A video has surfaced online that reveals the moment popular American disc jockey, Dj Khaled, and his Wife, Nicole Tuck, showed Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, aka Tems, love at the 65th Grammy Awards as she wins big.
In the video, DJ Khaled asked Tems for a hug and she she answered. She also introduced Tems to his wife and they both hugged as well and by extension DJ Khaled congratulated her and wish Tems more blessing.
Tems bagged her first Grammy award in the 2023 ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ category.
The Nigerian won the award for her vocal and writing contribution to the smashing hit ‘Wait For U’ by Future featuring Drake and herself, making it her first Grammy award win after four nominations.
While at the red carpet, Tems was also spotted with American rapper, Rick Ross as well as Beninese-American singer-songwriter, Angélique Kidjo.
In the clip, DJ Khalid tells Tems, “I am your biggest fan, I love you.”
See reactions below
joafide: See the way DJ Khalid asked, can I hug you? Or am I the only one the heard/saw that?
kingsolomon_nwankwo: Why is she she looking like she is scared, just asking please ooo, abeg ooo.
dreyddj: Just that can I Hug U n Congratulations.. Made me watch it like 10x … NAIJA-AFROBEATS TI THE WORLD ??.
philip674p: See as oyinbo they look her.
gordonsmith7.04: Tems is flawless and effortlessly pretty?.
olamiti35: Big Tems deserves love ❤️ , respect and more flower ? from Nigeria ??, first female Nigeria artist to won Grammy.
chukwuebuka: This girl is GONE for GOOD.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Tems made record at the Grammy, to become the first Nigerian home-based, nondual citizen, female singer to win the Grammy.
Tems now joins Sade Adu, the Nigerian-British singer, as the female artist who has taken home the Grammy. Sade took home the Grammy Award in 1986 when she emerged as the winner of the Best New Artist award.
She rose to prominence after she was featured on Wizkid‘s 2020 single “Essence,” which reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 after the release of a remixed version with an additional feature from Justin Bieber, and earned her a Grammy Award nomination.
That same year, she was featured on Drake’s song, “Fountains
.”