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News Articles: burna boy

Ayra Starr, the Beninese-Nigerian singer whose hit "Rush" was among the nominees for the first ever best African music performance Grammy this year, says she grew up not seeing any pop stars that looked like her. "I want to show African girls that we can do this, too. And I'm doing that," she says.

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More breakthroughs, less crossover: Afrobeats is here to stay, on its own terms

Something's different about the arrival of the latest African pop stars on the international scene. They are finding success as a wave without compromising or catering to the American music industry.

February 15, 2024
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  • Sidney Madden
Jay-Z (left) accepts the honorary Dr. Dre Global Impact Award alongside his daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, during the 66th Grammy Awards on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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When will Black artists be ready to break up with The Grammys?

On Sunday, Jay-Z accepted an honorary Grammy by taking gentle aim at the awards' failure to support Black musicians. "We want y'all to get it right — at least get it close to right" he said.

February 06, 2024
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  • Sidney Madden
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New Grammy category for African music ignores almost all of Africa

Grammy is unveiling an award for "Best African Music Performance." Do the nominees fulfill the goal of "recognizing recordings that utilize unique local expressions from across the ... continent"?

February 06, 2024
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  • Ian Brennan
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Here's a few of our favorite photos from the 2023 Dreamville Music Festival

This year's performers included J. Cole, Drake, Usher, Burna Boy, City Girls, Ari Lennox, Summer Walker, JID and many more.

April 04, 2023
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  • Alanté Serene Millow
Burna Boy performs in Philadelphia, having brought his signature sound to the world.

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The Burna Boy philosophy: 'Anybody not comfortable with my reality is not my fan'

Burna Boy opens up about his connection to his fans, his home, and the ways he makes sense of who he is as a person and who he is as a performer.

December 30, 2022
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The nominees in this year's two "global music" categories for the Grammys include (from left): Burna Boy and WizKid (both from Nigeria), Benin superstar Angelique Kidjo, Hawaii's Daniel Ho and Femi Kuti (he's also Nigerian).

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Opinion: Grammy's 'global music' categories ignore musicians from much of the globe

This year, the Grammys has not 1 but 2 "global" categories. But 7 of the nominees come from just 2 countries: Benin and Nigeria. It's part of a Grammy pattern of focusing on a short list of nations.

April 02, 2022
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  • Ian Brennan
Burna Boy accepted the Best Global Music Album award for 'Twice as Tall' from Chika at the Grammy awards on March 14. His <a href="https://youtu.be/Kx68g1rLbbU" data-key="179">acceptance speech</a> was dedicated to all of Africa.

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Grammy Winner Burna Boy Makes Music — And Social Noise

In Nigeria, Burna Boy is known as much for his social crusading as he is for his Afro-fusion style music.

March 18, 2021
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  • Ifeanyi M. Nsofor

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