Rema became the first winner of the newly-introduced Best Afrobeats category, besting fellow African nominees including Nigeria’s Asake, Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, Davido and French-Malian act Aya Nakamura.
Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ with US pop singer Selena Gomez was also nominated in the ‘Best Song’ and ‘Best Collaboration’ categories, but lost.
On his part, Diamond Platnumz was adjudged the Best African Act over Nigeria’s Burna Boy, Asake, Cameroon’s Libianca, and South Africa’s Tyla ICU.
The 2023 MTV EMAs had been…
