 streamed songs
Afro-fusion artist, Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy, has topped the 2019 list of Apple Music most streamed artists. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the data, recently released by Apple Music, featured Artists in sub Sahara Africa whose songs were streamed via the platform. In the heavyweight list, Burna Boy had five songs…
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Fans go wild as Burna Boy thrills with ‘Zanku’ moves[VIDEO]
Nigerian Afro-fusion singer, Damina Ogulu a.k.a Burna Boy shocked fans recently when he showed off his unique ‘Zanku’ dance steps. Burna Boy isn’t just a wonderful singer, the hit maker also does well on the dance floor. At a recent fashion show, the ‘Killing Dem Sha’ crooner, mounted the stage showing off his own brand…