{
  "id": 15904612,
  "title": "Tems sets new record for longest-charting solo African song on Billboard Hot 100",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/tems-sets-new-record-for-longest-charting-solo-african-song-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T14:03:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/21/tems-sets-new-record-for-longest-charting-solo-african-song-on-billboard-hot-100/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has set a new record for the longest solo song from an African act on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Her hit song 'What You Need' charts another week on the Billboard Hot 100, making a total of 30 weeks. Consequently, it has now surpassed South […] Tems sets new record for longest-charting solo African song on Billboard Hot 100",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}