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How Nigerians Joked in Protest to Burna Boy’s Bad Behaviour

January 11, 2023 by Michael Aromolaran

A Twitter user joked that while many began the new year in church, their lips quivering with prayers of gratitude, some others started it on the receiving end of curses.

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Burna Boy Shines A Light on Niger-Delta Degradation with ‘Whiskey’ Documentary

December 9, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

Grammy award winning artist Burna Boy has released the visuals, in a documentary style, for his Whiskey track off his Love, Damini album. The 16-minute documentary takes a deep dive

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The Producers Who Stand To Benefit from Burna Boy’s Grammy Nomination

November 18, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

Burna Boy has made history once more as he managed to secure two nominations at the 65th Grammy Awards on Tuesday, November 16, 2022, thereby tying with Afrobeat legend Femi

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Burberry Premiere Festive Campaign Featuring Burna Boy And Shakira

November 10, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

The festive period has begun at Burberry as the luxury British brand recently unveiled Shakira and Burna Boy as the faces of their new holiday campaign dubbed “The Night Before”.

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CC Ranking: Best Producer-Artist Partnerships In The Nigerian Music Industry

October 31, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

So far, 2022 has been a remarkable year for Nigerian music and the Nigerian music scene, with the spotlight mostly being placed on the artists. However it is impossible to

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Burna Boy Announces Love, Damini Stadium Tour

October 9, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

Burna Boy continues to set records by packing venues to full capacities during the various stops for his Love, Damini tour, and he has taken things a step further by

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Burna Boy Speaks On Representing Africa & Winning A Solo Grammy On Jazzy’s World TV

October 3, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

Jazlyn Guerra, popularly known as the host of her Jazzy’s World TV show, interviewed Burna Boy for her show. The 12-year-old reporter from Bushwick, Brooklyn went viral after managing to

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10 Nigerian Lyrics And The Best Situations To Call On Them

September 20, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

Nigerian artists are often likened to prophets and philosophers because of how some of what they speak about with their lyrics often come to pass, end up being super relevant,

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10 2022 Nigerian Music Videos With Over 10 Million YouTube Views

August 17, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

Music videos play a huge role in marketing an artist’s music. And the success of a music video differs for various artists. Some are elated when their YouTube videos have

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5 Times Nigerian Stars Made Us Proud In The First Half Of The Year

July 21, 2022 by Thelma Ideozu

The great writer Chinua Achebe once said that “being a Nigerian is abysmally frustrating and unbelievably exciting”, and few words sum it up quite so aptly. Being Nigerian is, indeed,

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Review: Burna Boy’s Ego Shines in ‘Love, Damini’

July 11, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Burna Boy’s sixth album, Love, Damini, is as bulky as a doctoral thesis. Comprising nineteen songs, by the time you reach the last track, the Shackleton Ice Shelf would have

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The Increasing Toxicity Of Fanbases In The Nigerian Music Industry

July 8, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

The increasing success of the Nigerian music industry is arguably the best thing that has happened to Nigeria in the last few years. The Afrobeats scene has never been as

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White Lion Releases New Single ‘Spray’

July 6, 2022 by Naomi Overo

South African based Nigerian artist White Lion has released a new smash hit single Spray. Spray is coming after the massive media rotation he enjoyed on his last release –

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A Breakdown of Burna Boy’s Interview On the Million Dollaz Worth of Game Show

July 5, 2022 by Wisdom Mudasiru

The Million Dollaz Worth of Game show is a weekly podcast with rapper Gillie Da King and social media influencer and disruptor Wallo267 (who are also first cousins), targeting their

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Ranking: Nigerian Artists On NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert

June 28, 2022 by Naomi Overo

Earlier this month, Naira Marley’s Tiny Desk performance created a buzz on Twitter. As part of the NPR Music Black Music month celebration, Naira Marley was slated to perform alongside