Grammy Award winner, Wizkid and Tems, a passionate Nigerian songbird, have been announced as performers for EssenceFest 2022.
Wizkid, whose real name is Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, and Tems, whose real name is Temilade Openiyi, will be playing at the Essence Festival of Culture with the biggest artists.
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Janet Jackson, Nicki Minaj, Kevin Hart, and others will perform alongside the duo. The event will be held in New Orleans from Friday, June 30 through Sunday, July 3rd, 2022.
Breaking News: We are bringing @wizkidayo + @temsbaby and ESSENCE to @essencefest!
We can’t wait to see Afrobeats take over the main stage. Tickets on sale at ESSENCE dot com. #ESSENCE pic.twitter.com/SP0ExeOsO4
— ESSENCE (@Essence) May 11, 2022
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In other news, Wizkid Wins Three Awards at AFRIMMA 2021; See the Complete List of Winners
Essence featuring Tems, from the album ‘Made in Lagos,’ won two awards: Song of the Year and Best African Collaboration. Wizkid was nominated in four categories, with the exception of Album of the Year, which went to Mali’s Iba One.
Fireboy DML, on the other hand, took home the Africans Fan’s Favorite and Best Duo African Hip Hop awards for the single ‘History,’ which he co-wrote with Cheque.
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Flavour, who won Best Artiste or Duo in African Dance or Choreography alongside Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz and Congo’s Fally Ipupa, was another Nigerian singer to win at the Afrima Awards 2021.
Below is the full list of winners for the Afrima Awards 2021:
African Artiste of the year – Wizkid
Best Female Artiste in Northern Africa – Manal Benchlikha
Best Artiste, Duo, or Group in African R & B Soul – Nikita Kering
Best African Female Artiste in Inspirational Music – Shanah Manjeru
Song of the year – Wizkid & Tems
Africans Fan’s Favorite – Fireboy DML
Best Duo African Hip hop Award – Cheque & Fireboy DML
Best African Collaboration – Wizkid
Album of the year – Iba One
African Male Artiste in Inspirational Music – Iba One
Best Song Writer – Iba One
Best Male Artiste from Western Africa – Iba One
Best Producer of The Year – Beatz
Best Artiste or Duo in African Dance or Choreography – Flavour, Diamond Platnumz and Fally Ipupa
