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Burna Boy, Tems And Rema To Headline 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend

Burna Boy, Tems And Rema To Headline 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend

Expect an Afrobeats-themed performance at the NBA All-Star Game 2023 as Nigerian singers Burna Boy, Tems and Rema have been tapped to headline the event. Following the performance on Sunday, the NBA family will honor Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James for becoming the league’s all-time scoring leader, the NBA said in a statement. Before the All-Star Game’s tip-off, superstar Post Malone will perform a medley of hits following the first-ever in-arena NBA All-Star Draft, the statement added. Fast & Furious star Vin Diesel will welcome spectators. Grammy Award-nominated singer Jewel from Payson, Utah, will sing the U.S. national anthem…
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Tems Makes History As First Nigerian Musician To Earn Oscar Nomination

Tems Makes History As First Nigerian Musician To Earn Oscar Nomination

Nigerian singer and songwriter, Temilade Openiyi, better known as Tems has been nominated for an Oscar award with “Lift Me Up” in the Best Original Song category. She becomes the first Nigerian artiste to receive an Oscar nomination. The 27-year-old singer secured an Oscar nomination for her contribution to “Lift Me Up” off Black Panther (Wakanda Forever). Tems is nominated for her co-writing Lift Me Up for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever movie. The song released in October 2022, was nominated for Best Original Song. The Nigerian songstress was nominated alongside Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson and Rihanna who also have…
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Tems Co-writes Rihanna’s Lift Me Up For Black Panther Sequel

Tems Co-writes Rihanna’s Lift Me Up For Black Panther Sequel

Nigerian singer Tems has won the hearts of many once again after the release of Rihanna’s new single ‘Lift Me Up’, from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The singer/songwriter co-wrote the song alongside Rihanna, Black Panther director Ryan Coogler and composer Ludwig Göransson. ‘Lift Me Up’ written to honor and celebrate the life of late Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman was released on Friday, October 28. It is one of the soundtracks featured on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Variety reported that Tems in a statement revealed that she was pleased to work with Rihanna on creating the song adding that…
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Ghana Music Industry Will Try To Get Me Jailed If I Were Arrested In Uganda – Shatta Wale Reacts To Omah Lay And Tems’ Arrest

Ghana Music Industry Will Try To Get Me Jailed If I Were Arrested In Uganda – Shatta Wale Reacts To Omah Lay And Tems’ Arrest

Ghanaian dancehall star Shatta Wale weighs in on the arrest of two Nigerian singers, Omah Lay and Tems, in Uganda, saying if he had been in their situation, the Ghana music industry will try everything possible to get him jailed. A Ugandan court has charged Omah Lay and Tems for performing at an unauthorised concert and subsequently flouting COVID-19 protocols. Confirming the arrest, Omah Lay disclosed in a series of tweets that: “I’m in cuffs in Uganda right now with Tems.” He continued: “I’m just a singer trying to entertain, why am I being set up in Uganda? I didn’t…
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