TMS (production team)

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TMS are an English songwriting and record production team composed of Tom 'Froe' Barnes, Benjamin Kohn and Pete 'Merf' Kelleher.^[1] The trio have co-written records for a host of artists including Lewis Capaldi, Dua Lipa, John Legend, Maroon 5, G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha. They have collectively had twenty top 10 singles, sold over 15 million records, accumulated over 5 billion streams and have contributed to over fifty top 40 albums.^[2][3] They co-wrote and produced Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved" which spent seven consecutive weeks at number one and was the best selling single of 2019 in the UK.^[4] The song was nominated for Song of the Year at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards^[5] and won Song of the Year at the 2020 Brit Awards.^[6]

Early life[edit]

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.^[7] 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.^[8]

Career[edit]

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.^[9]

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.^[10] It spent over 6 months in the European Airplay Top 40 Chart.^[11] 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.^[12] It has amassed over 3.1 billion plays on Spotify alone, currently making it the fourth highest streaming single in Spotify's history.^[13]

Songwriting and production discography[edit]

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Songwriter	Producer
''A Cure For Minds Unwell''	2024	Lewis Capaldi	Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent (Extended Edition)	Y	Y
''Someone I Could Die For''				Y	Y
''The Ancient Art Of Always Fucking Up''				Y	Y
"Lifeline"	2023	Alicia Keys	The Color Purple: Music from the Motion Picture	Y	Y
"Amigos (With Becky G)"		BIBI & Becky G		Y	Y
"Back Home For Christmas"		Mimi Webb		Y
"The Harder It Breaks"		TALK	Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees	Y	Y
"ana"		Venbee	Zero Experience	Y	Y
"Weird!"		Leah Kate	Super Over	Y	Y
"Desperate"				Y	Y
"Written By A Woman"		Mae Muller	Sorry I'm Late	Y	Y
"Home is Where the Hurt Is"		LANY	a beautiful blur	Y
"Your Ex"		Katie Gregson-MacLeod		Y	Y
''I Wish You Cheated''		Alexander Stewart		Y	Y
"Crown Your Love"		Tom Greenan	What Ifs & Maybe	Y
"Must Be Love"		Niall Horan	The Show	Y	Y
"Visions (Don't Go)"		Bebe Rexha	Bebe	Y	Y
"Duvet Cover"		Ashley Singh	Waiting For The Blue	Y	Y
"Sweet Affection"				Y	Y
"Never Be Mine"		Rosa Linn		Y	Y
"Wish You The Best"		Lewis Capaldi	Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent		Y
"Any Kind Of Life"				Y	Y
"Love The Hell Out Of You"				Y	Y
"How I'm Feeling Now"				Y	Y
"Must Be Nice"	2022	Ruel	4th Wall	Y	Y
"Deep Blue Doubt"		Sam Ryder	There's Nothing but Space, Man!	Y	Y
"Gone Girl"		Olivia O'Brien	A Means To An End	Y	Y
"Forget Me"		Lewis Capaldi	Broken by Desire to be Heavenly Sent	Y	Y
"Blood Runs Red"		Matt Maeson		Y
"Moment"		Jaded & Camden Cox	Moment	Y	Y
"Looking At Me"	2021	JLS	2.0	Y	Y
"Never Let You Go"		James Arthur	It'll All Make Sense in the End	Y	Y
"Halfway"		Mimi Webb	Seven Shades of Heartbreak	Y	Y
"Little Bit Louder"				Y	Y
"Don't Break the Heart"		Tom Grennan	Evering Road (Special Edition)	Y	Y
"Falling Up"		Dean Lewis	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Should Have Known Better"		Jessie James Decker	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Holy Water"		JP Cooper	Holy Water	Y
"Therapy"		Anne-Marie	Therapy	Y	Y
"Sweet Temptation"		Gorgon City	Olympia	Y	Y
"Happy For You"		Lukas Graham	Happy For You	Y	Y
"Our Song"		Anne-Marie & Niall Horan	Therapy	Y	Y
"Bedroom" feat. Anne-Marie		JJ Lin	Like You Do	Y	Y
"Let's Go Home Together"		Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan	Evering Road	Y	Y
"Break My Heart"		JC Stewart	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Weaponry" with Jessie J	2020	Mike Posner	Operation: Wake Up	Y	Y
"All Dressed Up"		Raye	Euphoric Sad Songs	Y	Y
"Confetti"		Little Mix	Confetti	Y	Y
"Happiness"				Y	Y
"Naughty List" feat Dixie D'Amelio		Liam Payne	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Kill Me Slow"		David Guetta & Morten	New Rave	Y
"Alien"		Dennis Lloyd	Non-album single	Y
"Wild" ft. Gary Clark Jr		John Legend	Bigger Love	Y	Y
"Cool"		Dua Lipa	Future Nostalgia	Y	Y
"Time After Time" ft. Jessie Ware	2019	Franky Wah	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Before You Go"		Lewis Capaldi	Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (Extended Edition)	Y	Y
"Marine Parade 2013"		James Arthur	You	Y	Y
"Heartbeats"		Tom Walker	What A Time To Be Alive	Y	Y
"Halfway"		James Blunt	Once Upon A Mind	Y	Y
"5 Miles"				Y	Y
"Youngster"				Y	Y
"If I Left The World" feat. MARINA & Model Child		Gryffin	Gravity	Y	Y
"Doing To Me"		Astrid S	Trust Issues	Y	Y
"Work"		Izzy Bizu	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Blow My Mind"		Sabina Ddumba	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Hold Me While You Wait"		Lewis Capaldi	Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent	Y	Y
