Grammy-winning Nigerian artist Temilade Openiyi, widely known as Tems, has been honored with Spotify’s prestigious Billion Streams plaque after her hit collaboration with Future and Drake, ‘Wait For U’, surpassed 1 billion streams on the platform.
With this achievement, Tems joins the ranks of Afrobeats stars like Wizkid, Rema, and Tyla who have also received the Billion plaque.
The track ‘Wait For U’ earned Tems her first Grammy Award in 2023 for Best Melodic Rap Performance and also made history in 2022 as she became the first African artist to debut at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.