Tems Honoured with Diamond Award at Billboard Global Power Players Event in London

Temilade Openiyi, the Grammy-winning star, known globally as Tems, stood tall among music legends on the 4th of June, 2025 as one of the standout honourees at Billboard’s first-ever Global Power Players Event, held at Shoreditch House in East London.

Sharing the spotlight with British icon Sir Elton John and EMPIRE’s founder and CEO, Ghazi Shami, Tems was recognised with the prestigious Diamond Award.

The honour was presented by Nkosiyati Khumalo, the incoming editor of Billboard Africa.

“Being African and a musician is a whole new world and I feel like Billboard has been so supportive of not just African music but the whole scene and the culture.

This has been a really great honor, especially given that that African music is moving to heights that has never been seen before, and Billboard is one of the key players in moving that needle forward,” she said during her acceptance speech.

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Sir Elton John was celebrated with the Creators’ Champion Award, while Ghazi Shami received the revered Clive Davis Visionary Award.

Nigerian rapper and music executive Olamide presented the honour to the EMPIRE CEO.

The night also saw the unveiling of the first-ever U.K Power Players chart.

With this latest achievement, Tems continues to break barriers. She holds the title of the most-awarded African artist in Billboard’s history. In 2023, she also became the first Nigerian woman honoured at Billboard’s Women In Music Event.

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