Hit single ‘Calm down’ by Nigerian afrobeat kidstar, Rema has made history with over 2 billion streams on Spotify to become the most streamed song by an African Artist on the platform.
The Mavin Records signee is one of the Nigerian artists leading the global exportation of Afrobeats through his music which has won multiple awards and earned several records for Nigerian mainstream music.
The 2 billion mark was achieved by both versions of the singles with the original surpassing 590M streams and the Selena Gomez remix crossing 1.410B streams in what is a monumental feat.
Last year, the singer remixed ‘Calm Down’ with Selena Gomez which was not just another hit but also became the first Afrobeats single to surpass 1B streams on Spotify.
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Rema’s latest feat sees him add to the several records she has set with ‘Calm Down’ including the Guinness World Record for being the first ever NO. 1 song on the MENA chart.
Among the other records set by ‘Calm Down’ includes the highest peak (#3) for a song by a Nigerian artist on the Billboard Hot 100 and the longest charting song (over 52 weeks) by a Nigerian artist on the chart.
Rema has kicked off his 2024 on a high note with the release of ‘Benin Boys’ his collaboration with fellow Benin city star Shallipopi which debuted at NO. 1 on TurnTable Top 100.
