Rema’s SONG ‘Calm Down’ has been DOMINATING the AIRWAVES and the CHARTS for some time now. But just who is this ‘new’ AFROBEATS artist? Let’s DIVE IN!
Divine Ikubor (born 1 May 2000), known professionally as Rema, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and rapper. He rose to stardom after releasing the song “Dumebi”. In 2019, Rema got signed to Jonzing World record owned by D’Prince who has an affiliation with Mavin Records. He is best known internationally for his 2022 hit single “Calm Down“, the remix of which, with Selena Gomez, peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and led the U.S. Afrobeats Songs for a record-setting 41 weeks.
For his incredible performances on his “Rave and Roses” World Tour, The Scoove Africa ranked Rema the 2023 Best Stage Performer In Nigeria, noting that “the young artist has stepped up his performance game, inventing the new-school groove catchy anthem “Rema, We wanna parry!”
In September 2020, Rema’s songs were included on the FIFA 21 soundtracks.
In May 2021, Rema announced he would be calling his sound “Afrorave”, a subgenre of Afrobeats with influences of Arabian and Indian music which has led to him having one of the strongest fanbases in the country known as Ravers.
In September 2021, Rema was unveiled as a brand ambassador for the popular soft drink Pepsi alongside his label mate Ayra Starr.
On 7 November 2022, Rema received an award on stage during his London concert as his songs achieved 1 billion streams worldwide.
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