Burna Boy Archives

Music News

Watch Burna Boy perform two cuts from ‘Twice As Tall’ for ‘The Tonight Show’

He played a medley of ‘Wonderful’ and ‘Monsters You Made’

Greta Brereton - 28th August 2020

Album Reviews

Burna Boy – ‘Twice As Tall’ review: global giant continues compelling bid for world domination

The Nigerian hero ropes in Chris Martin and Sean 'Diddy' Combs to confirm his status as a contemporary great

Nicolas-Tyrell Scott - 14th August 2020

Music News

Listen to Burna Boy and Stormzy team up on ‘Real Life’

The track features on Burna Boy's new album 'Twice As Tall'

Sam Moore - 14th August 2020

Music News

Burna Boy announces release date and tracklist for new album ‘Twice As Tall’

The record is the follow-up to 2019's 'African Giant'

Sam Moore - 10th August 2020

The Big Read

Burna Boy: “A revolution is needed. I want to inspire it”

His new album features Chris Martin, and the African Giant has much to say about the UK Afrobeats chart

Kevin EG Perry - 7th August 2020

Music News

Sam Smith and Burna Boy team up on wavy new single ‘My Oasis’

"I hope you love it like I do"

Will Lavin - 30th July 2020

Music News

Sam Smith teases new track with Burna Boy, ‘My Oasis’

The track will arrive Thursday evening.

Caleb Triscari - 30th July 2020

Features

The Afrobeats Chart is a step forward, but risks turning the term into the new ‘Urban”

The inaugural Afrobeats Chart this week it problematically conflates the genre with afro-swing

Nicolas-Tyrell Scott - 23rd July 2020

Music News

The UK launches its first official Afrobeats chart

A list of the top 20 Afrobeat artists from the last 12 months has also been revealed, including J Hus and Burna Boy

Will Richards - 21st July 2020

Music News

Deluxe version of Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album released

With 15 new tracks

Jackson Langford - 20th July 2020