Burna Boy Makes History at the Grammys: A Fashion Spectacle Fit for an African Giant Burna Boy continues to carve his name in the annals of music history, and his recent groundbreaking performance at the Grammys only solidifies his status as a global icon. As the first African artist to grace the Grammys main stage, […]
The African Giant samples Brandy and Ma$e in his new summertime-ready single. In a triumphant return, Burna Boy makes his presence known and asserts his dominance with the release of his latest single, “Sittin’ On Top Of The World.” This highly anticipated solo debut for 2023 showcases the talented Nigerian artist’s ability to captivate listeners once again. Drawing inspiration […]
Afro Nation, known as “the world’s biggest Afrobeats festival,” will be making its debut in the United States with a two-day event in Miami. Set to take place at LoanDepot Park on May 27th and 28th, the festival will be headlined by the popular Nigerian artists Burna Boy and Wizkid. The first performers also include […]
Burberry recently announced that Burna Boy and Colombian singer Shakira would be the faces of their upcoming Christmas fashion campaign. The campaign, titled “The Night Before,” was shot and directed by Torso Solutions and styled by Julia Sarr-Jamois. Both Shakira and African Giant Burna boy donned distinct looks that distinctly carried emblems of Burberry, the British luxury […]
Grammy-Award winner Burna Boy continues to break historical charts. He is the first-ever African artiste to hit 200 million streams on Africa’s Number one music streaming platform, Boomplay. Boomplay streams are calculated based on industry-recognized standards in which only no less than thirty-second stream is equal to one stream count. Barely a year after Burna […]
On another banger, the two Nigerian legends use football to announce themselves the best players on the planet. Made In Lagos, Wizkid’s most recent widely praised collection, was the event for the Nigerian Starboy to at last connection up interestingly with “African Giant” Burna Boy on a colossally expected track: “Ginger”. Joined by a rich […]
Nigerian afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, stole the show at the 23rd BET Awards with his electrifying performance on Sunday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. The OBO crooner wowed the audience with a medley of his hit songs ‘Feel’ and ‘Unavailable’ from his latest album, ‘Timeless’. Davido’s scintillating […]
Tiwa Savage Makes History as First Nigerian Artiste to Perform at Royal Coronation. In a remarkable moment of cultural significance and artistic achievement, Nigerian music star Tiwa Savage became the first Nigerian artiste to perform at a royal coronation. The historic event took place at Windsor Castle in England, where King Charles III and Queen […]
The All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) recently descended onto Dakar, Senegal for their eighth edition, ‘The Teganga Edition.’ The awards, which were held at the Dakar Arena, saw a wide range of African artists being recognized for their contributions to the music industry. Nigerian superstar Davido was one of the night’s big winners, taking home […]
Ruger (23) has been blazing a trail for himself in the Afrobeats game. Making his musical debut in the form of EP, “Pandemic”, the young artist has been making waves and shaking the table ever since then. Nigeria is the place he calls home, and there’s clearly something in the soil over there, as it […]
The Recording Academy has released its list of nominees for the upcoming 2023 Grammy Awards show and several African artists have been given a nod. Nigerian superstar Burna Boyand Beninese legend Angélique Kidjo are both nominated for Best Global Music Album. Uganda’s Eddy Kenzo, Ghana’s Rocky Dawuni, South Africa’s Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode, and Burna Boy are all in the running for Best Global Music Performance. Nigeria’s continually […]
This is the first time the ‘Sukari’ hit singer has been nominated for the prestigious MTV Awards, making her the only female East African artist nominated in the MTV EMAs this year. The “Sukari” singer is the only East African artiste nominated for the 2022 MTV EMA awards. Zuchu will be competing for the Best […]
Tanzanian Bongo Flava artist and music entrepreneur Rajab Abdul Kahali, popularly known by his stage name Harmonize (32) is undoubtedly claimed the throne of the king of Afro East. Afro East is according to Harmonize is more of a genre for his music and music from East Africa besides the artist in 2018 created Afro […]
The American Music Awards have added a “Favorite Afrobeats Artist” category to their lineup this year, further highlighting the global influence of Afrobeats on the global music scene. Burna Boy, Wizkid, CKay, Tems, and Fireboy DML are officially the pioneering artists to be nominated for the Favorite Afrobeats Artist category. Leading overall nomination is Tems, […]
Nigerian popstar Asake, who is arguably the hottest breakout star from Nigeria this year, has dropped his debut album, Mr. Money With The Vibe—a 12-track offering featuring the hit singles “Peace Be Unto You”, “Terminator”, and the “Sungba” remix with Burna Boy. The singer-songwriter has been on an unprecedented run in 2022: outside of the […]
Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido this week surpassed 1 billion Spotify streams across all credits. The feat, which translates to 1 066 022 equivalent album sales according to Chart Data, arrives a decade after his debut LP Omo Baba Olowo: The Genesis, a projectcredited with inspiring a new generation of African popstars. The milestone means that the singer, who […]
Popular Nigerian popstar and singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has won the Best International Act at the 2022 BET Awards. She also made history as the first Nigerian and African female musician to win the Best International Act at the BET Awards. She ousted UK singers Little Simz and Dave to win the […]
Davido’s official photographer Fortunate Umunname Peter aka Fortune is dead. He died three months after the hit maker’s close friend and associate, Habeeb Ademola Uthman aka as Obama DMW passed on. Davido had also lost his bodyguard of six years, Ogbeide Tijani Olamilekan (Teejay) in 2020. In 2017, Davido lost two friends and team members, […]
The 21st annual BET awards happened on Sunday night with the theme “Year of the Black Woman.” The ceremony was hosted by Award-winning actress Taraji P. Henson from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, with a live audience. The night of celebrating blackness was a success and here is the full list of winners including […]
UPDATE: Diamond Platnumz fails to win BET Awards for the fourth time. East African singer Diamond Platnumz has once again failed to win a BET Award for the fourth time and he lost this year’s award to Nigeria’s pop star Burna Boy. Diamond has been nominated four times for BET Awards in the years 2014,2016,2017 […]