Afrobeats superstar, Rema has set a new record on YouTube with his smash hit ‘Calm Down’.
The hit single, ‘Calm Down’ has made history by becoming the most-viewed Afrobeats music video on YouTube.
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The single was released on February 11, 2022, as one of the lead singles off Rema’s debut album, ‘Raves & Roses’.
Meanwhile, since its release, the single has enjoyed massive international success which further soared with the Selena Gomez-assisted remix.
In addition, the song also enjoyed international acclaim following the Selena Gomez remix that has seen it peak at NO. 8 on the UK Singles Chart and NO. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.
After the video crossed the 300 million views mark, the video has now set a new record as the most watched Nigerian music video on YouTube after it surpassed CKay’s ‘Love Nwantiti’.
Meanwhile, the news was reported by the foremost music chart publication, TurnTable Charts on Sunday, 29th January 2023.
The music video for ‘Calm Down’ by @heisrema is now officially the most viewed Nigerian music video on YouTube. It surpassed ‘Love Nwantintin Remix’ by CKay ft. Joeboy & Kuami Eugene just minutes ago. pic.twitter.com/A4NEuVcJqR
— TurnTable Charts (@TurntableCharts) January 29, 2023
‘Calm Down’ edged ‘Love Nwantiti’ with roughly 23,000 views to set a new Afrobeats record.