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Burna Boy’s ‘Destiny’ selected for Biden-Harris inauguration playlist
With the inauguration of presidential-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris on the horizon (tomorrow, January 20, 2021), no ...
Watch the dazzling animated video of Sia’s ‘Hey Boy’ feat. Burna Boy
Announced on Tuesday that Burna Boy will feature on Sia’s Hey Boy remix, off her upcoming eight studio album Music ...
Watch the video of Wizkid’s ‘Ginger’ featuring Burna Boy
Piggybacking off making it to the Billboard World Album chart for a second time with Made In Lagos, his fourth ...
The 2021 Grammys postponed is a reminder that the coronavirus is still with us
In predictable fashion, the 2021 Grammys has been postponed over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Initially slated to ...
Burna Boy performs ‘Way Too Big’ on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’
Burna Boy made an appearance on American talk show Late Night With Seth Meyers yesterday, performing the anthemic Way Too ...
David vs the Giant: What you need to know about the Davido, Burna Boy ‘clash’ | The #YNaijaCover
Twittersphere was set abuzz upon reports that the entertainer, Davido was involved in a brawl with Burna Boy at a ...
FG announces reduction in fuel price, US adds Nigeria to blacklist on religious freedom – Pompeo | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
FG announces reduction in fuel price to N162.44 per litre The Federal Government has announced a reduction in the pump ...
Why foreign media have a different perspective of Nigerian albums
In the space of one week, two albums of two separate Nigerian singers were adjudged by the foreign media to ...
Burna’s alleged affair with Jopearl: Gender bias rears head as Burna is justified by fans
Celebrities and controversies are like collocations. One barely exists without the other and the fixated eyes of the public on ...
Grammy: Burna gets #TwiceAsTall with 2021 nomination
It has been more than a long time coming for Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy who gets a ...
MOBO Awards return to shine light on a big year for Nigerian artistes
You would have to go as far back as 2017 for the last time popular music awards MOBO held. But ...
#ABetterTime: Afrobeats battle for supremacy reaches new height
Perhaps for the first time ever, we have the big four of Davido, Wizkid, Olamide and Burna Boy dropping albums ...
What to expect from 14th edition of The Headies Awards
It is that season of the year for pomp and circumstance of the music industry, and popular awards platform often ...
A Nigerian coming of age story, Exclusive interview with Niniola– the best Nigerian articles of the week
Niniola: Staying inside the House – Joey Akan What I did was, the following month, I got on a plane ...
How Burna Boy is taking the fight against corruption global
Since the days of Fela Kuti, music has been a weapon to fight corruption, injustice and infrastructural decay. He was ...
#EndSARS and the limits of celebrity activism
In the film One Night in Miami which had its North American premiere in September at the Toronto International Film ...
Burna Boy and the #EndSARS protest, Protesting from the diaspora – the best Nigerian articles of the week
Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews ...
Rivers gov, Wike, prohibits all proposed protests under #EndSARS, Lagos govt approves full reopening of primary, secondary schools | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has prohibited all protests relating to #EndSARS in the state; warning parents to ensure that ...
#SARSmustEnd: Davido to meet with the IGP; wave of leadership from entertainers commendable
It felt like a moment of relief and victory when the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, announced the disbandment of ...
#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Burna Boy finally joins the #EndSARS movement with ‘Project Protect’
At the present, the world all over has become aware of #EndSARS movement. What was rebuked as mere social ...
Falz and Runtown deserve all the accolades for leading the way for other celebrities
#EndSARS has been the subject of many a rant on social media but the continued terror of the Federal Special ...
Another award run for Burna Boy after MTV EMA nomination?
Another calendar year has passed for the organisers of MTV Europe Music Awards and they have unveiled their nominees for ...
Laycon trends on YouTube’s most watched artistes and fans are ready to push him all the way
Following the recent graduation at the Big Brother Naija Lockdown edition, the leader of the newest set of brand influencers ...
Burna Boy vs Sowore: What are the limits to a Nigerian celebrity’s activism?
The recent virtual exchange between Afrobeats star Burna Boy and revolutionary politician Omoyele Sowore has sparked off a range of ...
Burna Boy has chosen his own kind of revolution, but is he to blame for being called out?
Our celebrities are everything. They give us things to talk about, create trends for us to follow, and arguably, influence ...
FIFA ’21: Fireboy, Burna Boy and Rema feature another milestone for Afrobeat
When Beyoncé released an album in 2019 that featured a lot of African stars, the world bowed to an African ...
Burna is trending for the right reasons and we examine his Grammy chances this time
By Kola Muhammed According to streaming platform, Spotify, Burna Boy’s latest album, Twice as tall is the most streamed album ...
Burna Boy’s ‘Twice As Tall’ debuts at No. 54 on Billboard 200 chart
Barely two weeks after its release, Burna Boy’s much-buzzed-about fifth project Twice As Tall has debuted at number 54 on ...
Burna Boy’s ‘Twice As Tall’ review, 2Baba’s longevity: the best Nigerian articles of the week
Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and ...
What does Diddy really want from Burna Boy?
”Beyoncé-endorsed Burna Boy make Afrobeat go international” declares a New York Post headline during the release fever of Burna Boy’s ...