November 18, (THEWILL) – Divine Okubor aka Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ remix featuring Selena Gomez has become the first Nigerian song to surpass 1 billion views on YouTube.
The remix, released in 2023, quickly gained international acclaim, topping charts and amassing millions of streams across various platforms.
The collaboration between Rema, a rising star in Afrobeats, and Selena Gomez, a globally recognised pop artist, brought together diverse fan bases, significantly boosting the song’s reach and appeal.
In addition to Rema’s groundbreaking achievement, several Nigerian songs are close to reaching the 1 billion view mark on YouTube.
These include:
- Rush by Ayaa Starr – 398M views
- “Ye” by Burna Boy – 275M views
- Love Nwantiti by CKay Remix ft. Joeboy & Kuami Eugene [Ah Ah Ah] – 518M
- “On the Low” by Burna Boy – 405M views
- “Fall” by Davido – 294M views
- “If” by Davido- 189M
- “Essence” by Wizkid featuring Tems – 202M views
- Pana by Tekno – 218M views
- Reason With Me by Rudeboy – 230M views
- Love Nwantiti by CKay [Acosutic Version] – 240M views
- Joro by Wizkid – 291M views
- Calm Down by Rema (Official Music Video) – 619M views
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.