Even with her first Grammys wrapped and done, there will be no resting for Latto in the weeks ahead. She’s jumping right into her next musical projects. “I have a new single coming very soon, paired with a bomb visual,” Latto teases. “I’m also performing at Coachella for the first time this summer, going on tour again with Lizzo, and have even been sitting with an acting coach.” In her words “I’m just heating up!” Breakout Nigerian artist Tems attended her very first Grammy Awards last night. The 27 year old musician who, last year, worked with Beyoncé, Rihanna, Drake, and Future was up for multiple awards, including Best Melodic Rap Performance (for her collaboration with Future) and Album of the Year (through her featured appearance on Beyoncé’s Renaissance). “I’ve never been in the same place with so many artists in one space before,” Tems says, speaking to Vogue on Monday morning, from her hotel room. “People coming together to celebrate work and art.”
Tems hails from Lagos, Nigeria, but she says the American music ceremony carried poignant significance throughout her childhood in the country. “Back in the day, the Grammys were definitely an event,” Tems says. So attending the ceremony was a full circle moment. For the personal milestone, the artist opted to wear a gold gown, designed by British label Vivienne Westwood, that incorporated a va va voom silhouette, a corset, and criss crossing pearl necklaces and straps. Tems, whose full name is Temilade Openiyi, calls the look the perfect mix of “soft, but sultry.”
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