Burna Boy’s mother, Bose Ogulu, nominated for manager of the year at 2025 music week awards

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

The award organizers announced the nominees on Wednesday, recognizing Ogulu’s contributions alongside other top industry professionals.

Competing for the highly coveted title, she joins Alistair Goldsmith, Neil Hughes, and Wes Banton in the category, which honors exceptional talent management in the global music industry.

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.

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

NAN also reports that this is not the first time, Burna Boy’s mum is clinching international award, as she won the Manager Of The Year at the 2022 Artist & Manager Awards in London.

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 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.