Burna Boy
Nigerian singer-songwriter
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| 2025 | Announced future studio album No Sign of Weakness, indicating continued artistic development. |
| February 7 2025 | Premium Times Nigeria confirmed Burna Boy's relationship with Chloe Bailey after they were spotted on a Valentine's-themed dinner date in Lagos, displaying public affection. |
| 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. |
| December 2024 | Rumors emerged about Burna Boy's potential romantic relationship with American R&B singer Chloe Bailey during Lagos' 'Detty December' celebrations. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| July 8 2022 | Released his sixth studio album 'Love, Damini', preceded by singles 'Kilometre' and 'Last Last'. |
| June 8 2022 | Burna Boy's armed security escorts allegedly shot and wounded two people at a nightclub in Lagos after he was reportedly rejected by a woman in the VIP section. Five security guards were arrested and charged with attempted murder. |
| 2021 | Pitchfork named Burna Boy one of the most important artists of their first 25 years, recognizing his significant impact on music. |
| 2021 | Won Best International Act at the BET Awards for the third time. |
| 2021 | Burna Boy featured on Sia's 'Hey Boy' and Wizkid's 'Ginger' |
| 2021 | Collaborates with international artists including John Legend, Becky G, and Angélique Kidjo |
| 2021 | Collaborated with Sia on the single 'Hey Boy'. |
| 2021 | Featured on Mist's 'Rollin'' single. |
| September 17 2021 | Collaborated with Jon Bellion on the single 'I Feel It', marking their first musical collaboration. |
| June 4 2021 | Performed at the Belgravia Sports Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, where he reportedly refused to wear a ZANU-PF scarf as an endorsement of the Mnangagwa administration. |
| March 19 2021 | Featured on Justin Bieber's song 'Loved by You' from his sixth studio album 'Justice'. |
| March 15 2021 | Won the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album for 'Twice as Tall'. |
| 2020 | Established a relief fund for victims of the #EndSARS anti-police brutality protests in Nigeria. |
| 2020 | Won African Artist of the Year at the Ghana Music Awards. |
| 2020 | Burna Boy released music videos for 'Odogwu', 'Wonderful', 'Monsters you made', 'Real life' featuring Stormzy, and 'Way too big' |
| 2020 | Continues collaborations with 2Baba and appears on Pop Smoke's remix of 'Enjoy Yourself' |
| 2020 | Featured on J Hus's track 'Play Play' from Big Conspiracy, which received BPI Platinum certification |
| 2020 | Featured on Wizkid's 'Ginger' from the album Made in Lagos, which received BPI Silver and MC Gold certifications. |
| December 9 2020 | Won Best International Act at the MOBO Awards, beating competitors Drake, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, and Roddy Ricch. |
| November 24 2020 | Nominated for Best Global Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for 'Twice as Tall', marking his second consecutive nomination in this category. |
| October 20 2020 | Released the single '20-10-20' in solidarity with #EndSARS protesters, addressing the alleged Lekki shooting, bad governance, corruption, and police brutality in Nigeria. |
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