How has she made History? Nigerian singer and songwriter Temilade Openiyi, popularly known by her alias Tems, has secured her first debut at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard
In the late 1990s to early 2000s, Nollywood provided a lot of Nigeria’s entertainment with blockbusters like Billionaires Club, Living In Bondage, Girls Cot and Abuja Connection. These films were
Thank God it’s Friday! With the next two work-free days and the subsequent public holidays including Worker’s Day, it’s about to be a long weekend. With this in mind, we
Last week, Billboard announced its first try to document the burgeoning Afrobeats movement with a chart dedicated to covering the 50 best performing tracks within the US Market. Yesterday, the
Music and stage performance are not the only factors that make an audience resonate with an artiste. People also watch out for celebrity style. Occasionally, a celebrity takes the stage
Tems has never adhered to the status quo. In 2017 when she released Mr Rebel and Try Me, the following year, though acclaimed, they were considered as narratives far from
Tems has come a long way since Mr Rebel. Now the girl of the moment, with affiliations stronger than her menacing outlook in the breakout hit, Try Me, changes are
Never has the phrase “Afrobeats to the world” been embodied to a T than right now, a time when musicians from every class have snagged opportunities from around the world
Unpopular music now has a front seat in the industry. While there’s still a power tussle between the unconventionality of Afrofusion and the permanence of Afrobeat and its derivatives, the
Through the likes of Afropop’s frontrunner’s Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, and more, the genre’s growth and saturation worldwide has been nothing short of explosive especially with Wizkid’s Made In Lagos
You may not recognize him if you walk past him but Director K is the name behind several of the amazing music videos out there. Although he hasn’t been in
Wizkid and Tems are undoubtedly a pair made for each other, Made In Lagos standout, Essence was the first indication of their profitable partnership and in the just-released video, their
Charting the course for Nigeria’s new school of wonder women to follow, Tems has carved a niche for herself to flourish with a distinctive sound and voice, loud enough to
More than a year ago, Tems ventured into the mainstream with Try Me, a song that not only became a playlist and turntable staple but the origin of countless think-pieces