Rema’s Song ‘Calm Down’ Shatters History In US

Nigerian singer Divine Ikubor, known as Rema, has made history with his hit song “Calm Down,” which has become the first African track to reach 1 billion on-demand streams in the United States.

This milestone was confirmed by the American Music Stats Company, Chart Data.

“REMA’s ‘Calm Down’ becomes the first Afrobeats song in history to earn over 1 billion on-demand streams in the US,” Chart Data announced on Twitter.

In August last year, the “Calm Down” remix featuring Selena Gomez also became the first African song to achieve 1 billion streams on Spotify.

Additionally, the original version of “Calm Down” was recognized by Guinness World Records as the first number one song on the world’s first regional streaming chart, MENA.

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