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Rema's Calm Down makes Afrobeats history in the US

9 minutes ago
By Basillioh Rukanga,
BBC News


Rema has been catapulted to stardom with the success of Calm Down

Rema’s Calm Down cannot stop making music history - the latest accolade for the hit by the 24-year-old Nigerian star is that it now the most-streamed Afrobeats song in the US.

It has become “the first Afrobeats song in history to earn over one billion on-demand streams in the US”, the music monitoring platform Chart Data has said on X.

Last year, Chart Data had already described the track as the “most successful African song of all time”.

Billboard magazine music analysts put its success down to its “melancholy slow jam with a subtle hypnotic draw”.

“[It’s] the kind that gets stuck deep in the back of a listener’s mind, prompting them to return again and again.”

The song was released in February 2022 as a single off Rave and Roses, Rema’s debut album.
Rema, whose real name is Divine Ikubor, partnered with the US singer Selena Gomez a few months later for a remix of the song, which hit the billion-plays mark on the streaming app Spotify.

It became the first African song to spend a year on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three, making it the highest-charting song which an Afrobeats musician was the lead artist.

The remix, which has nearly 894 million views on YouTube, is currently the most watched music video by a Nigerian artist.

It has thrust Rema into the ranks of prominent Nigerian Afrobeats artists such as Burna Boy, Wizkid and Davido.

Rema says he has his own style of Afrobeats, which he has dubbed "Afrorave".

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcIcVapfqXw?si=a4S8tBXLuq8s9Dz0

Super mid song. Selena Gomez is the only reason I listen to it. Congratulations to Rema anyway. It is not easy. Nigeria on the map once again.


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This young lad made the biggest mistake of his life by leaving Don Jazzy. He would have learnt from D banj, Korede Bello, Raekado Banks etc

Congratulations 🎊

Naija to the world .

This nation will be great again. I know things aren't easy now but keep your head up.my people. It will get better.

Nigerians are the most beautiful wonderful people in earth. Through our pain and tears we still believe.

May this sallah bring blessings and sucor to your house hold.all.who read this comment will obtain favor this coming week.

Naija to the world .

😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

In almost any field of endeavor so long its INDEPENDENT of the Naija govt. Nigerians do well.

You can hardly get any student sponsored by the govt on scholarship that comes out outstanding
Its almost impossible to see any footballer that got the backing of the govt excelling abroad
The entertainment industry is almost independent of the influence of govt hence you see such excellence
Many Naija Biz men who venture outside the shores of the country tend to do very well

WHAT DOES THAT TELL US ?

When will our politicians start making us proud like this.

God bless our musicians

As a rational mature mind, you'd struggle to make a sense of the lyrics to this song. However, the melody, took care of all and set the track viralling to no end.

The feature with Selena was a master stroke...

I don hear the music over and over again sotey mesef fit give am Grammy.

The power of a good collabo and the right promotion.

Congrats

Thumbs up to d guy n his team

Though I don’t really like the song, I believe it’s more of hype

My personal opinion

Dis song no allow am release another banger again... Make God gimme my own hit song oh... Ino be singer Sha

SpatialKing:
Congratulations 🎊

well deserved, congratulations to him

I’m happy for him but this track is overhype around the world and I don’t knw why especially in Asian country and we have a lot of track in Nigeria music industry that make sense than that but didn’t go viral … is this some kind of luck or what ? Don’t attack me ooo just saying my mind

DryMouth:
This young lad made the biggest mistake of his life by leaving Don Jazzy. He would have learnt from D banj, Korede Bello, Raekado Banks etc

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Niceeeeeeeee

DryMouth:
This young lad made the biggest mistake of his life by leaving Don Jazzy. He would have learnt from D banj, Korede Bello, Raekado Banks etc

He never left Don Jay

Pls where is Landbull, see him mate.

DryMouth:
This young lad made the biggest mistake of his life by leaving Don Jazzy. He would have learnt from D banj, Korede Bello, Raekado Banks etc

Seriously, when?

He should be grateful to the girl he featured and Don Jazzy that gave him the beats
That song is played everywhere abroad
He is about to become another SlimCase after leaving Don Jazzy lol

I won't forget when dbanj separated with the don jazzy his people were calling him Eja nla asking don jazzy to go and beg d banj today where is Eja where is Nla

Well deserved

Rema is a talent no doubt but if the rumor about leaving Don Jazzy is true, he should better retrace his foot steps and be wise, don jazzy made all this fame happened for him, it should be on a mutual ground if he want to take a bow from Marvin group

yesloaded:


He never left Don Jay

Are you living in 2005?

DryMouth:
This young lad made the biggest mistake of his life by leaving Don Jazzy. He would have learnt from D banj, Korede Bello, Raekado Banks etc

What did you smoke?

Sucre6:
Rema is a talent no doubt but if the rumor about leaving Don Jazzy is true, he should better retrace his foot steps and be wise, don jazzy made all this fame happened for him, it should be on a mutual ground if he want to take a bow from Marvin group

Rema is not a talented artiste. Don Jazzy just dey push the guy

AfahaAbia:


Seriously, when?

Are you on social media at all?

yesloaded:


He never left Don Jay

You are not updated

wealthpreach:


What did you smoke?

What your father gave you to smoke.

DryMouth:

Rema is not a talented artiste. Don Jazzy just dey push the guy

Na only Rema dae the label, Donjazzy wey dae push am know say he get talent na he make am dae push am

DryMouth:

Rema is not a talented artiste. Don Jazzy just dey push the guy

True, we have better talents than him, but don jazzy seem to really like him, he's pushing him really hard to stardom