Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone with his track ‘Calm Down’, becoming the first African song to surpass 1 billion on-demand streams in the United States.

Chart Data, an American Music Stats Company, confirmed that ‘Calm Down’ has crossed the remarkable threshold of 1 billion on-demand streams in the US.

This achievement marks a historic moment for Afrobeats music globally.

Last year, the remix of ‘Calm Down’ featuring Selena Gomez also made history by becoming the first African song to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify.

Additionally, the original version of ‘Calm Down’ was recognized by the Guinness World Records for topping the world’s inaugural regional streaming chart, MENA.

Rema continues to solidify his position as a global music sensation, breaking barriers and setting new records in the music industry.