Introducing TE/MO

TE/MO (tē mō) was Teagan Maureen Earley’s first nickname, given by her parents when normal names didn’t seem to fit her powerhouse personality. 

A recent graduate of Notre Dame, the singer, songwriter, actress, and producer first started to gain international notoriety in 2023 when her voice was featured as Athena on the original concept album of Epic! The Musical, which went viral on both TikTok and Spotify, amassing more than 200M streams worldwide, charting at #2 on Billboard and at #1 on iTunes the week of its release. TE/MO’s first track Warrior debuted at #9 on Spotify; earning her more than 50M streams of her own, 6M views of a BTS video, and more than 350K likes on TikTok alone.

But behind the scenes, TE/MO has been quietly building an empire. Though only 24 years old, her media company Sisters First Productions has already won an Emmy Award and a Tony Award. Now, she’s partnering with Empress, the entertainment vertical company of a $2.5B private-equity partnership, to release her first EPs and album in 2024.