Nigerian artist Rema has made history after winning his first MTV Video Music Award (VMA).
The recently concluded prestigious awards held on Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, the ‘Calm Down’ hitmaker received the Best Afrobeats song award alongside American singer Selena Gomez.
Rema also becomes the first African artist to win the award as it is a new category unveiled for the 2023 ceremony which was hosted by rapper Nicki Minaj.
The record-breaking duo beat out Ayra Starr’s ‘Rush’, Burna Boy’s ‘It’s Plenty’, Davido feat Musa Key’s ‘Unavailable’, Libianca’s ‘People’, Wizkid feat Ayrra Starr’s ‘2 Sugar’ and Fireboy DML’s ‘Bandana’ for Best Afrobeats.
The ‘Calm Down’ remix had also received two other nominations for best collaboration and song of the year.
The win comes shortly after Spotify announced that Rema had become the first African artist to garner a billion streams on his collaboration with Gomez, a feat he called “a blessing and a win for the culture.”
READ: Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ Ft Selena Gomez Catapults Him To The Billions Club On Spotify
