Rema has made history once again with his song ‘Calm Down,’ which has now been played over 2 billion times on Spotify. This makes it the first song by an African artist to reach this milestone.
Rema is a Nigerian artist known for his Afrobeats music, which has won him many awards and broken records in Nigerian music.
‘Calm Down’ has two versions on Spotify. The original version has been played more than 590 million times, and the remix with Selena Gomez has been played over 1.41 billion times. This shows how popular the song has become worldwide.
In 2023, the remix of ‘Calm Down’ with Selena Gomez became the first Afrobeats song to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify, a big achievement for Nigerian and African music.
The song ‘Calm Down’ has also set other records. It holds the Guinness World Record for being the first song to reach No. 1 on the MENA chart. It also reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest for any Nigerian artist, and stayed on the chart for over a year.
Rema’s success continues in 2024 with his new song ‘Benin Boys,’ a collaboration with Shallipopi from Benin City. The song debuted at No. 1 on the TurnTable Top 100 chart, showing that Rema remains a major force in the music industry.
