Afrorave singer Divine Ikubor popularly known as Rema has celebrated international pop sensation Selena Gomez’s recent victory at the prestigious 16th Headies Awards, News About Nigeria gathered.
The 16th Headies Awards ceremony, held on Sunday, September 3 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, USA, witnessed Selena Gomez securing the title of ‘International Artiste of the Year’.
This honour was achieved against strong contenders, including Drake, Future, Don Toliver, and Ed Sheeran.
Rema, recognising Gomez’s achievement and international acclaim, expressed his admiration and support through his Instagram story.
He tagged Selena Gomez in the post and captioned it with a heartfelt message, stating, “Nigeria celebrates you.”
Rema himself didn’t go home empty-handed, he was honoured at the Headies Awards, taking the ‘Best Male Artiste’, ‘Digital Artiste of the Year’, and ‘African Artiste of the Year’.
This comes after Selena Gomez revealed her genuine admiration for Rema even before their collaboration on the remix of his hit song ‘Calm Down’.
In an interview on the VA 100 New York Podcast, she admitted to being a fan of Rema’s music, specifically highlighting ‘Runaway’ as a favourite track.
Gomez also shared her positive impressions of Rema as a person, emphasising his humility and gratitude, which greatly resonated with her.
She expressed her desire to support and take care of the talented Nigerian artiste.
“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 demeanour, 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],” she said.
