67th Grammy: Tems Wins Best African Music Performance Ahead of Burna Boy, Others, Celebrates Mum
- Tems has emerged as the first Nigerian to clinch the Best African Music Performance at the 67th Grammy
- A video showing the moment Tems gave her acceptance speech alongside her mum and team on the Grammy stage has also gone viral
- Tems defeated the likes of Burna Boy, Davido, Yemi Alade, and others to win the prestigious award
- Legit.ng's music expert, Asha Gangali, spoke on the impact of Tems' win on Afrobeats. He compared the Love Me Jeje singer to Sade Adu
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Nigerian singer and songwriter Temilade Openiyi better known as Tems or Temsbaby put the country on the world map after winning the Best African Music Performance category at the 67th Grammys.
The 67th Grammy was held on Sunday, February 2, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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The event brought together music acts from around the world and was attended by top Nigerian stars, including Yemi Alade, Rema, and Asake Ololade Mr Money.
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 title.
Tems' "Love Me Jeje" is a track from her debut album, Born in the Wild, 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 Best African Music 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.
Reactions trail Tems' acceptance speech
Legit.ng gathered the comments from Nigerian netizens as they celebrated Tems' Grammy award win.
sose_tee commented:
"To God be the Glory that’s on period!!! Go girl."
cassieakinde wrote:
"This is amazing ❤️ Congratulations Tems!!!"
yettima said:
"That’s right! Let the Glory be to God! Well done Tems! ❤️👏👏👏 congratulations."
gingersoullifestyle reacted:
"Congratulations @temsbaby Mama, entire family, and our beautiful country Nigeria. To global impact."
merita_baby commented:
"I was rooting for Tems or Yemi Alade. Super proud of the girlies."
official_deolasoft said:
"I felt she should have acknowledged Seyi Sodimu."
Tems is modern-day Sade Adu - Asha Gangali
Legit.ng reached out to Asha Bunmi Fapohunda aka Gangali who is an Afrobeats artist and founder of Roc Da Mic Africa; a talent search platform that first recognized raw talents like Wande Coal, Timaya, Soul E, Konga and many other great artists and comedians. He spoke on Tems' win and its effect on the hierarchy of Afrobeats.
"What's exceptional about this particular Grammy win is that Tems won in a category that features the big three in the Afrobeats genre, Burna Boy, Wizkid and Davido. Even though the big three had impactful releases and outings in the year in review, Tems' Grammy win has shaken the hierarchy of Afrobeats as we know it.
"It shows that the Academy recognised Tems' global success and positioning, especially how she managed to penetrate the North American mainstream market while maintaining her original style and sound.
Gangali speaking further on Tem's impact as a female artist of Nigerian descent compares the singer to Sade Adu.
Tems is the modern-day Sade Adu period. This will open the door for Afrobeats artists, it's a great time to be a female Afrobeats artist.
What Tems said about Beyonce
Legit.ng previously reported that the Love Me Jeje star gushed over her relationship with Beyoncé and shared how she truly felt.
The Nigerian singer hung out with Beyoncé for a pre-Grammy event and their video went viral.
While granting an interview, she noted that she had not slept since she got an email from Beyoncé as she anticipated a working relationship with her.
Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.
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Olumide Alake (Entertainment Editor) Olumide Alake is a Lifestyle and Entertainment Journalist with 6 years of experience in news media. He holds an awarded certificate from the Editorial CDS during his service year. He has worked with some online media outfits notable are Naijaloaded, Jaguda, Kemifilani. Olumide bagged an award for the best exclusive article at Legit.ng and Best Entertainer Editor 2023. Contact: olumide.alake@corp.legit.ng
Asha Gangali (Singer and music producer) Asha Gangali is a Nigerian singer, actor, talent coach, and entrepreneur. He is known for his iconic talent show "ROC DA MIC AFRICA", which identified talents such as DBanj and Don Jazzy, Timaya, Wande Coal, Soul E, Konga, Seyi Law back in 2004-2005. He is currently the national treasurer of the Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) and a member of the Executive Board of The Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN). He is also the managing director and co-founder of GOCREATE AFRICA.
