Premiered on 11 November, the Lagos concert film connects the intimacy of her early work with the music that followed.

Spotify released [Tems] Surround Sound on 11 November 2026, bringing audiences inside an intimate Lagos performance directed by Tim Horwood. Filmed in the round, the full-length concert film traces a path through Tems’s catalogue, from early releases including “Try Me” and “Looku Looku” to “Love Me JeJe” and “Me & U.”

At its heart is the lasting connection listeners have with the music of For Broken Ears. Six years after its release, Spotify’s September 2026 analysis shows the EP had generated more than 888 million streams across 185 countries. Since 2023, its songs had introduced nearly 19 million listeners to Tems for the first time on Spotify.

That discovery sits alongside a relationship sustained over years. Of the listeners who streamed For Broken Ears in January 2022, 21.6% also listened to the project in August 2026 — a connection the film brings into focus through songs including “Damages,” “The Key,” “Higher” and “Free Mind.”

“Tems’s early music continues to be a starting point for new listeners and a place that existing fans return to. Surround Sound gives that relationship a physical setting, with Tems surrounded by fans in Lagos. The film takes that encounter beyond the room, allowing audiences to experience these songs together as part of her wider story, says Rifumo Mdaka, Content Marketing Manager for Spotify in Africa.

The set brings those early songs into conversation with “Crazy Tings,” “Replay” and “What You Need,” before moving through “Love Me JeJe” and “Me & U” and closing with “Free Mind.” Together, the selections offer a portrait of an artist whose catalogue continues to grow while its foundations remain deeply present in listeners’ lives.

The in-the-round setting places the audience around Tems, making the proximity between artist and fans central to the film’s perspective.

“With Tems, the voice and the space around it are central to the experience. We wanted the film to stay close to the detail of the performance while allowing each song to breathe. Moving through this set, and arriving at ‘Free Mind,’ gives us a way to follow the emotional thread connecting different moments in her music, says Tim Horwood, Spotify’s chosen director for this project.

Surround Sound is Spotify’s live performance format originating in Sub-Saharan Africa, bringing artists and selected Spotify Premium fans together for intimate performances captured as full-length music films. With Lagos as its starting point, the format extends the experience to audiences beyond the live room.

[Tems] Surround Sound premieres now on Spotify. You can watch it here.