BNXN Says NBA Stars Earn Far More Than Nigerian Afrobeats Artists

Nigerian Afrobeats singer Daniel Benson, better known as BNXN, has shared his thoughts on the financial gap between professional basketball players in the NBA and Nigerian music stars.

Speaking during a recent livestream, the singer revealed that his friendships with several NBA players have given him a closer look at the level of wealth enjoyed by top athletes in the United States.

According to BNXN, the earnings of elite NBA players are on a completely different scale compared to those of Nigerian musicians, despite the global success of Afrobeats.

“I am friends with a few NBA players. These guys have so much money. Nigerian artists don’t even have as much money as they do. NBA players are insanely rich. A player of Jaylen Brown’s calibre has so much money. Afrobeats are not close to athletes in terms of earnings,” he said.