Tems wins Best African Music Performance category at the 67th Grammys

Nigeria’ international sensation Tems won the Best African Music Performance category at the 2025 Grammys. This is Tems’ her second Grammy award win.

In a historic feat, Nigerian artists appear in all of the songs nominated in the second installment of the category which first installment was won by South African star Tyla for her hit single ‘Water’.

She beat Yemi Alade‘s ‘Tomorrow’, Asake ‘MMS’ featuring Wizkid, Chris Brown‘s ‘Sensational’ feat Davido & Lojay, and Burna Boy‘s ‘Higher’ for her second Grammy win.

In her acceptance speech, the ‘Love Me Jeje’ crooner expressed gratitude to God and her mom. She said

“Dear God, thank you so much for putting me on this stage and bringing me this team. Tomorrow is my mum’s birthday, and this is her first Grammy’s, and I just want to thank you, mum, because she’s really done a lot for me and my brother. I want to thank my team, thank you so much. To God be the glory because honestly, he’s changed my life so much. Thank you so much, thank you God.“

Tems lost the Grammy Awards for Best R&B song to SZA’s ‘Saturn’.

She was nominated in the category alongside American stars SZA, Muni Long, Coco Jones, and Kehlani.

The historic nomination made it the first time a Nigerian female artist will be nominated outside of the global categories as a leading act. She also becomes the first Nigerian export to be nominated in the R&B categories as well as a solo act outside of the global categories.