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Afrobeats superstar, Rema, will headline his first show at the 20,000 capacity O2 Arena, London on the 14th of November, 2023.

The Nigerian music superstar who clocked 23 on May 1st, took to announcing this via his Twitter page.

He’s set to follow his Afrobeats predecessors Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy to sell out the O2 Arena.

The Calm Down crooner is certainly not calming down. Recently, he announced a Rema Calm Down India Tour where he enjoys a colossal fanbase. The tour will have him headline and perform in multiple cities between May 12 and 14.

In a recent interview with i-D Magazine he talked about changing the world’s perspective of African music, “I see myself as the bridge to take African music to the whole world. I changed the sound. I changed the perspective. The template is mine.”

A die-hard female fan of afrobeats star, Rema flew from the UK to Nigeria to celebrate his birthday.

The young music act, who has been making a steady wave in the entertainment industry and smashing diverse records, turned 23 years today, May 1st, 2023.

Fans and colleagues took to their individual platforms to mark his birthday with eulogies and photos of him.

Since Rema is spending his birthday in Nigeria, an enamoured fan has flown to Nigeria to celebrate with her idol.

She shared photos from her moments on the plane taking her to Nigeria and another at a Nigerian airport when she arrived the country.

The fan wrote:

“Booked a flight to Nigeria from the UK just to celebrate Rema’s birthday 🎉 Wish me well guys 😊”

Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema has opined that a lot of relationships in this generation are centred on making money.

The young and talented singer made this assertion during a recent interview with i-D Meets podcast.

Rema’s favourite lyrics from his debut album ‘Rave & Roses’ is ‘love is not a source of income,’ which came from personal experience.

The singer went on to note that he cannot define love because everyone must live their version.

In his words:

“My favourite lyric in my album [is] ‘Love is not a source of income’. It came from my actual experience. A lot of relationships in our new generation is just really all about the gains.

“It’s painful that I can’t really define love. You’ve to live your own version. I have not lived my version. I’m waiting for it though.”

Afrobeats Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has disclosed that he made his first million at 17 and handed it to his mother.

He said he had to make that decision because his mother needed the money more than him.

The Dumebi crooner disclosed this in a recent interview with Z100 New York.

He said he gave all the money to his mother.

Rema said, “The person who I knew needed it more was my mum. So, I handed everything I made to her. I know it was cool to drive around the city as a 17-year-old in a cool whip. But I can’t drive a cool whip when my mum didn’t have a car or my mum has to borrow my keys. You know, I had to put her on first.

“Passing all of that to her, whatever investment she makes… I made my first million [naira] at 17 but I made more than a million. But it’s cool to be in that stage to be able to provide [for your family].”

The 24-year-old singer said his biggest achievement is being able to provide for his family and create opportunities for others.

He said, “Someone created an opportunity for me to bless the world this much. So, I can’t imagine how much the people I helped are going to bless the world. You know, I go hard not just for myself. I go hard for them. As doors open for me, I wanna open doors for them.”

He added that his proudest moment was when fans sang his song ‘Calm Down’ word-for-word during his performance in Australia last year.

Superstar Afrobeat artist, Divine Ikubor popularly known as Rema keeps breaking boundaries as his popular single ‘Calm Down’ bags double diamond in France.

The global success of the song has earned it a double diamond certification in France, where it has sold over 500,000 copies, making it one of the most successful Afrobeats songs to be exported internationally.

‘Calm Down’ was released in February 2022 as one of the lead singles from Rema’s debut album ‘Raves & Roses‘ and features Selena Gomez on the remix.

The song has also earned certifications in other countries such as Switzerland, Italy, and the United Kingdom, as well as a platinum plaque from the RIAA in the United States.

Additionally, ‘Calm Down’ holds the record for the highest-charting African song on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching the number 8 spot, surpassing the previous record held by Wizkid‘s ‘Essence’ remix featuring Tems & Justin Bieber.

The song’s music video is the most-watched Afrobeats video on YouTube, with over 427 million views, and has surpassed 2 billion streams across all platforms combined.

Superstar Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, better known as Rema, has stated that fans are responsible for the rivalries among Afrobeats artists.

He said African artists have tried their best to be united despite ego issues, but the fans keep pitching them against one another.

Rema was recently featured on Ebro, a Morning Show on Hot 97FM, New York, USA.

The ‘Calm Down’ crooner said he is an introvert and does not like controversy.

He said, “I look for no one’s trouble. I just want to make good music. I’m an introvert, I stay indoors. I don’t cause trouble, I don’t want to fight.

“One thing about African music or Afrobeats, I will say. Afrobeats artists, we have done our best to promote peace among ourselves. Yeah, we got our egos. Yeah, we got our achievements. You know, everybody got their own money and paychecks. But, one thing I have noticed is that our unity has kept us going for a very long time.

“Even when the fans want to start to spark stuff up. I won’t lie, the fans are the ones starting this stuff [beef]. I feel like it’s the fans.”

Rema said he doesn’t hesitate to call his fans to order whenever he sees them “moving mad”. He, however, said sometimes he is disappointed when he doesn’t see other artists doing the same, ostensibly they are enjoying the comparisons.