Full List of 2024 MTV EMA Nominations
MTV has announced the nominations for the 2024 MTV EMAs, with African stars taking center stage, showcasing their incredible achievements over the past year. Afrobeats sensations Ayra Starr and Tyla lead the pack among African acts, each securing four nominations. Ayra Starr is nominated for “Best New”, “Best Afrobeats”, “Best African Act”, and her captivating performances […]
Barack Obama: Nigerian Stars Feature In 2024 Summer Playlist
The Ex-President of USA, Barack Obama has shared his 2024 summer playlist, showcasing the tracks that have been on heavy rotation for him this season. The former U.S. president describes his playlist as an âeclectic mix,â featuring different artists that reflect his broad musical tastes. With summer winding down, I wanted to share some songs that […]
Tems creates a new record on Spotify for a Nigerian female artist
Tems achieved her greatest Spotify streaming day on June 7, 2024, the day after her debut album “Born In The Wild” was released. Tems recorded 5.33 million global streams on the first day of her first album, placing her second behind Ayra Starr, who recorded 6.3 opening day streams for her newly released sophomore album, […]
Tems Releases Debut Album “Born in the Wild”
Nigerian singer Tems has officially released her debut album, *Born in the Wild*, through RCA Records/Since 93′. The 18-track album includes the pre-released singles âMe & Uâ and âLove Me JeJe,â the latter of which features an interpolation of Seyi Sodimuâs 1997 classic of the same name. To support the release, Tems is embarking on […]
Billboard’s annual Women in Music event will Award Tems
Nigeria singer, Temilade Openiyi popularly known as Tems has been shortlisted to be awarded at the annual women in music event organised by Billboard. The âwomen in musicâ honour women from different music professions in various categories. Tems will be awarded as Billboardâs Women In Music Breakthrough Artist honoree for the year on March 7 […]
Burna Boy, Davido, Olamide, Tems, Asake, Ayra Starr lose all Grammy Nominations
Nigerian Afrobeats stars at the 66th Grammy Awards as Burna Boy, Davido, Tems, Ayra Starr, Olamide and Asake failed to win from 10 nominations across five categories. The Nigerian contingent lost the inaugural âBest African Music Performanceâ trophy to South-African singer Tyla who earned the prize with her 2023 track, âWaterâ. All the categories the […]
Burna Boy, Tems, Rema to Perform At NBA All-Star Game 2023
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that three Nigerian superstars, Burna Boy, Tems and Rema will headline the 72nd NBA All-Star Game 2023 halftime show with an Afrobeats-themed performance. The NBA made this announcement in a post on its social media pages on Wednesday. Both Burna Boy and Tems are Grammy Award-winning artistes while […]
President Muhammadu Buhari lauds Tems on Grammy win
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined fans and lovers of Nigerian music in celebrating new heights of recognition and appreciation as Afrobeat crooner, Tems, wins ââBest Melodic Rap Performanceâ category at the Grammy Awards. Buhari, in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Monday in Abuja extolled Tems, Temilade Openiyi, for showcasing her […]
Tems takes home first Grammy Award , See Full List of Winners
Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, won her first-ever Grammy Award at the 2023 Grammy Awards gala ceremony. Temsâ first Grammy came on Sunday night at the cryto.com Arena in Los Angeles for her featured song in the 2022 hit song by Future, âWait for U,â which also included Drake. By virtue of this award, […]