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20 Feb

Video: Watch Burna Boy, Tems And Rema’s Performance At NBA All-Star Halftime Show

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Nigerian superstars Burna Boy, Rema and Tems delivered impressive performances during the 2023 NBA All-Star halftime show. The three singers thrilled the audience with their hit tracks, further selling African music to the world and basketball fans. Team Lebron lost 175-184 to Team Giannis during Sunday’s entertaining encounter that featured a number of African players. Last week, the NBA announced that Burna Boy, Rema and Tems will be performing at this year’s All-Star halftime show. The announcement was greeted with huge fanfare among music fans on the continent and the aforementioned artistes lived up to the billing. Watch Burna Boy’s…

16 Feb

Nigeria’s Burna Boy, Tems, Rema To Perform At NBA All-Star Weekend

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The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that three Nigerian superstars, Burna Boy, Tems and Rema will headline the NBA All-Star Game 2023 halftime show with an Afrobeats-themed performance. The NBA made this announcement in a post on its social media pages on Wednesday. Both Burna Boy and Tems are Grammy Award-winning artistes while Rema has also won other awards. The NBA said it will honour LeBron James for becoming the league’s all-time scoring leader after the performance. The 72nd NBA All-Star Game will tip off at 8:30 pm. ET at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City and air on…

17 Jan

Asake, Burna Boy, Davido, Other Nigerian Artists Win Big At AFRIMA

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Nigerian stars such as Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid have dominated the winners’ list at the eighth All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA). Tala, by Ivorian artist Didi B, was named song of the year at the lavish ceremony held in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. This year big names including Ghanaian rapper Black Sherif and Nigerian duo P-Squared performed. Nigerian singer Asake was named Breakout Artist of the Year. During his acceptance speech Asake, whose real name is Ahmed Ololade, said winning was a dream come true: “It started as a dream, but today, it’s a reality. Thanks to God, my…

04 Jan

Burna Boy Apologises For Showing Up Late To Concert, Indicts Organisers

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Nigerian music star Burna Boy, has apologised for the disappointing turn of events at his Love Damini concert, which was held at the Eko Energy City, Lagos, on Sunday night. Angry fans of the Afrobeats singer took to social media pages in the last 24 hours to lament their ordeal- having to wait over nine hours for their favourite musician to show up. Burna Boy did not come on stage until 3:00am on Monday for a show that was supposed to start at 7:00pm on Sunday. In a video circulating on the internet, the singer, who finally took the stage around…

04 Jan

Burna Boy Apologises For Late Performance At Concert

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Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Burna Boy has apologised to fans after being criticized for a late performance at a concert that saw him take to the stage in the small hours of Monday. In a statement on Instagram, the musician blamed organisers for his lateness at the Love Damini Concert held in Lagos. "The organisational structure and infrastructure are not there for the complexities of my audio and production needs," the musician said. He added: "I apologise to my fans for how hectic it was, thank you for staying and weathering the storm with me." He said he would be working…

16 Nov

Burna Boy’s ‘Love, Damini’ Earns Nomination For 2023 Grammy Awards [See Full Nominations List]

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Afrobeats megastar Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu MFR AKA Burna Boy has been nominated for the 2023 Grammy Awards with his 6th album 'Love, Damini' shortlisted for the World Album prize. The 2023 Grammy nominations were announced on Tuesday, 15th November 2022. The nomination is Burna Boy's 3rd Grammy nomination for the World Album Category following 'African Giant' and 'Twice As Tall' nominated in 2020 and 2021 respectively. He was also nominated for the Global Song of the Year for 'Last Last' making it his second nomination after his contributions in Angelique Kidjo's 2021 song 'Do Yourself'. And in total Burna Boy has earned 5 Grammy nominations making one of the most nominated Afrobeats…

14 Nov

MTV EMA 2022: Burna Boy Beats Black Sherif, Others To Win Best Africa Act

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The African Giant Burna Boy has added yet another feat to his list of awards as he has been adjudged the Best African Act at the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards. The 2022 2022 MTV European Music Awards took place on Sunday 13th November 2022 in Dusseldorf. Burna Boy was nominated in the Best African Act category alongside Ayra Starr, Black Sheriff, Tems, Zuchu and Musa Keyz. Burna Boy beat his Ghanaian friend Black Sherif, Ayra Star (Nigeria), Zuchu (Tanzania), Tems (Nigeria) and Mnike (South Africa). https://twitter.com/mtvema/status/1591842774843891712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1591842774843891712%7Ctwgr%5Eb3308cb47d84f6b161d215dad61e458e985a77ad%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpulsembed.eu%2Fp2em%2FPKJe5kKQo%2F This is the second time Burna Boy is picking up the award for…

25 Oct

‘Proud Of Lil Bro’ – Burna Boy Celebrate Black Sherif On Debut Album Success

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Nigerian musician Burna Boy says he is proud of Ghanaian artiste Black Sherif after the release of the latter’s debut album. In a post on his Snapchat, Burna Boy shared the covert art of the ‘Kwaku The Traveller’s album The Villain I Never Was. He advised his followers to give the album a listen writing “Get that @blacksherif album now.” Underneath the picture, he added “proud of lil bro.(sic)” This is Burna Boy’s first reaction to The Villain I Never Was since it was released early in October. The album has only one feature – the ‘Second Sermon Remix’ which…

19 Oct

Afrobeats Gets A Place On America Music Awards

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The American Music Awards (AMAs) has introduced a category dedicated to recognising Afrobeats. The new category is called ‘Favourite Afrobeats Artist’. It is the first award in a major US award show dedicated to recognising African artistes that have transcended the African borders with the now globally recognised genre. Fans of Afrobeats artistes can vote for their favourite stars who have been nominated. Unfortunately, for the category’s debut, no Ghanaian act was nominated. The nominees for the 2022 AMA ‘Favourite Afrobeats Artist’ are; Burna Boy, CKay, Fireboy DML, Tems, and Wizkid. Tems has another nomination in the ‘Collaboration of the…

13 Oct

DJ Khalid Excited As He Shares Videos Dining And Recording With Burna Boy – Promises A Banger

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Popular American DJ, record executive, and music producer, DJ Khaled has wet the appetite of music lovers after sharing a few pictures and videos to confirm his collaboration with Nigerian megastar Burna Boy. On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, DJ Khaled took to Instagram to share videos of himself and the African Giant having lobster for dinner and cooking up great features at his crib. Khaled was heard in the video ordering his chef to bring the finest lobsters for Burna Boy. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjmbuxYgljj/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=4f2ea2a3-bf53-4194-896e-14d8ef4ab1bd Minutes later, he shared a picture of Burna Boy’s recording, followed by a muted video of him and Burna Boy dancing to…