Rema is the first and only Nigerian to win MTV Award on the Afrobeats genre.
Rema and Selena Gomez accept the #VMA for Best Afrobeats pic.twitter.com/GD5SRFVH6E
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) September 13, 2023
“The Nigerian artist, 23, won best Afrobeats song for his hit “Calm Down” with Selena Gomez at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday. The song peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June and has spent over 50 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s U.S. Afrobeats songs chart. Although Rema’s climb to the top of the U.S. charts and award shows has seemed overnight since releasing the “Calm Down” remix with Gomez in August 2022, the singer and rapper has had international success since the release of his 2019 single “Dumebi.”
“After Rema and Selena Gomez’s collaboration on “Calm Down”, the song went viral and was appreciated by many. The song’s beats and style make it a great listen, and definitely one to be put on loop. At the VMAs, the duo’s song won the Best Afrobeats award which was presented by Tiffany Haddish. Rema thanked his fans and Selena in his speech. Selena added “thank you Rema for believing in me”
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