Burna Boy, Wizkid, Asake Win Big at AAEA 2025
Burna Boy was named the Best Overall Male Artist of the Year at this year’s AAEA Music Awards, which took place recently in Nairobi. Wizkid’s ‘Piece of My Heart’ featuring Brent Faiyaz got the prize for the Best Afro-R&B song, just as British-Nigerian singer, Darkoo, won the award for the Best Diasporan Act for her hit single ‘Favourite Girl’ whose remix features Rema. Asake’s ‘MMS’ featuring […]
Burna Boy, Tems, Davido, Lojay Up for iHeartRadio Awards
Burna Boy, Tems, Lojay, and Davido have earned nods for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Davido and Lojay are nominated for Best R&B Song for their contribution to Chris Brown‘s ‘Sensational’, while Burna Boy and Tems are up for the World Artist of the Year category. Meanwhile, South African singer, Tyla, leads the African contingent with three nominations with the third being for Best […]
The 24-hour Greater Lagos Countdown 2025 to Begin by 7.00pm
The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, says the 24-hour Greater Lagos Countdown 2025 slated to hold Dec. 31 will begin at 7.00 p.m Benson-Awoyinka, in a statement yesterday, said the event which was meant to usher in the New Year,will feature an electrifying lineup of Afrobeat superstars, including Wizkid, […]
Burna Boy Drops New Jam Titled ‘Bundle by Bundle’
 Burna Boy has dropped a new jam, Bundle by Bundle. The afrobeats song, produced by Telz, leads into Burna Boy’s forthcoming eighth album, ‘No Sign Of Weakness’. Read Another Story https://thebeat99.com/nigeria-to-host-ecowas-african-wrestling-tournament-next-year/
Lil Durk Reportedly Plans To Plead Not Guilty In Murder For Hire Case
Lil Durk is presently incarcerated in Miami on a conspiracy charge of murder-for-hire. Shortly after five suspected OTF affiliates were detained last week, the Chicago rapper was also arrested. The authorities suspect they were bribed to carry out an attack on Quando Rondo, but his cousin Lul Pab was killed instead. However, a source recently […]
Burna Boy’s ‘Love, Damini’ Hits 500,000 Sales Milestone in the U.S
Burna Boy’s Grammy-nominated album, ‘Love, Damini’ has now sold 500,000 units in the United States. The units sold in the US has now earned the 2022 album an RIAA Gold plaque. With its latest feat, ‘Love, Damini’ joins Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos,’ Rema’s ‘Raves & Roses (Ultra)’, and Tems’ ‘For Broken Ears’ as Nigerian albums with RIAA Gold certification. READ ANOTHER RECENT STORY HERE:https://thebeat99.com/super-falcons-open-camp-in-lagos-ahead-of-algerian-international-friendlies/
Burna Boy And Odumodublvck Are Nominated For 2024 BET Hip Hip Awards
Burna Boy and Odumodublvck have been nominated in the 2024 BET Hip Hip awards. Odumodublvck will be competing with rappers from France, Brazil, UK, and South Africa for a chance to become the first Nigerian rapper go win the BET Best International Flow category award. Burna Boy also earned a nomination for Best Live Performance in a category that […]
Burna Boy’s ‘Higher’ Breaks Spotify Nigeria’s Opening Day Streaming Record
Grammy-winning Nigerian artist Burna Boy continues his meteoric rise in the global music industry with his latest single ‘Higher,’ which has set a new record for the highest opening day streams for a solo single on Spotify Nigeria. Since his breakthrough international hit ‘YE’ in 2018, Burna Boy has established himself as one of the […]
Burna Boy Produces First Film ‘3 Cold Dishes’Â
Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has stepped into a new role in the film industry as an executive producer, co-producing the upcoming thriller, titled: 3 Cold Dishes, which tackle Sex trafficking. Burna Boy will produce the film through Spaceship Films, the production company he started back in 2015 with his mother, Bose […]
Burna Boy, Asake, Others Nominated For 2024 BET Awards (FULL LIST)
The organizers of the annual BET Awards announced the nominations for the 2024 edition on Thursday with African stars making a significant impact. While the ‘African giant’ featured in the Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Best Male R&B/POP Artist categories, Burna Boy is joined by fellow Nigerian acts – Asake, Ayra Starr, and Seyi […]
