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By Trevor Anderson Wizkid‘s “Essence,” featuring Tems, reaches No. 1 on Billboard‘s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart (dated Sept. 4) in a milestone achievement for the Afrobeats genre.
By Trevor Anderson Wizkid returns to the Billboard Hot 100 after a two-year absence, and for the first time as the sole lead artist, as “Essence,” featuring Tems, debuts at No. 82 on the chart ...
Tems and Wizkid didn’t need no other body during a performance of their hit collaboration “Essence” at Coachella on Sunday evening. Still, Tems sweetened the deal for her audience at the ...
Wizkid: I remember that day. I had like six producers in the room. I was recording the last song on the album, and, yeah, Tems came in the room, we made [“Essence”] together. It was just easy ...
Afrobeats star Wizkid has been on a rollercoaster journey over the last few months. It all started when his brilliant R&B-influenced single, “Essence” ft. Tems started to catch fire on US ...
Admittedly, before he joined the ESSENCE team in our Financial District office, Nigerian rap superstar WizKid, wasn’t in the best mood. After a day of endless press, the 26-year-old was tired ...
American rapper Kanye West is the latest artiste to be enamoured by Nigerian musician Wizkid’s hit song ‘Essence’. According to Kanye West, the song, released in October 2020, is the best ...