Lynet Okumu

Tems, the acclaimed Nigerian artist, is set to captivate audiences worldwide with her highly-anticipated debut studio album, 'Born In The Wild'.

Scheduled for release this May under Since '93/RCA Records, the album promises to be a landmark moment in her career.

Tems recently made her debut at the prestigious Coachella Music Festival, delivering a mesmerizing performance that left audiences in awe.

Special appearances by music icons Justin Bieber and Wizkid added to the excitement, as they joined Tems on stage to perform their chart-topping hit, 'Essence.'

With another performance scheduled for April 21st, fans are eagerly anticipating her return to the Coachella stage.

In anticipation of her debut album, Tems has treated fans to two new songs: 'Me &amp; U' and 'Not An Angel.'

These releases mark her first full-length offerings since the acclaimed 'If Orange Was A Place' EP in 2021.

The reception has been phenomenal, with "Me &amp; U" garnering over 45 million streams and spending more than 7 weeks in the top 5 of the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs Chart.

Tems' stellar rise in the music industry was further solidified when she was honored with the Breakthrough Award at Billboard's 2024 Women in Music Awards.

This prestigious accolade recognizes her exceptional talent and contribution to the music landscape.

To celebrate this achievement, Tems delivered a breathtaking live performance of 'Not An Angel,' captivating audiences with her soulful vocals and magnetic stage presence.

Tems at the Billboard's Women in Music [billboard]

As the release date for 'Born In The Wild' draws near, excitement continues to build among fans and critics alike.

With her unique blend of soulful melodies, insightful lyrics, and captivating performances, Tems is poised to make a significant impact with her debut studio album.

Tems' journey from Lagos, Nigeria, to international acclaim is a testament to her talent and determination.

With a GRAMMY Award under her belt and an Oscar nomination to her name, she has firmly established herself as one of the most exciting artists of her generation.

As she prepares to unleash her debut album upon the world, all eyes are on Tems as she continues to shine bright on the global stage.

Tems is set to release her highly-anticipated debut studio album, 'Born In The Wild', in May under Since '93/RCA Records

Anticipation builds up for Tems' debut album 'Born In The World'

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The global music industry is gearing up for one of its biggest nights of the year - the 65th Grammy Awards.

With African artists receiving landmark nominations across different categories this year, Africa's most expansive music streaming and download platform, Boomplay, has announced a campaign to celebrate this feat.

The streamer is providing its users with a free subscription to enjoy and discover music without any barriers and at no cost for the whole day on Monday, February 6, 2023, upon announcement of any African artist winning their category.&nbsp;

Africa boasts eight nominations at this year's event, and at least one African artist is anticipated to bring home the coveted Grammys trophy at the end of the ceremony, setting up Boomplay users across the continent for a fitting celebration on the streaming platform.

''Boomplay has always been at the forefront of supporting African music and artists, and the free subscription initiative is another proof of our commitment to our mission to keep empowering the African music ecosystem to unlock its full potential. We are offering a free subscription to all our users for the celebration of African excellence in music at the 2023 Grammy awards.

Boomplay to celebrate African music excellence at the 65th Grammys with free subscription

"With the one-day free subscription, music lovers can access our catalogue of over 95 million songs to stream ad-free content and download for offline play —a perfect opportunity for music lovers to support and celebrate their favourite artists. We are very proud of the great strides African acts are making, putting African music on the map globally, and this is our way of cheering them on and showing our support,'' Tosin Sorinola, Boomplay's Director of Artist &amp; Media Relations shared.

African music was duly represented when the Recording Academy released its list of nominees for the 65th Grammy Awards.

Nigerian megastar Burna Boy and Beninese legend Angelique Kidjo are nominated in the Best Global Music Album category, while Ghana's Rocky&nbsp;Dawuni, Uganda's Eddy Kenzo, South Africa's Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nombeco Zikode and Burna Boy are all up for Best Global Performance.

Remarkably, outside the Global Music categories, Nigeria's Tems is nominated in the Best Melodic Rap Performance and Best Rap Song categories for her collaboration with Drake and Future on the charts-topping 'Wait for You' song.

Angelique Kidjo is also nominated in the Best Song Written for Visual Media category for her Woman King Song, 'Keep Rising'.

Noted for its easy-to-use features and high-quality audio streaming, Boomplay offers an extensive library of songs and podcasts, as well as specially curated playlists from various genres and artists, updated regularly to ensure the latest hits are available.

Boomplay users can create playlists, discover new music through personalized recommendations, and listen to songs offline.

The streaming platform offers ad-free and offline playback of downloaded songs via affordable daily, weekly and monthly subscriptions and data bundle packages following its strategic partnerships with related telecommunication companies.

