Rema Overtakes Wizkid, Burna Boy, Other African Acts To Achieve New Milestone

Nigerian Afrobeats rave, Rema has set a new record in Africa, beating music those who have come before and after him, like Wizkid, Burna Boy and others from the African continent.

The talented star hit this feat by becoming the most listened to African act on Spotify for the month of September with 18.9 million monthly listeners.

This new height comes from his latest Calm Down remix which features Selena Gomez. The record which currently sits at 30 million streams has contributed to a massive increase in the singer’s numbers.

The original version of Calm Down still has a whooping 121 million streams by the way.

Throwback to last year September, Tems achieved a similar feat with 11 million monthly listeners to emerge as the most listened to African act on Spotify.

Rema is currently seconded by Burna Boy with a slim difference at 18.8 million monthly listeners while Tems ranks as the third most listened with 15.4 million listeners and Wizkid comes right after with 8.4 million listeners.

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