American actress and singer, Selena Gomez has expressed her love to Nigeria immediately Rema was announced winner of Best Afrobeats award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).

The duo won Best Afrobeats at the VMAs for their efforts on “Calm Down,” which earned them some glam honors.

Rema defeated 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, who were nominated alongside with him.

Both Rema and Selena Gomez expressed their gratitude to everyone who helped in making it happen.

Gomez specifically thanked the Nigerian singer, for giving her the opportunity to collaborate with him.

The 31-year-old said, “Thank you so much for believing in me, choosing me to be part of an incredible song that broke records.

“I thank all of you for listening and streaming. I’m sending all my love to Nigeria, thank you.”

The ‘Dumebi’ crooner had before their VMAs win said: “Calm Down’ is about the events that led me to finding love at the time,” Rema told Pitchfork about the song. “It started at a party where I saw a girl who stood out from other girls, so I felt like shooting my shot. We spoke and danced…but her friends didn’t let me get any closer, which killed the vibe, but afterward when they weren’t there, we stayed in touch and hit it off.”