Personalities
Tems: singing, songwriting and production
The Nigerian artist’s recorded work, creative roles and collaborations, with award results kept precise.
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
- Nigerian artist
- RCA identifies Tems as a Lagos-based Nigerian singer, songwriter and producer in its 2024 announcement. [s3]
- Self-produced start
- BBC reporting describes her debut single Mr Rebel as self-produced, documenting a production role alongside her singing. [s4]
- Work with Wizkid
- Her feature on Essence connects the 2020 single with a later Grammy nomination, as documented by BBC and the Recording Academy. [s1] [s4]
- Wait for U
- The Recording Academy credits Tems alongside Future and Drake in the winning Best Melodic Rap Performance entry. [s1]
- Screen songwriting
- The Recording Academy lists her among the writers nominated for Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. [s1]
- Directing a video
- RCA credits Tems as director of the Love Me JeJe video, which it describes as referencing her Lagos upbringing. [s3]
- Musical reference
- The label says Love Me JeJe interpolates Seyi Sodimu’s earlier song of the same name and includes him in the video. [s3]
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.