Afrobeats sensation Rema has achieved a historic milestone as his hit song Calm Down remix, featuring Selena Gomez, has exceeded 1 billion views on YouTube.
This feat, accomplished on November 9, 2024, solidifies the song’s position as the most-viewed Nigerian song on the platform, just over two years after its premiere on September 7, 2022.
The song’s unparalleled success extends to Spotify, where it became the first Nigerian song to surpass 1 billion streams. In the United States, Calm Down by Rema broke records as the first Nigerian song to accumulate a billion streams, peaking at No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and spending over a year on the chart.
This achievement cements Calm Down as the highest-charting Afrobeats song in Billboard history.
Rema’s global superstardom was further showcased by headline concerts in India and the Middle East, where the song topped the charts.
The song earned Rema the 2023 VMAs for Best Afrobeats and boasts an impressive 7X RIAA platinum certification, making it the second most certified RIAA plaque.
Rema’s Calm Down continues to shatter records, cementing his status as a leading global music act.
