David ‘Electric’ Hinds, the lead singer and guitarist of Steel Pulse, has called out Burna Boy for allegedly disrespecting the Grammy award-winning Reggae band, at a German festival. The 2024 Summer Jam Festival was held in Germany from July 5 to 7. The event headliners were Burna Boy and Jamaican artistes such as Skillibeng, Konshens, Busy Signal,…
Burna Boy, the award-winning Nigerian singer, will celebrate the fifth anniversary of ‘African Giant‘, his fourth studio album, next week. On July 15, the ‘City Boys’ hitmaker will be hosting a concert in London, the United Kingdom, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of his album. The show is sponsored by YouTube Music Nights. Released in July 2019,…
Burna Boy has asked Dammy Krane to take down a social media post wherein he accused Davido of being involved in the death of his friend Tagbo Umeike. Umeike died from alleged alcohol poisoning in October 2017 after his birthday party at Shisha Lounge in Lekki, Lagos state. Davido previously dismissed claims that he had a hand in Tagbo’s death. Last month,…
Burna Boy, the Afrofusion singer, has yet again sold out the 80,000-capacity stadium in London. On Saturday, the Grammy-winning singer thrilled his audience with an amazing performance at West Ham United’s London Stadium. Burna Boy performed some of his hits including ‘City Boys’, ‘On Form’, and ‘Last Last’ while energetic concertgoers sang along. The concert…
Shakira Mebarak, the Colombian singer, has expressed her admiration for Burna Boy, the Afrofusion star, and Afrobeats. Afrobeats has been one of Africa’s biggest exports in the past years. In 2023, the music became a global force with top Nigerian artistes like Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy — among others — hosting some of the biggest…
Burna Boy has broken his record for highest-grossing concert by an African artiste in the United States. On Friday, it was reported by Touring Data that the Grammy Award winner raked in $1.725 million during his ‘I Told Them’ tour at the Capital One Arena in Washington on March 7, 2024. This feat sees Burna Boy break his previous…
Alibaba, the ace Nigerian comedian, says Burna Boy, the Afrofusion artiste, has “done more for national awareness than any of the country’s ambassadors”. Alibaba spoke about the impact of the entertainment industry on Nigeria’s economy in a recent interview with Channels TV. Born Atunyota Akpobome, the 58-year-old lamented that the government did not see prospects in the…
