Tems Launches ‘Leading Vibe’ Initiative to Empower Women in African Music

• Tems, an award-winning singer and songwriter, has launched the ‘Leading Vibe’ Initiative, a platform aimed at empowering young women in Africa’s music industry, with plans for global expansion.

• Tems’ project aims to bridge the gender gap in the male-dominated industry by providing tools, mentorship, and exposure for aspiring female artists, songwriters, and producers.

Award-winning Nigerian singer and songwriter Tems has officially launched the ‘Leading Vibe’ Initiative, a groundbreaking program aimed at empowering young women in Africa’s music industry, with plans for global reach.

The initiative was inspired by Tems’ personal journey as a self-taught artist navigating a male-dominated industry with minimal support. With this project, she hopes to bridge the gender gap by providing aspiring female artists, songwriters, and producers with the tools, mentorship, and exposure needed to succeed.

Starting in Lagos, Nigeria, the program will offer hands-on training, access to cutting-edge music production tools, and one-on-one mentorship sessions with industry professionals. In collaboration with Native Instruments, participants will also benefit from access to industry-standard equipment and resources.

Tems emphasized the importance of creating opportunities for women to thrive creatively and professionally in music. She described the Leading Vibe Initiative as a supportive space where women can find their voices, grow their skills, and build impactful careers.

The program is open to Nigerian-based female artists, producers, and songwriters aged 18–35. Applications are currently being accepted until July 13.

“There are thousands of young women just like me with a voice, a gift and a desire to be heard. I want to be someone who shows people that there’s hope because I know that the most heartbreaking thing is to see a light dimmed and a fire never ignited. While the music industry is great, there hasn’t always been a space for women.

“Women creators, women producers, women engineers, women writers. That is why I’m starting the Leading Vibe initiative for the ones that believe, for the ones that have a desire to be heard and a dream to be seen. The ones who dare to be different and who are just waiting for that one space where they can express and be the best versions of themselves.

The ones who are not afraid to lead. It’s a movement, it’s a network, it’s a wave built for women, by women from the continent to the world. Now is the time to rise, the time to be seen, the time to be heard, the time to believe and to bet on yourself. You don’t need to wait any longer; the time is now. So let’s take that leap together. We are the Leading Vibe and we’re just getting started”, Tems said.