Temilade Openiyi, identified professionally as Tems
Nigerian singer, songwriter, and file producer, Temilade Openiyi, identified professionally as Tems, has received the 67th Grammy Award for Greatest African Music Efficiency, a prestigious recognition that highlights her distinctive expertise and contribution to the music trade.
The awards occurred on the Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Tems emerged victorious in a fierce competitors, beating out sturdy contenders along with her love music “Love Me Jeje”.
Receiving the award, Tems stated: “Expensive God, thanks a lot for placing me on this stage and bringing me this group.”
She additionally devoted the award to her mom.
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Tems, 29, now has extra Grammy awards than some other Nigerian artiste.
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The award marks her second Grammy win.
In 2023, she received the Greatest Melodic Rap Efficiency for the music ‘Wait For U’ with American hip-hop stars Future and Drake.
Hours earlier than winners have been introduced, PREMIUM TIMES had achieved an in depth evaluation of Tems’ probabilities within the awards.
Our reporter had written as follows.
Nominations evaluation
Right here, we discover the prospects of Tems, Asake, Burna Boy, Yemi Alade, Wizkid, Davido, and Rema, analysing their nominated music, cultural influence, and potential to clinch a coveted Grammy for Sunday.
Tems – ‘Love Me Jeje’ (Greatest International Music Album, Greatest R&B, Greatest African Music)
In simply 5 years, Tems received the hearts of a broad viewers. The Grammy-winning Nigerian star and the primary African act to high the Billboard Sizzling 100 – because of Future sampling her music Larger on Wait For U – has firmly cemented her place on the worldwide stage.
Whereas she has collaborated with the likes of Drake and Rihanna, 2024 marked the yr she absolutely stepped into her highlight with the discharge of her long-awaited debut album, ‘Born within the Wild.’
A standout from the undertaking, ‘Love Me JeJe’ – which interpolates Seyi Sodimu’s beloved 1997 hit – turned an immediate success, reaching No. 1 on the UK Afrobeats Chart and No. 3 on Billboard’s US Afrobeats Songs. Tems debuted the observe throughout her 2024 Coachella set, strategically bridging previous African pop icons with modern world sounds. The gamble paid off – her capacity to mix nostalgia with fashionable R&B and Afrobeats resonated extensively, incomes Love Me JeJe a Grammy nomination for Greatest African Music Efficiency.
Past this, Tems’ artistry is being recognised on a bigger scale. Her album Born within the Wild is in rivalry for Greatest International Music Album, going through off towards worldwide stars like Matt B and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
In the meantime, her soul-stirring ballad Burning is nominated for Greatest R&B Music. With three Grammy nominations, Tems’ rise to stardom is plain. Whereas competitors is fierce, her worldwide recognition and skill to seamlessly mix genres make her a robust contender—notably within the Greatest R&B Music class for Burning, which has garnered widespread crucial acclaim.
(PREMIUM TIMES & NAN)
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