NPR's A Martinez talks to Nigerian sensation Rema about the global success of his song "Calm Down," and the rise of the music genre Afrobeats. Something very cool is happening on the pop charts ...

In August last year, ‘Calm Down remix’ with Selena Gomez became the first African song to hit the billion mark in Spotify’s history. It currently has over 1.5 billion streams on Spotify.

After all this time, those involved with the hit refer to “Calm Down” and its remix as “the song of two summers” — a rarity in the music business. “I haven’t seen anything that ...

He gained fame in 2019 with his hit song Dumebi. His debut album Rave & Roses (2022) featured the global hit Calm Down, which topped charts worldwide. Rema has won several awards, including the ...

Legendary Hollywood star, Vin Diesel, has declared ‘Calm Down’ by Afro-rave sensation, Rema, as his favourite song. Born Mark Sinclair, the famed ‘Fast and Furious’ star said his young ...

Rema is doing the opposite of calming down as he continues to rise in recognition. The Nigerian artist, 23, won best Afrobeats song for his hit "Calm Down" with Selena Gomez at the 2023 MTV Video ...

Rema first gained mainstream attention with his song "Dumebi" before "Calm Down" went viral last year. He even released a remix of "Calm Down" with Selena Gomez. The 22-year-old musician was ...

Rema and Selena Gomez‘s remix video for the Afrobeats star’s 2022 single, “Calm Down” has crossed the one billion views mark on YouTube. The visual for the song that originally appeared on ...

Selena Gomez returned to music to kill it on the remix of Rema’s “Calm Down.” After teasing the track with a video about how she was “really excited” and “honored” to be on the song ...

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CALM DOWN") REMA: (Singing) Another banger. Baby, calm down, calm down. Girl, this your body e put in my heart for lockdown, for lockdown, oh lockdown. Girl, you sweet like Fanta.