It is another win for Mavin youngster Rema and Selena Gomez as their collaboration on Calm Down has again broken another international record.
Calm Down won the Best Afrobeats at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), which took place on Tuesday, September 12, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Rema’s Calm Down featuring Selena Gomez had bagged three nominations (Best Collaboration, Song of the Year, Best Afrobeats) this year.
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It was the first as the Afrobeats category was recently added to the nominations.
During his acceptance speech, Rema hailed the veterans in the music industry who paved the way for him.
“Seeing Afrobeats this big and me representing Afrobeats tonight, I am so happy, but what I wouldn’t forget to do tonight is to forget to shout out to people who opened the doors for me. Big shout out to Fela Kuti, who started Afrobeats in the first place, Baba, Don Jazzy, Dbanj, DPrince, Runtown Timaya, WIzkid, Burna Boy, Davido. And to the new generation of Afrobeats,” Rema said.
