Tems denies saying Nigerian music lacked ”spirituality’

Temilade Openiyi, better known as Tems, a Grammy-winning singer, has denied that Nigerian music lacks “spirituality.”

According to a music fan on Twitter, @musicbaseafrica, the singer stated in a recent interview with American rapper Kendrick Lamar that she couldn’t connect with Nigerian music because it “sounded so plain and basic, and there was nothing spiritual about it.”

The music buff tweeted: “When I listen to Nigerian music, it sounded so plain and basic, and there was nothing spiritual about it that I could connect to,’ —Tems tells Kendrick Lamar in a recent interview on Intertwine.”

Reacting via the comment section, Tems wrote, “FAKE NEWS!!!! Y’all are smelling fr, agenda must agenda Eyama!!”