Kunle Adeleye
Michael Collins Ajereh, nicknamed Don Jazzy, a veteran Nigerian producer and music executive, has congratulated his signee, Divine Ikubor, better known as Rema, after the remix of his smash song ‘Calm Down’ with Selena Gomez became the first African song to reach the billion mark on Spotify.
Rema’s achievement, according to Mavin chief, was not “small at all.”
“Massive congratulations to @heisrema as Calmdown ft @selenagomez just crossed 1 billion streams on Spotify,” Don Jazzy tweeted on his X page. This is not a little matter. Thank you for your love and support, guys.”
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On his X page, Don Jazzy wrote, “Massive congratulations to @heisrema as Calmdown ft @selenagomez just crossed 1 billion streams on Spotify. This is not small at allllll. Thanks for the love and support guys.”
Kanyidaily recalls that the original version of ‘Calm Down’ was recognised by Guinness World Record as the first number one song on the world’s first regional streaming chart, MENA.
