Nigerian star Rema continues to interrupt information, particularly with being the primary African artist to on the 2024 BRITs awards.
Now his debut album Rave & Roses, has formally achieved Platinum certification in France. This makes Rave & Roses the second Afrobeats album ever to succeed in Platinum standing within the European nation.
Launched in 2022, Rave & Roses shortly garnered worldwide acclaim. The album, a fusion of Afrobeats with influences of Afro-rave, dancehall, and Arabian melodies, established Rema as a frontrunner within the style’s world enlargement.
Fueled by hit singles like Calm Down which reached quantity three on the UK Singles Chart and later topped the US Billboard Scorching 100 with a remix that includes Selena Gomez, Rave & Roses captured the hearts of followers worldwide. The album’s success extends past business achievements, with it changing into the primary album by an African artist to surpass one billion streams.
Rema’s achievement with Rave & Roses marks a big milestone for Afrobeats. It joins the ranks of Platinum-selling Afrobeats albums in France.
Rave & Roses is now the most effective promoting album in Africa by licensed models. It has bought 720,000 licensed unit, surpassing Made in Lagos with 680,000 licensed unit.
It is also the one African album within the historical past of mankind to have Platinum Certifications in 4 totally different international locations pic.twitter.com/uUDLLDvKeJ— X Chef (@MarkOke5) March 25, 2024
