--- description: Find out how Tems is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: 2023 TIME100 Next: Tems image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80bedcd673f537c0/698a40064ee262929831bb3c/time100-next-tems-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 13, 2023 # Tems by Mary J. Blige  Tems TemsAmy Harris—Invision/AP Tems is in a class all by herself because no other artist sounds like her. That voice is so unique and original, so much so that it reminds me of the first time I heard Nina Simone. They both sing with emotion and conviction, making you feel every word they sing. When Tems and I finally had a chance to meet last year at the Grammy Awards, we just exploded on each other, giving each other so much love. I know she will make it far because she’s a talented writer, singer, and producer—my only hope for her is that she becomes one of the [biggest artists of her time](https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/i-was-prepared-to-die-tems-and-kendrick-lamar-on-inspiration-and-obsession "undefined"). Talent is one thing, but how you treat people and treat yourself in this industry brings longevity, and I believe she will be around for a while because she’s a beautiful human being inside and out. _Blige is a Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308477/tems/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308477/tems/"},"headline":"Tems","datePublished":"2023-09-13T11:00:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:19:00.622Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308477/tems/","keywords":["TIME 100 Next","sponsorshipblock","time100nextartists23"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80bedcd673f537c0/698a40064ee262929831bb3c/time100-next-tems-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80bedcd673f537c0/698a40064ee262929831bb3c/time100-next-tems-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308477/tems/","name":"Tems"}}]}] ```