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Tems Rewrites History Of Nigerian Music As Grammy Awards Confirm Nominees
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Tems makes history as she secures a spot on the Grammy Nomination list
Tems has altered the course of Nigerian music as the first female musician from that country to receive not one, but two Grammy nominations as part of the entire list of nominees for the 65th Grammy Awards, which will be held on February 5, 2023.
Tems received two significant nods for her work on the popular song “Wait For U,” which she co-wrote with Future and Drake. The singer was nominated in the categories of the prestigious awards for “Best Rap Song” and “Best Melodic Rap Performance.”
Huge win for the singer whose vocals had many entrapped on the song following its release.
Tems also received another nomination for the Album Of The Year as a featured artist on Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ album taking her total nominations for the Grammy Awards 2023 to 3 nominations.
- Album of the Year
“Voyage,” Abba
“30,” Adele
“Un Verano Sin Ti,” Bad Bunny
“Renaissance,” Beyoncé
“Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe),” Mary J. Blige
“In These Silent Days,” Brandi Carlile
“Music of the Spheres,” Coldplay
“Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,” Kendrick Lamar
“Special,” Lizzo
“Harry’s House,” Harry Styles
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- Best Melodic Rap Performance
“Beautiful,” DJ Khaled featuring Future and SZA
“Wait for U,” Future featuring Drake and Tems
“First Class,” Jack Harlow
“Die Hard,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Blxst and Amanda Reifer
“Big Energy (Live),” Latto
- Best Rap Song
“Churchill Downs,” Ace G, BEDRM, Matthew Samuels, Tahrence Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Jack Harlow and Jose Velazquez, songwriters (Jack Harlow featuring Drake)
“God Did,’ Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts and Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy)
“The Heart Part 5,” Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar and Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
“Pushin P,” Lucas Depante, Nayvadius Wilburn, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Tyler Glass and Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters (Gunna and Future featuring Young Thug)
“Wait for U,” Tejiri Akpoghene, Floyd E. Bentley III, Jacob Canady, Isaac De Boni, Aubrey Graham, Israel Ayomide Fowobaje, Nayvadius Wilburn, Michael Mule, Oluwatoroti Oke and Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Future featuring Drake and Tems)