Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, recently revealed that she faced death threats following pregnancy rumours that circulated on social media. The acclaimed artist clarified the misconceptions during an interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos. The speculation emerged after Tems attended Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2024 London Fashion Week show, where she wore…
In an exclusive interview, Grammy award-winning singer Tems delved into her future projects, expressing a strong desire to collaborate with fellow artist Asake. The Me & U singer, currently in Nigeria, revealed the specific capacity in which she envisions working with Asake. Tems disclosed her aspiration to direct a music video for Asake, citing his…
Grammy-winning singer Temilade Openiyi, widely known as Tems, recently shared profound insights into the challenges and blessings of being a Nigerian woman during an interview with Kiss FM in London. Describing the experience as “tough,” Tems highlighted the resilience of Nigerian women, characterizing it as nothing short of a “miracle.” In the conversation, she expressed…
In a recent revelation, rapper Odumodublvck has exposed the considerable price tag attached to securing a collaboration with Grammy award-winning singer Tems. Taking to the popular social media platform X on Friday, November 24, 2023, the rapper disclosed that Tems charges a whopping $500,000 for her lyrical prowess on a verse. The revelation came when…
As the excitement surrounding Tems’ upcoming project continues to grow, fans were treated to a sneak peek into a studio session where the talented singer joined forces with rappers Odumodublvck and Blaqbonez. Tems, who recently made waves as a model and ambassador for Burberry, hinted at the significance of her forthcoming project in a recent…
Grammy award-winning artist Tems expressed her joy on social media as fellow musicians Ayra Starr and Tyla secured their first-ever Grammy Award nominations. The Recording Academy recently unveiled the list of nominees for the 66th edition of the prestigious awards, including the two emerging talents in the newly introduced Best African Music Performance category. Ayra…
Nigerian artist Tems shared the distressing experiences she encountered during her detention in a Ugandan prison back in 2020, providing deeper insight into her two-day ordeal alongside fellow musician Omah Lay. Tems, during an interview with Angie Martinez, recounted her stark disconnection from the outside world, finding herself abruptly adjusting to the stark reality of…
Grammy award-winning singer Tems has added to her impressive list of achievements by extending her record as the most certified Nigerian female artist in the United States. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has recently confirmed two new certifications for the artist, bringing her total certifications in the US to four, a record for…
The 2023 DStv Delicious Festival, held in South Africa from September 23 to 24, 2023, witnessed an unforgettable performance by none other than Tems, who emerged as the highlight of the event. For fans lucky enough to attend the festival, it was an evening they will cherish forever. As one of the headline acts, Tems…
Grammy award-winning artist and performer, Tems, has captured the hearts of fans worldwide by commemorating the three-year anniversary of her debut EP, “For Broken Ears,” in a truly unique way. The celebrated singer took to her social media platform, X, on Monday, September 25, 2023, to announce the release of a special bundle Vinyl version…
Tems has addressed the pregnancy rumours that swirled across social media following her recent public appearance. The singer has officially responded to the speculations about her being pregnant, which emerged after her attendance at the Burberry fashion show held in London on Monday, September 18, 2023. Tems was among the notable celebrities who graced the…
Renowned Nigerian singer and Grammy winner, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, achieved a remarkable feat on Wednesday as she clinched two prestigious awards on both sides of the Atlantic. The celebrated artist added the coveted Trailblazer Award to her collection at the prestigious ELLE Style Awards ceremony in London, United Kingdom, on September 6,…
Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer and songwriter, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has described her life as a “testimony.” The singer said she started from Lagos but has now gone global. Tems made the claims while delivering a prologue at the 2023 Essence Festival on July 2nd, in New Orleans, USA. “You know, my life…
Wizkid and Tems took to the stage for the first time in 2023, and the audience could not hide their excitement at the duo. The Essence Festival 2023 in the US was an unforgettable event that brought together some of the best artists in the music industry. Among them were the iconic duo, Wizkid and…
The duo of American hip-hop stars, Bow Wow and Ja Rule have spoken about their love for the raving Nigerian/West African music genre, Afrobeats. The duo in separate interviews with Black Entertainment Television at the BET Awards on Sunday, talked up Afrobeats as they expressed love and admiration for two of the poster-stars of the…
The nominations for the BET Awards 2023 have been unveiled, and Nigerian music icons Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tems, Ayra Starr, and Asake have secured spots in various categories. Scheduled for June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, the BET Awards recognizes excellence in black entertainment. This year’s nominees represent a global…
