Skip to content

Music news, business and culture.

Join Newsletter

Burna Boy Wins Crossover Artist Of The Year At Billboard Latin Music Awards 2026

Burna Boy has won Crossover Artist of the Year at the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, held in Miami on October 22...

Burna Boy Wins Crossover Artist Of The Year At Billboard Latin Music Awards 2026

Burna Boy has won Crossover Artist of the Year at the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, held in Miami on October 22.

The Nigerian superstar was recognised in a category featuring Bruno Mars, DJ Snake, Shenseea and Steve Aoki, highlighting his presence across international music markets.

The 2026 ceremony brought together leading names in Latin music, with Bad Bunny among the night’s major winners.

🚨 BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS 2026

CROSSOVER ARTIST OF THE YEAR — BURNA BOY 🏆 pic.twitter.com/gc9HaaSYsr

For Burna Boy, the crossover honour reinforces his position as a Nigerian artist whose influence extends beyond geographical and genre boundaries.

Sponsored

ToneGrid: deliver your music globally. White-label distribution, royalties and analytics for labels and distributors.

More like this

Pick your tempo

Who owns what, who got paid, and who is about to. The business behind African music, told like it is actually interesting (because it is).

  • The deals and catalogue sales nobody put out a press release for
  • Chart moves and streaming numbers we actually fact-checked (wild, we know)
  • Fresh names added to the directory, vetted before you ever see them

Free forever Ghost us anytime, one click

Get the inside track from Afrobeats Wire

Choose your speed. We will handle the rest.

How fast do you want it?

Your inbox is sacred. This address is used for the newsletter and nothing else, never sold, never passed on. Privacy policy.