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What Burna Boy Did When He Was Asked To Choose Who’s A Better Legend Between Kanu or Okocha

Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy refused to reveal his choice after he was asked to choose who was a better footballer between Super Eagles legends, Kanu Nwankwo and Austin Jay Jay Okocha.
It happened after his performance at the Champions League final kickoff show on Saturday night.
The star was seen having a chat with some football legends on CBS Sports shortly after the game.
He was asked to choose who was the better player between Kanu and Okocha by Arsenal and France legend, Thierry Henry.
“I have one for you, you go Kanu or Okocha? Henry asked.
Burna Boy responded: “Don’t do this to me, man. No, I can’t do this.
 
“This is treachery. It is treason. I can get hanged for it.”
However, after being prodded further, Burna Boy obliged to whisper his choice to Henry.
Former England international, Micah Richards claimed he heard Okocha.
But Henry refused to announce who Burna picked, saying “I will respect this one.”
Burna Boy told Micah that he doesn’t know who he picked.
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Why I Didn’t Want Man City To Win Champions League Final – Burna Boy

Superstar Afrobeats singer, Burna Boy, has opened up on why he did not want Manchester City to win the UEFA Champions League final against Inter Milan.

Recall that City pipped Inter 1-0 to clinch their first-ever Champions League trophy in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday night.

Burna Boy who made history as the first African artiste to perform at the Champions League final, spoke with Paramount+ shortly after the game.

He said he didn’t want City to win because he is a fan of their rival, Manchester United.

He said, “This was most amazing thing, even though I honestly didn’t want City to win for sentimental reasons, it’s okay.

“It is amazing performing at the UCL final.”

Burna Boy thrilled fans with a medley of his hit songs ‘Last Last’ and ‘It’s Plenty’ at the kickoff show powered by Pepsi.

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The First Time I Saw Burna Boy, He Was Running After Me And Davido’s Car

Popular Nigerian singer, Bred has recounted how he met Grammy-winner, Burna Boy.

Speaking during an interview with Echo Room, B-Red said he first saw Burna Boy in Port Harcourt when he was running after a car he was in with his cousin,  Davido.

This is coming hours after a video of Davido addressing Burna Boy and others as “new cats coming up in the industry” went viral.

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Burna Boy, Tems, Asake, Ayra Starr Nominated For 2023 BET Awards

Superstar Nigerian singers, Burna Boy, Tems, Asake and Ayra Starr have bagged nominations for the 2023 BET Awards.

Grammy award winner, Burna Boy, was nominated for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, Video Director of the Year, Viewer’s Choice, and Best International Act categories.

Tems, who is also a Grammy winner was nominated for Best Female R&B/Pop Artiste, Best Collaboration, and Viewers Choice categories.

Asake got a nod in the Viewer’s Choice and Best New International Act category, while Ayra Starr was nominated in the best international act category Burna Boy was also nominated for.

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Burna Boy’s Sister Shades Davido

Nissi, the sister of Grammy-winner, Burna Boy has taken a swipe at Davido following his comment about her brother.

Davido in an interview shared on social media said that he and Wizkid were the first young Nigerian artists to hit stardom and described Burna Boy, Rema, Fireboy, Mayorkun and Asake as ‘new cats’, which implied up-and-coming artiste.

This has since generated alot of controversy from fans of both singers.

Reacting to this, Nissi shared a video from Burna Boy’s concert on her Instagram account and wrote in Pidgin English, “New cats dey face their hustle.”

 

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Burna Boy Becomes First African Artiste To Sell Out 80k London Stadium

Burna Boy, the groundbreaking Nigerian singer, has made history again.

He made history after selling out the 80, 000-capacity London Stadium.

Burna Boy’s concert, which was held on Saturday in the United Kingdom, UK, generated immense excitement among his fans with his performances.

The singer became the first African artiste to sell out the 80, 000-capacity London Stadium in the UK.

Confirming the report via its official Twitter handle on Saturday before the show, the London Stadium congratulated the singer for the achievement.

It tweeted: “NOW SOLD OUT @burnaboy’s RECORD-BREAKING concert has now officially SOLD OUT.

What an incredible achievement for the first-ever African artist to solo headline a UK stadium. For those lucky enough to make it, enjoy the show.”

Burna Boy had earlier announced the show as part of the stops for his ‘Love, Damini’ world tour.

