Nigerian singer, Rema is one of the musicians spearheading the country’s music exporting worldwide. With his popular albums and sold-out live performances.
The song writer recently released “Benin Boys” with Shallipopi and “Hehehe” as singles, followed by the release of his second album, “HEIS,” on July 11, 2024.
With the largest first day streaming of 2024 recorded on Spotify Nigeria, the 11-track album has already broken even another milestone. The album’s 2.71 million streams beat Olamide’s previous record of 1.86 million streams for “Ikigai.”
‘Benin Boys,’ Rema’s collaboration with Shallipopi, made a record for the most opening day streams for a song on Spotify Nigeria in 2024. This record is being followed by his new album.
Continuing, Rema’s “HEIS” also surpassed Davido’s “Timeless” with 4.91 million streams and Burna Boy’s “I Told Them” with 2.93 million streams to become the third-biggest album debut day stream on Spotify Nigeria.
Thus far, opinions on social media on “HEIS” have been divided; some commentators see it as a daring experiment that delivers quality music, while others think it’s a shoddy attempt.
However, with the release of this album, Rema continues to showcase his versatility and variety as he transitions into a new phase of his career and embraces a more outspoken, rock star character.
Top 10 biggest opening day streams for an album on Spotify Nigeria.
1. Davido – ‘Timeless’ (4.91M)
2. Burna Boy – ‘I Told Them’ (2.93M)
3. Rema – ‘HEIS’ (2.71M)
4. Asake – ‘Work Of Art’ (2.27M)
5. Wizkid – ‘S2’ -EP (2.08M)
6. Olamide – ‘Ikigai / 生き甲斐, Vol. 1’ (1.86M)
7. Olamide – ‘Unruly’ (1.81M)
8. Shallipopi – ‘Shakespopi (1.59M)
9. Burna Boy – ‘Love, Damini’ (1.36M)
10. Ayra Starr – ‘The Year I Turned 21’ (1.27M)
