Tems caught up with Billboard's Rania Aniftos and Lilly Singh at Billboard Women in Music 2024.
Watch Billboard Women in Music 2024 on Thursday, March 7th at 8 PM ET/ 5 PM PT at https://www.billboard.com/h/women-in-music/
Watch Billboard Women in Music 2024 on Thursday, March 7th at 8 PM ET/ 5 PM PT at https://www.billboard.com/h/women-in-music/
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00:00 We're here with our Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Temz!
00:04 Oh my goodness, what an honor. How does that feel?
00:06 Feels incredible. It's crazy.
00:08 And I think, yeah, I'm really just excited to be here tonight.
00:12 We're excited as well. And you know why else I'm excited?
00:14 Because recently in a Billboard interview, you said something that really resonated.
00:17 You said, "You're learning to stop caring about what other people think."
00:20 - Hmm. - What inspired that?
00:22 And how do you do that? Tell me. Teach me.
00:25 I think you just show up as yourself every single time.
00:30 Just be like, "It is what it is. I love myself."
00:34 - And I'm just gonna be me. - 100%.
00:36 And I'm just gonna do what I gotta do.
00:38 I mean, and that's why your breakthrough for a reason.
00:40 I think another big part of being a breakthrough artist
00:42 is that you don't confine yourself to genre.
00:45 How does it feel being able to be one of those artists
00:47 that you just don't cage yourself in?
00:49 You let yourself feel what you feel.
00:51 Well, it's just who I am. I didn't actually know about genres on time
00:56 to know that I wasn't doing a genre.
01:00 So I think it's just really being, staying true to what actually comes to you naturally.
01:05 And yeah, just loving everything that you do and being free to do whatever.
01:12 Wow. I love myself more.
01:14 - 100%. - After singing with you.
01:15 - This was a very inspiring chat. - I hope so.
01:18 - Thank you so much, Tam. - You guys look beautiful.
01:19 - So do you. - Thank you. Congratulations.
01:22 - Thank you so much. - Have a good night.
01:23 Have a good night.
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