Music streaming platform Spotify has premiered Tems: Surround Sound, a full-length concert film featuring Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, as her debut extended play (EP), For Broken Ears, surpasses 888 million streams on the platform.

The film, directed by Tim Horwood and shot in Lagos, was released on Wednesday, November 11. It captures an intimate performance by the singer, bringing together songs from different stages of her musical career.

The performance features early releases such as “Try Me” and “Looku Looku”, alongside later songs including “Crazy Tings”, “Replay”, “Love Me JeJe” and “Me & U”.

Tracks from For Broken Ears, including “Damages”, “The Key”, “Higher” and “Free Mind”, also feature in the setlist.

Released in September 2020, the seven-track EP introduced Tems to a wider international audience. Six years after its release, the project has accumulated more than 888 million streams across 185 countries, according to Spotify’s September 2026 data.

The streaming platform also disclosed that songs from the EP had introduced nearly 19 million listeners to Tems for the first time on Spotify since 2023.

Its data further showed that 21.6 per cent of listeners who streamed For Broken Ears in January 2022 returned to the project in August 2026, highlighting its continued appeal among existing listeners.

Commenting on the release, Rifumo Mdaka, Content Marketing Manager for Spotify in Africa, said the singer’s early music continued to attract new audiences while retaining the interest of existing fans.

“Tems’s early music continues to be a starting point for new listeners and a place that existing fans return to,” Mdaka said.

“Surround Sound gives that relationship a physical setting, with Tems surrounded by fans in Lagos.”

She added that the film would allow audiences outside the venue to experience the songs together as part of the singer’s wider musical journey.

Horwood said the production was designed to preserve the intimacy of Tems’ performance while allowing the individual songs to stand out.

“With Tems, the voice and the space around it are central to the experience,” he said.

He explained that closing the performance with “Free Mind” helped connect different periods represented in the film.

Surround Sound is Spotify’s live-performance format, which originated in sub-Saharan Africa. It brings artistes and selected Spotify Premium subscribers together for intimate performances that are subsequently recorded as full-length concert films.

The Lagos production places the audience around Tems during the performance, creating an intimate setting that brings the singer and her listeners closer.

The film is now available on Spotify, giving audiences beyond Lagos an opportunity to experience the performance.

The release further highlights the enduring popularity of For Broken Ears, six years after the project introduced Tems to a wider global audience.