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Tems Becomes First Female African Diamond Artist
Tems just added another historic milestone to her fast-growing legacy. She has become the first female African artist to earn a Diamond-certified single in the United States, and AfrobeatsGlobal has all the details behind this landmark achievement in her already decorated career.
Tems’ Diamond-Certified Single: How It Happened
The achievement comes through WAIT FOR U, Future’s chart-topping collaboration featuring Drake and Tems, which the Recording Industry Association of America has now certified 11 times as platinum. That certification confirms more than 10 million units sold in the US, officially qualifying the record for Diamond status.
Released in 2022, the song sampled Tems’ breakout hit Higher and debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first African artist to achieve that feat. The trio later took home the Best Melodic Rap Performance award at the 65th Grammy Awards, cementing the song’s place as one of the decade’s defining records.
Another Historic Chapter For African Music
With this latest milestone, Tems becomes the first female African artist to reach Diamond status in the United States, a feat only a select group of global acts have ever achieved. It also places her among the very few African artists connected to a diamond-certified record in music history.
Since breaking into the mainstream with Essence and later WAIT FOR U, Tems has steadily built one of the most decorated careers of any African artist working today. Her collection now includes Grammy Awards, Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, and chart records that keep redefining what is possible for artists from the continent. Therefore, this Diamond milestone feels like another natural step in an already historic journey.
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