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Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by NaijaphiliaBlog(op): 9:20pm On Feb 16, 2025
29 year old Nigerian songstress Temilade Openiyi aka Tems, has become the first African female artiste to have a song reach 1 billion streams on Spotify.

She achieved this via her collabo with Future and Drake, ‘Wait For U,’ which recently hit the 1 bn milestone on Spotify.

The song debuted at No 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 chart, making Tems the first African artist to debut atop the chart.

‘Wait for U’ got 2 nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, for Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance, winning the latter.


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https://x.com/NaijaphiliaBlog/status/1891219076447342823

Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by meobizy(m): 9:26pm On Feb 16, 2025
Don’t forget: If America didn’t celebrate her first, she wouldn’t rise past entertaining weekly during Sunday choir. Where is Wurld today? The man is of equal talent.
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by Intergrity28:
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by NigeriaMustFly: 12:24am On Feb 17, 2025
Congrats, Tems!

Continue to soar higher and higher, like the eagle.
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by DeFuturePresido: 12:30am On Feb 17, 2025
Congratulations.
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by Benwallt(m): 4:20am On Feb 17, 2025
meobizy:
Don’t forget: If America didn’t celebrate her first, she wouldn’t rise past entertaining weekly during Sunday choir. Where is Wurld today? The man is of equal talent.
No Igbo artist dead or alive has ever made hundred thousand stream on Spotify .

If Olamide didn't celebrate Asake first, he probably would have not become a star.

Place some value in yourself. I know being Igbo for you is frustrating and worthless. Be proud
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by meobizy(m): 6:12am On Feb 17, 2025
Benwallt:
No Igbo artist dead or alive has ever made hundred thousand stream on Spotify .

If Olamide didn't celebrate Asake first, he probably would have not become a star.

Place some value in yourself. I know being Igbo for you is frustrating and worthless. Be proud
Bait.
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by Benwallt(m): 6:19am On Feb 17, 2025
meobizy:
Bait.
👉
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by spofityx12: 6:58am On Feb 17, 2025
You can download and enjoy unlimited songs https://spotifypremiumapp.com.mx/ free from given link.
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by NigeriaMustFly: 7:19am On Feb 17, 2025
spofityx12:
You can download and enjoy unlimited songs https://spotifypremiumapp.com.mx/ free from given link.
Thanks a million.
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by NigeriaMustFly: 7:20am On Feb 17, 2025
meobizy:
Bait.
grin
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by NaijaphiliaBlog(op): 7:22am On Feb 17, 2025
Nice one. Thanks.

spofityx12:
You can download and enjoy unlimited songs https://spotifypremiumapp.com.mx/ free from given link.
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by DeFuturePresido: 7:25am On Feb 17, 2025
Nigerian musicians are really on a roll, globally.
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by EmperorCaesar(m): 11:34am On Feb 17, 2025
Tems>>>>>Yemi Alade and Tiwa
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by lordwoz: 2:09pm On Feb 17, 2025
so she won two Grammy recently
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by NigeriaMustFly: 9:40pm On Feb 17, 2025
Yes.

1. Best Melodic Rap Performance in 2023.
2. Best African Music Performance in 2025.

lordwoz:
so she won two Grammy recently
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by NaijaphiliaBlog(op): 9:41pm On Feb 17, 2025
lordwoz:
so she won two Grammy recently
Yes.

Tems has actually won many awards, including one Billboard Women in Music Award, 2 Grammy Awards, 3 Soul Train Music Awards, 4 NAACP Image Awards, and 4 BET Awards.
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by Goodmarlian: 7:36am On Feb 18, 2025
So our so called international recognized artistes never hit 1 billion streams,this girl just dey blow lowkey
Re: Tems Makes History: 1st African Female Artist To Hit 1bn Streams On Spotify by lordwoz: 4:40pm On Mar 19, 2025
NigeriaMustFly:
Yes.

1. Best Melodic Rap Performance in 2023.
2. Best African Music Performance
in 2025.
It seems like she owns that performance category smiley
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