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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
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On October 19, 2019, Rema won [[The Headies Award for Next Rated|Next Rated]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenativemag.com/headies-2019-teni-burna-boy-falz-lead-award-winners/|title=Headies 2019: Teni, Burna Boy & Falz Lead Award Winners|date=20 October 2019|access-date=20 October 2019|publisher=The Native Mag|archive-date=2 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002092943/https://thenativemag.com/headies-2019-teni-burna-boy-falz-lead-award-winners/|url-status=live}}</ref> and was nominated for [[The Headies Award for Viewer's Choice|Viewer's Choice]] at the 13th edition of [[The Headies]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 October 2019|title=Headies Award 2019: Nominees and Winners|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/10/headies-award-2019-nominees-and-winners/|access-date=28 September 2020|website=Vanguard News|archive-date=30 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730033548/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/10/headies-award-2019-nominees-and-winners/|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 12, 2020, he received the [[Soundcity MVP Awards Festival|Soundcity MVP Awards]] for the best new artist.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 January 2020|title=Here is the complete list of award winners at the Soundcity MVP Awards 2020|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/davido-naira-marley-burna-boy-rema-fireboy-and-the-winners-at-the-soundcity-mvp/6kfthnn|access-date=23 July 2021|website=Pulse Nigeria|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515223803/https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/davido-naira-marley-burna-boy-rema-fireboy-and-the-winners-at-the-soundcity-mvp/6kfthnn|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 15, 2020, Rema was nominated for Best Viewers Choice: International Act |
On October 19, 2019, Rema won [[The Headies Award for Next Rated|Next Rated]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenativemag.com/headies-2019-teni-burna-boy-falz-lead-award-winners/|title=Headies 2019: Teni, Burna Boy & Falz Lead Award Winners|date=20 October 2019|access-date=20 October 2019|publisher=The Native Mag|archive-date=2 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002092943/https://thenativemag.com/headies-2019-teni-burna-boy-falz-lead-award-winners/|url-status=live}}</ref> and was nominated for [[The Headies Award for Viewer's Choice|Viewer's Choice]] at the 13th edition of [[The Headies]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 October 2019|title=Headies Award 2019: Nominees and Winners|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/10/headies-award-2019-nominees-and-winners/|access-date=28 September 2020|website=Vanguard News|archive-date=30 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730033548/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/10/headies-award-2019-nominees-and-winners/|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 12, 2020, he received the [[Soundcity MVP Awards Festival|Soundcity MVP Awards]] for the best new artist.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 January 2020|title=Here is the complete list of award winners at the Soundcity MVP Awards 2020|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/davido-naira-marley-burna-boy-rema-fireboy-and-the-winners-at-the-soundcity-mvp/6kfthnn|access-date=23 July 2021|website=Pulse Nigeria|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515223803/https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/davido-naira-marley-burna-boy-rema-fireboy-and-the-winners-at-the-soundcity-mvp/6kfthnn|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 15, 2020, Rema was nominated for Best Viewers Choice: International Act at the 2020 [[BET Awards]]. He was nominated for the awards alongside [[Burna Boy]] and [[Wizkid]], they were the only Nigerian artists nominated for the 20th edition of the awards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 June 2020|title=Burna Boy, Rema Nominated For BET 2020 Awards|url=https://m.guardian.ng/life/burna-boy-rema-nominated-for-bet-2020-awards/|access-date=16 June 2020|website=The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News|archive-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616054909/https://m.guardian.ng/life/burna-boy-rema-nominated-for-bet-2020-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Burna Boy, Rema, others nominated for 2020 BET Awards|url=https://punchng.com/burna-boy-rema-others-nominated-for-2020-bet-awards/|access-date=28 September 2020|website=Punch Newspapers|date=17 June 2020|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923110739/https://punchng.com/burna-boy-rema-others-nominated-for-2020-bet-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=BellaNaija.com|date=15 June 2020|title=Burna Boy, Rema, Sho Madjozi Nominated for 2020 BET Awards {{!