Selena Gomez and Rema collaboration song ‘Calm Down’ displaced other big name in the Nigeria entertainment industry to clinch Best Afrobeats award at the MTV Video Music Award.
The song subdued Burna Boy’s ‘It’s Plenty,’ Davido feat Musa Key’s ‘Unavailable,’ Ayra Starr’s ‘Rush,’ Libianca’s ‘People,’ Wizkid feat Ayrra Starr’s ‘2 Sugar,’ and Fireboy DML’s ‘Bandana, to pick the trophy.
Rema didnt just made history for himself, he made history for Nigeria and made Nigerians proud. it was in this same spirit that Rema’s second in ‘Calm Down’ song , brought Selena Gomez into expressing her love to Nigerians immediately the young Nigerian artist was declared winner of Best Afrobeats award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs)
Expressing her happiness moments after receiving the award, Selena Gomez thanked Rema for giving her the opportunity to collaborate with him. She also appreciated Nigerians and sent her love to the people of Nigeria.
Her words: “Thank you so much for believing in me, choosing me to be part of an incredible song that broke records.
“I thank all of you for listening and streaming. I’m sending all my love to Nigeria, thank you.”
Recall that before their VMAs win, Rema had this to say about working on the song “Calm Down” – which according to him, “led him to finding love at the time,”
Rema told Pitchfork about the song: “It started at a party where I saw a girl who stood out from other girls, so I felt like shooting my shot. We spoke and danced…but her friends didn’t let me get any closer, which killed the vibe, but afterward when they weren’t there, we stayed in touch and hit it off.”
