Tems wins Best New Act at 2022 Soul Train Awards

By Emmanuel Adeleke

Nigerian  singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has won the Best New Artist award at the 2022 Soul Train Awards.

Tems won the 2022 Soul Train Awards on Saturday at the Orleans Arena, in Las Vegas.

The singing sensation was nominated for the award alongside fellow Nigerians, CKay and Fireboy.

American singer, Beyonce, was the biggest winner as she took home the award for the Best Album for ‘Reinassance’, Song of the Year for ‘Break My Soul’, and Best Collaboration for ‘Make Me Say It Again, Girl’.

See full list of winners below:

Album of the Year

An Evening With Silk Sonic- Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars & Anderson Paak

Away Message (EP)- Ari Lennox

Breezy, Chris Brown

Good Morning Gorgeous- Mary J. Blige

Heaux Tales, Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe- Jazmine Sullivan

R&B Money- Tank

Renaissance- Beyoncé

Special, Lizzo (WINNER)

Song of the Year

About Damn Time- Lizzo

Bad Habit- Steve Lacy

Break My Soul- Beyoncé (WINNER)

Good Morning Gorgeous- Mary J. Blige

Hrs & Hrs- Muni Long

Last Last- Burna Boy

Pressure- Ari Lennox

Video of the Year

About Damn Time- Lizzo

Bad Habit- Steve Lacy

Good Morning Gorgeous- Mary J. Blige

Have Mercy-Chlöe

Hrs & Hrs- Muni Long

Last Last- Burna Boy

Pressure- Ari Lennox

Smokin Out the Window-Silk (WINNER)

 Sonic- Bruno Mars & Anderson Paak

Best New Artist

CKay

Coco Jones

Dixson

Doechii

Fireboy DML

Muni Long

Steve Lacy

WINNER: Tems

Best R&B/Soul Female Artist

Ari Lennox

Beyoncé

H.E.R.

WINNER: Jazmine Sullivan

LizzoMary J. Blige

SZA

Tems

Best R&B/Soul Male Artist

Babyface

Brent Faiyaz

Burna Boy

Charlie Wilson

WINNER: Chris Brown

Giveon

Lucky Daye

PJ Morton

Best Collaboration

Amazing-Mary J. Blige feat. DJ Khaled

Be Like Water- PJ Morton feat. Stevie Wonder & Nas

Call Me Every Day-Chris Brown feat. Wizkid

Gotta Move On-Diddy feat. Bryson Tiller

Hate Our Love-Queen Naija & Big Sean

WINNER: Make Me Say It Again, Girl-Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers feat. Beyoncé

Move- Beyoncé feat. Grace Jones & Tems

Slow- Tank feat. J. Valentine

Certified Soul Award

Chaka Khan

Charlie Wilson

Diana Ross

WINNER: Mary J. Blige

Maxwell

PJ Morton

Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers

T-Pain

The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award

Bad Habit-Steve Lacy

Break My Soul- Beyoncé

Church Girl-Beyoncé

Good Morning Gorgeous-Mary J. Blige

WINNER: Hrs & Hrs- Muni Long

I Hate U- SZA

Last, Last-Burna Boy

Pressure- Ari Lennox

Best Dance Performance

WINNER: About Damn Time- Lizzo

Call Me Every Day- Chris Brown feat. Wizkid

Have Mercy-Chlöe

Persuasive Doechii

Pressure-Ari Lennox

Smokin Out the Window- Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak)

We (Warm Embrace)-Chris Brown

Woman-Doja Cat

Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

CeCe Winans

Erica Campbell

Fred Hammond

Major.

Marvin Sapp

WINNER: Maverick City Music X Kirk Franklin

Tamela Mann

Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Legend Award: The Time

Lady of Soul Award: Xscape