Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, has once again brought pride to her country with her recent nomination in the 2023 Oscars for her role as a songwriter on the track “Lift Me Up”, featured in the Marvel film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”. Tems collaborated with renowned singer Rihanna, music producer Ludwig Göransson, and the film’s director Ryan Coogler to create the song.

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The list of nominations was announced on Tuesday, with the multiverse sci-fi film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” receiving the most nominations at 11. It was followed by the Irish dark comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” and the World War I film “All Quiet on the Western Front” with 9 nominations each.