By Cynthia Johnson
Afrobeats sensation, Rema, has found a place in the heart of renowned American songstress, Selena Gomez, as she spoke about her admiration for Rema, during the most recent episode of the VA 100 New York Podcast.
Quest Times learned that Gomez confessed that her heart was captivated by Rema’s infectious tune, ‘Runaway,’ even before the singer himself reached out to her and proposed a fiery remix collaboration for ‘Calm Down.’
She expressed her eagerness to collaborate with Rema, citing her affection for his personality, emphasizing her desire to “just wanna take care of him.”
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Showering Rema with compliments for his down-to-earth nature, Gomez asserted that he is truly worthy of achieving boundless success on a global scale.
In her words, “I actually fell in love with the song ‘Runaway’ before I fell in love with ‘Calm down.’ I literally was a fan of his. But it [remixing ‘Calm Down’] was all like kind of his idea.
“When I met him, I honestly was so impressed by his demeanor, how humble and how grateful he is for every moment. And, I just couldn’t pick someone else who deserves all this success in the world. He is so kind. I don’t know, I just wanna like take care of him (laughs).”
So far, Rema’s Calm Down remix with Selena Gomez has spent fifty-two weeks as number one on the Billboard US Afrobeats Songs chart.