Rema discography

Rema discography
Rema in 2019
Studio albums2
Music videos14
EPs4
Singles31
Compilation albums1

The discography of Rema, a Nigerian Afrobeats singer, consists of two studio albums, four EP, thirty singles (including one as a featured artist), and 14 music videos. Rema started his music career at age 18. He signed with D'Prince's Jonzing World, an imprint of Don Jazzy's Mavin Records in 2019. His self-titled debut extended play was released in August of that year and peaked atop the Apple Music Nigeria charts.[1][2]

The EP spawned the single "Dumebi", which was accompanied by a music video that featured a cameo appearance from Diana Eneje and has garnered over 70 million views on YouTube as of 2021.[3] Two further EPs—Freestyle and Bad Commando—preceded the release of his debut studio album, Rave & Roses in 2022.[4] The album debuted ten songs on the US Billboard Afrobeats Chart upon release.[5] Its lead single, Calm Down soon gained viral recognition; a remix with American singer Selena Gomez was released August 26, 2022.[6] The remix peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100[7][8] and remained on the chart for 57 weeks, topped many international charts, and set or broke various records for Afrobeats music.[9] By November 2022, Rema was recognized for his songs achieving one billion streams worldwide.[10] He then released his fourth EP, Ravage (2023).[11]

  1. ^ "Rema – EP by Rema". Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019 – via music.apple.com.
  2. ^ "Top 100: Nigeria". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ "See the music video for Rema's "Dumebi"". The NATIVE. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ Kim, Michelle Hyun (18 March 2022). "17 Albums We Can't Wait to Hear This Spring". Vulture. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Rema". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. ^ Zemler, Emily (26 August 2022). "Hear Selena Gomez Join Afrorave Artist Rema on Reworked Single 'Calm Down'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Selena Gomez – Chart History: The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Rema earns first Billboard Hot 100 entry with 'Calm Down' remix". 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  9. ^ Atkinson, Katie (19 November 2023). "Billboard Music Awards 2023 Winners: Full List". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  10. ^ Oyetayo, Bamise (9 November 2022). "Watch Rema's Plaque Acceptance For 1 Billion Streams On "Rave & Roses"". notjustok.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Rema Releases New EP Ravage". Pitchfork. 27 October 2023. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.