}} See the Full List|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2020/06/burna-boy-rema-bet-awards-2020/|access-date=28 September 2020|website=BellaNaija|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913183701/https://www.bellanaija.com/2020/06/burna-boy-rema-bet-awards-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rema's track ''Woman'' reached number fifteen on World Digital Song Sales.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/rema-calm-down-remix-selena-gomez-debuts-hot-100-first-timers-1235138058/ | title=Hot 100 First-Timers: Rema's 'Calm Down' Remix with Selena Gomez Debuts | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=3 October 2022 | archive-date=3 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003115430/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/rema-calm-down-remix-selena-gomez-debuts-hot-100-first-timers-1235138058/ | url-status=live }}</ref> He won Bestthe Male Artist category and Digital Artist of the Year in the 16th edition of [[The Headies]] for his song "Calm Down".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-04 |title=Headies 2023: Burna Boy, Rema, Asake, win big in US [Full winners list] |url=https://dailytrust.com/headies-2023-burna-boy-rema-asake-win-big-in-us-full-winners-list/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=Daily Trust |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Rema is a supporter of football club [[Manchester United F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Premier League predictions: Lawro v Afrobeat star and Man Utd fan Rema |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54509881 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=30 January 2021 |date=17 October 2020 |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110231559/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54509881 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also made it known |
Rema is a supporter of the football club [[Manchester United F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Premier League predictions: Lawro v Afrobeat star and Man Utd fan Rema |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54509881 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=30 January 2021 |date=17 October 2020 |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110231559/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54509881 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also made it known on Twitter that he has gained admission to the [[University of Lagos]] to fulfil his mother's dream of getting a degree.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |date=18 May 2022 |title=Rema: Biography, Age, Girlfriend, Education, Songs, and More |url=https://newswirengr.com/2022/05/18/rema-biography-age-girlfriend-education-songs-and-things-you-may-not-know/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003112511/https://newswirengr.com/2022/05/18/rema-biography-age-girlfriend-education-songs-and-things-you-may-not-know/ |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref> |
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On September 28, 2020, Rema [[tweeted]] accusations against the [[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)]] over the death of his father Justice Ikubor, who was a former chieftain of the party.<ref>{{Cite news|date=28 September 2020|title=PDP must explain what happened to my father – Rema {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/pdp-must-explain-what-happened-to-my-father-rema/|access-date=29 September 2020|newspaper=The Nation Newspaper|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001004905/https://thenationonlineng.net/pdp-must-explain-what-happened-to-my-father-rema/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=28 September 2020|title=Explain how my father died – Rema tells PDP|url=https://dailypost.ng/2020/09/28/explain-how-my-father-died-rema-tells-pdp/|access-date=15 February 2021|website=Daily Post Nigeria|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120080701/https://dailypost.ng/2020/09/28/explain-how-my-father-died-rema-tells-pdp/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
On September 28, 2020, Rema [[tweeted]] accusations against the [[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)]] over the death of his father, Justice Ikubor, who was a former chieftain of the party.<ref>{{Cite news|date=28 September 2020|title=PDP must explain what happened to my father – Rema {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/pdp-must-explain-what-happened-to-my-father-rema/|access-date=29 September 2020|newspaper=The Nation Newspaper|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001004905/https://thenationonlineng.net/pdp-must-explain-what-happened-to-my-father-rema/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=28 September 2020|title=Explain how my father died – Rema tells PDP|url=https://dailypost.ng/2020/09/28/explain-how-my-father-died-rema-tells-pdp/|access-date=15 February 2021|website=Daily Post Nigeria|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120080701/https://dailypost.ng/2020/09/28/explain-how-my-father-died-rema-tells-pdp/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Discography == |
