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Burna Boy And Tems - Nominated For 65th Grammy Awards

The 65th annual Grammy Awards is around the corner and Nigerian pop stars Tems and Burna Boy are among the nominees for the Grammy.

Tems, whose full name is Temilade Openiyi, received a nomination for;

● Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ album - the Album of the Year category.

● Best Melodic Rap Performance category for the song, ‘Wait for U’.

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu professionally known as Burna Boy received a nomination for;

● The song ‘Last Last’ in the Best Global Music Performance category.

●  His latest album ‘Love, Damini’ in the Best Global Music Album category.

The awards will be handed out on February 5, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Beyonce led all contenders with nine nominations, followed by rapper Kendrick Lamar with eight, and pop diva Adele and balladeer Brandi Carlile tied at seven each.

Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z are now tied as the most nominated artists in Grammys history, with 88 each.

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