Early in her life, Tems fell in love with Destiny’s Child, and now she is putting her own spin on R&B. Tems fused soul and Afropop on her 2018 self-love anthem “Mr Rebel,” provided “Try Me ...

Like those tracks, "These Days" finds Tems at a point of tension, in which she is fighting for love that she knows doesn't fully serve her in the best way.

Tems is on the way home from the gym. It’s the only time we can fit in a phone call for her ES Magazine cover interview. In two days she will be flying to New York for her debut performance on Jimmy ...