Rema

Rema is Divine Joshua Ikubor, a Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper born in Benin City on 1 May 2000. He lost his father and older brother young and was raised by his mother. He began singing and rapping at Ighile Group of Schools in Edo State.

“Dumebi” (2019) got him signed to D’Prince’s Jonzing World under Mavin. His early EPs mixed Afrobeats with trap and Indian-style melodies, a sound he calls Afro-rave. “Calm Down” (2022) became one of the biggest African songs ever. Its remix with Selena Gomez reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and it spent a record 58 weeks at number one on Billboard’s U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart.

His debut album Rave & Roses (2022) entered the Billboard 200, and the Ravage EP came in 2023. His second album HEIS (2024), with “Benin Boys” featuring Shallipopi, earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Global Music Album. “Baby (Is It A Crime)” and “Fun” followed in 2025.