Rema delivers electrifying performance at 2023 Ballon d’Or Awards
By Seli Baisie Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Rema delivered an electrifying performance at the 2023 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony, showcasing his unique blend of Afrobeat and contemporary sounds. The 23-year-old performed at the ceremony in Paris, France, on Monday night. Attendees, including football stars Erling Haaland and Vinicius Jr., were left in awe, solidifying Rema’s status […]
Rema’s Calm Down falls off Billboard Hot 100 after setting new record
After a record 57 weeks, Nigerian Afrobeats star Rema’s song Calm Down has fallen off the Billboard Hot 100. “It made history, becoming the longest-charting and most successful African song of all time,” the music monitoring platform Chart Data said on X. The song smashed the 35-week record held by fellow Nigerian Afrobeats star Wizkid’s […]
MTV VMAs 2023: Rema beats Wizkid, Davido, others to win ‘Best Afrobeats Song’
By Seli Baisie Nigerian sensation, Divine Ikubor, widely known as Rema, clinched the inaugural “Best Afrobeats Song” accolade at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA. “Calm Down”, Rema’s collaborative hit song with American superstar, Selena Gomez was adjudged the first-ever winner of the newly created […]
Rema’s “Calm Down” becomes first-ever No.1 hit on The Official MENA Chart
Signed under Nigerian record label Mavin, the young rapper Rema topped the charts worldwide with his hit single “Calm Down”. The singer has been steadily on the rise ever since his debut, counting on an ever-growing fanbase and racking up international fame. At the moment of writing, “Calm Down” stands at almost 388,000,000 streams on […]