Tems becomes first African female artist to earn US Diamond-Certified single

Multi-Grammy award-winning singer from Nigeria, Temilade Openiyi who is professionally known as Tems has made yet another milestone in her career with being the first ever African female artist to be awarded a Diamond Certification by The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

The historical feat was attained through her song titled “Wait For U” which is a collaboration between the Nigerian singer, rapper from the USA named Future and a star from Canada known as Drake.

The song has become certified due to having crossed the barrier of 10 million certified units in the US.

In accordance with the reports of the music analytics company Chart Data, Wait For U has now crossed the sales mark of 11 million units in the US, thus becoming one of the biggest hits in the history of commercial music in the country.

The platform wrote: “US Certifications (@RIAA): Future (@1future) Feat. @Drake & @temsbaby, WAIT FOR U 11x Platinum (11,000,000) ”.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tems now joins Wizkid as the only African artist to earn a Diamond single in the US.

Wizkid was the first African artist to receive a RIAA Diamond Certification through his collaboration with Drake on ‘One Dance’.

The achievement marks another major milestone in Tems’ international career and further underscores the growing global recognition of Nigerian music.

The “Love is a Kingdom” crooner has continued to break new grounds on the global music scene since gaining international prominence with her distinctive vocals and songwriting.

The singer has won multiple Grammy Awards and received nominations for several international music honours, collaborating with some of the world’s biggest music stars.

Fans have taken to social media to celebrate the latest achievement, describing it as another proud moment for Nigeria and the African music industry.

Many said the feat reflects the increasing global acceptance of Afrobeats and the growing influence of Nigerian artistes on the international stage. (NAN)