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Tems Praises Kanye West and Celebrates 1 Billion Spotify Streams
Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, widely recognized by her stage name Tems, recently shared her admiration for the controversial American rapper Kanye West.
During her appearance on the latest episode of the podcast ‘Shopping The Sneakers,’ Tems openly discussed her connection with Kanye, emphasizing how much she respects and relates to him.
The ‘Mr Rebel’ singer spoke candidly about how Kanye’s unique perspective on life resonates with her. “I love Kanye [West],” she revealed. “I relate to him sometimes.”
In addition to her thoughts on Kanye West, Tems delved into her personal connections within the music industry, especially highlighting her strong friendship with American R&B sensation Brent Faiyaz.
Tems explained that their friendship dates back to 2021, describing Brent as a genuine person who has consistently shown her support. “Brent Faiyaz is my very good friend.
I’ve known him since like 2021. He’s a real one and always supportive. I have a couple of artists I’m close to, and he’s one of them,” she said.
Tems is no stranger to breaking records and pushing boundaries in the music world. She recently became the first female Nigerian artist to surpass 1 billion solo streams on Spotify, a remarkable milestone that adds to her growing legacy.
This achievement came on the heels of her long-awaited debut album, ‘Born In The Wild,’ which was met with widespread acclaim.
With this success, Tems has solidified her position as one of Nigeria’s most influential and groundbreaking artists, continuing to make waves both locally and internationally.
VeryDarkMan shares that he was warned by Burna Boy once that the Nigerians he fights for will one day turn on him.
He shared “Burna Boy warned me, he said the Nigerians I’m fighting for will backstab me. They’ll put knife in your neck if they have the opportunity.”
“Fighting for Nigerians is tiring. Same Nigerians that tried to cancel Burna of their own because of what happened in his UK show. Una international star. Just because him tell one person make him Comot from him show, Una join them everybody wan cancel am.”
Well, a particular song or songs have been ringing in everyone’s ears this week. Do we have the same answer?
Yes, “Heaven Baby” by Ayra Starr and Zayn Malik.
The song has risen quite well, with TikTok users also using it for different trends and videos. It has also made an impact on the charts, reaching No. 2 on the UK Official Afrobeats Chart in its first week.
Other songs from Ayra Starr’s Starrgirl album that have been getting attention include:
- Misunderstood
- Amazing
- Gimme Dat
- Dangerous
- Pressure
“Heaven Baby” has also been gaining significant traction on TikTok, with hundreds of thousands of videos using the sound.
Movie lovers, this weekend we’ll be looking at 10 movies Angelina Jolie has acted in.
- Girl, Interrupted
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Wanted
- Salt
- The Tourist
- Maleficent
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- Eternals
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