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On the 25th August, Burna Boy will release his brandnew album lsquoI Told Themhelliprsquo. It will be available to stream everywhere as well as on CD amp Vinyl. The Preorder will go live alongside the album announce on the 28th July. lsquoI Told Themhelliprsquo features Burnarsquos newest hit singles lsquoSittinrsquo On Top Of The World feat. 21 Savagersquo, lsquoTalibans IIrsquo amp lsquoBig 7rsquo as well as a whole host of album features. Burna Boy was born Damini Ogulu in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, in 1991 and began making music at just ten years old. As a teenager he honed his craft on Nigeriarsquos southern coast, delving into dancehall, reggae and Afrobeatrsquos. In the early 2010s Burna Boy emerged as one of Nigeriarsquos fastestrising stars, combining influences from his Nigerian heritage with hookfilled pop stylings to create unforgettable tracks. His 2012 single lsquoLike to Partyrsquo broke into the global mainstream and paved the way for his fulllength debut L.I.F.E, a year later. Over the next five years, Burna Boy released two more albums and collaborated with a long list of highprofile artists including J Hus, Skales, Fall Out Boy and Lily Allen. African Giant was released in 2019 followed by his fifth album Twice as Tall in 2020 which featured collabs with Chris Martin and Youssou NDour, both charted in several countries across the globe andgarnered worldwide acclamation, with the latter winning a Grammy Award for lsquoBest Global Music Albumrsquo. Breaking cultural boundaries, he became the first Nigerian to headline a show at New Yorkrsquos Madison Square Garden, he released his sixth album, Love, Damini, last year featuring collabs with the likes of Ed Sheeran and Khalid. It deservedly became the highestcharting Nigerian album in history and currently holds the record for the only African artist to earn a no. 1 on iTunes in 16 countries worldwide.
