TEMS HEADLINES SXSW LONDON 2025
Tems, born Témìládè Openiyi, never dreamt of fame. The Grammy-award winning hitmaker simply wished to make a life doing what she loved most. “In my head I was going to create a nice little neosoul community. Every Friday, people would go to this club to see Tems,” she explains. “I didn't prepare myself – I wish I had because then it wouldn't have been so shocking. But how could I have known?”
Today, Tems has achieved global acclaim, earning Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, awards from the Grammys, BET Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, and two Soul Train Music Awards. The Nigerian phenom boasts a list of collaborations with longstanding stars including Beyoncé, Drake, Future, Wizkid, Justin Bieber and Rihanna, her genre-melding rhythms and lyrics mesmerizing peers and fans alike. She was named on Time Magazine’s 100 Next list and made a splash in the fashion world, as a first-time attendee during the 2023 Met Gala. “You know how they have pop stars?” she asks, “I see myself as a soul star.”
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