TMS (production team)
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Origin | Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom |
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Years active | 2002–present |
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TMS are a 4 X Grammy nominated, Brit Award-winning English songwriting and record production team composed of Tom 'Froe' Barnes, Benjamin Kohn and Peter 'Merf' Kelleher. The trio have written hit records for a host of stars including Lewis Capaldi, Dua Lipa, John Legend, Maroon 5, G-Eazy + Bebe Rexha. They have collectively had twenty-eight Top 40 singles, sold over 15 million records, accumulated over 5 billion streams and have contributed to over fifty Top 40 albums.[1][2] They currently hold the record for the longest running top 10 in UK chart history by a British act for Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved"[3] for which they were also Grammy-nominated in 2020 for Song of the Year[4] and won the Brit."[5]
Early life
The members of TMS were all brought up in West London and met while at school. They began playing in local bands before building a studio in a garden shed.[6] After a long gestation period that included releasing records under the name "The Breakfastaz", they broke through in 2011 with two UK #1 records in the space of two months.[7] They all still live in the UK.
Career
Career highlights include one US No.1 single and seven UK No.1 singles for Lewis Capaldi ("Someone You Loved", "Before You Go"), Jess Glynne ("Don't Be So Hard on Yourself"), Sigma ft. Paloma Faith ("Changing"), Little Mix ("Wings"), Professor Green ft. Emeli Sandé ("Read All About It") and Dappy ("No Regrets").
For the UK Olympics in 2012, TMS had the honour of having their song "Read All About It" performed by Emeli Sandé open the Closing Ceremony, also known as "A Symphony Of British Music." The song featured prominently, being performed twice in front of a backdrop of a stadium covered in newspaper. Watched by a worldwide audience of 750 million people.[8]
In 2019 Capaldi's "Someone You Loved" spent 3 weeks at #1 in the US Billboard Hot 100 while also topping the US AC, Hot AC & Top 40 Radio charts.[9] It spent over 6 months in the European Airplay Top 40 Chart.[10] It was named the biggest single of 2019 by the Official UK Charts Company, spending 7 consecutive weeks at #1 in the Official UK Singles Chart and 43 weeks in the UK Radio Airplay Top 40 Chart.[11] It is currently certified 5 x Platinum in the UK and has amassed over 1.55bn plays on Spotify alone, currently making it the 12th highest streaming single in Spotify's history.[12]
Songwriting and production discography
Awards and nominations
Year | Nominated Work | Category | Result |
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2021 | Dua Lipa - "Future Nostalgia" | 63rd Annual Grammy Awards – Album Of The Year | Nominated |
63rd Annual Grammy Awards – Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated | ||
John Legend - "Bigger Love" | 63rd Annual Grammy Awards – Best R&B Album | Nominated | |
2020 | Lewis Capaldi - "Someone You Loved" | American Music Awards – Favourite Pop/Rock Song | Nominated |
Dua Lipa - "Future Nostalgia" | Mercury Prize | Shortlisted | |
Lewis Capaldi - "Someone You Loved" | Ivor Novello Awards – PRS for Music Most Performed Work | Nominated | |
BMI London Awards – Most Performed Work | Won | ||
BMI Pop Awards – Most Performed Work | Won | ||
ASCAP Pop Awards – Most Performed Work | Won | ||
Brit Awards – Song Of The Year | Won | ||
62nd Annual Grammy Awards – Song Of The Year | Nominated | ||
2019 | BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards – Best Single | Won | |
A&R Awards - Song of the Year | Won | ||
Q Awards – Best Track | Won | ||
Anne-Marie - "Speak Your Mind" | Brit Award – Best Album | Nominated | |
2018 | Dua Lipa - "Dua Lipa" | Brit Award – Best Album | Nominated |
2016 | G-Eazy + Bebe Rexha - "Me, Myself & I" | BMI RnB & Hip Hop Awards – Most Performed RnB & Hip Hop Song | Won |
BMI London Awards – Most Performed Work | Won | ||
ASCAP London Awards – Most Performed Work | Won | ||
BMI Pop Awards – Most Performed Work | Won | ||
ASCAP Pop Awards – Most Performed Work | Won | ||
2014 | The Vamps - "Last Night" | BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards – Best British Single | Won |
2013 | Emeli Sandé - Our Version of Events | Brit Award – Best Album | Won |
2012 | MOBO - Best Album | Won | |
2011 | Tinchy Stryder - "Spaceship" | MOBO – Best Video | Won |
References
- ^ "Hipgnosis buys music catalog from British songwriting team TMS". Music Business Worldwide. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Lewis Capaldi | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Lewis Capaldi". GRAMMY.com. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Brit awards 2020: Lewis Capaldi tops winners alongside rap triumphs". the Guardian. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "TMS Readerzone - Sound on Sound". www.soundonsound.com. 1 July 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Inside Track: Lewis Capaldi's 'Someone You Loved'". www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Ormsby, Avril (7 August 2012). "London 2012 opening ceremony draws 900 million viewers". Reuters. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Production Team TMS on the Unlikely Success of 'Someone You Loved'". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "someone you loved | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Lewis Capaldi | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Lewis Capaldi scores No.1 in the US with Someone You Loved". Music Business Worldwide. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.