The Oscar hardly wanna recognize black people- Mixed reactions trail Tems’ Oscars loss

• Tems’ loss has left the internet divided as many noted how NAATU NAATU deserves the win, while others expressed disappointment at the lose.

• The singer was nominated for ‘Best Original Song’, for her feature in “Lift me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Mixed reactions as trailed singer, Tems’ Oscars lose at the 2023 award ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre, Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, US.

Tems was nominated for ‘Best Original Song’, for her feature in “Lift me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Unfortunately, the fast rising singer lost the award to “NAATU NAATU” from the hit Telugu-language film RRR.

NAATU NAATU made history by becoming the first Indian film song to win an Oscar.

Rihanna features Tems in her new song

Recall that Rihanna, had released her fist new solo song, ‘Lift Me Up’ for the movie, ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ for the first time since her 2016 album, Anti.

The ballad is cowritten by Tems, Rihanna, Ludwig Göransson, and the film’s director, Ryan Coogler. It is a tribute to the life and legacy of late Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman, who died in 2020 after a private battle with colon cancer which he was diagoned of in 2016.

The singer’s loss has left the internet divided as many noted how NAATU NAATU deserves the win, while others expressed disappointment at the lose.

One Okwy_mfb wrote, “Abeg this Oscar people can never see anything nice in our music and videos even when they know it is the best of them all. Well done Tems, me I appreciate all ur efforts. God bless ur handwork sis

One Love Davido wrote, “Serves her right cause she dey form wetin I know no…she win Grammy she no fit post am or even acknowledge her fans or even post it on her story she dey form matured

One Ojie Carter wrote, “The Oscar hardly wanna recognize black people. Either way is good for her resume

One Bibire wrote, “Naatu Naatu deserves it, lift me up is good but don’t disresoy Naatu Naatu. Maybe y’all should go back and watch RRR then you can compare

One Fiyin Ojo wrote, “But why. I feel lift me up is better