{"id":15669,"date":"2026-03-02T10:11:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/?p=15669"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:13:43","slug":"breaking-news-burna-boy-wins-3-north-america-africas-golden-music-awards-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/breaking-news-burna-boy-wins-3-north-america-africas-golden-music-awards-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: BURNA BOY Wins 3 North America Africa\u2019s Golden Music Awards in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

*Received over 16 million votes from Africans in the Diaspora in hit album \u2018No Sign of Weakness\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*Trounced South Africa\u2019s TYLA, Liberia\u2019s JZyNo, Kenyan\u2019s Bien-Aim\u00e9 Baraza (Bien); Senegal\u2019s Sahad, Ghana\u2019s Black Sherif, Somali\u2019s Saalax Sanaag; Morocco\u2019s El Grande Toto, Tanzania\u2019s Diamond Platnumz and Abidjan\u2019s Coup\u00e9-D\u00e9cal\u00e9<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*\u201cThe Management, Board of Directors and Editorial Board of Naija Standard Newspaper<\/em> Inc USA<\/em>, Africa\u2019s No 1 premier, most read, international, mainstream online news medium in North America wish to inform the world that after a careful analysis of the votes received from millions of Africans in the Diaspora based on Album released in 2025, Lyrical content, Messages in songs; Attraction from the Public, Dee Jay Air plays in Africa, and Ability to represent Africa as a Music Ambassador, Nigeria\u2019s BURNA BOY rose to the moment as the winner of this prestigious awards in Africa\u201d<\/strong><\/span>–<\/strong> Dr Micheal McMan Styler, Chairman, NSN AWARD COMMITTEE <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>*BY TEKEMA JOHNSON\/WASHINGTON DC Correspondent, Naija Standard Newspaper Inc USA <\/em>& TINA AMAECHI, ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR, Texas, Naija Standard Newspaper Inc USA<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

HE has done it again. He has shattered the glass ceilings. He has written the name of Africa\u2019s most populous black nation in the world boldly in the art of entertainment. BURNA Boy is his stage name. His real names are DAMINI EBUNOLUWA OGULU, a recipient of Nigeria\u2019s national merit award, Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR. His hot album \u201cNo Sign of Weakness\u201d trending globally has won him three North America Africa\u2019s Golden Music Awards in Texas, having received an overwhelming 16 million votes from Africans in the Diaspora, who shared in his vision, had belief in his inspirational messages and identify with his Afro fusion brand of music.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Burna Boy becomes one of Africa\u2019s music legends of all time, and the most decorated musician from the continent of Africa, after he emerged winner: North America Africa\u2019s Best Singer, North America Africa\u2019s Most Creative Songwriter & North America Africa\u2019s Iconic Music Producer Hall of Fame 2025 holder.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In a fierce competition which took the NSN AWARD COMMITTEE Executive, the body which discreetly flew three times from Dallas Forth Worth, DFW Airport to 10 African countries namely: South Africa, Morocco, Liberia; Tanzania, Somalia, Ghana, Senegal; Nigeria, Abidjan and Kenya to speak to Africans on ground and created a voice-vote platform for these millions of Diaspora Africans to vote in their choice of a musician deserving to receive the American Golden Music Awards in celebration of the just concluded 14th<\/sup> Year Media Anniversary of Naija Standard Newspaper Inc USA, an officially certified media establishment registered by the Government of the State of Texas and simultaneously registered by the Corporate Affairs commission, CAC, in Abuja, Nigeria.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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This process lasted for close to a period of 12 months. Musicians voted for include South Africa\u2019s TYLA, Liberia\u2019s JZyNo, Kenyan\u2019s Bien-Aim\u00e9 Baraza (Bien); Senegal\u2019s Sahad, Ghana\u2019s Black Sherif, Somali\u2019s Saalax Sanaag; Morocco\u2019s El Grande Toto, Tanzania\u2019s Diamond Platnumz and Abidjan\u2019s Coup\u00e9-D\u00e9cal\u00e9 and Nigeria\u2019s Burna Boy.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Votes began to come in gradually. At the end of the collation, based on empirical data analytics and analysis conducted by the NSN AWARD COMMITTEE Executive, <\/strong>TYLA received 1,600,000 votes, JZyNo had 185,000 votes, Bien-Aim\u00e9 Baraza received 295,000 votes; BURNA BOY\u2019S NO SIGN OF WEAKNESS HOTTEST HIT had 16,555,950 votes, Sahad received 744,900 votes, Black Sherif had 1, 759, 920 votes, Saalax Sanaag got 920,000 votes; El Grande Toto received 420,534 votes, Diamond Platnumz received 651,698 votes and Coup\u00e9-D\u00e9cal\u00e9 had 1,287,300 votes.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Burna Boy emerged winner \u2018NORTH AMERICA AFRICA\u2019S BEST SINGER, MOST CREATIVE SONGWRITER & ICONIC RECORD PRODUCER HALL OF FAME AWARD OF THE YEAR 2025\u2019.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This means BURNA BOY is to be officially presented 3 American Golden Awards, namely:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*NORTH AMERICA AFRICA\u2019S BEST SINGER 2025 (No Sign of Weakness)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*NORTH AMERICA AFRICA\u2019S MOST CREATIVE SONGWRITER 2025 (No Sign of Weakness)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*NORTH AMERICA AFRICA\u2019S ICONIC RECORD PRODUCER HALL OF FAME 2025 (No Sign of Weakness).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As a result of this prestigious awards won by Burna Boy and the additional honour he is bringing to Africa, Naija Standard Newspaper Inc USA<\/em> Headquarters in Texas have been inundated with calls from millions of Africans, mostly Nigerians insisting that since \u201cCharity begins at Home\u201d this unique, global, historic award should be presented to Burna Boy on the soil of Nigeria as a Nigerian.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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In an official statement issued by Dr Micheal McMan Styler, Chairman, NSN AWARD COMMITTEE, it reads: \u201cThe Management, Board of Directors and Editorial Board of Naija Standard Newspaper Inc USA, Africa\u2019s No 1 premier, most read, international, mainstream online news medium in North America wish to inform the world that after a careful analysis of the votes received from millions of Africans in the Diaspora based on Album released in 2025, Lyrical content, Messages in songs; Attraction from the Public, Dee Jay Air plays in Africa, and Ability to represent Africa as a Music Ambassador, Nigeria\u2019s BURNA BOY rose to the occasion as the winner of this huge global, African awards. We celebrate Burna Boy\u2019s creativity, passion, music inspiration and positive impact for humanity\u201d-NSN AWARD COMMITTEE.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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