Ferdinand Ekechukwu
This time last year, Temilade Openiyi stage name Tems was just about to unleash her debut EP, For Broken Ears. Shortly after, the recognition that greeted her climaxed sooner than expected as she stuck with the distinctly emotional approach that lit up her maiden EP, ignoring pressure from the industry professionals to tweak her approach in order to succeed within the Nigerian music scene. Now she has soared to mainstream recognition. The Nigerian rising star opened her first US headline show at the world-famous SOB’s in New York.