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Burna Boy Returns With “Sweet Love” — A Smoldering Prelude to “No Sign of Weakness”
Burna Boy is back in his bag.
Burna Boy is back in his bag. The GRAMMY winner and cultural juggernaut opens the next chapter of his career with Sweet Love, a new single off his eighth studio album, No Sign of Weakness. The track—out today, with a music video dropping later, is a slow-burning, reggae-inflected anthem produced by Major Seven (Future, Rihanna), full of atmosphere and intention. It’s Burna in rare form: seductive, confident, and completely in control.
Sweet Love follows the release of Update, a loosie-turned-lead-single that flipped Soul II Soul’s classic Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) into a futuristic Afrobeats jam. Produced by P2J (Beyoncé, Tems), the song feels like a late-night radio transmission from Lagos to London. The video — part short film, part fever dream — has already racked up over 5 million views on YouTube.
Another fan favorite already heating the streets is Bundle By Bundle, produced by longtime collaborator Telz. A booming ode to enjoyment and hustle culture, it’s racked up 24 million streams and nearly 9 million video views, with Billboard, NME, and UPROXX all highlighting it as a standout. It’s loud, joyful, and unmistakably Burna.
Never one to sit still, Burna also recently linked up with French-Haitian star Joé Dwèt Filé for a remix of the viral hit 4 Kampé. The result is a cross-continental fusion of Afrobeats and Kompa — pure dancefloor magic with a passport. And just in case there were any doubts about his global standing: last month, Burna became the first-ever cover star of Billboard France and the first African artist to sell out Stade de France. This summer, he continues his stadium run with back-to-back shows in Berlin and Mönchengladbach — with more to come.
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