Sensational Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, has finally received the plaque for her Grammy award. It should be recalled that Tems snagged the award for Best Melodica Rap Performance at the 65th Grammys on February 6, 2023. She won the award for her contribution to Future’s ‘Wait For U’ which also featured Drake.Her manager, Muyiwa Awoniyi…
Following official confirmation of her performance at the Governor’s Ball 2023 in New York a few weeks ago, Tems has opened up on why she won’t be available for the festival. Grammy award-winning singer Tems has opened up on why she would not be present at the Governor’s Ball Festival 2023 in New York, which…
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Temz, has beaten American female music stars to a new record on the Billboard chart. The Nigerian achieved the rare feat after her song ‘Free Mind’ broke the record for longest running number one by a female artist in Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart history. The song maintained…
Seven Nigerians have been named among Forbes’s 30 Under 30 newest self-made young African innovators. Forbes is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family, with a particular focus on business, technology, communications, science, politics, and law. The 2023 thirty young African innovators’ names were published on the Forbes…
Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems and Afrobeats superstar Wizkid bagged wins at the recently concluded 2023 edition of the iHeartRadio Music Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. iHeart Media and Fox Entertainment announced the winners for the 2023 iHeart Music Awards, with Tems receiving the Hip-Hop Song of the Year award for her collaborative…
Tems has opened up on how she felt about bagging a nomination at the Oscars 2023, as well as how she felt about working with Rihanna. Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and performer, Tems, who had graced the 95th edition of the Academy Awards (Oscars 2023), opened up on how she felt to receive the nomination….
Nigerian singer, Tems has been a talking point on social media after her elaborate outfit blocked the view of fellow attendees at Sunday night’s Academy Awards. Tems was a nominee at the 95th Academy Awards held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. While some Nigerians have poured their praises on…
Burna Boy, Rema, and Tems performed at the 2023 NBA All-Star Game halftime show on February 19th. The three Nigerian artists took turns onstage, with Burna Boy kicking things off with an energetic performance of some of his hits—“It’s Plenty,” “Last Last,” and “Alone”—before Rema took over to sing “Calm Down” and “Holiday.” Tems closed…
The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that three Nigerian superstars – GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer Burna Boy, 2023 GRAMMY Award-winning singer and Oscar-nominated singer and producer Tems and rapper and singer Rema – will headline the NBA All-Star Game 2023 halftime show with an Afrobeat-themed performance. After the performance, the NBA…
Following the historic win at the 65th edition of the Grammy awards, popular American rapper Future stunned Tems with his shocking but heartwarming gesture for her contribution to the smashing hit ‘Wait For U,’ to celebrate the win in the Best Melodic Rap Performance category. The rapper sent Tems a huge and beautiful flower bouquet…
Talented Nigerian songstress Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has finally broken her silence after winning her first Grammy. The sensational Tems, who was nominated in three categories—”Best Rap Song” and “Best Melodic Rap Performance” for her contribution to the hit collaboration with Future and Drake titled “Wait For U”—and “Album Of The Year” as…
At the recently concluded Grammy Awards, international music sensation Tems won her first Grammy award for her vocal contribution to Future’s hit single ‘Wait For U.’ Following her win with ‘Wait for U,’ the singer became the first female artist from the Nigerian music industry to be in the forefront of several conversations stemming from…
Nigerian international music sensation Tems has earned her first Grammy award for her contribution on Future’s hit single ‘Wait For U’. Tems’ vocals was sampled on the single that also features Canadian megastar rapper Drake. ‘Wait For U’ won the award for Best Melodic rap performance beating ‘Beautiful’ by DJ Khaled Featuring Future & SZA,…
In a post on social media today, Tuesday, January 24, 2023, Marvel studios reacted to the Oscar Awards 2023 nomination received by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson in the Best Original Song category for the contribution to ‘Lift Me Up’ which was the theme song for the latest installment of the Marvel original…
Tems has made history again as she becomes the first Nigerian artist to be nominated at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts popularly known as the Oscars. Her work on “Lift Me Up”, the original soundtrack from Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, performed by Rihanna was nominated for best original song at the 2023…
Nigerian award-winning singer and songwriter, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has reacted to the open invitation she got from American legendary rapper Snopp Dogg to collaborate on music. The new-age global star, who has continued to witness a meteoric rise to the top of the global music scene since her song with Afrobeats star…
American rapper, Snoop Dogg, has publicly approached Nigerian singer, Tems for a song collaboration. In a viral video trending online, the 51-year-old rapper declared his admiration for Tems while inquiring when they would collaborate on a hit song. According to Snoop, everyone in his household listens to her, while adding that they ought to have…
