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04 Sep

I Am Open To Marriage – Tems

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Nigerian R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has said she is open to marriage. Unlike many celebrities who have publicly ruled out marriage, the 29-year-old Grammy-winning singer said she’s hoping to see what the future holds. Tems featured in a recent episode of the ‘Shopping The Sneakers’ podcast. The host asked, “Are you going to get married one day?” After dilly-dallying, Tems said, “Yeah. We will see.” Tems is not publicly known to be in any romantic relationship. It was once rumoured that she was pregnant for American rapper, Future, but she swiftly debunked the rumours. In an…

21 Jun

Wizkid Sends Epic Reply To Critic Who Compared Him To Tems, Ayra Starr

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Nigerian music star Wizkid delivered a pointed response to a critic who compared him unfavorably to fellow artists Tems and Ayra Starr. The exchange began when a social media user, Abass, agreed with budding artiste Odumodu Black that the female stars are superior to more established artists, including Wizkid. While Wizkid agreed that the songstresses are amazing, he expressed that the comparison is unpalatable and a downgrade to his decades-long career. The troll further tweeted, “So Ayra Starr and Tems are better than you. I’m glad you used your mouth to say Odumodu is not lying.” His rebuttal struck Wizkid’s…

07 Jun

My Prison Experience Was A Blessing – Tems Reveals

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Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has described her ordeal in Ugandan prison as a blessing in disguise. According to the ‘Crazy Things’ crooner, she felt honoured to have experienced prison. Tems explained that she wouldn’t have known what prisoners were going through if she hadn’t had the experience herself. She emphasised that her prison experience humbled her. “Prison was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I actually feel honoured to have had because otherwise, I would never have thought about these people, and to be in their presence was very humbling,” Tems told ES Magazine. Starrnews recalls that…

06 Jun

‘I’ve Never Been In Love Before’ – Popular Musician

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Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as Tems, has revealed that she has never been in love. The 28-year-old songstress made this known in a recent interview with Flow With Korty, stating that she doesn’t think love is something that a person experiences mindlessly but rather deliberately and with open eyes. While acknowledging that she hasn’t felt anything for anyone, Tems stated that she thought someone could mistake infatuation for love. She said, “I haven’t been in love. Loving someone for me is more of ‘I see you and I still want to be in your life. Even though you…

05 Jun

I Wore Baggy Clothes To Avoid Distracting Producers; My Objective Was Just To Make Music – Tems

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Nigerian musician, Tems has revealed that early in her career, she wore baggy clothes to tone down her sexual appeal while working with producers and fellow musicians. She explained that, as a newcomer dedicated to her music career and the production process, she wanted to be taken seriously and not viewed as a distraction or propositioned by producers. In an interview, Tems stated that she did not want unwanted advances to hinder her success. The ‘Crazy Tings’ hitmaker said “I used to not always like my body. I just didn’t understand a lot of things. I was going to a…

27 Feb

I Was Bullied For Having An Ugly Voice – Tems

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Nigerian singer, Tems says she was subjected to taunts and ridicule while growing up due to her the pitch of her voice, which many felt was ugly. The Essence singer said she her peers comparing her voice to a boy or a frog, which deeply impacted her self-esteem. Speaking in an interview with The Cut, Tems said she stopped speaking until age three to prevent being bullied for her ‘ugly voice’. “I was bullied to the point of tears and was a target of ridicule. This led to the belief that I sounded like a boy, or a frog, with the impression…

01 Nov

Tems Opens Up On Jail Experience

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Nigerian singer, Tems has shed more light on her experience in the Ugandan prison where she was detained for two whole days in 2020, alongside Omah Lay, after being charged in court. Tems was completely disconnected from the world during the detention and found herself striving to adapt to being in prison rather quickly. Speaking during an interview with Angie Martinez, she detailed her experience in the small dingy prison starting from when she was picked up from her hotel. For the singer, she thought it was a joke at first but when she got to the prison and was handed her uniform,…

31 Aug

‘It’s Like Being In A Zoo’ – Tems On Dealing With Fame

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Tems has shared her thoughts on the pressure that comes with being successful. She discussed her newfound fame in a newly released conversation with Kendrick Lamar for Interview magazine. Admitting that she feels the pressure that comes with success, she stated that she deals with it by staying true to herself. In her words, "When you become more known or seen, it’s very easy to get caught up in, “What do people expect of me now?” But for me, it’s like, “What do I expect of myself now?” Because you’re the one that has to live with yourself, the one…

15 Mar

Tems Explains ‘View-Blocking’ White Gown At The 2023 Oscars

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Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tems, has explained her fashion choice at the 2023 Academy Awards (Oscars), where she wore a white gown that some critics described as "view-blocking." Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar, the Grammy winner explained that she wanted to "go all out" for her first Oscars experience, and wearing the Lever Couture gown was her way of making a statement and celebrating her work. She said, "The dress is also my way of celebrating my work and the people around me, celebrating my country, and celebrating the people that are rooting for me. This dress says 'Yes, yes, I…

14 Mar

Nigeria’s Tems Criticised For View-Blocking Outfit At Oscars

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She stole the show — at least for the guests behind her. Oscar nominee Tems has been slammed on social media after her elaborate outfit blocked the view of fellow attendees at Sunday night’s Academy Awards. The songstress — who is nominated for Best Original Song for the “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” track “Lift Me Up” — wore a puffy white gown that wrapped around the back of her head. And while she stunned on the red carpet, the incredible outfit was probably less loved by those sitting inside the Dolby Theater. Photos of the “Crazy Tings” hitmaker standing out…