Burna Boy Apologises for Criticising Afrobeats Music: "I Wasn't the Happiest Man in the World”

"No Substance": Burna Boy apologises for controversial statement about Afrobeats

"I am mixing all these elements and having an African base […] I couldn't understand why everyone wanted to put me in a box"

Burna Boy apologises for criticising Afrobeats music: "I wasn't the happiest man in the world”

Burna Boy has apologised for his comments criticising Afrobeats music, saying that they stemmed from a place of unhappiness. READ MORE: Burna Boy – ‘No Signs of Weakness’ review: a bold genre experiment with messy execution The initial comments divided fan opinion back in 2023, when the Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer spoke to Zane Lowe for Apple Music, and shared that he thought the Afrobeats genre as a whole was devoid of any …

Burna Boy apologises for dissociating himself from Afrobeats

In a recent interview on The Official UK Afrobeats Chart Show with Eddie Kadi, the Grammy winner shared that with the knowledge he now possesses, he wouldn't have made those disparaging comments on Afrobeats. Readers will recall his infamous statement that Afrobeats lacked substance, which he made in a 2023 Interview with Zane Lowe of Apple Music. Burna Boy shared that the statement was born out of his long-standing decision to identify his musi…

‘I considered myself more Jamaican’ – Burna Boy

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has revealed that there was a point in his life when he considered himself “mor... #entertainment, #burnaboy, #flyingeze

I’m Not Prepared To Begin A Family – Burna Boy

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Burna Boy, the Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, has opened up about the challenge stopping him from settling down and starting a family.  Burna Boy stated this in a recent interview on The Official UK Afrobeats Chart Show, where he admitted that although having a family is his “main goal,” his demanding career makes […] The post I’m Not Prepared To Begin A Family – Burna Boy first appeared on African Examiner.

Burna Boy apologises for distancing himself from Afrobeats – DailyNews

Burna Boy has apologised for comments he made distancing himself from Afrobeats. The Nigerian singer-songwriter is seen as a trailblazer who has helped to bring the genre to a global audience. But he faced backlash over a 2023 Apple Music interview where he said it “lacks substance” and most artists in the space had “almost no real-life experiences”. Speaking to 1Xtra’s Eddie Kadi, Burna says the reaction to his comments made him realise why it …