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12 Oct

Burna Boy Loses All Seven Nominations At BET Hip-Hop Awards

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In a surprising turn of events at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards, Nigerian music giant Burna Boy faced an unexpected shutout, losing all seven of his nominations on the night of October 3, 2023, in Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The results, broadcast to fans around the world on October 10, 2023, left Burna Boy fans surprised and disappointed. The event saw Burna Boy competing in several prestigious categories, including Hip Hop Artiste of the Year, Lyricist of the Year, and Best Live Performer of the Year. To his disappointment, Kendrick Lamar emerged as the night’s big winner in…

05 Oct

2023 MTV EMA: Burna Boy, Asake, Davido, Arya Starr, Others Nominated In New ‘Best Afrobeats’ Category

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The organisers of the MTV Europe Music Awards have introduced a brand new category ‘Best Afrobeats’ in its 2023 edition. The category was included in the 2023 MTV EMA nomination list, which was made public on Wednesday, September 4th. Nigerian musicians Davido, Rema, Burna Boy, Asake, Ayra Starr and French sensation Aya Nakamura are the category’s inaugural candidates. Also, Rema’s collaborative hit track ‘Calm Down’ with America’s Selena Gomez was nominated in the ‘Best Song’ and ‘Best Collaboration’ categories. Meanwhile, Burna Boy, Asake, Tanzanian star, Diamond Platnumz, Cameroonian diva, Libianca, and South Africa’s Tyler ICU were nominated in the ‘Best…

31 Aug

Burna Boy Has Not Done Anything Extraordinary – Veteran Nigerian Actor

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Veteran actor, Patrick Doyle, has called on Burna Boy and his colleagues in the music industry to be humble and respectful to their predecessors. He made these statements while asserting that Burna Boy has not done anything extraordinary to be tagged as a great person. He noted that Burna Boy and other current artistes are recipients of the sweat of people who paved the way for them. Taking to his Facebook page to share his thoughts, Doyle identified some musicians who should rather be refered to as pioneers. He wrote; "The credit for the feats that appear to be puffing the likes of Burna Boy up have to…

24 Aug

Asamoah Gyan’s Name Pops Up In Burna Boy’s New Song, He Reacts

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Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, has reacted to the new Burna Boy song, which features British rapper Dave, following its release on Tuesday. The legendary Ghanaian footballer was referenced in the song by Dave, as he melodiously rapped on the tune, which is expected to be a hit. The song called Cheat on Me is on the upcoming Burna Boy album set for release on August 25. "I'm Asamoah Gyan, the way I hit the bar," said Dave, referring to the ex-footballer's 2010 World Cup penalty against Uruguay. Gyan took to social media to react with a fire emoji, indicating that the song is a hit. The…

23 Aug

Afrobeats Is About Nothing, No Substance To It – Burna Boy Claims, Sparks Reacts

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Award-winning Nigerian musician Burna Boy is on a blast from a section of the public after he downplayed the substance of Afrobeat in an interview. The troubles started after the artiste, who in an Apple Music interview with American-based DJ Zane Lowe, claimed that the internally recognized sound, Afrobeat, was about nothing and lacked substance. He stated that most artists are not able to make proper music as they do not have the African experience. “Not even experience, because half of them, 90% of them have almost no real-life experiences that they can understand, which is why you hear most of the…

21 Aug

Mzbel Plans On Working With Burna Boy And Don Jazzy

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Award winning Ghanaian hi-life legend, MzBel, has revealed her intentions of collaborating with some top notch artistes in Nigeria like Burna Boy and Don Jazzy. MzBel made known of her intentions in an interview with Cindy Cash, on To Wobo Twi Mi, on Wontumi radio, on Thursday, 17th August, 2023. According to her she does noes not support the stereotype of disregarding Ghanaian aging musicians. She lamented on how some artists in Ghana consider themselves bigger than her, hence refuse to work with her and noted that her team is in talks with some Nigerian artistes to have a collaboration.…

11 Aug

No Ghanaian Artiste Can Currently Compare Him, Herself To Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid Including Myself – Shatta Wale

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Dancehall King, Shatta Wale has intimated no Ghanaian artiste, including himself can compare to the current status of Nigerian artistes like Davido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid. According to him the trajectory of these Nigerian artistes have is as a result of the positive support they receive from their kinsmen. The musician was responding to question posed to him, on weekly entertainment show, SHOWBIZ TODAY on Takoradi based Empire FM with host Feeling Daddy, concerning his rants towards some media personalities in the country. “That is why the Nigerian artistes are moving faster than us, Davido came to Ghana and drove straight to my…

27 Jul

‘Never Date A Girl That Knows Too Many Boys’ – Burna Boy’s Post Ignites Conversations

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A 2012 post made by Grammy Award-winning singer, Burna Boy, has sparked conversations after it resurfaced on social media. The self-acclaimed 'African Giant', in the post shared on his Twitter page, warned men not to date women who are associated with numerous men. According to Burna Boy, it is dangerous for a man to date such women. He wrote: "Never date a girl that knows too many boys." Social media users have since responded to the post and shared varied opinions on it. While some agreed with the post, others claimed when a woman knows a lot of men, it actually means…

21 Jul

Burna Boy Responds To Davido’s ‘New Cat’ Comment

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Grammy award-winning singer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu who is better known as Burna Boy has finally responded to Davido's "new cat" statement. Recall that a "new-cats vs. old-cats" spat broke out a month ago after Davido called Burna Boy and other artists "new in the industry." Burna Boy finally addressed the 'new cat, old cat' saga during a recent interview with Apple Music's Ebro. The self-acclaimed African Giant declared that he is unconcerned about his colleague thinking he is new to the music industry. Burna Boy argues that such sentiments just make him feel younger and inspire him to work more.…

19 Jun

No Ghanaian Musician Nears Burna Boy’s Achievement – Ypee

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Ghanaian rapper, YPee, has rated Nigeria’s Afrobeat star, Burna Boy, ahead of his peers in Nigeria and even Ghana. In a recent interview with Kingdom FM, he argued that no Ghanaian musician has done what Burna Boy has done in terms of achievement. “Who in Ghana is doing what Burna Boy is doing?” YPee questioned while speaking to Fiifi Pratt in his interview. The rapper however acknowledged the fact that being on top in the music industry is a matter of time hence Ghanaian musicians will also have their time to shine soon. “But I also see it as a matter of time, so when…