Nigerian music star, Tems has added “Grammy Award Winner” to her enviable list of accomplishments. Born Temilade Openiyi, the Afrobeats sensation won her first Grammy at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for her feature on Future’s song “Wait For U,” which also included Drake.
The pop sensation beat out competitors including Latto (“Big Energy (Live)”), Jack Harlow (“First Class”), Kendrick Lamar (“Die Hard”), and DJ Khaled (“Beautiful”) for the title of Best Melodic Rap Performance. The 27-year-old fan favourite just become the first female Nigerian artist to win a Grammy with this victory.
Tems, who has had a significant impact with her music in recent years, is also nominated for Album of the Year for her contribution to Beyoncé’s Renaissance. The “Higher” Singer received an Oscar nod for co-writing “Lift Me Up,” one of the songs on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” earlier this year.
Below is the full list of winners at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards:
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media winner – ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarök’ – Steph Economou
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) winner – germaine franco for Encanto
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media – ‘Encanto’
Best Dance/Electronic Recording – “BREAK MY SOUL” – Beyonce
Best Remixed Recording winner – “About Damn Time (Purple Disco Machine Remix)” Purple Disco remixer – Lizzo
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical winner – ‘Harry’s House’ Jeremy Hatcher, oli jacobs, Nick Lobel by Harry Styles
Best Instrumental Composition winner – “Refuge” Keezer, composer (Geoffrey Keezer)
Best Immersive Audio Album winner – ‘Divine Tides’ Eric Schilling, Herbert Waltl, Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej
Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella winner – “Scrapple From The Apple” John Beasley (Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley, & The SWR Big Band ft. Martin Aeur)
Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals winner – “Songbird (Orchestral Version)” – vince mendoza, arranger christine mcvie
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album – ‘Mystic Mirror’ – White Sun
Best Improvised Jazz Solo – “Endangered Species” by Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese
Best Jazz Vocal Album winner – ‘Linger Awhile’ by Samara Joy
Best Jazz Instrumental Album – ‘New Standards Vol. 1’ tl carrington, kris davis
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album – ‘Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra’ by Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album winner – ‘Higher’ by Michael Buble
Best Children’s Music Album – ‘The Movement’ by Alphabet Rockers
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording winner – “Finding Me” by Viola Davis
Best R&B Performance winner – “Hrs & Hrs” by Muni Long
Best Traditional R&B Performance winner – “PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA” by Beyonce
Best Progressive R&B Album winner – ‘Gemini Rights’ by Steve Lacy
Best R&B Album winner – ‘Black Radio III’ by Robert Glasper
Best Rap Performance – “The Heart Part 5” – Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic Rap Performance winner – “WAIT FOR U” future ft.Drake & tems
Best Rap Song – “The Heart Part 5” Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters KendrickLamar
Best Rock Performance – “Broken Horses” by Brandi Carlile
Best Metal Performance – “Degradation Rules” by Ozzy Osbourne ft. Tony Iommi
Best Rock Song – “Broken Horses” Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters by brandi carlile
Best Rock Album – ‘Patient Number 9’- Ozzy Osbourne
Best Alternative Music Performance – “Chaise Longue” by Wet Leg
Best Alternative Music Album winner – ‘Wet Leg’ by Wet Leg
Best Reggae Album winner – ‘The Kalling’ by Kabaka Pyramid
Best Global Music Album winner – ‘Sakura’ by Masanori Takumi
Best Global Music Performance – “Bayethe” wouter kellerman, Zake sBantwini & Nomce bozikode
Best Latin Pop Album – ‘Pasieros’ by ruben blades & Boca Livre
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album – ‘MOTOMAMI’ – Rosalia
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) – ‘Un Canto por México – El Musical’ by Natalia
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Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package – ‘In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden ’81 ’82 ’83’
Best Recording Package – ‘Beginningless Beginning’ Chun-Tien Hsia & Qing-Yang Xiao, art directors (Tamsui-Kavalan Chinese Orchestra)
Best Album Notes winner – ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)’ – Bob Mehr
Best Historical Album winner – ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)’
Best Contemporary Blues Album winner – ‘Brother Johnny’ Edgar Winter
Best Traditional Blues Album winner – ‘Get On Board’ @taj mahal & Ry Cooder
Best Bluegrass Album winner – ‘Crooked Tree’ molly tuttle & Golden Highway
Best Country Song winner – “‘Til You Can’t” Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis,
Best Country Duo/Group Performance winner – “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” carly pearce & Ashley McBryde
Best Country Solo Performance winner – “Live Forever” by Willie Nelson
Best Regional Roots Music Album – ‘Live At The 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’ ranky_tanky
Best Gospel Performance/Song winner – “Kingdom” Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Jay, chandler D moore & Jacob Poole
Best Gospel Album winner – ‘One Deluxe’ Maverick City & kirk franklin
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance winner – “Fear Is Not My Future” Kirk Franklin, Nicole
By: Jude Tackie
