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– The highly talented songstress is also having a good run on the global scene.
– Nigerian ace singer, songwriter and performer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has bagged another platinum record in the US.
– Tems assisted top American rap artiste, Future on a single tagged; “Wait For U” off his recent 22 tracked studio album, ‘I Never Liked You’. Well, ‘Wait For U’ has now sold over 1 million units in the US making it eligible for platinum record certification.
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– On Monday 30th February 2022, American rapper Future tweeted that his hit single Wait For U off his recent album I Never Liked You has gone platinum.
Wait for u’ platinum already. The support is appreciated #INEVERLIKEDYOU
— FUTURE/FREEBANDZ (@1future) May 30, 2022
– The announcement means that Nigerian sensation Tems who is featured on the record alongside Canadian rapper Drake will receive her second US certification.
– Tems received her first Platinum plaque in October 2021 when ‘Essence’ crossed the one million sales mark.
– The song ‘Wait For U’ has also been credited as the fastest collaboration in 2022 to become a platinum record.
.@1future, @Drake and @temsbaby's "WAIT FOR U" has now sold over 1 million units in the US. It's the fastest 2022 collaboration to reach this milestone.
— chart data (@chartdata) May 29, 2022
– Since achieving international fame with the success of ‘Essence,’ Tems has been featured on the albums of global superstars Drake and his long-term collaborator Future.
– With her second platinum plaque, Tems will be joining Wizkid as the only other Nigerian artist with two US platinum plaques. Wizkid achieved the feat by featuring on Drake’s global hit ‘One Dance’ and his smash international hit ‘Essence’ featuring Tems.
