Thread by @corliion, A look into Burna Boy's 2019 The most Iconic and successful [...]

A look into Burna Boy's

2019

The most Iconic and successful year for an African artiste ever

I will be focusing more on his own personal achievement and success

Ladies and Gentlemen, It's a Thread

A look into Burna Boy's 2019 The most Iconic and successful year for an African artiste everI will be focusing more on his own personal achievement and successLadies and Gentlemen, It's a Thread

JANUARY:

3: Burna Boy announced to perform at Coachella

5: SOUND CITY MVP AWARDS -
Best Male MVP
Song Of The Year
Listener's Choice
African Artiste of the Year

11: New Single Release "Killin Dem" ft @Zlatan_Ibile

27: First ever ambassador for @Star_NG

FEBRUARY:

9: Burna Boy live in Southampton

11: Burna Boy's relationship with @stefflondon goes public

12: African Giant Tour Announced

28: Single "Dangote" release

MARCH:

21: Release collaborative four-track EP with Los Angeles-based electronic duo DJDS titled "Steel and Copper"

23: Burna Boy Experience in Kigali

26: Gets YouTube Artist Spotlight Story to become first Nigerian artist to be chosen as ‘artist on the rise’ by YouTube Music

APRIL:

5: First African artiste to have a solo headline concert at the Apollo Theater. A sold out show

14: Burna Boy performs at the Coachella

19: Sold-out show at The Mansion Elan, Atlanta

21: Performs at the Coachella Valley for a second time in two weeks

MAY:

11: Burna Boy VIP Xperience, Lagos

17: Burna Boy gets nominated for BET awards

18: Win African Artist of year at VGM Awards, Ghana

JUNE:

14: Release new single "Anybody"

24: Burna Boy wins BET award

28: Made member of Forbes Africa under 30 class of 2019

30: Burna becomes new Pepsi Ambassador

JULY:

9: Burna Boy is Apple Music's New 'Up Next' Artist

22: New Single "Pull Up" release

23: African Giant' Listening Party In LA

24: Appeared on the late night American talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live

JULY Continued:

25: Featured on French Producer, DJ Snake's album, Carte Blanche

26: Highly anticipated "African Giant" Album Release

26: Burna Boy appears on Power 105.1 New York radio show, 'The Breakfast Club'

29: Ebro In The Morning

AUGUST:

8: Burna Boy is featured by Recording Academy's Up Close & Personal

13: Appears on Trevor Noah's The Daily Show

17: Endorsed by multiple Grammy winner Sir Elton John

26: Interviewed by The Fadar

SEPTEMBER:

1: Burna Boy performs with an orchestra on Audiomack Trap Symphony

15-16: Sold out The Fillmore Silver Spring in Maryland, USA for two days in a row (September 15th and 16th). He received a customized alcoholic drink bottle to mark the achievement

8: Burna Boy's Anybody has been used as a soundtrack to American TV series, Ballers in Season 5 Episode 3.

17: Rihanna is hooked on Burna Boy's Ye

https://twitter.com/i/status/1174012069643018240/video/1

https://twitter.com/i/status/1174012069643018240/video/1

24: Burna Boy's On The Low was played during Arsenal and Nottingham Forest's match in the Carabao Cup at Emirates Stadium

OCTOBER:

2: Burna Boy is nominated for 2019 MTV European Music Awards

16: New release "My Money, My Baby" which is a soundtrack to 2019 Hollywood movie, Queen and Slim

19: Headies Awards -

- Artiste of the year
- Best collab (x Zlatan)
- Best music video
- Song of the year

8: Burna boy’s COLLATERAL DAMAGE on that new Need for Speed

https://twitter.com/i/status/1196805845889306625/video/1

https://twitter.com/i/status/1196805845889306625/video/1

NOVEMBER:

4: First Africa artiste ever to sell out Wembley Arena

4: Wins MTV EM Awards

4: Named King of Afrobeats by UK newspaper, The Guardian

5: Burna Boy on The Wall Street Journal

14: Sold out Partille Arena in Gothenburg, Sweden

18: NPR Tiny Desk Debut ... Becomes the first Nigerian on tiny desk

20: Burna Boy's "African Giant" album gets nominated for 2020 #GRAMMYs for the Best World Music Album award. King

21: Named #1 Africa's Top Artiste by CNN

14: Sold out Partille Arena in Gothenburg, Sweden18: NPR Tiny Desk Debut ... Becomes the first Nigerian on tiny desk20: Burna Boy's "African Giant" album gets nominated for 2020 #GRAMMYs for the Best World Music Album award. King 21: Named #1 Africa's Top Artiste by CNN

24: Afrima Awards -
West African Male Artiste Of The Year
Album Of The Year

25: Future Awards -
The Young Person of the Year
The Future Award Prize for Music

29: Chelsea's Tomori Vibes to Burna

30: Burna Boy featured on vibe magazine

DECEMBER:

4: Burna Boy performs on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon

10: African Giant ranked #14 Best Album in 2019 by Billboard

11: "Anybody" ranked #81 Best Song in 2019 by Billboard

13: African Giant ranked #13 Best Album in 2019 by Complex Magazine

13: Burna Boy's Killin Dem ft. Zlatan Ibile on Grand Theft Auto 5

14: Nigerian born UFC Welterweight fighter Kamaru Usman walks out to Burna Boy's Anybody track for his fight to retain his Welterweight title.

15: Burna Boy's Anybody used as a soundtrack to US TV series, The L Word: Generation Q Season 1 Episode 2

19: Burna Boy's Collateral Damage is no. 16 on Jay-Z's Best Songs of 2019

21: Burna Boy hits 13 million monthly Spotify listeners, breaks own record for the Most Monthly Spotify Listeners in Africa

21: #1 African Artiste by MTV Base

24: New single "Money Play" release

25: Sold Out show at Eko Convention Center

30: Burna Boy's Anybody on Barack Obama's Top Songs of 2019

What a way to close an amazing and absolutely magnificent year

I know there are some that I left off or even forgot about.

One thing no one can argue though is that Burna owned 2019 in every month back to back

Burna Boy

- The True King of Afrobeats

I know there are some that I left off or even forgot about. One thing no one can argue though is that Burna owned 2019 in every month back to back Burna Boy - The True King of Afrobeats

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