Afrobeats sensation Rema has been named to TIME Magazine’s 2025 TIME100 Next list, emerging as the only African artistes recognised among global rising leaders.
The 24-year-old singer’s career has soared to international acclaim, marked by groundbreaking achievements that continue to push African music onto the world stage.
His global hit “Calm Down” became the first African song to cross one billion streams on two platforms, cementing his place as one of the continent’s biggest exports.
Beyond streaming success, Rema has sold out stadiums worldwide and earned multiple Grammy nominations, proving the growing power and reach of Afrobeats on the global stage.
Celebrated Beninese singer and Grammy-winning icon Angélique Kidjo praised Rema as a trailblazer, saying: “Rema is proof that young Africans are taking the world by storm and doing it on their own terms.”
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