Famous Nigerian songstress, Tems has made public how her journey to stardom kick-started, narrating how three international singers, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Drake reached out to her.
The 29-year-old, who made this disclosure during an interview with BigBoy TV, stated that Beyoncé’s team first reached out, followed by direct messages from Drake and Rihanna.
“I never imagine becoming this big. We did ‘Essence’ and I started getting messages. In 2020, Beyoncé team reached out and I was like God, what’s going on?
“And I got DMs from people that I looked up to like Rihanna and Drake. These are people that influenced culture very much for past 10 years or more. They are very respected in the industry. In fact I got their messages within 3 days of each other.
“It felt like it wasn’t real and I felt like I was dreaming or being pranked.”
