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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’.
Nigerian actor Frederick Leonard files against filmmaker Stanley Ontop over defamation of character.
The actor claimed that the filmmaker made statements that affected his reputation and were not true.
He wrote “Mr. Stanley Chibueze Ajemba a.k.a Stanley Ontop. You have been served, the law will take its course to the full extent. You first, others will follow. If you claim or allege, you must prove with evidence. I’m coming for you.”
Nigerian online personality Noble Igwe gives advice to the public over honesty. He states that Nigerians should be honest with their friends over fake designers.
He takes to social media and stated “Find a way to tell your friends they wear fake designer clothes, carry fake designer bags, and rock fake designer sunglasses.
Ask them why their Rolex wristwatch never tells the time, no matter how often they set it. Be a good friend.”
Daughter of KWAM 1, Dami Marshall, addresses dating rumors regarding her and singer Asake. She addresses the rumors and ends it by stating there are no romantic connections between the two.
It can be noted that rumors started after Dami shared a photo of her with Asake and captioned Mr Money and Mrs Money, which fans ate up and started asking questions.
She later addressed it and states “Guys, that was my first time meeting him [Asake], so I took a picture. Do not believe blogs, they can do anything for traffic.”
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