Tems Receives Grammy Award Plaque

Temilade Openiyi, a widely known as Tems in Nigeria, has finally received the plaque for her Grammy Award victory.

Tems’ contribution to Future’s song “Wait For U,” which also included Drake, earned her the Grammy for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 65th Grammy Awards on February 6, 2023.
On Friday night, Muyiwa Awoniyi, the manager of the musician, announced the plaque’s arrival on social media.

The curvy vocalist is not only the first female Nigerian musician to win a Grammy but also the first to be nominated for one.

She was nominated in the Best Global Performance category last year for her hit song with Wizkid ‘Essence’ but lost to Pakistan’s Arooj Aftab.
Considered one of the most critically acclaimed African artistes, Tems was honored with the Prize for Music at The Future Awards Africa and the Impact Award at the BMI London Awards in recognition of her “ground-breaking artistry, creative vision and impact on the future of music”.

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In 2020, Tems published her debut album For Broken Ears, promoted by the song “Damages”. The album was nominated for awards at the All Africa Music Awards and The Beatz Awards. Then she collaborated in Wizkid’s “Essence”, received critical support, being nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance.
The song also won several awards at the BET Awards, NAACP Image Awards, The Headies Awards and at the Soul Train Music Awards.

In 2021 Tems publisched her second studio album If Orange Was a Place, which won The Headies for Best R&B Album. She was featured in “Wait for U” with Future and Drake, which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song and won the Best Melodic Rap Performance, an American Music Awards and a BET Hip Hop Awards.

In 2022 Tems contributed to Beyoncé’s seventh studio album Renaissance on the track “Move”, receiving nominations at the NAACP Image Awards and Soul Train Music Awards.

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