More details on the #BoomplayFreeSubscription campaign <a href="https://www.boomplay.com/share/buzz/4155442">can be found here</a>.

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#FeatureByBoomplay - African music was duly represented when the Recording Academy released its list of nominees for the 65th Grammy Awards.

Motolani Alake

On September 9, 2020, Nigerian singer and rave-of-the-moment, Tems took to Twitter to engage in a question and answer session [Q&amp;A] with her fans - Rebel Gang - across the world. During the conversation - which lasted for around five non-consecutive hours, Tems revealed a few things about herself, her music and her direction.

Here are some of the things she revealed;

1.) An album is set to drop in 2022 and Wizkid is on it

During her chat with BET, she revealed that she was going to release an EP before 2021 ends. That seems to be a stop-gap now, as she confirmed that she will release an album in 2022. Her last EP was <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/tems-for-broken-ears-ep-review/yw7eqz8">For Broken Ears.</a>

A fan asked Tems that, "... Do you plan to release an album after the EP??"

She answered that, "Album for 2022, I'm making it extra special so it needs some more time."

In another conversation, she also revealed that she is saving her Wizkid feature for her album in 2020.

2.) What happened when she met Drake?

Tems recently featured on 'Fountains,' a record off his new album, Certified Lover Boy. When a fan asked her what happened after she met Drake, she says that, "I cooked chicken stew and rice for them, they pepper choke them small, but they loved it."

3.) Who is Tems' favourite artist from the 80s and 90s?

Tems was born in the 90's, but she is an old soul. Before she revealed how awestruck she was from meeting Adele, she revealed that "Sade my fav."

A fan had asked, "If you were to work with an artist from the 80's to 90's, who would that be?"

4.) I did it by myself

Tems has declared that, "I went to almost every Nigerian label. Nobody understood it so I did it myself."

This was after a fan asked her that, "How did people relate with your sound at first?"

During the chat, a fan asked her for merch and Tems replied that, "Launching it soon. I look so sick!"

She also revealed how she felt about meeting Adele.

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Saving it for the Album😉 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskTems?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AskTems</a>🕊 <a href="https://t.co/DzieLov3F7">https://t.co/DzieLov3F7</a>&mdash; TEMS (@temsbaby) <a href="https://twitter.com/temsbaby/status/1435962247189127169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I went to almost every Nigerian label. Nobody understood it so I did it myself <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskTems?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AskTems</a>🕊 <a href="https://t.co/W10tz723Bg">https://t.co/W10tz723Bg</a>&mdash; TEMS (@temsbaby) <a href="https://twitter.com/temsbaby/status/1435965479684689925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">November baby❤️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskTems?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AskTems</a>🕊 <a href="https://t.co/d4WYWQlv4u">https://t.co/d4WYWQlv4u</a>&mdash; TEMS (@temsbaby) <a href="https://twitter.com/temsbaby/status/1435966912526094339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I feel excited! there are so many <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskTems?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AskTems</a>🕊 <a href="https://t.co/oG5j3kPLGc">https://t.co/oG5j3kPLGc</a>&mdash; TEMS (@temsbaby) <a href="https://twitter.com/temsbaby/status/1435968831839690754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I cooked Chicken stew and rice for them, the Pepper choke them small, but they loved it 😂 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskTems?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AskTems</a>🕊 <a href="https://t.co/1iaKsE2Jue">https://t.co/1iaKsE2Jue</a>&mdash; TEMS (@temsbaby) <a href="https://twitter.com/temsbaby/status/1435969517205823489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">SADEE my fav <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskTems?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AskTems</a>🕊 <a href="https://t.co/sk6OrvzMgT">https://t.co/sk6OrvzMgT</a>&mdash; TEMS (@temsbaby) <a href="https://twitter.com/temsbaby/status/1435971078837440512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Album for 2022, I’m making it extra special so it needs some more time. And “🕊” Freedom <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskTems?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AskTems</a>🕊 <a href="https://t.co/2Pa9XVwPhC">https://t.co/2Pa9XVwPhC</a>&mdash; TEMS (@temsbaby) <a href="https://twitter.com/temsbaby/status/1435995666426351616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Honestly it’s people that have been telling me, I didn’t actually know lmao I guess no stress? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskTems?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AskTems</a>🕊 <a href="https://t.co/Tqw6c0X7xh">https://t.co/Tqw6c0X7xh</a>&mdash; TEMS (@temsbaby) <a href="https://twitter.com/temsbaby/status/1435978380390899714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
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During the conversation - which lasted for around five non-consecutive hours, Tems revealed a few things about herself, her music and her direction.

Tems is a singer who is best known for featuring in the song Essence with Wizkid {Instagram/temsbaby}

Cooking for Drake, collaboration with Wizkid and other things Tems revealed in a Twitter Q&A

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