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
