Burna boy’s mother nominated for Manager Of The Year at 2025 Music Week Awards

The Grammy-winning Nigerian musician Burna Boy's mother and manager, Bose Ogulu, has been nominated for Manager of the Year at the 2025 Music Week Awards.

Her candidacy was made public by the award's organizers on Wednesday, who included her among the leading candidates for the esteemed honor.

The Music Week Awards this year will be held on May 8 at London, UK's JW Marriott Grosvenor House. Alistair Goldsmith, Neil Hughes, and Wes Banton are among the nominees for the Manager of the Year award, which honors exceptional management talent in the international music industry.

With a focus on labels, A&R, live events, and management, the Music Week Awards honor achievement in the music industry. Peer vote and an impartial team of judges decide the winners.

Ogulu has previously received notice on a global scale. Her status as a dominant force in music management was further cemented in 2022 when she took home the Manager of the Year award from the Artist & Manager Awards in London.

Ogulu, a linguist and cultural advocate, graduated from the University of Port Harcourt with a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages and a Master of Arts in Translation. Her father, Benson Idonije, was a well-known Nigerian music critic and the first manager of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, therefore she comes from a family steeped in the arts. Ogulu herself used to dance in the background for Fela.

Fluent in English, French, German, Italian, and Yoruba, she had a prosperous career as a translator for the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce before to entering the music management industry.

Her strategic leadership has secured significant transactions and international recognition, which has contributed to Burna Boy's success on a global scale. She also co-founded Spaceship Collective, a platform that promotes African musicians and broadens the appeal of Afrobeats around the world.