Following the release of nominations for the 66th Grammy Awards on Friday, Nigerian artiste and wave of the moment, Divine Ikubor better known as Rema has become a trending topic after being unrecognized.
Kemi Filani reported on Friday that the most prestigious music award released its list with Nigerian music stars shining bright in various categories.
The likes of Davido, Burna Boy, Olamide, Asake, and Ayra Starr bagged nominations. Burna Boy took the lead by clinching 4 nominations, Davido cliched 3 nominations, while Asake, Olamide, and Ayra Starr, made their first Grammy nomination debut with one nomination each.
Noticeably absent from the list was Rema, who has been shutting down shows and taking the music industry globally. The singer has one of the biggest Afrobeats songs, Calm Down, which many believed was deserving of a Grammy nomination.
Taking to the comment section, many tried deciphering while the singer, who is now being recognized globally, wasn’t on the list.
One Aderoyal Jr considered his song ineligible by writing, “The song is not eligible
One Richie wrote, “So y’all don’t know @recordingacademy is politics? Same reason US artists don’t rate them
One Tee Tempa wrote, “He deserved one tho
One Jeff Love wrote, “The song won other big awards
One Blinks Esema wrote, “Someone who has the biggest song in Africa. What’s his business whether he’s nominated or not
One Cyril Unusual wrote, “E shock me say na Ayra them pick over Rema
One Lisa Pearl wrote, “We know who deserved Grammy Sha
One Bad boy Jasonx wrote, “Maybe he didn’t submit any of his songs! Y’all juno into conclusions real fast
One Abimbola Icey wrote, “Grammy or no Grammy, he is still cashing out and enjoying his life
One Ettie Gram wrote, “Let’s be realistic. Rema just get grace. Of recent his lyrics are off-print
One Ancient Soul Nostradamus wrote, “Rema is the new Wiz, Dem still go drag am even when he’s the greatest with the biggest song”.
We are sure, Rema isn’t losing sleep over it as days back, the Edo-born star made history as he performed at the Ballon d’Or award, which was held on Monday, October 30th in Paris, France.
The Afrobeat singer stole the spotlight with his show-stopping performance as he thrilled guests with a beautiful rendition of his chart-topping song, ‘Calm Down’.
His performance at Ballon D’or became a historic win for Nigeria, as the singer is the first Afrobeat artist to perform at the award ceremony.
Speaking on his influence in the music industry, Rema, while gracing the cover of I_d magazine stated that no one can deny that he has impacted Afrobeats on a global scale.
The Mavins couldn’t be wrong as the singer has put Nigerian on a big map. From performing in India to his top charting songs and making history as the first artist to perform at the Ballon d’Or award.
He had also addressed claims of being a member of the Illuminati, which stemmed from his signature bat emojis, by denying being a member of any secret cult.
Further defending himself, the Calm Down crooner added that he works too hard to create art for people to give the glory to diabolical shit. Rema surprised many as he declared love for God, crowning him the King.
