Bose Ogulu, mum of Grammy Awards winner and Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu, otherwise known as 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.
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 the global music industry, include Alistair Goldsmith, Neil Hughes, and Wes Banton.
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.
This is not the first time Burna Boy’s mum is getting international awards recognition. 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 Master 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 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 a pivotal role in her son’s rise to stardom on the global music stage, securing major deals and international recognition.
Among other initiatives, she co-founded Spaceship Collective, supporting African artists and expanding the reach of Afrobeats worldwide.