{"id":7891,"date":"2023-01-02T21:05:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T20:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/towncryyers.com\/?p=7891"},"modified":"2023-01-02T21:05:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T20:05:57","slug":"rema-hits-spotifys-billionaires-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/towncryyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/rema-hits-spotifys-billionaires-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Rema Hits Spotify\u2019s Billionaires Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigerian Afrobeats Singer Rema has become the latest Nigerian artist to reach a billion streams across all credits on Spotify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rema has surpassed 1 billion streams across lead credit on Spotify after enjoying a stellar 2022 that saw the release of his debut album \u2018Raves &amp; Roses\u2019 and the highly successful single \u2018<strong>Calm Down\u2019.<\/strong><br>Calm Down\u2019 is one of the biggest Afrobeats songs of 2022 enjoying both domestic and international success that was inspired by the Selena Gomez remix. 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