Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi famed as Tems has won the Best African Music Performance award at the 67th Grammy Awards.
The 2025 Grammy Award which is the 67th Grammy Award took place on Sunday, January 2nd 2024 ay the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, United States of America (USA), despite the recent wildfires that have devastated parts of the city.
This year ceremony incorporate a fundraising initiative aimed at supporting wildfire relief afforts and assisting music professionals affected by the disaster, according to a statement from the Recording Academy.
Tems win Best African Music performance
Tems won the Grammy award with her song, Love Me Jeje, which interpolates veteran singer Seyi Sodimu’s 1997 hit of the same name.
Her “Love Me Jeje” is a track from her debut album, Born in the Wild, which was released in May 2024.
This is Tems second Grammy after she earned her first Grammy award for her contribution to Future’s hit single ‘Wait For U’.
Tems won the award ahead of Yemi Alade’s ‘Tomorrow’, Asake ‘MMS’ ft Wizkid, Chris Brown’s ‘Sensational’ feat Davido & Lojay, and Burna Boy’s ‘Higher.’
Recall that Grammy introduced the Best African Music Performance category last year, which saw South African star Tyla win it with her hit single ‘Water’.
Tems speech at the Grammys
Tems during her acceptance speech dedicated her award to God, her mother and her team, who joined her on stage.
“Dear God, thank you so much for putting me on this stage and bringing me this team,” Tems said.
She also used the opportunity to celebrate her mum, whose birthday is on February 3.
Watch the video from Tems acceptance speech below:
Tems also set history as the first Indigenous African musician to earn a nomination in the R&B category at the Grammys, her hit ‘Burning’, lost the award, to SZA’s Saturn.
She also lost out in the Best Global Music Album category to Matt B and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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