Nigerain Afrobeats musician, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has emerged winner of the first-ever Best Afrobeats award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).
The singer and Selena Gomez’s collaboration ‘Calm Down’ made history on Tuesday, at the yearly award ceremony which was held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, United States of America.
Organisers of the show unveiled the best afrobeats category in the 2023 edition.
Rema’s ‘Calm Down,’ was nominated alongside Burna Boy’s ‘It’s Plenty,’ Davido feat Musa Key’s ‘Unavailable,’ Ayra Starr’s ‘Rush,’ Libianca’s ‘People,’ Wizkid feat Ayrra Starr’s ‘2 Sugar,’ and Fireboy DML’s ‘Bandana.
The song ‘Calm Down,’ which was first made available on August 25, 2022, attracted recognition for its distinctive blending of Afrobeats and pop elements.
