Tems Honored with Diamond Award at Billboard Global Power Players Event in London

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has been honored with the prestigious Diamond Award at the inaugural Billboard Global Power Players Event held at Shoreditch House in East London.

“Being African and a musician is a whole new world, and I feel like Billboard has been so supportive of not just African music but the whole scene and the culture. This has been a really great honor, especially given is moving to heights that have never been seen before, and Billboard is one of the key players in moving that needle forward,” Tems stated.

The event also honored Sir Elton John with the Creators’ Champion Award, while EMPIRE founder and CEO Ghazi Shami received the Clive Davis Visionary Award. Nigerian musician and YNBL label boss Olamide presented the award to Shami.