BURNA BOY IS THE MOST STREAMED AFRICAN ARTIST WORLDWIDE ON APPLE MUSIC IN 2023

GRAMMY Award-winning icon Burna Boy is making history again 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. The global giant superstar celebrates the feat with the release of the official music video for hit song “Giza” feat. Seyi Vibez from his acclaimed, seventh studio album I Told Them… and directed by TG OMORI — watch HERE. As a special holiday treat for fans, Burna Boy has also made available his last three albums from his award winning catalog with an exclusive vinyl bundle featuring I Told Them…, Love, Damini, and Twice As Tall. 

Burna Boy has made his fifth consecutive return to the GRAMMY spotlight with a total of four nominations for the 66^th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Nominations include 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.” He holds the crown as the most nominated African artist this year.

Burna Boy can currently 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 most recent #1 album ‘I Told Them..,’ such as “City Boys,” “Big 7,” “Talibans II,”and “Sittin’ On Top of the World,” in addition to hits like “Ye” and “Last Last.” Watch a recap of his electrifying performance at the kickoff at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles HERE. The I Told Them…Tourwill 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.

Burna Boy continues to make an impact shown through his  nominations from this year alone. He’s celebrating recent nominations for 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. Earlier this year, 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).

Earlier this year, Burna Boy 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.”

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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.

I TOLD THEM… TOUR 

Tue Nov 07 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena  

Thu Nov 09 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place 

Sun Nov 12 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena 

Fri Nov 17 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center 

Sat Nov 18 – Austin, TX – Moody Center

Sat Dec 9 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes-Benz Arena

Sun Dec 10 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena

Tue Dec 12 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis Antwerpen

Wed Feb 21 – Chicago, IL – Wintrust Arena 

Sat Feb 24 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena [SOLD OUT]

Sun Feb 25 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena 

Wed Feb 28 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre [SOLD OUT]

Thu Feb 29 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre 

Sat Mar 02 – Boston, MA – TD Garden 

Thu Mar 07 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena 

Sat Mar 09 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena 

Tue Mar 12 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live

 

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