== Discography == |
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Rema catwalk for UK apparel brand Tokyo James in 2019 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Divine Ikubor |
Born | [1] Benin City, Edo, Nigeria | 1 May 2000
Genres | |
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Years active | 2018–present |
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Website | heisrema |
YouTube information | |
Channels | Rema |
Subscribers | 3.43 million |
Total views | 1.167 billion |
Last updated: 20 June 2023 |
Divine Ikubor (born 1 May 2000), known professionally as Rema, is a Nigerian singer and rapper. He rose to stardom after releasing the song "Dumebi". In 2019, Rema got signed to Jonzing World record owned by D'Prince who has an affiliation with Mavin Records.[2] He is best known internationally for his 2022 hit single "Calm Down", the remix with American singer Selena Gomez of which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] and led the U.S. Afrobeats Songs for a record-setting 52 weeks.[4]
For his incredible performances on his "Rave and Roses" World Tour, The Scoove Africa ranked Rema the 2023 Best Stage Performer In Nigeria, noting that "the young artist has stepped up his performance game, inventing the new-school groove catchy anthem "Rema, We wanna parry!"[5]
Early life
Divine Ikubor was born into a Christian family in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.[6] He grew up singing and rapping while he was in secondary school. He attended his primary and secondary school education at Ighile Group of Schools, Edo State.[7] His father and elder brother are deceased, and Rema was left to look after his mother.[1]
Career
He started his music career in churches with Alpha P. In 2018. Rema posted a viral freestyle on Instagram to D'Prince's track "Gucci Gang". The post caught the attention of D'Prince who flew him to Lagos to offer a record deal to the young talent.[8] Rema signed a record deal with D'Prince's Jonzing World, a subsidiary of Mavin Records owned by record producer Don Jazzy, in 2019.[9] He went on to release his self-titled debut EP "Rema" in 2019, which peaked at number 1 on Apple Music Nigeria.[10][11] On 21 May 2019, Jonzing World, and Mavins released the music video of "Dumebi", a major breakout song from his self-titled EP, featuring a cameo appearance from Diana Eneje. The video was directed by Ademola Falomo and currently has 60 million views on YouTube.[12] Later that summer, In 2019, one of his other most popular songs from the EP gained more popularity when it was placed on former president of the United States of America, Barack Obama's summer playlist.[7]
In September 2020, Rema's songs were included on the FIFA 21 soundtracks.[13][14]
In May 2021, Rema announced he would be calling his sound "Afrorave", a subgenre of Afrobeats with influences of Arabian and Indian music which has led to him having one of the strongest fanbases in the country known as Ravers.[15][16]
In September 2021, Rema was unveiled as a brand ambassador for the popular soft drink Pepsi alongside his label mate Ayra Starr.[17]
On 7 November 2022, Rema received an award on stage during his London concert as his songs achieved 1 billion streams worldwide.[18]
Rave & Roses
After Rema signed a record deal with Jonzing World in 2019, he released his debut EP Rema. After two more EPs (the Freestyle and Bad Commando EPs), he released his debut album Rave & Roses on 25 March 2022.[19] The album includes 16 tracks and features from 6lack, Chris Brown, AJ Tracey, and Yseult.[20] The album charted 10 songs on the US Billboard Afrobeats Chart following its debut week.[21] His single "Calm Down", including a sample from fellow Nigerian artist Crayon's track "So Fine",[22] then began charting five months after its official release.[23] It then became the most-viewed Afrobeats video on Youtube.[24] On 26 August 2022, he released a remix of his song "Calm Down" with Selena Gomez[25] which peaked at number 3 on Billboard Hot 100[26] and number 1 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Chart.[27]
In February 2023, Rema received the Digital Artist of the Year award at the Soundcity MVP Awards which were held at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos.[28]
On 28 April 2023, Rema released a version of his debut album Rave & Roses titled Rave & Roses Ultra containing an additional six tracks: "Charm", "Hov", "Reason You", the remix of "Calm Down" with Selena Gomez, "Holiday", and "Dunno Me". It became the first African album to cross one billion streams on Spotify.