"Hindsight"		Matrix & Futurebound	Mystery Machine	Y	Y
"Stopped Believing in Santa"	2018	MNEK	Non-album single	Y	Y
"So Long"		Niall Horan	Flicker: Featuring the RTÉ Concert Orchestra	Y	Y
"The Cure"		Little Mix	LM5	Y	Y
"Footsteps"		Olly Murs	You Know I Know	Y	Y
"Go Hard"				Y	Y
"A Lover and a Memory" feat. Mike Posner		Steve Aoki	Neon Future III	Y
"Someone You Loved"		Lewis Capaldi	Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent	Y	Y
"Photographs" with Rag'n'Bone Man		Professor Green			Y
"No One Compares to You"		Jack & Jack	A Good Friend Is Nice	Y	Y
"One In A Million"		Matoma	One In A Million	Y	Y
"You Deserve Better"		James Arthur	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Emotional" feat. Stefflon Don & Chip		Kamille	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Emotional" feat. Kranium & Louis Rei (WSTRN)			Non-album single	Y	Y
"Can I Get Your Number"		Anne-Marie	Speak Your Mind	Y	Y
"Your Ex"		Paloma Faith	The Architect: Zeitgeist Edition	Y	Y
"Make Your Own Kind of Music"				Y
"If I Get My Way"	2017	Little Mix	Glory Days: Platinum Edition	Y	Y
"Til I'm Done"		Paloma Faith	The Architect	Y	Y
"Guilty"				Y	Y
"I'll Be Gentle" with John Legend				Y
"Denim Jacket"		Maroon 5	Red Pill Blues	Y	Y
"On My Own"		Niall Horan	Flicker	Y	Y
"One Chance To Dance" feat. Joe Jonas		Naughty Boy	Non-album single		Y
"Play It Cool" feat. Kyla		Zac Samuel	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Don't Think About It"		Justine Skye	Ultraviolet	Y	Y
"How Would You Like It?"		Lauren Aquilina	Isn't It Strange?	Y
"Bad Together"		Dua Lipa	Dua Lipa	Y	Y
"You Make Me Whole"		Steps	Tears On The Dancefloor	Y
"Best Behaviour"		Louisa Johnson	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Love Goes On" with Aloe Blacc		Kelly Clarkson	The Shack OST	Y	Y
"Naturally"	2016	Emeli Sandé	Long Live the Angels	Y	Y
"Highs & Lows"				Y	Y
"Private"		Olly Murs	24 Hrs	Y	Y
"Find Me" feat. Birdy		Sigma	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Better With You"		Craig David	Following My Intuition	Y	Y
"Change My Love"				Y	Y
"Body Language"		Carly Rae Jepsen	Emotion: Side B	Y	Y
"New Girl"		Reggie 'n' Bollie	Uncommon Favours	Y
"Give Up"		Birdy	Beautiful Lies	Y	Y
"Wild Horses"					Y
"Gold Watch"	2015	Fleur East	Love, Sax and Flashbacks	Y	Y
"Temporary Fix"		One Direction	Made in the A.M.	Y	Y
"Clued Up"		Little Mix	Get Weird	Y	Y
"I Won't"				Y	Y
"I Love You"				Y	Y
"Coming Home" with Rita Ora		Sigma	Life	Y	Y
"Me, Myself & I" with Bebe Rexha		G-Eazy	When It's Dark Out	Y	Y
"Another Love Song"		Leona Lewis	I Am	Y	Y
"Forgiven"		Kwabs	Love + War	Y	Y
"Don't Be So Hard On Yourself"		Jess Glynne	I Cry When I Laugh	Y	Y
"Worship"		Years & Years	Communion	Y	Y
"She Ain't Me"		Sinead Harnett	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Higher" feat. Labrinth		Sigma	Life	Y	Y
"Who Do I Love You"	2014	Olly Murs	Never Been Better	Y	Y
"Never Been Better"				Y	Y
"Nothing Without You"				Y	Y
"Five Tattoos"		Ella Henderson	Chapter One		Y
"Lay Down"				Y	Y
"Rockets"					Y
"Pieces"				Y	Y
"Empire"				Y	Y
"Walk"		Kwabs	Love + War		Y
"Can't Dance Without You" feat. Whinnie Williams		Professor Green	Growing Up In Public	Y	Y
"Changing"		Sigma	Life	Y	Y
"Last Night"		The Vamps	Meet The Vamps	Y	Y
"Word Up!"		Little Mix	Word Up! EP		Y
"My Best"	2013	Rebecca Ferguson	Freedom	Y	Y
"Personal"		Olly Murs	Right Place Right Time: Special Edition	Y	Y
"A Different Beat"		Little Mix	Salute	Y	Y
"Good Enough"				Y	Y
"About The Boy"				Y	Y
"Competition"				Y	Y
"Little Me"				Y	Y
"Salute"				Y	Y
"Recovery"		James Arthur	James Arthur		Y
"You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You"				Y	Y
"Square One"		Jessie J	Alive	Y	Y
"Favourite Scars"		Cher	Closer To The Truth	Y	Y
"Melodies"		Madison Beer	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Thank You"		Dot Rotten	Voices In My Head	Y	Y
"Free"				Y	Y
"I Can See"				Y	Y
"Pressure"				Y	Y
"Rewind" feat. Diane Birch		Devlin	A Moving Picture	Y	Y
"Karmageddon"	2012	Dot Rotten	Voices In My Head	Y	Y
"Make You Believe"		Little Mix	DNA	Y	Y
"Stereo Soldier"				Y	Y
"I Like It"		JLS	Evolution		Y
"Personal"		Olly Murs	Right Place Right Time	Y	Y
"Hand On Heart"				Y	Y
"DNA"		Little Mix	DNA	Y	Y
"Wings"				Y	Y
"Overload" feat. TMS		Dot Rotten	Voices In My Head	Y	Y
"Are You Not Entertained?"				Y	Y
"Rockstar" feat. Brian May		Dappy	Bad Intentions	Y	Y
"Read All About It, Pt III"		Emeli Sandé	Our Version Of Events	Y
"Keep It On A Low"	2011	Dot Rotten	Voices In My Head	Y	Y
"Going Through Hell" (Dot Rotten Remix)		The Streets	Computers and Blues		Y
"Dub On The Track" feat. Mic Righteous, Dot Rotten and Ghetts		Cher Lloyd	Sticks and Stones		Y
"Do You Think Of Me?"		Misha B	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Trouble" feat. Luciana		Professor Green	At Your Convenience	Y	Y
"Read All About It"				Y	Y
"No Regrets"		Dappy	Bad Intentions	Y	Y
"Hush Little Baby" feat. Ed Sheeran		Wretch 32	Black and White	Y	Y
"Spaceship" with Dappy		Tinchy Stryder	Non-album single	Y	Y
"Walk This Road"	2010		Third Strike	Y	Y
"Gangsta"				Y	Y
"Take The World"				Y	Y
"I'm Landing"	2009		Catch 22	Y	Y
"Blank Expression"	2006	Lily Allen	Alright, Still		Y

