Afrobeats artist, Rema has earned accolades at the 2024 ASCAP London Music for his successful song, ‘Calm Down’.
While dazzling at Louis Vuitton’s Men’s Spring-Summer Show in Paris, his hit song “Calm Down” won multiple prizes at the London Music prizes.
The song won Song of the Year and Top Streaming Song, while co-writers and producers Michael Hunter (London) and Andre Vibez were also honoured.
In the US, “Calm Down” is the first Afrobeats song to receive one billion streams.
Why this matters
Rema’s success with “Calm Down” pushes Afrobeats even further into the mainstream. Reaching one billion streams in the US is a major milestone, showing global interest in the genre.