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Tems Reaches One Billion Spotify Streams with ‘Wait For U’

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, known as Tems, has reached a major global milestone. Her popular song Wait For U, made with American rappers Future and Drake, has now passed one billion streams on Spotify. This big achievement has earned her the special Spotify Billion Streams Plaque.

The Billion Club is a rare group of artists whose songs have been played over a billion times on Spotify. Getting into this group shows how much people around the world love and listen to her music. It also proves that African music is growing fast and making a big impact globally.

Wait For U was released in May 2022. It quickly became a global hit, entering the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number one. This made Tems the first African artist to debut at the top of that chart. In 2023, the song also won a Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance, giving Tems her first Grammy win.

Her success with Wait For U has made history in many ways. It showed that African artists can lead in global music charts and win top international awards. It also helped to push Afrobeats into the spotlight worldwide.

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By reaching this one billion mark, Tems now stands with other famous African stars like Wizkid, Rema, and Tyla, who have also joined Spotify’s Billion Club. These artists are showing the world the power and beauty of African music.

Tems’ rise from Lagos to international fame is inspiring many young African musicians. Her story shows that African voices and sounds are being heard and loved all over the world. Her journey is not only a personal victory but a big step forward for all of African music.

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