Awards and nominations[edit]

2023

Brit Awards

. • Nominated: Song Of The Year - Lewis Capaldi "Forget Me"

2022

Ivor Novello Awards

• Nominated: Best Song Musically and Lyrically - Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan "Let's Go Home Together"

2021

Ivor Novello Awards

• Nominated: PRS for Music Most Performed Work - Lewis Capaldi "Before You Go"

• Nominated: PRS for Music Most Performed Work - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"

63rd Annual Grammy Awards

• Won: Best Pop Vocal Album - Dua Lipa "Future Nostalgia"

• Won: Best R&B Album - John Legend "Bigger Love"

• Nominated: Album of the Year - Dua Lipa "Future Nostalgia"

2020

American Music Awards

• Nominated: Favourite Pop/Rock song - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"

Mercury Prize

• Shortlisted: Dua Lipa "Future Nostalgia"

Ivor Novello Awards

• Nominated: PRS for Music Most Performed Work - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"

BMI London Awards

• Won: Most Performed Work - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"

BMI Pop Awards

• Won: Most Performed Work - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"

ASCAP Pop Awards

• Won: Most Performed Work - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"

Brit Awards

. • Won: Song Of The Year - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"

62nd Annual Grammy Awards

• Nominated: Song Of The Year - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"

2019

BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards

• Won: Best Single - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"

A&R Awards

• Won: Song Of The Year - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"

Q Awards

• Won: Best Track - Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"

Brit Awards

• Nominated: Best Album - Anne-Marie "Speak Your Mind"

2018

Brit Awards

• Nominated: Best Album - Dua Lipa "Dua Lipa"

2016

BMI RnB & Hip Hop Awards

• Won: Most Performed RnB and Hip Hop Song - G-Eazy + Bebe Rexha "Me, Myself & I"

BMI London Awards

• Won: Most Performed Work - G-Eazy + Bebe Rexha "Me, Myself & I"

ASCAP London Awards

• Won: Most Performed Work - G-Eazy + Bebe Rexha "Me, Myself & I"

BMI Pop Awards

• Won: Most Performed Work - G-Eazy + Bebe Rexha "Me, Myself & I"

ASCAP Pop Awards

• Won: Most Performed Work - G-Eazy + Bebe Rexha "Me, Myself & I"

2014

BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards

• Won: Best British Single - The Vamps "Last Night"

2013

Brit Awards

• Won: Best Album - Emeli Sandé "Our Version of Events"

2012

MOBO Awards

. • Won: Best Album - Emeli Sandé "Our Version of Events"

2011

MOBO Awards

• Won: Best Video - Emeli Sandé "Our Version of Events"

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