The internet has been set ablaze following recent footage of R&B songstress Chloe Bailey and Afrobeats prodigy Burna Boy getting cozy at the club. The unexpected pairing seemingly hard-launched their relationship while spending time in Nigeria together, Burna Boy’s homeland.
Here’s everything to know about the artists’ budding romance, from their famous exes to how they got together.
Burna Boy and Chloe Bailey
The Chloe Bailey and Burna Boy relationship timeline begins when the Atlanta-born 26-year-old and the Nigerian 36-year-old were first spotted together after sharing presenter duties at the 2022 Billboard Awards. While things were seemingly platonic, this may have been where their interest in each other took a romantic turn.
They’ve kept a lowkey profile thus far, though footage of Bailey and Burna dancing on each other at a nightclub in Lagos and leaving hand-in-hand seemingly confirmed that the two are more than just friends. Burna allegedly flew her in from Hollywood and even picked her up in a Lamborghini. In the viral videos, Chloe is seen wearing Burna’s $1 million chain as they dance, staring into one another’s eyes and whispering into each other’s ears.
While their relationship seemingly came out of nowhere, fans suspect it’s long been in the works. Footage recently resurfaced of Bailey in the pit of his concert in St. Lucia back in May 2024, months before any rumors of the pair as a couple emerged.
Who is Chloe Bailey’s Boyfriend?
Before Chloe and Burna Boy got together, Bailey hadn’t found herself in too many high-profile relationships. She’s been linked to other hip-hop musicians, including Future and Offset, though Bailey has never directly confirmed either romance.
Bailey did confirm her relationship with Gunna, however, opening up about their connection in her single “For the Night.” Despite being spotted holding hands in public and thirsting over each other via social media through 2021 and 2022, it seems there was no mutual interest in keeping the love alive. Speaking to her short-lived romance with the YSL rapper and why things didn’t work out, she sang, “I ask myself why we can’t be closer / I play those same games a thousand times over / And you crave those long nights with me, oh, don’t you?”
Who is Burna Boy’s Girlfriend?
So before Bailey, who was Burna Boy’s girlfriend? Bailey and Burna’s new romance comes off the back of his highly publicized relationship with UK rapper and singer Stefflon Don. The two first split in 2021 after two years and have been on and off ever since, though Don may have not fully moved on. The British songstress reuploaded a video showcasing her in the Rolls-Royce that Burna gifted her for her birthday last year.
Many presume the gesture was in response to Bailey and Burna’s dating rumors, as Don may not be ready to see her ex move on. However, given the footage of Bailey and Burna so intimate together in public, it may be too late to salvage.