Will Burna Boy Release A New Album In August 2021?

In a now deleted tweet, Burna Boy, real name Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, revealed that he will be releasing a new album before the end of the year. The winner of the Grammy Awards in the category of "best album of world music" for his album "Twice as Tall" released in 2020, promises to make a nice surprise to his fans. Thus, he plans to release this new album next August.

A fan had asked Burna Boy if he was planning to release a new album in 2021 and the Grammy-winning singer retorted, “During the same period as last year. No problem ". His response suggests that he could release a sixth album in August 2021, given that " Twice As Tall " was released on August 14, 2020.

Burna Boy also posted a series of tweets written in pidgin English. In one, he revealed that he is currently looking for a young singer who shares the same ideals as him. The "Ye" singer said he would mentor the person. "I pray to meet a young nigga that there will be harmony with." I know God will show me the way soon, ”the tweet read.

Considered Davido and WizKid's biggest rival in the Nigerian Afrobeat industry, Burna Boy rose to prominence in 2012, after the release of "Like to Party", the first single from his debut album "LIFE" . In 2017, he signed with Bad Habit / Atlantic Records in the United States and Warner Music Group internationally. His third studio album, “Outside,” marked his debut on a major label.

In 2019, Burna Boy won the award for Best International Act at the “  BET Awards” and was announced as an artist for Apple Music's Up Next. Their fourth album "African Giant" was released in July 2019. The project won the "Album of the Year" award at the All Africa Music Awards 2019 and was nominated for "Best World Music Album" at the 62 ^th Annual Grammy Awards, in 2020. He received the African Artist of the Year trophy, at the 2020 VGMA.

In 2021, Burna Boy won the award for "Best World Music Album" for his album "Twice as Tall" at the 63 ^th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, United States.