🎧 Burna Boy's New Album No Sign of Weakness Sets Streaming Records and Debuts on Billboard

Album

Release & Features

Album Title: No Sign of Weakness

Release Date: July 11, 2025

Collaborators: Mick Jagger (“Empty Chairs”), Shaboozey (“Change Your Mind”), Stromae (“Pardon”), Travis Scott (“TaTaTa”)

Notable Singles: “Bundle by Bundle,” “Update,” “Sweet Love,” and “TaTaTa” (feat. Travis Scott)

🌍 Streaming Triumphs for Burna Boy

The album racked up 8.4 million streams on its first day of release, a major milestone for the Afrofusion heavyweight .

No Sign of Weakness surpassed 120 million streams on Spotify within days of launch—a major streaming landmark for Burna Boy’s discography .

The single “Update” alone garnered 246,800 streams in a single day on Spotify Nigeria, peaking at #4 on the national chart .

📊 Chart Success

The album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 200, achieving 8,800 opening-week sales in the U.S.—making Burna Boy the first Nigerian artist to have five different projects chart on the Billboard 200 .

📰 Critical Reception

AP News celebrated No Sign of Weakness as a dream-fulfilled moment for Burna Boy, highlighting its introspective tone and expansive genre mix. The narrative positions him as a global rock‑star‑in‑the‑making through features with Jagger, Travis Scott, and Shaboozey .

Pitchfork gave a more mixed review, arguing the album leans too heavily into defensiveness and control. They felt it lacks the emotional spontaneity of earlier work, and some high-profile collaborations failed to deliver fully—though the track with Stromae was praised for its fluidity .