Burns boy is injecting his signature Afro-fusion vibes into our veins this summer with his latest album Love, Damini, which he released on Thursday (July 7) via Atlantic Records/Spaceship Collective/Warner Music.
On Friday, the Nigerian singer-songwriter came through with Love, Damini, the much-anticipated follow-up to 2020’s Twice as Tall. Burna—birth name Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu—announced the project back in April and later confirmed his plans to release it on July 2 in celebration of his 31st birthday. After the original drop date came and went, Burna told fans the album would arrive a week late.
“That’s how I like to sign all my letters, because I didn’t know the proper [signoff],” Burna (real name Damini Ogulu) told Billboard of the new 19-track project in his cover story. “It’s a bit personal [because] it’s bringing you into my head on my birthday — when you turn 31 and ain’t got no kids, everything is going good and bad at the same time. You reflect and then you get as lit as possible. Then you sleep and wake up and reflect again. I’m reflecting on everything — what I’m doing and what’s happening where I’m from. Where I’m from is a part of where I’m going.”
Love, Damini arrives just days after the superstar’s 31st birthday on July 2. He previously released singles “Kilometre” and “Last Last,” the latter of which he debuted at his sold-out “One Night in Space” show in NYC’s Madison Square Garden in April. The African giant performed both songs at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas’ MGM Garden Arena the following month.
The project also boasts guest appearances by everyone from Kehlani, J Balvin and Khalid to Popcaan, J Hus and Ed Sheeran, who features on “For My Hand.” Burna and Sheeran performed the song at Wembley Stadium last week, and dropped its official video in conjunction with Love, Damini’s release. You can check out the visual below.
Love, Damini is available to stream now on Apple Music and Spotify. Burna will support the album with a summer tour, which kicks off July 17 in Barbados, followed by stops in Chicago, Houston, and Atlanta.
