Tems (Nigeria)
Another tone

Temilade Openiyi has a unique ability to bring an alternative voice to international R&B while asserting her Nigerian identity. Her sound is resolutely modern, combining influences from Afrobeats and Amapiano with soul and pop. The first African woman to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with her track ‘Wait for U’ featuring Drake, she joins Burna Boy as one of the few artists from the continent to challenge American dominance in global pop music. She made her breakthrough when she featured on Wizkid's song ‘Essence’, but it's with ‘Me and You’ that she draws us into her rich universe and exposes us to the voice that has already collaborated with Beyoncé and Rihanna, to name but a few...