{"id":207846,"date":"2025-02-17T02:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T02:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=207846"},"modified":"2025-02-17T02:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T02:50:26","slug":"tems-becomes-first-female-african-artiste-to-hit-1-billion-streams-on-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/02\/17\/tems-becomes-first-female-african-artiste-to-hit-1-billion-streams-on-spotify\/","title":{"rendered":"Tems becomes first female African artiste to hit 1 billion streams\u00a0on\u00a0Spotify"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-start=\"27\" data-end=\"132\"><strong>Nigerian singer Tems becomes the first female African artiste to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"27\" data-end=\"132\"><strong>She achieved the milestone with <em data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"201\">Wait For U<\/em>, a song featuring Future and Drake.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"27\" data-end=\"132\"><strong><em data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"282\">Wait For U<\/em> debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, making Tems the first African artist to debut atop the chart.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"27\" data-end=\"132\"><strong>The song earned two Grammy nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, winning Best Melodic Rap Performance.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"267\">Nigerian singer and songwriter Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/tag\/tems\">Tems<\/a><\/strong>, has made history by becoming the first female African artiste to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"483\">This remarkable feat was achieved through her collaboration with American rappers Future and Drake on the hit song <em data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"396\">Wait For U<\/em>, which recently crossed the 1 billion streams mark on the global streaming platform.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"769\">Released in 2022, <em data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"515\">Wait For U<\/em> samples <em data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"532\">Higher<\/em>, a track from Tems\u2019 2020 debut EP, <em data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"585\">For Broken Ears<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"769\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-207848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-17-034147.png\" alt=\"Tems\u2019 \u2018Wait For U\u2019 surpasses 1 billion streams on Spotify\" width=\"700\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-17-034147.png 990w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-17-034147-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-17-034147-768x624.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"769\">The song gained massive global recognition and debuted at number one on the<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/?s=us+billboard\"> US Billboard<\/a><\/strong> Hot 100, making Tems the first African artist to debut at the top of the prestigious chart.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"769\">\n<p>Beyond its commercial success, <em>Wait For U<\/em> received two nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards: Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance, ultimately winning the latter.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, The 67th Grammys undoubtedly saw Nigerian artists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/02\/03\/67th-grammys-tems-beats-wizkid-davido-burna-boy-others-to-win-best-african-music-performance\/\"><strong>dominating the 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