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Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ Achieves 7X Platinum in U.S
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’.
Nollywood Actress, Angela Okorie, takes to social media and expresses concern over acts of when people kiss their babies on the mouth.
The actress expressed that she’s concerned about germs for the baby and questioned why people kiss their babies mouths.
“Stop kissing your kid’s mouth to mouth! Haaa. What happened to the cheek, Kwanu? They are kids; they don’t need your infected mouth, please. Kiss them on the cheek. People will kiss their mother’s mouth to mouth.”
“Kiss your father’s mouth to mouth. Wetin happened to cheek. Oh Jesus. Una dey vex me for this app. Abi, am I old-fashioned? Why mouth-to-mouth kwanu?”
Afrobeat singer, Destiny Boy, has been reportedly passed away. This was revealed on the 18th of January.
The sudden news was revealed by an investigative journalist, Temilola Sobola, who posted “Singer Destiny Boy has passed away. May his soul Rest In Peace🕊️.”
It can be noted that upcoming singer passed at the age of 22. No news regarding his death has been revealed yet.
Former Nickelodeon star, Kianna Underwood, has reportedly passed away from a hit and run incident.
It was stated that the 33 year old actress was hit by a grey vehicle when crossing the street. And was left by the vehicle after the hit.
The NYPD received the emergency call at around 6am and made it there shortly after, however the actress was pronounced dead.
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