Nigerian superstar Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, won the first Best Afrobeats award at the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday in Newark, New Jersey, United States of America.
The Mavin signee won for his collaboration with international superstar Selena Gomez on the song ‘Calm Down.’
The show’s organisers revealed the best afrobeats category for the 2023 edition.
Rema’s ‘Calm Down was nominated alongside 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.
The ‘Dumebi’ crooner won the ‘African Artist of the Year’s award at the 2023 Headies.
