Burna Boy

Nigerian singer-songwriter

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2025 Announced future studio album No Sign of Weakness, indicating continued artistic development.
2025 Announced future studio album No Sign of Weakness, indicating continued artistic development.
2024 Collaborated with 21 Savage and Metro Boomin on 'Just Like Me' from the album American Dream
2024 Collaborated with Coldplay on 'We Pray' from Moon Music, which charted in multiple countries and received a BPI Silver certification.
November 2024 Nominated for Best African Music Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards for the song 'Higher', to be held in February 2025 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
November 2024 Nominated for Best African Music Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards for the song 'Higher', to be held in February 2025 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
February 4 2024 Performed 'Sittin' on Top of the World' at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, alongside Brandy and 21 Savage.
February 4 2024 Performed 'Sittin' on Top of the World' at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, alongside Brandy and 21 Savage.
2023 Named by Billboard as the top Afrobeat artist of the year.
2023 Named the most streamed Sub-Saharan African artist globally on Spotify for the second consecutive year.
2023 Won the inaugural Best Afrobeats award at the Billboard Music Awards, becoming the first African artist to win a BBMA as lead artist.
2023 BOF (Business of Fashion) named Burna Boy as one of the people shaping the global fashion industry.
2023 His song 'Last Last' won Afrobeats Single of the Year and Song of the Year at The Headies.
2023 Ranked number 197 on Rolling Stone's list of the 200 greatest singers of all time.
2023 Won fourth Best International Act at the BET Awards.
2023 Became the first African artist to have two albums earn over 1 billion streams on Spotify.
2023 Released seventh studio album I Told Them..., maintaining his momentum in the music industry.
2023 Won fourth Best International Act at the BET Awards. His song 'Last Last' won Afrobeats Single of the Year and Song of the Year at The Headies.
2023 Featured on Diddy's 'Burna Boy Interlude' from The Love Album: Off the Grid
2023 Won fourth Best International Act at the BET Awards. His song 'Last Last' won Afrobeats Single of the Year and Song of the Year at The Headies.
2023 Won the inaugural Best Afrobeats award at the Billboard Music Awards, becoming the first African artist to win a BBMA as lead artist.
2023 Named by Billboard as the top Afrobeat artist of the year.
2023 Named the most streamed Sub-Saharan African artist globally on Spotify for the second consecutive year.
2023 Released seventh studio album I Told Them..., maintaining his momentum in the music industry.
2023 BOF (Business of Fashion) named Burna Boy as one of the people shaping the global fashion industry.
2023 Won fourth Best International Act at the BET Awards.
2023 Ranked number 197 on Rolling Stone's list of the 200 greatest singers of all time.
2023 His song 'Last Last' won Afrobeats Single of the Year and Song of the Year at The Headies.
2023 Became the first African artist to have two albums earn over 1 billion streams on Spotify.
November 2023 Nominated for four Grammy Awards, becoming the most nominated Nigerian artist in Grammy history with ten total career nominations and the first Nigerian to have nominations in five consecutive years (2019-2023).
November 2023 Nominated for four Grammy Awards, becoming the most nominated Nigerian artist in Grammy history with ten total career nominations and the first Nigerian to have nominations in five consecutive years (2019-2023).
July 2023 Became the first African artist to headline and sell out a stadium show in the United States, performing at Citi Field in New York.
July 2023 Became the first African artist to headline and sell out a stadium show in the United States, performing at Citi Field in New York.
June 10 2023 Became the first artist from Africa to perform at the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show by Pepsi at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, performing in front of over 71,412 supporters and a global audience of over 700 million people.
June 10 2023 Became the first artist from Africa to perform at the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show by Pepsi at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, performing in front of over 71,412 supporters and a global audience of over 700 million people.
April 2023 Released 'Mera Na' featuring Sidhu Moose Wala, a tribute song that charted on international charts including Billboard Global 200, Canada Hot 100, and New Zealand Hot Singles chart.
April 2023 Released 'Mera Na' featuring Sidhu Moose Wala, a tribute song that charted on international charts including Billboard Global 200, Canada Hot 100, and New Zealand Hot Singles chart.
January 1 2023 During the Lagos leg of his Love, Damini tour, Burna Boy publicly denied rumors about the nightclub shooting and claims about his mother's past as a backup dancer for Fela Kuti.
January 1 2023 During the Lagos leg of his Love, Damini tour, Burna Boy publicly denied rumors about the nightclub shooting and claims about his mother's past as a backup dancer for Fela Kuti.
2022 Burna Boy and Stefflon Don ended their romantic relationship.
2022 Burna Boy collaborated with Angélique Kidjo on 'Do Yourself'
2022 Featured on the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack with the track 'Alone', which reached multiple chart positions and received SNEP Gold certification
2022 Burna Boy and Stefflon Don ended their romantic relationship.
December 18 2022 Held his first concert in Jamaica at the Jamaica National Stadium.
December 18 2022 Held his first concert in Jamaica at the Jamaica National Stadium.
October 2022 Awarded the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic plaque for his achievements in music.
October 2022 Awarded the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic plaque for his achievements in music.
July 8 2022 Released his sixth studio album 'Love, Damini', preceded by singles 'Kilometre' and 'Last Last'.

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