June 24, 2025

Burna Boy to release ‘No Sign of Weakness’ and launch historic North American tour

If Burna Boy had a middle name, it might as well be "Momentum." The Nigerian artist is back, loud as ever, with a new album titled No Sign of Weakness, dropping July 11. The title alone sounds like something you’d wear on a T-shirt to your ex’s wedding. And if the album’s anything like the lead single "TaTaTa," prepare for an earful of beats so charged they might knock your AirPods into next week.

But he’s not stopping with just an album. Burna is packing his bags (and possibly a few Grammys) for a 16-city North American tour. Think music, movement, and a lot of fans pretending they know the lyrics.

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Before he was known as Burna Boy, what was his previous stage name?

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No more slow jams, this album comes swinging

Let’s be honest, this isn’t background music for folding laundry. No Sign of Weakness goes from Afro-fusion bangers to hip-hop-heavy tracks without asking for permission. Burna’s voice is at full throttle, reminding everyone that vulnerability is for ballads, and he’s not here to whisper sweet nothings.

Even "Sweet Love," the album’s softer side, still has enough swagger to ruin your chances of texting your ex with dignity. It’s romance, yes, but the kind that comes with bass drops.

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Burna Boy, whose real name is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in 2012 with the release of "Like to Party", the lead single from his first album L.I.F.E. In 2017, he signed with Atlantic Records and Warner Music Group. His third album Outside, his first with a major label, came out in 2018. In 2019, Burna Boy won the BET Award for Best International Act and was named an Apple Music Up Next artist. That same year, he released African Giant, his fourth studio album, which won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards and was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. In 2020, Burna Boy was named African Artist of the Year at the Ghana Music Awards and released his fifth studio album Twice as Tall, which won Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

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Which of Burna Boy's albums won the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album?

Red Rocks gets a Burna baptism

In November, Burna Boy will become the first Nigerian artist to headline Red Rocks Amphitheatre. That’s right, Colorado will trade its mountain silence for roaring drums and fans trying to dance in ski jackets. If that show doesn’t echo across the canyons, nothing will.

A tour for the chosen and the curious

The tour spans 16 cities and will likely turn every stop into a minor state emergency of noise, rhythm, and shirtless dancing. Whether you’ve been with Burna since "Ye" or you just Shazam’d him last week, there’s a ticket with your name on it, if you’re fast enough.

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No Sign of Weakness

No Sign of Weakness is the upcoming eighth studio album by Nigerian singer Burna Boy. It is for release on 11 July 2025 through Atlantic, Spaceship Records, and Bad Habit.

Burna’s rise isn’t slowing down

While other artists take breaks or "go find themselves," Burna Boy seems to already know who he is, and he’s busy booking stadiums to prove it. The album may be called No Sign of Weakness, but it’s sounding like one giant flex.