Nigerian singers, Tems and Fireboy DML are leading at the global stage – here’s why

Nigerian singers, Tems and Fireboy DML are establishing themselves in the Nigerian music industry as two of the most outstanding singers following how they were able to smash four music records in less than 7 months of 2022.

Both music stars have been impacting the music industry with their songs for quite some time, but were able to achieve fame and break some records this year through their songs, “Essence” and “Peru” respectively.

Four records Tems and Fireboy DML are currently leading the streams and airways.

1. Afrobeat singer, Tems, became the first Nigerian artiste to make the first entry at the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Such record broken by the singer was as a result of her feature in American singer, Future’s song, “Wait for you”.

2. Tems on the 26th of June, broke another record in the Nigerian music industry, by becoming the first female artiste in Nigeria to bag two awards. The singer received the Best International Act and the Best Collaboration awards at the BET 2022 awards.

3. Afrobeat singer, Fireboy DML, broke a record in the Nigerian music industry few months ago, after his song, “Peru”, became the first Nigerian solo song to top the Afrobeat UK chart for four weeks.

4. Fireboy DML on the 26th of June, smashed another record in the Nigerian music industry, by becoming the first Nigerian artiste to perform on the main stage of the BET awards. The singer at the BET 2022 awards, thrilled his fans with his songs, “Playboy” and “Peru”.