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Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ Achieves 7X Platinum in U.S

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Since its release in 2022 as a lead single from Rema’s debut album ‘Raves & Roses,’ ‘Calm Down’ has achieved immense global success. The remix featuring Selena Gomez has sold 7 million units in the United States, earning a 7-time platinum plaque from the RIAA, making it the most commercially successful African song in the U.S. This milestone follows its achievement as the first African song to surpass a billion streams in the country, marking a significant moment for both Rema and Nigerian music.

‘Calm Down’ spent over 52 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 3, the highest for a Nigerian song and the second highest for an African song, just behind Hugh Masekela’s 1968 hit ‘Grazing In The Grass.’ The track holds multiple records, including the most-streamed Afrobeats song on Spotify with over a billion streams, and over 2 billion streams across all versions. It is also the most-viewed Nigerian music video on YouTube with over 928 million views. With its 7X platinum status, Rema is edging closer to potentially becoming the first African artist to achieve a diamond-certified song in the U.S. Following ‘Calm Down,’ Rema released the EP ‘Ravage’ and his sophomore album ‘HEIS’.


 

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Davido Advises Black Americans Not To Relocate To Nigeria Due To Economy

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Nigerian Artist, Davido, advises Black Americans not to relocate to Nigeria as the country current state is not the best right now. He gives this advice to the many Black Americans thinking of relocating to Nigeria after Donald Trump’s Win in Election. Many share their concerns and are worried if the new US system will be in support of them.

Davido speaks on “The Big Homies House” podacst and states “It is not cool back home. The economy is in shambles,”. The artist spoke on the struggles of the economy and increase of process in daily needs.

“I am talking about the situation in the country. Now the exchange rate is messed up, a lot of stuffs are not going well. The economy is just not good enough. The oil price is too high. Imagine the country that produces oil, paying more for it than a country importing oil.”


 

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Music Producer, Benny Blanco Opens Up About His Love Story with Selena Gomez

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Music Producer, Benny Blanco reveals how his girlfriend and famous actress, Selena Gomez made the first move in their relationship. The music producer states that she asked him out to dinner first during an interaction.

“We were just talking, and then she was like, ‘Do you wanna get dinner?’ . Benny Blanco also confesses to not realizing it was a date at first tull she mentioned it “She was like, ‘I would’ve worn something different to this date.’ And I was like, ‘Wait, what? We’re on a date?’ I had no idea!”

Then he shares the update on their next date and how the rest of their relationship started and became history.


 

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Sonia Adesuwa Advises Married People To Wear Their Rings In Public

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Ex Wife of Footballer, Jude Ighalo, Sonia Adesuwa advises married couple to always wear their wedding ring. She posts on her social media page and pleads for married people in Lagos to always wear their rings.

She also shares that the married ones are confusing the single people by not showing they are taken at first impression by their ring.

“Married people in Lagos please always wear your wedding ring. They are a symbol of commitment to your significant other and a public statement to strangers. Stop confusing singles out there”.


 

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