Nigerian singer Tems made history on Sunday, February 5, 2023, by being part of the winning team for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 65th Grammy Awards. The award-winning song, “Wait For U,” features guest appearances by Tems, as well as rappers Future and Drake, both of whom are well known in the music industry.
Moments after the announcement, social media posts are making the rounds claiming that Nigerian artist Temilade Openiyi, known professionally as Tems, is the first Nigerian musician to win a Grammy Award.
Pulse Nigeria, a popular Nigerian entertainment blog, made an incorrect claim through a tweet on its official page (@pulNigeria247) stating that Tems is the first Nigerian female artist to win a Grammy Award.
He read the tweet:
- “#GRAMMYS: @temsbaby is the first Nigerian female artist to win a Grammy.”
As of Monday, February 6, 2023 at 12:00 a.m., the tweet received more than 7,500 likes and more than 1,207 retweets in less than three hours.
Claim: Tems is the first Nigerian female artist to win a Grammy Award.
A tweet claiming that Tems is the first Nigerian female artist to win a Grammy.
Fact Check:
The Grammy Awards, commonly known as the Grammys, are annual awards presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry.
The awards were first held on May 4, 1959, and have since become a universally recognized symbol of excellence in the music industry. The 65th Grammy Awards took place on February 5, 2023.
Nigerian recording artist Tems, born Temilade Openiyi on June 11, 1995, was one of the winners of the 65th Grammy Awards. Tems won Best Melodic Rap Performance for his collaboration on “Wait For U” with Future and Drake.
According to an investigation by NEWSTARS Education.com, it was found that while Tems won at the 65th Grammy Awards, she was not the first Nigerian artist to win the prestigious award. This contradicts viral claims that Tems was the first to achieve this feat.
In 1985, Sade Adu, a famous Nigerian-born artist of Nigerian descent, won a Grammy for Best New Artist.
She is the winner of a Grammy in several categories in 1993, 2001 and 2010.
British-Nigerian filmmaker Jenn Nkiru co-directed the video for Beyoncé’s hit single “Brown Skin Girl,” which won a 2021 Grammy alongside Wizkid.
It’s worth noting that several Nigerian female artists have been nominated for Grammy Awards in the past, despite not winning the prestigious award.
Rating: False
The claim that Tems is the first Nigerian female musician to win a Grammy Award is false. Sade Adu was the first musician of Nigerian descent to receive the honor, followed by Jenn Nkiru.
Categories: Biography
Source: newstars.edu.vn