Rema Makes History As He Enters the Guinness World Records With His Global Hit Calm Down

Rema Makes History As He Enters the Guinness World Records With His Global Hit Calm Down

  • Nigerian fast rinsing artist Divine Ikubor, better known as Rema, has been inducted into the Guinness World Book of Records
  • His global smash song 'Calm Down' created history as the first No. 1 smash on The Official MENA Chart (the world's first regional streaming chart).
  • Guinness World Records officially acknowledged the rave lord for accomplishing the unprecedented milestone in a statement on its website

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Fast-rising talent Rema has made history with his hit single Calm Down, which now holds the Guinness World Record.

Recall that Legit.ng reported that Rema's Calm Down smashed the record for most streams by an African performer on Spotify just a few days ago on the international streaming platform Spotify, with over one billion listens.

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Rema enters World Guinness records with Calm Down, Rema
Rema bags World Guinness records Credit: @remastats
Source: Instagram

According to updates, the earworm Clam Down has made history that no African artist has ever made before.

Rema shattered another ceiling as he became the face of African music, obtaining a Guinness World Record.

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Internet users react

@Lilsly0:

"Omo, It's gone. E sure me, this song will be the first by an African to hit billion streams on Spotify."

@Dannyplien:

"More wins remmy boy 3rd Afrobeat artist to enter Guinness World Records ❤️much love."

@CFCSeth___:

"2019, Rema said he was a prophesy, he didn’t lie."

@jackreez_rave:

"Records done choke."

@60yw0nd3r:

"We're witnessing greatness all over again. Are these people were comparing him with kids."

@slaykay107:

"Na everyday this comrade dey put pepper for wetin he dey cook."

Rema’s Calm Down breaks Afrobeats record as most viewed video with 355 million views

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Nigerian singer Rema made the most history in his career with his hit single Calm Down.

Calm Down surpassed Ckay's Love Nwantiti to become the most viewed video in Afrobeat history.

The singer celebrated the achievement with an Instagram post, and fans and colleagues congratulated him.

Barcelona FC uses Rema’s song in their video as they arrive in Saudi Arabia

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported how Spanish football club Barcelona made use of Rema's Calm Down in a video of them arriving in Saudi Arabia.

Barcelona shared the video on its official Instagram account.

Reacting, someone said: "This is great, Love nwatiti was on everywhere on social media last year almost every football clubs used that song, i fact every big social media account."

Source: Legit.ng

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Chinasa Afigbo (Editor) Chinasa Afigbo is a pop culture/music journalist and content writer with over four years of experience in other mainstream media organisations, including Vanguard Media and Guardian Life. She holds a degree in Information Management Technology from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). She also moved on to pursue courses in writing & media communications. Chinasa has also been published in other Intl journals, like The African Report. Reach her at: chinasa.afigbo@corp.legit.ng.