Nigeria: Tems Becomes First Nigerian Female to Win a Grammy

Nigerian singer Tems won a Grammy Award on Sunday – becoming the first female artist from the country to win the prestigious award.

Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has won her first Grammy Award. She won the award at the ongoing ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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Her contribution to the hit ‘Wait For U’ by Future featuring Drake earned her the award. Tems was among the guests invited to the annual Roc Nation pre-Grammy Brunch on Saturday. In a viral social media video, Tems, who dressed in a white gown, was seen conversing with Roc Nation founder Jay-Z and his wife, Beyoncé.

In addition to his two nominations in the category (for “Wait for U” and “Pushin P”), Future is nominated for Best Rap Album with “I Never Liked You“; Tems is also up for Album of the Year for her work on Beyoncé’s “Renaissance“.

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The pre-Grammy brunch was held at a private residence in Bel-Air, Los Angeles. Meanwhile, award-winning singer, Damini Ogbulu, known better as Burna Boy lost two nominations