WATCH HERE
WON HER SECOND GRAMMY® AWARD – BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE FOR “LOVE ME JEJE”
FIRST NIGERIAN ARTIST EVER WIN MULTIPLE GRAMMY AWARDS
GRAMMY NOMINATED DEBUT ALBUM BORN IN THE WILD OUT NOW
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[New York, NY – February 14, 2025] Today, two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning, Oscar nominated, Lagos, Nigeria-based singer, songwriter, and producer Tems releases hernew music video for “Boy O Boy” from her debut studio album Born In The Wild via RCA Records/Since ’93. Directed by Loris Russier and written by Tems herself, the B&W visual tells story of the pains and hardships in a relationship – watch HERE.
This comes on the heels of Tems making history as the first Nigerian artist – male or female – to win multiple Grammy awards. This year she walked away with a trophy at the 2025 Grammy Awards for Best African Music Performance for her single “Love Me JeJe” – watch her acceptance speech HERE.
Tems has had an outstanding run since the release of her highly anticipated debut album Born In The Wild in June of last year – listen HERE. She recently released the visual for “Get It Right” featuring Asake directed by Laura Marciano (watch HERE) and another official video for “Turn Me Up” directed by Loris Russier (watch HERE). At the end of last year, Tems earned three new GRAMMY® nominations for Best R&B Song (“Burning”) , Best Global Music Album (Born In The Wild) and Best African Music Performance (“Love Me JeJe”) at the 67th Annual GRAMMY® Awards – winning the latter and making history.
Recently,Tems recently made a special guest appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show,to talk about the success of her debut album, where she also captivated audiences with a performance of her hit single “Love Me JeJe.” She also made a musical guest appearance onThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert where she delivered a stunning performance of “Burning,” and brought a taste of her highly successful, sold-out BORN IN THE WILD WORLD TOUR to the 2024 Chanel MoMA Film Benefit honoring Samuel L. Jackson. Additionally, Tems graced the cover of Essencefor their September/October 2024 issue and delivered an incredible performance at NPR’s Tiny Desk.
Born In The Wild has earned over 629M streams worldwide to date and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, while 13 tracks from the album notably debuted on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. Born In The Wild also landed on multiple “Best Albums of 2024” lists including Rolling Stone, Billboard, NPR and more. In total throughout her career, Tems has garnered over five billion streams worldwide across all platforms.
Watch “Boy O Boy”
http://tems.lnk.to/boyoboy
Buy/Stream Born In The Wild
https://tems.lnk.to/BornInTheWild
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About Tems:
Tems is a groundbreaking global phenomenon with over 90 award nominations—from the Grammys to the Oscars—and many wins including twoGrammys, fourBET awards, fourNAACP Image awards, an ELLE UK Style, Billboard’s Women In Music Breakthrough Award and more. As the first African woman to notch five Billboard hits, she’s amassed over 5 billion streams worldwide across all platforms and 300M YouTube views. Tems has graced the various covers such as The Cut, Dazed, Essence, ELLE, GQ Hype, The Face, Sunday Times Style and more. Recognized in Time Magazine’s Next 100 and Forbes Africa 30 Under 30, she’s also been celebrated by industry titans like J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Beyoncé. It’s clear Tems’ influence stretches far beyond her record-breaking music.
Since her debut LP Born In The Wild was released in June 2024, Tems has embarked on a sold-out global tour spanning the US, UK, Europe, Africa and Asia—with standout performances at LA’s The Greek, Coachella (with guest appearances by Wizkid and Justin Bieber), Glastonbury, NPR’s Tiny Desk, The Late Night Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Jennifer Hudson Show & The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. From her memorable Chicken Shop Date appearance to her historic milestone as the only Nigerian artist – male or female – with two Grammy wins, Tems is not only breaking records but reshaping the future of modern music.
