BET · Date not listed Checked 8 Oct 2026 · 2026 page title and Best Collaboration section; named nominee distinguished from marked winner. Snapshot inspected 8 October 2026.
NominatedAwards & nominations
Raindance · BET Viewers’ Choice
Dave & Tems’s Raindance appears in BET’s 2026 Viewers’ Choice Award nominees.
Shared performance credit: Dave and Tems.
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In a public source · Award edition year; exact ceremony date not established here.
Named nominee on the checked 2026 page; not the marked winner.
BET · Date not listed Checked 8 Oct 2026 · 2026 page title and Best Collaboration section; named nominee distinguished from marked winner. Snapshot inspected 8 October 2026.
NominatedAwards & nominations
First · BET HER
BET lists Tems’s First as a 2026 BET HER Award nominee.
Tems: named performing artist.
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In a public source · Award edition year; exact ceremony date not established here.
Named nominee on the checked 2026 page; not the marked winner.
BET · Date not listed Checked 8 Oct 2026 · 2026 page title and Best Collaboration section; named nominee distinguished from marked winner. Snapshot inspected 8 October 2026.
ReleasedReleased work
Love Is A Kingdom
Label release announcement for the EP.
Tems: performing artist; released via RCA Records/Since ’93.
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In a public source · Event date stated in the source.
EP release recorded as context; no studio-album XP inferred.
Apple Music · Date not listed Checked 8 Oct 2026 · Album artist header, editorial release/contribution description, playable tracklist and catalog date
Being listed here doesn't add XP. The score below shows which achievements count.
RECEIPTS
100%
This percentage covers the achievements in this score.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Level 4
460 XP from the achievements counted. Votes don't change this.
THE RULES
Same rules
This is the starting score. Votes shape their community level.
THE STARTING SCORE
What we’ve counted so far
01
2023-02-05
Won Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2023
Named artist recipient for WAIT FOR U. Shared recognition with other credited recipients.
Checked 2026-10-08. These details tell their story and add no XP.
NEPO OR LAPO?
Start not clear yet
We don't have enough information about their early life to say.
How we tell
We look for sources that describe family money, industry connections or money difficulties at the start. A degree or a family name alone isn't enough. Having help doesn't tell us how hard someone worked.
Where they started
We don't know enough about their early life yet.
How they built it
Reported by a source · 2024-06-07
A job-to-music leap
The Recording Academy interview describes her leaving a corporate job in 2018, releasing early singles and For Broken Ears, then collaborating on Essence.
Recording Academy · 2024-06-07 Checked 2026-10-08 · Opening career timeline and first interview answer
Personal or organisation account · 2024-06-07
Building confidence through the work
Tems described the uncertainty of moving from a regular job into singing and learning to trust her creative process. This is her account of that transition.