This victory marks Tems’ second Grammy win. Last year, South Africa’s Tyla won the inaugural award in this category for her hit song “Water.”
Tems Wins Grammy for Best African Music Performance
Afrobeats singer Tems has won her second Grammy Award, taking home the prize for Best African Music Performance. At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, she triumphed in a category dominated by Afrobeats artists, with only Chris Brown as a non-Afrobeats nominee.
Her winning song, “Love Me Jeje,” outperformed tracks such as “Tomorrow” by Yemi Alade, “MMS” by Asake featuring Wizkid, “Sensational” by Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay, and “Higher” by Burna Boy.
This victory marks Tems’ second Grammy win. Last year, South Africa’s Tyla won the inaugural award in this category for her hit song “Water.”
This year, Tems received three nominations, bringing her total to eight nominations throughout her career. In addition to Best African Music Performance, she was nominated for Best Global Music Album for “Born in the Wild” and Best R&B Song for “Burning.”
The 67th Grammy Awards took place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Below are the categories of the Grammy Awards featuring Nigerian nominees:
Best African Music Performance
Asake & Wizkid – MMS
Burna Boy – Higher
Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay – Sensational
Tems – Love Me JeJe – WINNER
Yemi Alade – Tomorrow
Best Global Music Album
Antonio Rey – Historias de un Flamenco
Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes
Matt B & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II – WINNER
Rema – Heis
Tems – Born in the Wild
Best R&B Song
Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Kehlani – After Hours
Muni Long – Ruined Me
SZA – Saturn – WINNER
Tems – Burning
