Nigerian music sensation Divine Ikubor, widely known as Rema, makes history at 2023 MTV Awards by Winning Best Afrobeats Award held in Newark, New Jersey, USA on Tuesday 12th September, 2023.
He became the inaugural winner of the coveted Best Afrobeats award. Rema secured this prestigious award for his remarkable collaboration with international superstar Selena Gomez on the track ‘Calm Down.’ This recognition marked a historic moment in the music industry.
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The Best Afrobeats category was introduced for the first time in the 2023 edition of the MTV Video Music Awards. Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ faced fierce competition, as it shared the nominee list with top tracks like Burna Boy’s ‘It’s Plenty,’ Davido featuring Musa Key’s ‘Unavailable,’ Ayra Starr’s ‘Rush,’ Libianca’s ‘People,’ Wizkid featuring Ayrra Starr’s ‘2 Sugar,’ and Fireboy DML’s ‘Bandana.’
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