Rema Beats Wizkid, Davido, Burnaboy To Win First-Ever Best Afrobeats MTV VMAs Award

Nigerian musician, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, on Tuesday won the first Best Afrobeats award at the MTV Video Music Award in Newark, New Jersey, United States of America.

Rema won for his collaborative effort with International star Selena Gomez on the record ‘Calm Down.’

Organisers of the show unveiled the best afrobeats category in 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’.