{"id":94775,"date":"2021-12-15T11:14:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T10:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/burna-boy-wizkid-ballon-d-or\/"},"modified":"2021-12-15T12:58:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T11:58:37","slug":"burna-boy-wizkid-ballon-d-or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/burna-boy-wizkid-ballon-d-or\/","title":{"rendered":"Burna Boy and Wizkid win this year\u2019s \u201cBallon d\u2019Or\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On a new banger, the two Nigerian superstars use football to proclaim themselves the best players in the world.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Made In Lagos<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/wizkid\/\">Wizkid<\/a>\u2019s latest critically acclaimed album, was the occasion for the Nigerian Starboy to finally link up for the first time with \u201cAfrican Giant\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/burna-boy\/\">Burna Boy<\/a> on a hugely anticipated track: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YSy2lBZ1QrA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ginger<\/a>\u201d. Accompanied by a lush video, the track was a huge success, accumulating almost 40 million streams on Spotify. After both winning a Grammy Award, the two superstars are back at it with \u201cB. D\u2019OR\u201d, a new single they teased on stage at Wizkid\u2019s London O2 Arena concert. Produced by Nigerian-British producer P2J, present on <em>Made In Lagos<\/em>, this banging track is inspired by one of the most prestigious trophies given to professional soccer players: the Ballon D&#8217;Or, whose recipient is regarded as the best male football player in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just in time for the holidays, this upbeat, feel-good sound arrives after Burna Boy announced his history-making debut appearance at Madison Square Garden on April 28, 2022, making him the first Nigerian artist to headline a concert at the iconic venue for his show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to Burna Boy and Wizkid in our One Dance playlist on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/5fzbLUbqLiEvriBPMlLNbf?si=-0mH0IkjTN6PQ-2ZGmXuCg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/fr\/playlist\/2316095842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deezer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Burna Boy - B. 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