{"id":7460,"date":"2023-12-17T21:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/i-recorded-thanks-for-my-grandma-burna-boy\/"},"modified":"2023-12-17T21:00:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T21:00:39","slug":"i-recorded-thanks-for-my-grandma-burna-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/i-recorded-thanks-for-my-grandma-burna-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I recorded \u2018Thanks\u2019 for my grandma\u2019 \u2013 Burna Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Nigerian Afrobeat singer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly called Burna Boy, has stated that his grandmother is the inspiration behind his song titled \u2018Thanks.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Thanks\u2019 is one of the tracks on the singer\u2019s seventh studio album, \u201cI Told Them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, in a post via his official X, the singer said he recorded the song because of his grandmother, who always wanted him to come home but was quick to ask him to leave anytime he visited.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of his plans for this year\u2019s Yuletide season, Burna Boy informed his followers that he would be spending December with his grandma.<\/p>\n<p>He posted: \u201cMy grandma used to be crying for me to come back home; now she\u2019s on edge every time I come back home and is already asking when I\u2019m leaving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is why I made \u2018Thanks\u2019. 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