Archives Tag: Burna Boy
Top 10 Songs of 2019
April 19, 2022
You might be wondering why songs like Beginning by Joeboy or Try Me by Tems aren’t here; those songs practically defined Nigerian music in 2019. But never fear, we have a complimentary list with more of the biggest songs in 2019. See our list of the Top 10 Music Videos of 2019. This is a … Continue reading Top 10 Songs of 2019
Did You Know? Sajjad Musa, The Designer Behind Burna Boy’s Bank Notes
April 19, 2022
The album artwork for Burna Boy’s African Giant album is one of the notes specially created to promote the African Giant message. A number of notes with a variety of images printed on them were released, and the images on each note represent Burna Boy’s commentary on the Nigerian/African situation. The note on the album … Continue reading Did You Know? Sajjad Musa, The Designer Behind Burna Boy’s Bank Notes
Grammy 2020: Burna Boy’s African Giant Nominated for Best World Music Album
April 19, 2022
Burna Boy is officially a Grammy-nominated singer. It was revealed this week that his album, African Giant, will be a contender in the Best World Music Album category at the 2020 Grammy Awards. The Grammy Award for Best World Music Album is given to recording artists for quality albums in the world music genre. African … Continue reading Grammy 2020: Burna Boy’s African Giant Nominated for Best World Music Album
Burna Boy, Nominated for 2020 Grammy Awards
April 19, 2022
Burna Boy has been nominated for the Grammy Awards. This was announced from the official twitter handle of the Academy Awards. Burna’s African Giant album was nominated alongside Aitun Gun’s GECE, WHAT HEAT by Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted by Jules Buckley, FANM D’AYITI by Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet, and CELIA by the legendary … Continue reading Burna Boy, Nominated for 2020 Grammy Awards
The Astonishing Success Of Burna Boy In America, According to Nielsen Music And The Wall Street Journal
April 19, 2022
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is an American, internationally read daily newspaper that sells physical and digital copies. America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation. The WSJ releases a new edition six times a week. As at June 2019, the WSJ was selling an average of about 1.8 million copies per issue. This means that every … Continue reading The Astonishing Success Of Burna Boy In America, According to Nielsen Music And The Wall Street Journal
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Burna Boy Refunds Fans Money For Not Dancing During His Show This week, Afrofusion star Burna Boy, shocked fans when he stopped midway during a performance to berate a fan for not dancing. He went on to refund the man’s money and asked security to escort him out of the show. However, he reportedly later … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Entertainment Events this September
April 19, 2022
The year is coming to a quick end. At this point most of us are already planning for the impending excitement of December. To keep you stimulated, we’ve compiled a short list of events that might be worth your time this September. Priceless – A Solo Art Exhibition Yusuf Durodola is a painter and performance … Continue reading Entertainment Events this September
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Rema Makes Obama’s Summer Playlist Mavins Star Rema has been on the rise since the release of his album Iron Man and this time around, he gained a “VVIP” fan in the person of Barack Obama. In a tweet, Obama unveiled the summer playlist he and Michelle have been listening to for the summer and … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
The Best of Burna Boy’s Epic Year
April 19, 2022
Last week, Sir Elton John featured Burna Boy’s hit song Anybody on his weekly radio show Rocket Hour. He called the track ‘fantastic’ and gave Burna Boy some quick praise. The recognition was a huge honor. Sir Elton John is a distinguished British pop rock icon and one of the highest selling music artists in … Continue reading The Best of Burna Boy’s Epic Year
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Burnaboy On The Daily Show With Trevor Noah In a bid to promote his new album ‘African Giant’, Burnaboy has been making appearances on some American TV shows. This week he was on The Daily Show where he sat down for a chat with Trevor Noah and performed his hit songs “Anybody” and “Ye”. This … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido Dominate Song Sales on Billboard World Chart
April 19, 2022
August is looking like a good month for Nigerian music. 2019 has definitely been a good year. Wizkid’s latest feature, Brown Skin Girl, has spent 2 weeks at Number 1 on Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart. Davido is at Number 3 with Blow My Mind, and Burna Boy made two new entries on the … Continue reading Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido Dominate Song Sales on Billboard World Chart
Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Desmond Elliot This week, Desmond Elliot, was under fire for a statement he made about Nollywood during an interview. According to him, “Government has to ban the importation of foreign movies so that Nollywood can grow. Make it difficult for foreign content to come in, so your local content can grow”. Here is how Nigerians … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
Beyonce Features Top Nigerian Music Acts In Her New Album
April 19, 2022
The most populous black nation is home to some of the popular music acts the globe has seen, stars like Davido, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Olamide and a host of others are currently on top of their game, putting Nigeria and Africa on the global map. On Friday, July 19, 2019, famous world music act Beyonce … Continue reading Beyonce Features Top Nigerian Music Acts In Her New Album
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Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
Wole Soyinka’s Plane Seat Incident One of the highlights of the week was a tweet by Nigeria politician Tonye Cole in which he recounted an experience he witnessed between a young man and Wole Soyinka on a plane. In the tweet, he called out the young man for asking Wole Soyinka to leave his seat … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
2019 Mid-Year Highlights
April 19, 2022
With few days left to close in on the second half of the year, Connect Nigeria does a recap of remarkable things that have happened in Nigeria in 2019 so far.
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