{"id":229940,"date":"2025-05-08T03:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T03:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/african-music\/tems-spotlights-african-music-on-the-met-gala-red-carpet\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T03:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T03:04:02","slug":"tems-spotlights-african-music-on-the-met-gala-red-carpet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=229940","title":{"rendered":"Tems spotlights African music on the MET Gala red carpet"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Nigerian international superstar Tems<\/strong><\/a> was one of the stars who graced the 2025 MET Gala. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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During an interview on the red carpet, Tems shared that African music is way more than just Afrobeats that the international audience is mostly familiar with.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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She stated that other genres can follow in the path of Afrobeats to become global sounds. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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At the 2025 MET Gala, Tems was joined by Ayra Starr <\/strong>and Burna Boy <\/strong>as Nigerian music stars who graced the glamorous event that attracts the big names across global entertainment and showbiz. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The singer’s appearance at the MET Gala was another testament to her popularity as one of the most sought-after global stars. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Tems has particlaulr enjoyed success in the United States where she has collaborated with several heavy weight stars including Beyonce<\/strong>, Drake<\/strong>, and Future<\/strong>. On her debut album<\/a>,\u00a0‘Born In The Wild,’<\/strong><\/i>\u00a0<\/a>she featured American Grammy winning rapper J Cole <\/strong>with whom she shared the stage at the Dreamvile concert earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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2025 has gotten off to a busy start for the singer who won her second Grammy award for Best African Song Performance at the 67th ceremony.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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A few months ago, she performed at the O2 Arena at the unveiling of Aston Martin’s new car for the 2025 F1 season, which captured her status as one of the biggest African stars on the global stage.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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In another show of her commercial acclaim, the singer recently added four new RIAA certifications to her collection. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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She was recently nominated for the American Music Award and won the Record of the Year prize at the recently held 17th Headies Awards. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n