Wizkid and Tems wins Best Collaboration at Soul Trains Awards

This comes after the song got named Song of Summer by veteran OAP, Ebro Darden.

On November 28, 2021, Grammy-winning Nigerian superstar, Wizkid and his collaborator Tems, won Best Collaboration at the 2021 Soul Train Awards with 'Essence.' The record beat Chris Brown, Doja Cat, H.E.R, Jasmine Sullivan and Yung Bleu featuring Drake to the award.

Just one week ago, the song also got a Grammy nomination. This comes after the song got named Song of Summer by veteran OAP, Ebro Darden.

The song charted in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.