“Massive”: Tiwa Savage, Omawunmi, Waje Congratulate Tems As 1st Female Nigerian Singer to Win a Grammy

“Massive”: Tiwa Savage, Omawunmi, Waje Congratulate Tems As 1st Female Nigerian Singer to Win a Grammy

  • Congratulatory messages have been pouring in for Nigerian singer Tems who won a Grammy award
  • Tems' senior colleagues in the music industry have taken to social media with posts celebrating her win
  • The young lady has also made history as the first female Nigerian singer to bag the coveted award

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Following her first win at the prestigious 65th Grammy Awards, Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi aka Tems has been celebrated both at home and abroad.

Tems made history as the first female Nigerian singer to win a Grammy with her feature on rapper Future’s Wait For You track.

Tiwa Savage, Tems, Waje
Top female singers congratulate Tems Photo credit: @tiwasavage/@temsbaby/@officialwaje
Source: Instagram

The win is a huge deal for the music industry especially female singers, and Tems' colleagues have celebrated and congratulated her.

Waje, Tiwa Savage, and Omawunmi, pioneers of female stardom in the country, took to their Instagram story channel with congratulatory posts for Tems. They all shared the young singer's photo.

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See their posts below:

Waje, Tiwa Savage, Omawunmi
Nigerian female stars congratulate Tems Photo credit: @tiwasavage/@omawonder/@officialwaje
Source: Instagram

Tems spotted in video with Mary J Blige, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled on the red carpet after winning

Nigerian singer Tems received an overwhelming show of love and support from many in the online community.

Tems made history as the first female afrobeat artiste to win a Grammy Award. The singer snagged the prestigious award for her efforts on rapper Future’s Wait For You track.

Videos that made the rounds on social media captured the moment Tems fully enjoyed her moment and was congratulated by some iconic international music stars.

Tems was seen exchanging warm pleasantries with DJ Khaled who also made sure to introduce her to his beautiful wife.

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Last Last was nominated in the Best Global Music Performance category with four other songs.

Bayethe a South African tune by Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode won the coveted category to the surprise of many.

In a post sighted online, Nigerians dug up a short clip of Bayethe music video, and shared their opinions about the win.

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Maymunah Ajetunmobi (Entertainment Deputy HOD) Maymunah Ajetunmobi is a journalist and the deputy HOD of the entertainment desk with over two years of work experience at Legit.ng. She graduated from the University of Ilorin in 2016 with a Bachelor's Degree in Zoology and has moved on to pursue courses and a degree in communication. Maymunah joined Legit.ng in 2020, and emerged Editor with Top Entertainment Article in 2021. She has written exclusive articles, unique pieces, and interviews. Email: ajetunmobi.maymunah@corp.legit.ng