Awards
On October 19, 2019, Rema won Next Rated[29] and was nominated for Viewer's Choice at the 13th edition of The Headies.[30] On January 12, 2020, he received the Soundcity MVP Awards for the best new artist.[31] On June 15, 2020, Rema was nominated for Best Viewers Choice: International Act at the 2020 BET Awards. He was nominated for the awards alongside Burna Boy and Wizkid, they were the only Nigerian artists nominated for the 20th edition of the awards.[32][33][34] Rema's track Woman reached number fifteen on World Digital Song Sales.[35] He won Bestthe Male Artist category and Digital Artist of the Year in the 16th edition of The Headies for his song "Calm Down".[36]
Personal life
Rema is a supporter of the football club Manchester United F.C.[37] He also made it known on Twitter that he has gained admission to the University of Lagos to fulfil his mother's dream of getting a degree.[38]
On September 28, 2020, Rema tweeted accusations against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the death of his father, Justice Ikubor, who was a former chieftain of the party.[39][40]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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CAN [41] |
FRA [42] |
NLD [42] |
US [43] | |||
Rave & Roses |
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15 | 31 | 13 | 81 |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details |
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Rema Compilation |
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Extended plays
Title | Album details |
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Rema |
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Freestyle EP |
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Bad Commando[46] |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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UK [47] |
BEL (WA) [48] |
FRA [49] |
GER [50] |
IRL [51] |
ITA [52] |
NLD [53] |
SPA [54] |
SWI [55] |
US [56] | ||||
"Dumebi"[57] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Rema |
"Why" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Corny" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Boulevard" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Freestyle | ||
"American Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Spiderman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Trap Out the Submarine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Bad Commando"[58] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bad Commando | ||
"Lady"[59] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Rewind" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Spaceship Jocelyn" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Dumebi Remix" (featuring Becky G) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Beamer (Bad Boys)" (with Rvssian) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rema Compilation | ||
"Rainbow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Fame" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Ginger Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rema Compilation | ||
"Alien" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Woman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Peace of Mind" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Bounce" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Soundgasm" | — | — | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rave & Roses | ||
"44" (featuring Bad Gyal) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — |
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Warm Up | |
"Calm Down" (solo or with Selena Gomez) |
2022 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 [62] |
26 [63] |
1 | 23 | 1 | 3 | Rave & Roses | |
"Rizzla" (with The Martinez Brothers and Gordo) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"FYN" (featuring AJ Tracey) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Breathe Anthem" (with Breathe Music WA and Mani Lapussh) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Only You" (with STANY and Offset) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Soweto" (with Victony, Tempoe and Don Toliver) |
2023 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 29 | — | ||
"Charm" | — | — | 77 [72] |
— | — | — | —[A] | — | 80 | — | Rave & Roses |
Official videos
- "Dumebi" (2019) [74]
- "Bad Commando" (2019) [75]
- "Lady" (2019) [76]
- "Beamer (Bad Boys)" (2020) [77]
- "Ginger Me" (2020) [78]
- "Woman" (2020) [79]
- "Bounce" (2020) [80]
- "Soundgasm" (2021) [81]
- "Calm Down" (2022) [82]
- "FYN" (2022) [83]
- "Holiday" (2023)
- "Charm" (2023)
- "HOV" (2023)
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee/Work | Result | Ref |
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2019 | The Headies | Song of the Year | "Dumebi" | Nominated | [84] |
Viewer's Choice | Himself | Nominated | |||
Next Rated | Won | ||||
City People Music Awards | Most Promising Act of the Year | Nominated | [85][86] | ||
Revelation of the Year | Won | ||||
Best New Act of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2020 | BET Awards | Best New International Act | Nominated | [87] | |
The Future Awards Africa | Young Person of the Year | Nominated | [88][89] | ||
Music | Won | ||||
MTV Europe Music Award | Best African Act | Nominated | [90] | ||
2021 | MTV Africa Music Awards | Best Male | Pending | [91] | |
The Headies | Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year | Nominated | [92] | ||
Best Pop Single | "Lady" | Nominated | |||
Net Honours | Most Played Pop Song | "Woman" | Nominated | [93] | |
African Entertainment Awards USA | Song of the Year | Nominated | [94] | ||
Edison Award | Edison Jazz/World – World | Rema Compilation | Nominated | [95] | |
2022
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Odeón Awards 2022 | Best urban song | "44" (with Bad Gyal) |
Nominated | [96] |
2023 | Soundcity MVP Awards | Digital Artist of the Year | Himself | Won | [97] |
The Headies | Best Male Artist | Himself | Won | [98] | |
African Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
Digital Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
Album of the Year | "Rave and Roses" | Nominated | |||
Song of the Year | "Calm Down" | Nominated | |||
MTV Video Music Awards | Best Afrobeats | Himself | Pending | [99] | |
Best Collaboration | "Calm Down(Remix) featuring Selena Gomez" | Pending | |||
Song of the Year | "Calm Down(Remix) featuring Selena Gomez" | Pending | |||
BreakTudo Awards | International Rising Artist | Himself | Pending | [100] |
Notes
References
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- ^ The Scoove, Africa (1 August 2023). "The Best Stage Performers in Nigeria 2023 {Ranked}".
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