Top US Afrobeats Artist of 2022: Tems beats Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, others to become Billboard’s no.1

Nigerian Singer and Songwriter, Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as Tems has been named Billboard’s number one Top US Afrobeats Artist of 2022.

The announcement was made on Billboard’s website on 1st of December, 2022.

Tems beat Davido, Burna Boy, Ckay, Wizkid, Buna Boy and many others to it. See top 20 list below:

1.Tems

2.Burna Boy

3.CKay

4.Wizkid

5.Asake

6.Fireboy DML

7.Rema

8.Ed Sheeran

9.Omah Lay

10.Selena Gomez

11.Oxlade

12.Justin Beiber

13.BNXN

14.Pheelz

15.Black Sherrif

16.Davido

17.Master KG

18.Kizz Danel

19.Ayra Starr

20.Camidoh

Temilade Openiyi, also known as Tems, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer who was born on June 11th, 1995. She gained notoriety when she appeared on Wizkid’s 2020 single “Essence,” which received a Grammy Award nomination and peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 after being released in a remix with a cameo from Justin Bieber. She appeared on Drake’s song “Fountains” the same year.