Entertainment
I Have Achieved More In My Music Career Than When I Was Doing 9-5 – Tems
Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has shared that she has achieved more in her music career than she ever imagined.
Daily Voice reports that the artiste revealed this during a recent online interaction with her fans on X. Tems began her professional journey after leaving her job as a digital marketer in January 2018.
That same year, she released her first single, ‘Mr Rebel,’ which caught some media attention. Her career took a major turn in 2020 when she featured on Wizkid’s hit single ‘Essence.’
The remix of the song with Justin Bieber propelled it to number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, bringing Tems international recognition.
Her accomplishments continued to grow.
In 2023, she made history as the first female Afrobeats artiste to win a Grammy for her collaboration with Future and Drake on ‘Wait For U,’ which won Best Melodic Rap Performance.
In 2025, she earned her second Grammy, taking home the award for Best African Music Performance, making her the only Nigerian artist with multiple Grammy wins.
Tems has also received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for her role in co-writing Rihanna’s song ‘Lift Me Up,’ further cementing her influence in the global music scene.
Through her journey, Tems acknowledged that her career has surpassed the goals she set when she first left her 9-to-5 job, and she looks forward to whatever the future holds.
A fan asked: “What are you currently looking forward to? Also would you say you’ve achieved all of your dreams prior to stardom?”
Tems replied: “I’m looking forward to whatever the Lord has in store and honestly I’ve achieved beyond my dreams from when I had a 9-5.”
Entertainment
I’m Married But Not In My Husband’s House – Singer Shola Allyson Reveals
Famous Nigerian gospel artiste, Sola Allyson, has disclosed that she’s not living with her husband.
The musician made this known in her latest interview on Oyinmomo TV.
While speaking about her love life, the 54-year-old who came into limelight with a love album ‘Eji Owuro’, revealed that she is married but not living with her husband.
Sharing her marital experience, the singer said she has never enjoyed the kind of happiness many people describe.
“I’m married, but I’m not in my husband’s house. We live separately.”
The interviewer asked: “You sang ‘Eji Owuro’, did you experience genuine love from your husband?
She replied, “We lied before. Those older than us didn’t inform us that it’s tough. They made us believe that so long as you both love each other, you will live happily ever after, but it’s a lie. That’s not the experience I have. I didn’t have the experience of living happily ever after. I did all I could to make it work.”
Entertainment
Why I Turned Down Davido’s Request For Another Collaboration- Omah Lay
Nigerian singer, Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay, has opened up on why he did not accept a recent offer from Davido to work together on a new track.
Naija News reports that he spoke about it during a podcast session where he explained that the call for another collaboration came after the success of their hit song, With You.
During the interview, the 28-year-old said he chose to focus on building his own path at that moment.
He said that he needed to give more attention to his personal growth and upcoming plans.
Omah Lay made it clear that he respects Davido, but he decided to pause on another joint project so he could push his own career goals.
He said: “After we dropped the hit song ‘with you’, Davido called me for a new collaboration but I declined because I have my career to pursue too.”
In a related development, Ace Nigerian rapper and music executive, Olamide Adedeji, popularly known as Olamide Baddo, has disclosed that he is currently in a new phase of life focused entirely on himself.
Speaking in a recent interview with Flow 98.7 FM, the YBNL boss said he has long been balancing between helping others and pursuing his personal music journey, but has now chosen to focus squarely on his own well-being and growth.
“Right now, I’m at the phase in my life where I’m really trying to give myself undivided attention,” he said.
Entertainment
You Know Nothing About Music – Shallipopi Knocks Daniel Regha
Afrobeats singer, Shallipopi has knocked popular critic Daniel Regha after the latter criticized his latest album, Auracle.
Daily Voice reports that Regha described the album as lacking lyrical growth, creativity, and substance, saying that while some beats are good, the tracks decline in quality as the album progresses.
He suggested that the project would have been better released as a shorter EP.
Despite the criticism, Regha acknowledged that the song Pull Up, featuring Pa Salieu, had a strong flow, though he rated the album overall very low.
He wrote: “Shallipopi can’t be considered a real artiste, just someone who has access to a studio; But he gets credit for putting his state on the map. His latest album “Auracle” is a painfu’ listen with no lyrical evolvement, substance, or creativity shown. Asides some good beats, each track gets progressively worse from the previous one. He should taken four or five tracks and call it an EP. The project will do numbers due to people’s taste in music nowadays, however no-one’s IQ will improve people’s taste in music nowadays, however no-one’s IQ will improve by such an album, nor can it be a cultural reset.
That said, one song “Pull Up” has a good flow (lyrics aside), with Pa Salieu bringing the track to life. It’s a 1/10. No offense.”
Reacting, Shallipopi wrote: “SYBAU You know nothing about music.”
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