Popular Nigerian singer Divine Ikubor, known as Rema, has achieved a historic milestone with his hit song ‘Calm Down’. The track has become the first African song to earn over 1 billion on-demand streams in the United States, according to Chart Data, a leading American music stats company.
Chart Data tweeted, “REMA’s ‘Calm Down’ becomes the first Afrobeats song in history to earn over 1 billion on-demand streams in the US.”
This accomplishment follows the success of the ‘Calm Down’ remix featuring Selena Gomez, which became the first African song to reach the billion-stream mark on Spotify in August last year. 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.
