Nigeria’s Afrobeats singer Divine Ikubor known by the stage name REMA made his country proud bringing home the “Best Afrobeats” award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards; held Tuesday September 12th at the Prudential Center, Newark New Jersey United States.
Rema’s hit song “Calm Down” featuring American singer Selena Gomez slugged it out in the same category with BurnaBoy’s “It’s Plenty”; Davido’s “Unavailable” featuring Musa Keys; Wizkid’s “2 Sugar” featuring Ayra Starr; Fireboy DML’s “Bandana” featuring Asake; Ayra Starr’s “Rush” and Libianca’s “People” to emerge winner.
U. S singer songwriter Taylor Swift led the awards pack with nine wins:Video Of The Year “Anti-Hero”; Artist Of The Year; Song Of The Year “Anti-Hero”; Best Pop “Anti-Hero”; Best Direction “Anti-Hero”; Best Cinematography “Anti-Hero”; Best Visual Effects “Anti-Hero”; Show Of The Summer; Album Of The Year “Midnights”.
