BURNA BOY ANNOUNCED AS THE FIRST AFRO-FUSION ARTIST TO PERFORM AT THE GRAMMY AWARDS

GRAMMY Award-winning icon Burna Boy is making history again becoming the first Afro-fusion artist to perform on the GRAMMY main stage. The momentous feat was announced last night on CBS during the Chiefs/Bills playoff game. Tune in to see his historic performance at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards® Sunday, February 4th at 8pm EST. 

Burna Boy is making his fifth consecutive return to the GRAMMY spotlight holding the crown as the most nominated African artist this year with a total of four nominations including Best Melodic Rap Performance for the chart-topping “Sittin’ on Top of the World” featuring 21 Savage, Best Global Music Album for his seventh studio album I Told Them…, Best Global Music Performance for “Alone” which is featured on the also nominated “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” soundtrack and the newly created Best African Music Performance for “City Boys.” Previously, Burna has been nominated ten times over the course of his career and took home the coveted trophy at the 63^rd Annual GRAMMY Awards® for Best Global Music Album for Twice As Tall.

The African Giant capped off last year being named the most streamed African Artist worldwide on Apple Music in 2023. He has also earned the title as most Streamed Artist in Sub-Saharan Africa on YouTube with 2.5+ billion streams. He made history once again with his sold-out show at New York City’s Citi Field stadium. Becoming the first African artist in history to sell out a stadium in the U.S., the Nigerian showman commanded a crowd of more than 40,000 fans, including celebs like Busta Rhymes, SZA, NBA star Mo Bamba, NFL star Larry Ogunjobi, and British rapper Dave, who also joined Burna on stage for a special performance of their hit song “Location.”This history-making performance shortly followed his landmark London stadium performance where he became the first African to headline a stadium in the U.K. Viewers were able to enjoy this monumental show via an exclusive Apple Music Live stream.

Burna Boy racked numerous nominations in 2023 alone including Top Afrobeats Artist at the 2023 Billboard Awards along with four nominations at The Soul Train Awards including Best R&B/Soul Male Artist, Album of the Year for I Told Them… and both the Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award and Best Collaboration for “Sittin’ On Top of the World” featuring 21 Savage. He earned seven nominations at the BET Hip Hop Awards (Hip-Hop Artist of the Year, Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Best Hip Hop Video, Best Collaboration, Song Of The Year, and Hustler Of The Year) along with nominations at the BET Awards (International Act of the Year, which he won, and Song of the Year), MTV EMAS (Best Afrobeats, Best Live, Best African Act), MTV VMAs (Best Afrobeats), and he also led in 2023 Headies Awards nominations  where he received a whopping 10 nominations (including African Artist of the Year, Best Afrobeats Album, Best Male Artist, Song of the Year & more).

Burna can be seen on his entirely new I Told Them…Tour which features a brand new production and set designs and sees the African Giant performing fan favorites from his #1 album ‘I Told Them…’ Watch a recap of his electrifying performance at the kickoff at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles HERE. The I Told Them…Tour will be making several stops including Houston, Washington D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, Berlin, Toronto, Montreal, and more. See below for a full list of dates. For more information on the tour and for tickets, please visit Ticketmaster.com.

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