TEMS AND HER 2ND GRAMMY WIN

Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, got her 2^nd Grammy at the 67th Grammy Awards. She won the Best African Music Performance category with her song “Love Me JeJe”, beating “Tomorrow” by Yemi Alade, “MMS” by Asake featuring Wizkid, “Sensational” by Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay, and “Higher” by Burna Boy.

Tems has been very consistence in her performance on the Afrobeats music scene. She has now become the first Nigerian to have two Grammys to her name having won her first Grammy in 2023 for Best Melodic Rap Performance with Future‘s “Wait For You” featuring Drake at the 65th Grammy Awards.  

In the Grammy Award winning song “Love Me Jeje” Tems actually sampled a line from Seyi Sodimu's 1997 Nigerian classic of the same name. Tems’ song was a great hit that has racked up 125 million listens on Spotify and 21 million views on YouTube.

Back home in Nigeria Tems has received numerous accolades from Nigerians including the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu who has commended the singer for bringing pride to the country on the global stage for the second time.

Congratulations to Tems for breaking this record!

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