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Tems has won the second-ever Grammy award for Best African Music Performance. The Nigerian singer picked up the award for her sunny hit song, “Love Me Jeje,” which samples the iconic 1997 single of the same title by Nigerian pop forebearer Seyi Sodimu.
“Dear God, thank you so much for putting me on this stage,” the singer remarked with palpable gratitude, also appreciating her managers and team. Also on the stage was Tems’ mom, who received a hearty shout-out.
Heading into tonight, Tems was tipped as one of the favorites to win this year’s Grammy award, and she beat out a field that included Burna Boy’s “Higher,” Asake and Wizkid’s “MMS,” Chris Brown’s “Sensational” Davido and Lojay, and “Tomorrow” by BlackCosmopolitan digital cover starYemi Alade.
This is Tems’ second Grammy win, following her Best Melodic Rap Performance win in 2023 for featuring on “WAIT FOR YOU,” the Future song that also features Drake and heavily samples Tems’ “Higher.”
In the Best Global Music Album category, Tems and Rema lost out to American singer Matt B, who said his winning album Alkebulan II, was “created as a way of shining a light on Africa and the beautiful culture that [black people] from the diaspora come from.” The sequel to 2023’s Alkebulan, the Grammy-winning album was created in collaboration with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and it fuses dance rhythms inspired by various forms of contemporary African pop with orchestral flourishes.
At the 2023 Grammys, Matt B’s “Gimme Love,” a bubbly single with renowned Ugandan artist Eddy Kenzo, was nominated for Best Global Music Performance. This win marks the Chicago-born artist’s first Grammy win.
Other winners:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
André 3000 – “New Blue Sun”
Beyoncé – “Cowboy Carter” – *WINNER
Billie Eilish – “Hit Me Hard and Soft”
Chappell Roan – “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”
Charli XCX – “Brat”
Jacob Collier – “Djesse Vol. 4”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Short n’ Sweet”
Taylor Swift – “The Tortured Poets Department”
RECORD OF THE YEAR
The Beatles – “Now and Then”
Beyoncé -“Texas Hold ’Em”
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”
Charli XCX – “360”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – *WINNER
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
SONG OF THE YEAR
Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Billie Eilish -“Birds of a Feather”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
Taylor Swift – “Fortnight” [ft. Post Malone]
Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – *WINNER
Sabrina Carpenter -“Please Please Please”
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
RAYE
Chappell Roan – *WINNER
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Beyoncé – “Bodyguard”
Sabrina Carpenter -“Espresso” – *WINNER
Charli XCX – “Apple”
Billie Eilish -“Birds of a Feather”
Chappell Roan -“Good Luck, Babe!”
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Sabrina Carpenter, “Short n’ Sweet – *WINNER
Billie Eilish, “Hit Me Hard and Soft”
Ariana Grande, “Eternal Sunshine”
Chappell Roan, “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Taylor Swift, “The Tortured Poets Department”
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Gracie Abrams ft. Taylor – “Us”
Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone – “Levii’s Jeans”
Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – “Guess”
Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica – “The Boy Is Mine”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars -“Die With a Smile” – *WINNER
BEST RAP ALBUM
Common & Pete Rock -“The Auditorium Vol. 1”
Doechii – “Alligator Bites Never Heal” – *WINNER
Eminem – “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)”
Future & Metro Boomin – “We Don’t Trust You”
J. Cole – “Might Delete Later”
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Cardi B – “Enough (Miami)”
Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos – “When the Sun Shines Again”
Doechii -“Nissan Altima”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
Glorilla – “Yeah Glo!”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – *WINNER
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Beyoncé – “Cowboy Carter” – *WINNER
Post Malone -“F-1 Trillion”
Kacey Musgraves -“Deeper Well”
Chris Stapleton – “Higher”
Lainey Wilson – “Whirlwind”
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Beyoncé – “16 Carriages”
Chris Stapleton – “It Takes a Woman” – *WINNER
Jelly Roll -“I Am Not Okay”
Kacey Musgraves – “The Architect”
Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
BEST ROCK ALBUM
The Black Crowes – “Happiness Bastards”
Fontaines D.C. -“Romance”
Green Day -“Saviors”
Idles -“TANGK”
Pearl Jam – “Dark Matter”
The Rolling Stones – “Hackney Diamonds” – *WINNER
Jack White – “No Name”
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
The Beatles – “Now and Then” – *WINNER
The Black Keys – “Beautiful People (Stay High)”
Green Day – “The American Dream Is Killing Me”
Idles – “Gift Horse”
Pearl Jam – “Dark Matter”
St. Vincent – “Broken Man”
BEST R&B ALBUM
Chris Brown – “11:11 (Deluxe)” – *WINNER
Lalah Hathaway – “Vantablack”
Muni Long -“Revenge”
Lucky Daye – “Algorithm”
Usher – “Coming Home”
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Chris Brown – “Residuals”
Coco Jones – “Here We Go (Uh Oh)”
Jhené Aiko – “Guidance”
Muni Long – “Made for Me (Live on BET)”
SZA – “Saturn” – *WINNER
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For Education and discussion purposes. Please note no copyright infringement is intended, was recorded on BlkCosmo’s own equipment, and we do not own nor claim to own any of the original recordings used in this video and intend to use this as ‘fair use’.
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