Ogulu Makes Cut For Music Week Award, Burna Boy’s Mum Lauded For Managerial Prowess

Bose Ogulu, the mother of Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy, has been nominated for Manager of the Year at the 2025 Music Week Awards.

Organisers of the award on Wednesday announced Ogulu’s alongside other contenders for the highly coveted trophy.

Meanwhile, this year’s Music Week Awards is scheduled to hold on May 8 at JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London, United Kingdom.

Other nominees for the Manager of the Year, a category that highlights the best management talents in global music industry, include Alistair Goldsmith, Neil Hughes, and Wes Banton.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Music Week Awards celebrates excellence in the music industry, including labels, A&R, live events, and management.

The Music Week Awards celebrate excellence in the music industry, and winners are selected through peer voting and an independent panel of judges.

Winners for the annual award are selected through peer voting and an independent panel of judges.

Notably, Ogulu’s management role has been instrumental in Burna Boy’s global success, securing major deals and international recognition.

Also, this is not her first international recognition, as she previously won Manager of the Year at the 2022 Artist & Manager Awards in London.

She is also the co-founder of Spaceship Collective, which supports African artists and promotes Afrobeats worldwide.

Furthermore, Ogulu who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign languages and a Masters of Arts in Translation from the University of Port Harcourt, is from a family deeply rooted in arts and culture.

She is also the daughter of Nigerian music critic, Benson Idonije, who managed Fela Kuti, and she was also one of Fela’s background dancers.

She built a successful career as a translator for the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and is proficient in English, French, German, Italian, and Yoruba.

Her role as manager is acclaimed to have played pivotal role in her son’s rise stardom on the global music stage, securing major deals and international recognition.