Nigerian music sensation, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema has won two awards at the 2024 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) London Music Awards with his song, ‘Calm Down’ featuring American actress, Selena Gomez. ‘Calm Down’ clinched the coveted ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Top Streaming Song’ awards. The wins bring Rema’s, ASCAP’s awards tally to three; the most by a Nigerian/African artiste.
The song’s co-writers and co-producers, Michael Hunter popularly known as London, and Andre Vibez were also credited as winners. So far, Rema is the most awarded African artist in 2024, with six awards won. He has won 1 Trends Awards in Brazil, 1 iHeartRadio Music award, 1 ASCAP Pop Music award and 2 ASCAP London Music awards.
During the week in Paris, Pharrell Williams debuted his new spring 2025 men’s collection for Louis Vuitton— and the show brought out a star-studded crowd, including stars Rema, Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tems and Adekunle Gold. Rema says he was excited to make his front row debut. “It’s a great honor.
I like the quality of design and the colour palettes,” he said, adding that his favourite part about hitting up fashion week is always the mix-and-match opportunities. “What’s exciting about hitting fashion week is first off meeting people, and then secondly just getting inspired by how people like rock their fits,” Rema says. “Everyone just has a mood, and a sense to come out with style.
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