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Congrats Uncle B — Rema Hails Burna Boy On Selling Out London Stadium

Rema, the superstar Afrobeat singer, has hailed his senior colleague, Burna Boy.

Rema showered accolades on Burna Boy, the Grammy award musician, following the sell-out of the 80K capacity London Stadium.

Recall that the self-acclaimed African Giant sold out the 80K capacity and set a record as the first African artiste to ever do so.

Following the feat, Rema took to his Instagram story to shower accolades on the singer for being an inspiration to upcoming singers, to the entertainment industry and to Nigeria at large.

“Big congrats Uncle B. You say African Giant & you stand on it!

“God strengthen you to keep inspiring the boys True icon. Love u OG,” he wrote.

Aside from the latest achievement, Burna Boy has consistently made history with his remarkable artistry over the years.

His previous accomplishments include selling out the renowned Arena in London and the impressive 40,000-capacity La Defense Arena in Paris on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

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Burna Boy, Tems Attend 2023 Met Gala

Grammy-winning Nigerian singers, Burna Boy and Tems attended the 2023 edition of the world’s most prestigious and glamorous fashion event, Met Gala.

The afrobeats stars stunned the red carpet of the Met Gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, on Monday night.

Burna Boy graced the event donning a matching black and blue slightly checkered outfit and a generous cape-like extension of the same material flowing behind him.

Tems made a fashion statement with a custom Rober Wun dress – a black corset-like top, a flowing regal white finishing at the bottom, and elbow-length gloves.

The Oscar-nominated singer was styled by Dunsin Wright.

The 2023 Met Gala, titled “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty”, also had celebrities such as Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Cardi B, Diddy, Dr. Dre, Naomi Campbell and South African comedian, Trevor Noah in attendance.

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“I introduced Wizkid, Burna Boy to American audiences” — Swizz Beats

A famous American music producer, Swizz Beats disclosed the part he and his ex-wife, Alicia Keys, played in introducing Nigerian Afrobeats singers, Wizkid and Burna Boy to audiences in America.

He made this known on Amazon Music’s Roundtable audiovisual podcast. Swizz Beats stated that at a time when the genre was not yet popular in the US, he was the first to play Wizkid’s songs.

Additionally, he mentioned that he provided Burna Boy with an opportunity to perform in front of an audience in the United States before he gained widespread recognition.

In his words;

“I introduced Wizkid to America. I was the first person to play his song. Me and my wife [Alicia Keys] were on a trip and we danced to his songs.

“I was [also] the first person to bring Burna Boy to the States. I introduced him on the stage. When I was playing Fela Kuti, people thought I was being too African.

“And that how ignorant the energy was at that time. But I didn’t let that stop me from moving what I’m moving because it’s what it’s. It’s about education.

We [Americans] can’t be scared of the educational journey of something that sounds different or feels different,” he stated.

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Burna Boy Ranked African Artiste With Highest Single-Concert Revenue At $1.6m

Burna Boy, the world-famous Nigerian musician, has been ranked the African artiste with the highest revenue from a single concert.

Top Charts Africa, a pop magazine, curated a list of artistes whose reported single-concert revenue stood out.

The numbers, it clarified, were sourced from Bloomberg and the boxscore aggregators Touring Data and Pollstar.

In the 10-entry list, Burna Boy occupied seven slots, leaving two for Wizkid and one for Tiwa Savage.

Burna Boy’s highest-yielding concert was listed as his Madison Square Garden gig of April 28, 2022, in New York City.

The acclaimed concert at the 20,789-capacity stadium, according to the list, earned Burna Boy a whopping $1,576,641.

It was reported to have sold a total of 13,586 tickets.

Following closely is the self-acclaimed African Giant’s concert in Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam (April 14, 2022) with $1,564,720 in revenue.

The music show, which was part of the singer’s Space Drift tour, was reported to have sold a total of 17,000 tickets.

The third and fourth consecutive slots are for Washington DC’s Capital One Arena and London’s O2 Arena where the Grammy-winning megastar reported $1,434,525 and $1,347,333 respectively in concert revenue.

It is until the fifth slot that Wizkid made his first entry on the ranking with an MSG show that raked in $1,002,709.

The ‘Ojuelegba’ crooner made the sixth slot with the London O2 concert that generated $958,489, having sold a total of 16,938 tickets.

Burna Boy snagged the next three slots, leaving the 10th position for Tiwa Savage whose O2 Brixton gig earned her $344,500.

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