2025 Grammy Awards: Tems wins best African music performance

Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, known as Tems, won Best African Music Performance at the 67th Grammy Awards for her song Love Me JeJe.

She beat Tomorrow (Yemi Alade), MMS (Asake & Wizkid), Sensational (Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay), and Higher (Burna Boy).

This is Tems’ second Grammy win. South Africa’s Tyla won the inaugural award in 2024 for Water.

Tems received three nominations this year, bringing her career total to eight. She was also nominated for Best Global Music Album (Born in the Wild) and Best R&B Song (Burning).

The 67th Grammy Awards took place at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, on Sunday.

Nigerian nominees at the 2025 Grammys

Best African Music Performance

• Asake & Wizkid – MMS
• Burna Boy – Higher
• Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay – Sensational
• Tems – Love Me JeJe (WINNER)
• Yemi Alade – Tomorrow

Best Global Music Album

• Antonio Rey – Historias de un Flamenco
• Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes
• Matt B & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II (WINNER)
• Rema – Heis
• Tems – Born in the Wild

Best R&B Song

• Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
• Kehlani – After Hours
• Muni Long – Ruined Me
• SZA – Saturn (WINNER)
• Tems – Burning