Following the announcement of his upcoming North American tour, Rema releases the deluxe edition of his debut album Rave & Roses ULTRA, out now. A little over a year after the release of Rema's debut Rave & Roses he's back with the deluxe "ULTRA" version which is bulked up with additional hits that Rema that released after the album including the Selena Gomez version of “Calm Down,” “Holiday” and “Reason You.” These three tracks are joined by a further three completely new and unheard tracks including "Charm" which arrives today with a video.
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| Rema Releses Deluxe Album Rave & Roses Ultra “Charm” Music Video Out Now |
Rema's 14-stop Rave & Roses tour will kick off this July in Washington D.C. making stops in New York City, Houston, Chicago, and more before wrapping in Los Angeles on August 17th. Tickets are on-sale today at 10am local time.
Alongside the tour announcement, "Calm Down" reached one billion combined global streams (original track and Selena Gomez version) on Spotify alone. It has become the highest charting African song of all time on the US Singles Chart. Recently, Rema performed the single and "Holiday" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and captivated fans during his halftime show performance at NBA All Star game.
The single earned him his first hot 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on the Billboard Global (Excl. U.S) chart, and has become the best performing Afrobeats video on Youtube of all time. "Calm Down" has received unwavering support across India and The UAE, it was the first No. 1 single on the debut MENA chart, and now Rema is the 63rd most streamed artist on Spotify with over 39 million monthly listeners, the highest amount an artist from Africa has ever achieved.
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| Upcoming Live Dates |
Europe:
6/1 - Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound Barcelona
6/8 - Madrid, Spain @ Primavera Sound Madrid
6/9 - Porto, Portugal @ Primavera Sound Portugal
6/24 - Reims, France @ La Magnifique Society
6/25 - Paris, France @ Solidays Festival
6/28 - Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival
6/30 - Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands @ WOO HAH! x Rolling Loud
7/2 - Maramande, France @ Garorock Festival
7/4 - Montreux, Switzerland @ Montreux Jazz Festival
7/12 - Tønsberg, Norway @ Slottsfjell Festival
7/13 - Bern, Switzerland @ Gurtenfestival
North America:
7/15 - Washington, DC @ Broccoli City Music Festival
7/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
7/21 - Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues Boston
7/22 - New York, NY @ Coney Island Amphitheatre
7/23 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues Cleveland
7/26 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
7/28 - Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
7/29 - Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
7/31 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
8/2 - Minneapolis, MN @ Uptown Theater
8/3 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
8/5 - Montréal, QC @ Osheaga Music Festival
8/6 - Toronto, ON @ History
8/11 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
8/12 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
8/15 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
8/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
About Rema:
Rema is a superstar already. Championed by no less than Barack Obama and Drake, his songs such as "Iron Man" and "Dumebi" have already changed the game forever. Continuously demonstrating wisdom way beyond his 21 years, Rema is paving the way for his generation with his mission statement of taking Afrobeats around the globe being central to everything he does.
To some, his success may appear to be overnight but his musical journey began as a young teen in the church. Rema, aka Divine Ikubor, was born and bred in Benin City and has risen to mainstream consciousness with his unmatched vocals, fusion of genres & ease at being unapologetically himself.
Gracing the front covers of The Fader & Dazed & Confused in his career's infantry, he continues to add to his list of career highlights becoming one of Apple Music’s Up Next artists in 2020, joining the FIFA 2021 soundtrack, and catching the attention of; Radio 1, 1Xtra and Kiss. Rave & Roses gives us a glimpse into the story of Rema the superstar as he tries to navigate life, the fame, love and sex while creating a sonically pleasing and exciting experience.
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