Popular Nigerian singer Divine Ikubor, known as Rema, has made history with his hit song “Calm Down,” becoming the first African song to earn 1 billion on-demand streams in the United States.
According to American music statistics company Chart Data, “Calm Down” has surpassed the 1 billion on-demand streams milestone in the US. 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.”
In August last year, the “Calm Down” remix featuring Selena Gomez became the first African song to reach 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.
