Social media users have since on Saturday thrown into buzzing with excitement after former USA president, Barack Obama shared his summer playlist for 2019 and Nigerian young Mavin singer REMA made the list.
Nigerian music and as such afrobeat have been constantly gaining worldwide recognition. From winning international awards to getting featured on international music, it just keeps getting to the top notch. What a time for Nigeria Entertainment industry!
The excitement escalated further when on Saturday, August 24 the former African-American US president, Barack Obama acknowledges the beauty of Nigerian afrobeats by adding one of its top songs on his summer playlist.
He however took to his social media pages, Instagram and Twitter to share his summer playlist for the year 2019. The playlist which comprises 44 songs featured most of the famous songs by artistes round the world, and also, the song, IRON MAN by Mavin Record’s fast rising singer, REMA at number 42.
Barack Obama posted:
@BarackObama
“With summer winding down, here’s a sampling of what Michelle and I have been listening to — some new, some old, some fast, some slow. Hope you enjoy”.
The post which has since gone viral on the internet left many Nigerians social media users including Rema’s boss, Don Jazzy, excited and impressed that the former US president is listening to one of Nigeria’s fast-rising singers.
See some reactions from social media users below….
@QdPaper tweeted
“Suddenly everybody is proud of rema for making it to the play list of Michele & Barack Obama’s play list Imagine If Obama called the song thrash everybody will start looking for which tribe rema is from. Nigerians eye service people are proud of rema & not tribalistic about it”.
@updateboyz_ tweeted
“Barack Obama listens to Rema. Davido performs at the world’s most famous music arena, Madison Square Garden. Tekno produced Swae Lee and Drake’s song “Won’t be Late” Wizkid hit 8 million monthly streams on Spotify. Elton John endorsed Burna Boy. The world to Afrobeat”
@RealDreylo tweeted
“Obama is Listening to Rema. Wow Nigerian Artistes are going farther than Nigeria’s Economy”
@Talk2jordan_lee tweeted
“REMA has dethroned wizkid as the number 3 artist in Nigeria..”
@NorthboiBeats tweeted
“Rema is so blessed. Gotta thank God for that kid mayne”
@matthewamad tweeted
“We ain’t hyping @bankulli enough. This dude is doing a lot behind the scenes to sale Nigerian music and her artists to the world. Let’s celebrate him too as we celebrate Rema, Wiz, Davido, Burna and others”.
@_nseobong tweeted
“I woke up to the news that Obama like Obama!!!! As in former American president!!! listens to Rema … Afro beats to the world!!!”
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