Grammy Award winner, Burna boy’s mum, Bose Ogulu, has been picked as one of Billboard’s 2021 International Power Players.
Billboard’s International Power Players list seeks to recognize and honour leaders in the music industry on a global level.
Those selected for such recognition are usually nominated by companies and peers in the business and then selected by the editors — with primary responsibility outside the United States.
The honourees on Billboard’s International Power Players category include label executives, music publishers, independent entrepreneurs, artist managers and concert promoters.
Ogulu, who is popularly called Mama Burna, was recognised in an article by Billboard on Monday for her work.
The trendy artiste manager was given a special mention “..amid the 2020 pandemic, when she co-executive-produced, released and promoted the Twice As Tall album..” for her Grammy award-winning son, Burna Boy.
Signed to Bad Habit/Atlantic in the United States, and Warner Music International for territories outside of Africa, Burna Boy’s album, Twice As Tall, won in the Best Global Music Album category at the 2021 Grammy Awards.
The PUNCH reported that Ogulu would ranks with the likes of Simon Robson, President, International Warner Recorded Music, Warner Music Group; and Monica Cornia, Senior VP International Marketing, RCA Records and Arista Records, Sony Music Entertainment.
Asides from management, Mama Burna is the CEO of Spaceship Collective, the holding company to Spaceship Records and Spaceship Publishing. Both outfits are aimed at enabling Africans to own their catalogues.
Ogulu had previously held a successful career as a translator for the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages, a Masters of Arts in Translation from the University of Port Harcourt, and speaks English, French, German, Italian, and Yoruba.
