Afrobeats star Rema has reached an impressive milestone in Nigerian music, with his hit song Calm Down, featuring Selena Gomez, surpassing 1 billion streams on YouTube.
This year has been remarkable for Rema, as he has received multiple awards following the success of tracks like Ozeba, Aza Man, and Benin Boys with Shalipopi, which have gained popularity across music platforms.
In addition, Calm Down has made history, as Rema became the first Afrobeats artist to perform at the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony.
Released in 2023, the song has topped the Billboard charts and achieved several impressive milestones.
Rema has also earned a prestigious nomination for the 2025 Grammy Awards, set to take place in Los Angeles, USA.
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In other news, Nigerian RnB star Tems has made history by receiving three nominations for the 67th Grammys.
She is the most nominated Nigerian artist this year, with nods for Best African Music Performance, Best Global Album, and Best RnB Song.
Tems is also the first Nigerian female artist to have a Grammy-nominated album, as her debut project ‘Born In The Wild’ is recognized in the Best Global Album category.
Tems is the first African artist nominated in the RnB category for her single ‘Burning.’
This achievement also makes her the first African female lead artist nominated outside of global categories.
She now holds the record for the most Grammy nominations for a Nigerian female, totaling 6.
With three nominations for the 67th Grammys, she is the second Nigerian with the highest nominations in a Grammy year, following Burna Boy, who had 4 nominations at the 66th Grammys.