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Burna Boy To Release New Album In August

By Sahel Standard Magazine April 19, 2021 57 0

Nigeria’s Grammy award winner, Burna Boy has hinted that a new album will be released in August 2021. Burna Boy made the revelation while responding to a fan who asked “Are we having an album this year? Burna replied by saying, “Same time as last year. No worry.” It would be recalled that Burna’s last album ‘TWICE AS […]Continue Reading

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Wike Honors Burna Boy With Rivers Second Highest Award

By Sahel Standard Magazine March 28, 2021 76 0

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has honoured Port Harcourt-born music star, Burna Boy after recently winning a Grammy award for the Best Global Music Album. The governor bestowed on the award-winning artiste, the second-highest honour of Distinguished Service Star of Rivers State (DSSRS). “We are going to bestow on our son, the second-highest award in […]Continue Reading

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Burna Boy releases visuals for ‘23’

By Sahel Standard Magazine March 24, 2021 194 0

Grammys winner Burna Boy has displayed top-notch artistry in the visuals to “23”, the tenth track off his award-winning album ‘Twice as Tall.’ The music video was released over a week after Burna Boy won the coveted Grammys. Burna Boy gets to the heart of the matter in the sombre and reflective tune, which alludes […]Continue Reading

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Burna Boy makes another Great Stride with Justin Bieber Collaboration

By Sahel Standard Magazine March 19, 2021 155 0

The African Giant, Burna Boy, has made another great stride less than a week after winning his first-ever Grammy Award. The superstar has collaborated with Canadian singing superstar, Justin Bieber, to deliver the hit song, Loved By You, to the delight of their teeming fans. The song is on Beiber’s sixth album, Justice, which was […]Continue Reading

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FG Congratulates Burna Boy, Wizkid Over Grammy Awards

By Sahel Standard Magazine March 15, 2021 159 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has congratulated music stars Burna Boy and Whizkid over their Grammy Award victories. In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday, the Minister described the much-deserved awards as fitting rewards for the persistent hardwork of the duo. He said the awards also represented a global endorsement […]Continue Reading

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Burna Boy’s ‘Destiny’ Included in Biden-Harris Inauguration Playlist

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 19, 2021 214 0

Burna Boy’s ‘Destiny’, a song off the Afropop singer’s Grammy-nominated album ‘African Giant’, has been included in the official inauguration playlist of incoming US president and vice-president, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The playlist, which features artistes from different parts of the world, is said to be a representation of America’s diversity and also symbolises Continue Reading

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Burna Boy’s ‘Twice As Tall’ most-streamed Nigerian album on Spotify in 2020

By Sahel Standard Magazine December 2, 2020 277 0

Burna Boy’s recent album, Twice As Tall, has been named as the most-streamed Nigerian album on the streaming platform, Spotify, in 2020. This comes shortly after, the album earned the singer his second Grammy Awards nomination.  The self-acclaimed African Giant secured the number one spot on as the most-streamed Nigerian album on Spotify in 2020 with […]Continue Reading

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Burna Boy’s ‘Twice As Tall’ Bags Grammy Nomination For Best Global Music Album

By Sahel Standard Magazine November 25, 2020 185 0

After being nominated and losing to Angelique Kidjo for the 2020 edition of the Grammy, Nigerian singer and songwriter, Burna Boy, has made another comeback in the 2021 instalment of the awards. The singer was nominated in the Best Global Music Album category for his latest body of work, ‘Twice As Tall’. He was nominated […]Continue Reading

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Burna Boy Releases ‘Twice As Tall’ Album

By Sahel Standard Magazine August 14, 2020 296 0

Burna Boy’s highly anticipated album Twice As Tall finally arrived on Thursday (Aug. 13) and fans worldwide are here for it. The Nigerian megastar has had a fruitful year in 2019 with the release of his fourth studio album, African Giant, and this new LP only serves as another flawless victory in his book. The […]Continue Reading