Empty arenas, cancelled shows: Burna Boy and the global reality of ‘cancel culture’

By Enitan AbdultawabFame, unlike art itself: whether music, literature, or film: exists in a vacuum. Celebrities, by virtue of their visibility, wield influence over the narratives that surround them. They are, in effect, the architects of their own fame, and occasionally, their own disrepute.Burna Boy, Nigeria’s Grammy-winning Afrobeats superstar, is almost becoming a prime example. His music has propelled him to global stages, yet with visibility comes scrutiny, and in the age of social