Tems Becomes Best-Selling Female African Artist in US
Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has made history as the first female African artist to sell over 10 million units of a single in the United States.
Her global hit, ‘Wait For U’, a collaboration with Future and Drake, recently crossed the milestone, according to chart monitoring platform Chart Data. The track is now eligible for a U.S. RIAA Diamond certification.
Tems becomes the second African artist overall to achieve this feat, after Wizkid, who hit the mark with his collaboration with Drake on ‘One Dance’.
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The Love Me Jeje crooner has also cemented her status as the best-selling female African artist in the U.S., with other hits such as Essence, Free Mind, Higher, Me & U, and Found already earning multiple Platinum and Gold certifications.
