Tems
Nigerian singer
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| 2025 | Became the first African woman to join a Major League Soccer (MLS) ownership group, specifically with San Diego FC. |
| 2025 | Tems received three nominations at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best Global Music Album for 'Born in the Wild', Best R&B song for 'Burning', and Best African Music Performance for 'Love Me JeJe'. |
| 2024 | Received three Grammy Award nominations: Best Global Music Album for 'Born in the Wild', Best R&B Song for 'Burning', and won Best African Music Performance for 'Love Me JeJe'. |
| 2024 | Tems received three nominations at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards including Best Global Music Album. |
| 2024 | Tems is set to release her studio album titled 'Born in the Wild'. |
| 2024 | Received three Grammy Award nominations and won Best African Music Performance for 'Love Me JeJe', becoming the first Nigerian artist with multiple Grammy Awards. |
| June 2024 | Began her Born in the Wild Tour. |
| June 2024 | Tems began her ongoing Born in the Wild Tour in June 2024. |
| June 7 2024 | Released her debut studio album Born in the Wild, which commercially succeeded by reaching top thirty charts in the UK, Netherlands, and Switzerland, and peaking at fifty-six in the US. |
| June 7 2024 | Tems released her debut studio album, 'Born in the Wild', on June 7, 2024. |
| April 25 2024 | Released the single 'Love Me JeJe' from her debut studio album Born in the Wild after previewing it at her Coachella set. |
| April 25 2024 | The second single from Tems's debut studio album, 'Born in the Wild', titled 'Love Me JeJe', was released on April 25, 2024. |
| March 2024 | Tems became the first African singer to be awarded a Billboard Women in Music Award in the Breakthrough category. |
| March 2024 | In March 2024, Tems became the first African singer to be awarded a Billboard Women in Music Award, receiving recognition in the Breakthrough category. |
| 2023 | 'Me & U' peaked at number 1 on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart and number 34 on the UK Singles Chart. |
| 2023 | 'Me & U' received an award for Outstanding International Song at the 55th NAACP Image Awards. |
| December 5 2023 | Tems announced that her second single of the year 'Not an Angel' would be released on 8 December. |
| October 5 2023 | Tems released the single 'Me & U', which marked her first solo output since 'If Orange Was a Place'. |
| May 2023 | Tems was invited to the Met Gala, becoming the first female Afrobeats artist to attend the event. |
| February 2023 | Tems won the Female MVP award at the Soundcity MVP Awards held at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos. |
| February 2023 | Tems headlines the Afrobeats themed halftime show at the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. She also wins a Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance with Future and Drake for 'Wait for U', becoming the first female Nigerian artist to win a Grammy. |
| February 5 2023 | Tems won a Best Melodic Rap Performance Grammy for her collaboration on 'Wait For U' with Future and Drake. |
| January 2023 | Tems headlined the Afrobeats themed halftime show at the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. |
| November 2022 | Tems won the Best New Artist award at the 2022 Soul Train Music Awards. |
| October 2022 | Tems co-wrote the song 'Lift Me Up' for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack. |
| July 2022 | Tems collaborated on the song 'Move' with Grace Jones for Beyoncé's album Renaissance, marking her fifth entry on the Hot 100. |
| July 2022 | Tems covered Bob Marley's 'No Woman, No Cry' for the 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' soundtrack album. |
| July 2022 | Tems' song 'Free Mind' debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 46. |
| July 26 2022 | Tems' song 'Free Mind' debuted at number 44 on the Hot 100, becoming her fourth entry and peaking at number 1 on the U.S. Afrobeats song chart. |
| April 29 2022 | Tems was featured alongside Drake on Future's single 'Wait for U', which debuted atop the Hot 100, making her the first African female artist to top the chart. |
| April 2 2022 | The first episode of Tems' radio show features guests Muyiwa Awoniyi and Tunji Balogun. |
| March 31 2022 | Tems launched Leading Vibe Radio Show with Apple Music 1. |
| September 15 2021 | Tems released her second extended play, 'If Orange Was a Place', after signing with RCA records. |
| September 10 2021 | The single 'Crazy Tings' from the EP 'If Orange Was a Place' peaked at number three on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart. |
| September 3 2021 | Tems was featured on Drake's song 'Fountains' from his album 'Certified Lover Boy', which debuted at number 26 on the Hot 100. |
| August 13 2021 | A reworked version of 'Essence', featuring Justin Bieber, was released, propelling the song to number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. |
| 2020 | Tems was included in The Future Awards Africa: Class of 2020. |
| 2020 | Tems won a Soul Train Music Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Global Music Performance. |
| 2020 | Featured on Drake's song 'Fountains'. |
| December 16 2020 | The Ugandan government released Tems and Omah Lay, apologizing for their arrests and dropping all charges against both artists. |
| December 14 2020 | Tems was arrested in Uganda alongside fellow Nigerian singer Omah Lay after performing at a show, with police citing a violation of COVID-19 lockdown protocols. |
| October 30 2020 | Tems was featured on Wizkid's single 'Essence', which earned her a number one spot on BBC 1Xtra Airplay Chart. |
| September 25 2020 | Tems released her debut extended play, 'For Broken Ears', with the single 'Damages' becoming a major hit. |
| April 23 2020 | Tems was featured alongside fellow Nigerian singer Davido on a reworked version of Khalid and Disclosure's single 'Know Your Worth'. |
| August 7 2019 | Tems released the single 'Try Me'. |
| July 18 2018 | Tems released her debut single, 'Mr Rebel', which she produced by herself. |
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