Tag: Burna Boy
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Nigerian Afrobeats stars, Davido, Burna Boy, others lose out at 66th Grammy awards
It was a disappointing outing for Nigerian Afrobeats stars at the 66th Grammy Awards as Burna Boy, Davido, Tems, Ayra Starr, Olamide and Asake failed to win from 10 nominations across five categories. The Nigerian contingent lost the inaugural ‘Best African Music Performance’ trophy to South-African singer Tyla who earned the prize with her 2023…
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Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, others nominated for Grammy awards
Following the release of nominations for the 66th Grammy Awards on Friday the names of Nigerian music stars shone brightly in various categories. Grammy-award winner, Burna Boy, bagged four nominations, while Davido clinched three nominations. Davido’s emergence marked his first Grammy nomination. Asake, Olamide, and Ayra Starr also made their Grammy nomination debut with one…
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FULL LIST: Davido, Burna Boy, others Battle for ‘Song of the Year’ Award at 2023 Trace awards
Afrobeat acts Davido and Burna Boy have each snagged four nominations at the 2023 Trace Awards. Both acts were nominated in the ‘Best Male’, ‘Song of the Year’, ‘Best Live’, ‘Best Collaboration’, ‘Best Artist’, and ‘Album of the Year,’ categories of the award show set for October 21, 2023, at the BK Arena,…
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Burna Boy, Ayra Starr make Barack Obama 2023’s Summer Playlist
Former US president, Barack Obama is back with his annual Summer Playlist. The former president, in a tweet on his official Twitter page, revealed his favorite songs for Summer. The Summer playlist comprises 41 songs for the year 2023 and as always, Nigerian artists were included on the list. Retaining their spot in his…
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Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, Simi, Others Battle for 16th Headies Award
By Miracle Ogunde Organisers of the The Headies awards have announced the nominees for the 16th edition for the voting and non-voting categories of its 16th edition. Headies had unveiled the nominees for the “Rookie of the Year” category on Tuesday. Burna Boy leads the nominees’ list with ten nominations. Full list: Best Recording…
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Twitter Removes Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid Verification Tags
Nigerian singers, Davido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid verification badges have been removed on the microblogging platform, Twitter. Checks by our correspondent on Thursday showed that the verification badges on their account had been removed. This new development may be connected to the non-payment of their verification subscription fee announced by Twitter Chief Executive Officer, Elon…