Damini Ogulu, Afrofusion singer better known as Burna Boy, has announced the release of his forthcoming album, Twice as Tall, his first album for 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Odogwu crooner disclosed this on Tuesday during a question and answer session on his #AskBurna hashtag that he started on Twitter.
A fan had asked him how he felt after losing out in the “Best World Music Album” category to Angelique Kidjo at the 2020 Grammys.
Responding, the singer said the loss left him “sick.” He added that the loss inspired him after his “musical mother,” Kidjo gave him support.
According to him, it birthed the name Twice as Tall as the title for his upcoming project slated for July.
“Sick. Totally sick. But my musical Mother@angeliquekidjo told me everything I needed to understand about the Grammys. So now, I’m ‘Twice as Tall’ (that’s the name of my next Album. By the way dropping in July by the grace of the most High).”
Reacting to rumours that he stole songs of Fela Kuti, Afrobeat legend.
The music star pointed out that such rumours were borne out of alleged hatred for him by some people.
“The fools that say this shit don’t even really know Fela songs. Fela went through much more hate from you fuckers than I currently do and all he did was speak the truth even more than I do. You are just pained that I’m King and I’m Flawless with the vibes. Unstoppable,” he wrote.
Twice as Tall Tour
The award- winning singer who had a massive 2019, is also set to embark on the Twice as Tall tour; which will see him performing across North America and Europe starting this Spring
“BACK ON ROAD with the ‘TWICE AS TALL TOUR,’” he wrote on Instagram. “Grab your tickets now! Don’t snooze.”
The 30-date tour will kick off in Atlanta on May 7 and go in to hit North American stops in Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Miami, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, Houston and more. Burna will embark on the European leg of his tour on June 28, stopping in the United Kingdom, Norway, France, Germany, Portugal, The Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden.
