1. In 2017, Burna Boy signed a record deal with Atlantic Records and its parent company Warner Music Group.
50 Facts About Burna Boy
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In 2019, Burna Boy won Best International Act at the BET Awards and was named an Apple Music Up Next artist.
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In 2020, Burna Boy won African Artist of the Year at the Ghana Music Awards, and released his fifth studio album Twice as Tall, which won Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.
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Burna Boy won Best International Act at the 2021 BET Awards for the third time.
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In October 2022, Burna Boy was awarded the Member of the Order of the Federal Republic plaque for his achievements in music.
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Burna Boy won his fourth Best International Act at the 2023 BET Awards.
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Burna Boy became the first African artist to have two albums earned over 1 billion streams on Spotify.
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Burna Boy attended Corona Secondary School in Agbara, Ogun State, before relocating to London, England, to further his studies.
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Burna Boy studied media technology at the University of Sussex from 2008 to 2009, and studied media communications and culture at Oxford Brookes University from 2009 to 2010.
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Burna Boy returned to Port Harcourt and took up a year-long internship at Rhythm 93.7 FM.
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Burna Boy launched his music career after returning to Lagos.
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On 19 January 2018, Burna Boy was featured on American rock band Fall Out Boy's song "Sunshine Riptide", a track from their seventh studio album Mania.
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Burna Boy released his third studio album, Outside, exactly a week later, on 26 January 2018.
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On 7 October 2018, Burna Boy performed before a sold-out crowd at London's O2 Academy Brixton.
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On 3 January 2019, Burna Boy was announced alongside Mr Eazi as one of the artists performing at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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Burna Boy won four awards at the Soundcity MVP Awards Festival, including African Artiste of the Year, Listener's Choice, and Best Male MVP.
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On 24 June 2019, Burna Boy won Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards.
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Burna Boy recorded "Ja Ara E" for Beyonce's The Lion King: The Gift and was the only guest artist with their own track on the soundtrack album.
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Burna Boy began recording the album in 2018 and told Billboard that it was his most personal project yet.
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Burna Boy first revealed plans to release it in April 2019 and held a private listening session in Los Angeles.
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On 22 November 2019, Burna Boy was featured alongside English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran on British rapper Stormzy's single, "Own It", the fourth single from his second studio album, Heavy Is the Head.
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Burna Boy used his signature afrobeat's style on the song and partly sings in the isiZulu language.
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On 30 July 2020, Burna Boy was featured on British singer Sam Smith's single, "My Oasis", the lead single from their third studio album, Love Goes.
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Burna Boy won Best International Act at the 2021 BET Awards, becoming the first African artist to win the award three consecutive times.
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On 19 March 2021, Burna Boy was featured on Canadian singer Justin Bieber's song "Loved by You", a track from his sixth studio album, Justice.
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On 4 June 2022, Burna Boy performed at the Belgravia Sports Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, where he allegedly refused money to wear a ZANU-PF scarf as an endorsement of the Mnangagwa administration.
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Burna Boy released his sixth studio album, Love, Damini, on July 8,2022.
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Burna Boy held his first concert in Jamaica on 18 December 2022, at the Jamaica National Stadium.
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On 10 June 2023, Burna Boy became the first artist from Africa to perform at the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show by Pepsi.
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Burna Boy was named by Billboard as the top Afrobeat artist of the year 2023.
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At the 2023 Billboard Music Awards, Burna was awarded the inaugural best Afrobeats award becoming the first African artist to win a BBMA as lead artist alongside Rema who won best afrobeat song that night.
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Burna Boy was named as 2023 most streamed Sub-saharan African artists globally on Spotify, making it his second year in a row.
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Burna Boy performed the song at the ceremony on 4 February 2024, alongside Brandy and 21 Savage.
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Burna Boy has been nominated for the award six times throughout his career.
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Burna Boy dated British rapper Stefflon Don from 2018 to 2022.
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Burna Boy has discussed political topics in his music, such as on the African Giant track "Another Story".
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Nigerian singer Omah Lay claimed Burna Boy is the best songwriter he has ever seen and an inspiration when it comes to the art of writing.
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Burna Boy is known for his vocal texture, as well as his baritone voice, singing in a blend of English, Yoruba, and Nigerian Pidgin.
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Burna Boy's success has led some to opine that he has cultivated a profile of a leading figure in Afrobeats.
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Aniefiok Ekpoudom of The Guardian said "Burna Boy is on a mission to remind Africans everywhere about their roots in the continent, and Afrobeats is his tool".
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Five security guards affiliated with Burna Boy were arrested and charged with attempted murder.
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On 1 January 2023, during the Lagos leg of his Love, Damini tour, a visibly upset Burna Boy denied the nightclub shooting rumour and rumours about his mother being a former backup dancer for Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.
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In November 2019, Burna Boy was announced as the headliner for the 'Africans Unite' concert in South Africa, an event aimed at promoting unity and addressing xenophobia.
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South African artists and members of the public called for an apology, which Burna Boy declined to issue.
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Burna Boy engaged in a public dispute with South African rapper AKA on Twitter, stemming from discussions about xenophobic violence in South Africa.
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Burna Boy criticized the attacks and, in a since-deleted tweet, stated he would physically confront AKA if they met.
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The dispute gained further attention when Burna Boy's planned performance at the 'Africans Unite' concert reignited public pressure for him to apologize.
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In 2022, AKA indicated that he no longer harbored issues with Burna Boy, suggesting a potential reconciliation between the artists.
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Burna Boy believes in "rebuilding bridges" with the African diaspora, believing Africa as the mother continent and birthplace of humankind.
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Burna Boy has been a vocal advocate for social justice across the world, Burna Boy's music is not just entertainment, it is a call to action as he uses his platform to speak truth to power and shine a light on issues affecting people in Nigeria and around the world.