American veteran rapper, Shawn Corey Carter, popularly known as Jay-Z, has announced Burna Boy, Tems, Drake, and some others as artistes who sang his favourties songs in 2022. The music executive and businessman, who owns 20% of streaming platform Tidal, made a playlist of his favorite songs for the year 2022 via that same platform,…
The nominations for the 2023 Golden Globes are in. Tems has been nominated as a songwriter for “Lift Me Up” (soundtrack from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”) in the “Best Original Song, Motion Picture” category alongside Rihanna, Ludwig Göransson and Ryan Coogler. “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “White Lotus,” and “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” were…
Multiple Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and performer Tems has joined Wizkid as the only African and Nigerian artists to ever bag this award. Tems was crowned the best new artist at the Soul Train award 2022, making it her second win at the award ceremony and also making her the first and only female African artist…
Electrifying singer, Tems has added a new feather to her hat of achievements as she grosses a billion streams across all credits on Spotify. This report had come on the 16th of November from music data account, Chart Data as an indicator that an additional of the streams of all of Tems’ songs both as…
Legendary producer and Mavin Records CEO Don Jazzy has reacted to the double nominations received by Burna Boy and the triple nominations received by Tems ahead of the Grammy Awards scheduled to hold on the 5th of February 2023. Recall that the full list of nominees for the Grammy Awards was confirmed on Tuesday, November…
Marvel blockbuster movie, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” unveils more Nigerian star artists featured in the soundtrack. Recall, earlier this month, the soundtrack featuring the Rihanna-led single “Lift Me Up,” which serves as a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman. Tems acknowledges Rihanna for co-writing the song with her, while Rema, on the other hand, shared…
Wizkid and Tems are set to make history as they are both scheduled to take center stage to perform at the American Music Awards, also known as the AMAs 2022. The organizers of the American Music Awards, known as the AMAs, took to social media on Monday, October 31st, 2022, to confirm that sensational Nigerian…
Nigerian award-winning singer and songwriter, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, received the deserved applaud from American iconic songstress Rihanna for her role in their new collaboration. The new-age global star’s meteoric rise to the top of the global music scene continues, with the latest being credited as a songwriter on a Rihanna song for…
Rihanna’s long-awaited return to music is officially over as she announced the release of ‘Lift Me Up’, her first new song as a lead artist in six years, as part of the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack on Friday. The song was co-written by Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems. Other co-writers are…
Nigerian singer, Tems continues to secure big wins and make huge statements and has now spoken on her experience working with Rihanna for the megastar’s Black Panther single, ‘Lift Me Up.’ New-age global star, Tems, continues on her jet-paced move to the very top of the music scene and has spoken on her experience working…
Multiple award-winning singer and songwriter, Tems has been confirmed as a nominee for a category at the MTV Europe music awards (EMA) 2022. The singer received a nomination in the Best New Artist category alongside other acts like; Seventeen, Gayle, and Dove Cameron amongst others. The EMAs 2022 would be held on the 13th of…
Nigerian award-winning singer, songwriter and performer, Wizkid, has hit another milestone with his global smash record ‘Essence’ in the United Kingdom. The Starboy Entertainment frontline act and owner, who recently bagged the prestigious BMI songwriting award with the smash tune and its remix, has also gotten a platinum certification in the UK for the same…
The BMI Film & TV Awards are awards presented annually by Broadcast Music, Inc., honoring songwriters, composers, and music publishers in various genres. In the latest edition of the London-based award, Nigerian acts Wizkid, Tems, and CKay took home awards as well as producers P2J and Tempoe for their work on ‘Essence’ and ‘Love Nwantiti’…
Nigerian talented singer, songwriter and performer, Tems as found her way back to the headlines and this time, it is on the strength of giving a thrilling performance at the 2022 Global Citizen Festival in Ghana. The award-winning songstress, whose 2022 has been amazing, having won two awards at the 2022 BET Awards, received nominations…
Nigerian superstar singer, Tems had quite an engaging moment at the Global Citizen Festival in Ghana where she talked about why she always promotes gender equality. As fans cheered on, Tems was asked why she always promotes gender equality in her song and podcast by the hosts. The singer said in response that she promotes…
New-age music sensation and fast-rising global act, Tems has issued a response to iconic vocalist, Waje’s request for a music collaboration. Waje had set the ball rolling on the collab request via an open call on Twitter, saying; “Imagine @temsbaby and I on track. Please guys whisper to her.” The tweet which instantly blew up,…
Award winning Nigerian musician, Temilade Openiyi who is better known as Tems has written about her music career attaining the heights that she has never imagined. The multi-talented Nigerian singer-songwriter and music producer took to her Twitter platform on Tuesday afternoon to reflect on music career thus far. In her post on social media, the…
