Career timelines
Tems: Grammy milestones, collaborations and releases
A timeline from Mr Rebel to the Grammy-winning Love Me JeJe.
What this record covers
Selected releases, collaborations and award milestones from 2018 through the 2025 Grammys. This is not a full discography, tour schedule or statement of current award totals.
Position at the coverage date
Historical record of the Nigerian singer, songwriter and producer, distinguishing nominations, wins and release announcements. [s1] [s2] [s3] [s4] [s5]
Record details
- Early production
- BBC’s 2023 account identifies Mr Rebel as a self-produced debut single released in 2018. [s4]
- Collaborative work
- The Recording Academy lists award entries linking Tems with Wizkid, Future, Drake and the writers of Lift Me Up. [s1]
- Award categories
- Her 2023 win was for Best Melodic Rap Performance. Her 2025 win was for Best African Music Performance. [s1] [s2]
- Video direction
- RCA’s May 2024 announcement credits Tems with directing the Love Me JeJe video. [s3]
- Date limits
- The May 2024 label statement describes Born in the Wild as forthcoming, so it does not establish the album’s actual release date. [s3]
The sequence
7 documented milestones. Highlighted entries mark turning points. Dates retain the precision of the source.
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Released Mr Rebel
BBC reporting dates her self-produced debut single to 2018.
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Featured on Essence
BBC reporting identifies Essence as Wizkid’s 2020 single featuring Tems.
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Released If Orange Was a Place
RCA’s later release announcement dates this EP to 2021.
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Received a Grammy nomination for Essence
The Recording Academy lists Wizkid and Tems as nominees for Best Global Music Performance in 2022.
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Won a Grammy with Wait for U
The Recording Academy lists Future, Drake and Tems as winners of Best Melodic Rap Performance.
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Released the Love Me JeJe video
RCA announced the release of the video, directed by Tems, on 3 May 2024. This dates the video, not the earlier single.
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Won Best African Music Performance
The Recording Academy names Love Me JeJe as the winning performance for 2025.
Sources & evidence
- [s1] www.grammy.com
- [s2] www.grammy.com
- [s3] cdn-p.smehost.net
- [s4] www.bbc.com
- [s5] www.bbc.com
Public update history
— Researched against Recording Academy records, a label announcement and reporting. Award years and release dates remain distinct.
— Titles and explanatory text passed the copywriting and source-consistency checks. Sources and data are unchanged.