In another landmark feat, his mega-hit single 'Calm Down' has now surpassed 2 billion streams on Spotify making it by far the most streamed song by an African artist on the platform.
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.
In 2023, Rema's 'Calm Down' with Selena Gomez became the first Afrobeats single to surpass 1B streams on Spotify in what was a monumental moment for Nigerian and African music.
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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.
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