Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has set a new record for the highest-grossing tour by an African artiste.
After his ‘I Told Them’ tour, he achieved the feat, grossing $15.5 million from 15 shows, with revenue from six more concerts yet to be reported.
American tour statistics company, Touring Data disclosed this in a series of posts on X.
Burna Boy also earned the highest-grossing arena concert by an African artist in the United States with $1.725 million at Capital One Arena in Washington on March 7, 2024, surpassing his record at TD Garden in Boston.
His concert at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on March 12, with $172.76 average ticket price, became the most expensive concert by an African artiste in history.
His Canadian Tour grossed $5.7 million from 6 shows, the highest for an African artiste.
“I TOLD THEM…, @burnaboy $15,469,395 Revenue ($1,031,293 avg.) 156,646 Tickets Sold (10,443 avg.) $98.75 Average Price 15/21 Reported Shows,” Touring Data tweeted.
Earlier in the year, Burna Boy made history when he became the first African artiste to perform at the Grammy main ceremony.
The Afrobeats star performed during the main Grammy ceremony at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.
Meanwhile, Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, better known as Shakira, a Colombian artist, professed her admiration for Afrobeats and Burna Boy, as well as rising South African talent Tyla.
The ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer stated that she is a major lover of African music.
“If I could explain my taste in music in three words, I would say eclectic, honest, and real. I love anything Afrobeats. I like Tyla, I like Burna Boy, anything Afrobeats. But I love Burna so much.”
Shakira
Artist Distributes Foodstuffs to Vulnerable Families in Port Harcourt
Burna Boy and his team stormed the streets of Port Harcourt, Rivers state, to distribute food to vulnerable families.
The Afrobeats singer spearheaded the food-sharing activity alongside his mother and manager, Bose Ogulu, via his outreach organization, “The R.E.A.C.H Foundation”.
Photos and videos circulating online showed the City Boys hitmaker personally handing out food to hundreds of locals in the Azuabie community of Port Harcourt while his mum and team members stood around to watch him.
According to clips posted on social media, the food packs contained rice, gari, beans, and a bottle of palm oil, among other things.
Burna Boy also captured the hearts of many for his compassionate gesture at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH).
The Grammy award-winning artist reportedly visited the hospital and took it upon himself to settle the medical bills for every patient in one of the hospital wards.
In a widely shared video capturing the moment, Burna Boy was seen exiting the hospital premises amidst a throng of ecstatic fans and nurses.
The scene depicted fans and netizens, including some nurses on duty, surrounding the singer with jubilation and gratitude.
“Na burna mama I just they look a proud mother all written on her face my mama will continue to be proud of me she never even see life yet.”
dr.lincoln___24
“No be to dey cho Cho Cho. Nah watin dem dey call show evidence be dis.”
ekmah2024
“This is the first time I am seeing such hospitality from Burnaboy the smile and all it was so genuine.❤ The gyal of course couldn’t hold off her excitement 😂”
Macha
“God bless you OluwaBurna.”
mcdavies04
“This is how you give back to the community, Davido should learn from this.”
SANTORINI
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