Grammy Award-winning singer Tems has achieved a new milestone by becoming the first female African artistes to have a song with 1 billion streams on Spotify.

Tems collaboration single “Wait For U” with Future and Drake has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify.

Her 2022 track “Higher” from her 2020 EP “For Broken Ears” also made history by debuting at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, a first for an African artist.

The song also received two Grammy nominations and won the award for Best Melodic Rap Performance.