The Federal High Court has directed the Nigerian police to comply with the order to release popular singer, Speed Darlington, also known as Akpi, immediately pending the hearing of the substantive matter. The court further directs Abubakar Marshal, Esq. to stand as surety to Akpi. Deji Adeyanju, Darlington’s lawyer, confirmed this development in an X…
2025 Grammy Nominations have been released with Davido, Asake, Burna Boy, Tems, and Wizkid making the list. Truetells Nigeria reports that the 2025 Grammy nominations have been revealed, presenting a star-studded lineup of artists, albums, and songs competing for honours at the 67th annual ceremony. This online news platform understands that the event scheduled for 2…
Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has again sold out the 80,000-capacity stadium in London. The Grammy-winning singer on Saturday thrilled his audience with a spectacular performance at West Ham United’s London Stadium. Burna Boy performed some of his hit songs including ‘City Boys’, ‘On Form’, and ‘Last Last’ while bustling concertgoers sang along. 80,000 Capacity London Stadium fully…
The city of Boston in Massachusetts, United States, has declared March 2nd as “Burna Boy’s Day” in honour of the Nigerian Afrobeat singer. Truetells Nigeria recalls Burna Boy held many sold-out shows in Boston since breaking into the international scene in 2018. However, in a document signed by Councillor Ruthzee Louijeune, the Boston City Council…
Tyla Laura Seethal, popularly known as Tyla has taken home the golden gramophone for Best African Music Performance — an all-new category — at the 2024 Grammys for “Water.” The South African starlet came ahead of Asake & Olamide (“Amapiano”); Burna Boy (“City BoysMiracle”); Davido Featuring Musa Keys (“UNAVAILABLE”); and Ayra Starr (“Rush”). …
The suspense ahead of the upcoming 2024 Grammy Award has continued to build up with the seating arrangements for the ceremony revealed. In a trending video capturing how the award nominees will be seated, it could be seen that Davido and Burna Boy have their tables close to A-list artistes just as they prepare for a historic…
Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, is set to make history as the first African artiste to perform at the Grammys live recording award show. ADVERTISEMENT Truetells Nigeria reports that the Recording Academy, in a terse statement via X on Monday, January 22, 2024, disclosed that Burna Boy has been added to the performer…
Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has explained why Nigerians hate him in the music industry. Truetells Nigeria recalls that Burna Boy has repeatedly claimed that Nigerians hate him. In ‘Thank You’, a track from his recent album, I Told Them, Burna Boy insinuated that Nigerians don’t appreciate him enough…
The nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards has been announced, and top Nigerian artistes made the list. Nigerian artistes, Davido, Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Asake, and Olamide have all been nominated for the 66th Grammy Awards. Burna Boy bagged a total of four nominations, while Davido earned three nominations for the 2024 event….
Grammy-winning Nigerian musician, Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy, has said that he recently turned down a $5 million offer to perform in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, (UAE). He disclosed that he turned down the offer because he would not be allowed to smoke weed while in Dubai. Emirati law prohibits smoking in parks, beaches and…
