This is a list of awards and nominations received by Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tems. Considered one of the most critically acclaimed African artists, Tems was honored with the Prize for Music at The Future Awards Africa and the Impact Award at the BMI London Awards in recognition of her "ground-breaking artistry, creative vision and impact on the future of music".
In 2020, Tems released her debut EP For Broken Ears, promoted by the single "Damages". The EP was nominated for awards at the All Africa Music Awards and The Beatz Awards. Her collaboration on Wizkid's "Essence", received critical acclaim, it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance. The song also won several awards at the BET Awards, NAACP Image Awards, The Headies Awards and at the Soul Train Music Awards.
In 2021, Tems released her second EP If Orange Was a Place, which won The Headies Award for Best R&B Album. She was featured on Future's "Wait for U" with alongside Drake, which received nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song and won the Best Melodic Rap Performance, an American Music Awards and a BET Hip Hop Awards. In 2022 Tems contributed to Beyoncé's seventh studio album Renaissance on the track "Move" alongside Grace Jones, receiving nominations at the NAACP Image Awards and Soul Train Music Awards.
Tems worked with Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler and Rihanna to score Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Soundtrack, co-writing "Lift Me Up", the film's original song performed by Rihanna. The song was nominated at the Academy Award for Best Original Song, earning the same nominations at the Golden Globe Awards, Critics' Choice Awards and Satellite Awards. It also received a nomination at the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. She also performed "No Woman No Cry" for the soundtrack, receiving the nominations at the All Africa Music Awards and NAACP Image Awards.
In March 2024, Tems became the first African singer to be awarded a Billboard Women in Music Award in which she received under the Breakthrough category.
In 2025, Tems won the Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance, becoming the only Nigerian artist with multiple Grammys.
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Work Result Academy Awards 2023 Best Original Song"Lift Me Up" African-American Film Critics Association 2023 Best Song African Entertainment Awards USA2021Best Female ArtistHerselfArtist of the YearBest Female Artist – Central/West AfricaBest Collaboration"Essence" Best VideoSong of the Year2022Best Female Artist – Central/West AfricaHerselfBest Collaboration"Wait for U" Afro X Digitals Awards 2021Pop Song of the Year (Female)"Damages"All Africa Music Awards2021Best Female Artist in Western AfricaHerselfBreakout Artist of the YearBest African Collaboration"Essence" Song of the YearBest Artist, Duo or Group in African R&B/Soul"Damages"2022Best Female Artiste in West Africa HerselfBest Soundtrack in a Movie/Series/Documentary Film"No Woman No Cry"American Music Awards2022Favorite Afrobeats ArtistHerselfCollaboration of the Year"Wait for U" Favorite Hip-Hop Song Favorite R&B Song "Essence" 2025Favorite Afrobeats ArtistHerself BET Awards2021Best New International ActHerself2022Best New ArtistBest International ActBest Collaboration"Essence" 2023Best Female R&B/Pop ArtistHerselfBest Collaboration"Wait for U" Viewer's Choice2024Video Director of the YearHerself Best Gospel/Inspirational Award"Me & U"2025BET Her Award"Burning""Hold On" 2026"First"Best Female R&B/Pop ArtistHerselfViewer's Choice Award"Raindance"BET Hip Hop Awards2022Song of the Year"Wait for U" Best CollaborationBest Hip Hop Video Black Reel Awards 2023 Outstanding Original Song "Lift Me Up" BMI London Awards 2022HerselfImpact Award "Essence" Most Performed Songs "Essence (Remix)" Most Performed Songs City People Music Award2020Next Rated Artiste (Female)Herself Critics' Choice Awards2023Best Song"Lift Me Up" Georgia Film Critics Association2023 Best Original Song "Lift Me Up" Golden Globe Awards2023Best Original Song"Lift Me Up" Grammy Awards2022Best Global Music Performance"Essence" 2023Album of the YearRenaissance Best Rap Song"Wait for U" Best Melodic Rap Performance 2024Best Song Written for Visual Media "Lift Me Up" 2025Best R&B Song "Burning" Best Global Music Album Born in the Wild Best African Music Performance "Love Me JeJe" Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 2023 Best Song Written and/or Recording Created for a Film "Lift Me Up" Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards2023 Best Original Song "Lift Me Up" Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2022 Best Original Song in a Feature Film "Lift Me Up" Song/Score – Trailer "No Woman, No Cry" Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2023 Best Original Song "Lift Me Up" IHeart Radio Music Awards2023R&B Song of the Year"Free Mind"Best New R&B ArtistHerselfAfrobeats Artist of the YearBest Collaboration"Wait for U"Hip-Hop Song of the Year2024Afrobeats Artist of the YearHerself2025World Artist of the YeariHeartRadio Titanium Award20231 Billion Total Audience Spins on iHeartRadio Stations"Essence" ft Tems (Wizkid)MOBO Awards 2021Best African Music Act Herself 2022 Best International Act 2025 Best African Music Act Best International Act MTV Africa Music Award2021Best Breakthrough ActHerselfMTV Europe Music Awards2021Best African ActHerself 2022Best New Act Best African Act 2024 Best AfrobeatsMTV Video Music Awards2022Best Hip Hop"Wait for U" Song of Summer2024Best Afrobeats"Love Me JeJe"2025"Get It Right"(Terms ft Awake)2026Best R&B"Raindance" (Dave and Tems)NAACP Image Awards2022Outstanding New ArtistHerself Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album"Essence" Outstanding International Song2023Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song"Wait for U" Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)"Move" Outstanding International Song"No Woman No Cry"2024Outstanding Female ArtistHerselfOutstanding International Song"Me & U"2025"Love Me JeJe"Net Honours2021Most Played Alternative Song"Damages"2022Most Popular Musician - FemaleHerselfMost Searched Musician - FemaleNickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards2022Favorite Global Music StarHerself People's Choice Awards 2024 The R&B Artist of the Year Herself Satellite Awards 2023 Best Original Song "Lift Me Up" Silver Clef Award2022International AwardHerself Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards 2023 Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production "Lift Me Up" Soul Train Music Awards2021Best Collaboration"Essence" Video of the YearSong of the YearThe Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's AwardBest New ArtistHerself2022 Best Collaboration"Move" Best R&B/Soul Female ArtistHerselfBest New ArtistThe Beatz Awards2021Songwriter of the YearHerself for "Damages"The Future Awards Africa2020Prize for MusicHerself2022The Headies2019Best Vocal Performance (Female)"Mr Rebel"Best Alternative Song2020Next RatedHerself2022 Song of the Year"Essence" Best Recording of the YearBest R&B SingleBest CollaborationBest Vocal Performance (Female)Headies’ Viewer's ChoiceBest R&B AlbumIf Orange Was a PlaceBest Female ArtisteHerself2022 Song of the Year"No Woman No Cry"Songwriter of the Year"Lift Me Up"Best Female ArtisteHerself2023 Best Recording of the Year"No Woman No Cry"Best Female ArtistHerself2024 Best Recording of the Year"Burning"Best R&B SingleHeadies Viewers' Choice Award"Love Me JeJe"Album of the YearBorn in the WildDigital Artiste of the YearHerselfArtiste of the Year3Music Awards2022African Song of the Year"Essence (remix)" (featuring Tems and Justin Bieber)South African Music Awards2022Rest of AfricaHerself 2025Born In The Wild
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