- Burna Boy won Top Afrobeat Artist of the Year at the just concluded Billboard Music Award
- He thanked his followers for their support and the organizers for deeming him worthy of being the winner
- The singer also noted that the award is one of many that his fans will have to look forward to as a result of his hard work
Ebunoluwa Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy is delighted to be one of the recipients of an award and has taken to social media to show it off.
The singer, who was nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awardrecorded another win at the recently concluded Billboard Music Award held on November 19.
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He won the 2023 Top Afrobeat Award and showed the trophy to X. He noted that this is just the beginning of his biggest win.
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Burna Boy dedicates his award to African artists
The ‘Last Last’ crooner dedicated the win to every artist coming from Africa. He encouraged them and noted that the future is bright for all. He also said that they will soon see his vision for his music career.
This development comes after a prominent organizer of the awards wrote about the singer’s outstanding performance as an Afrobeat music act. The Grammy named the singer the best Afrobeat musician in Africa while citing a brief feat accomplished by some artists who were nominated for 2024.
Watch this clip of his appreciation here:
Fans react to Burna Boy’s video
Netizens have reacted to Burna Boy’s clip about his Billboard Music Award win. Here are some of the comments below.
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@tomi_waziri:
“Like I just love Burna Boy so much.”
@Barr_Hopeepzy:
“Burna gan gan, your fans are always proud of you, I am one.”
@mafia3O?
“Lol so you are now abi artist afrobeats? Aftrr insulting afrobeats. So be thankful to Atlantic.”
@SirDavidBent:
“The king!”
@iconicsteve01:
“Odogwu you are evil.”
@Daffydre2:
“Good morning BB burner, your producer.”
@sizwe_tp:
“So does that mean you’re better than Davido?”
@sizwe_dp:
“Your song has never made the Hot 100, but you win a billboard award. How?”
@official_adags:
“Odogwu just dey para every season. Congrats Burna Boy.”
@Barr_Hopeepzy:
“Congratulations Berna boy.”
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