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Harry Itie
Apr. 05, 2013 07:48PM EST

Audio: Nigeria's Burna Boy 'Always Love You'

Today, Nigerian music aficionados got an advanced leak of Burna Boy's "Always Love You". Stream and download here.

A few weeks ago, it was announced that Burna Boy's "Always Love You" will be released on iTunes. The track, produced by Leriq, is a pop song that with influences from house and dance music. Today, the unofficial version surfaced online. The song strays away from Burna Boy's original sound but still highlights his unique vocals and awesome delivery. Known for hits like "Like to Party" and "Tonight", Burna Boy is on a roll and is set to be the next big thing in Nigerian music.

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The video comes just a day before Nigeria celebrates Independence Day.

Burna Boy has had an insanely successful year with the release of his album, African Giant. The project, which features notable tracks such as "Dangote", "Gum Body", "Anybody" and "Wetin Man Go Do" has been lauded as one of the best albums of this year period and even sparked a heated debate as to why Nigerian artists consistently do better internationally compared to South African artists. "Another Story" is the tenth track on the album and speaks to the colonial history of Nigeria. Burna features Ghanaian rapper M.anifest in the new video for this track and the visuals are hauntingly on point.

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Beyoncé is set to take fans inside the making of her latest album The Lion King: The Gift, with the upcoming ABC special Making the Gift, a documentary that chronicles the process of producing the album which she described as "a love letter to Africa."

The announcement came yesterday, when ABC shared the trailer of the special on their social media, even changing their Twitter name to "ABeyC" to mark the occasion. Beyoncé also shared the clip on Instagram—the surprise announcement has unsurprisingly spurred excited reactions from fans online.

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Daniel Kaluuya Is Producing a Live-Action 'Barney' Movie with Mattel

Yes, you read that correctly.

In a move that absolutely no one saw coming, Oscar-nominated actor Daniel Kaluuya is set to produce a live-action Barney movie in conjunction with Mattel Films. The Hollywood Reporter first broke the story.

Kaluuya will co-produce the film as part of his 59% production banner, which signed a first-look deal with Paramount back in May. Speaking on his involvement with the project and the impact of Barney & Friends, Kaluuya had this to say: "Barney was a ubiquitous figure in many of our childhoods, then he disappeared into the shadows, left misunderstood. We're excited to explore this compelling modern-day hero and see if his message of 'I love you, you love me' can stand the test of time."

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