Rema aims for the highest-charting African song on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Nigerian sensational afrobeats star Divine Ikubor, aka Rema, is closing in on late South African music icon Hugh Masekela’s record for the highest-charting African song on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The remix version of his hit song ‘Calm Down,’ which featured American singer Selena Gomez, hit a new peak at Number 4 on this week’s Hot 100 chart, which is a Nigerian record.

Rema earlier surpassed Wizkid’s record as the highest charting Nigerian lead artist in Billboard Hot 100 history after ‘Calm Down’ surpassed ‘Essence’ which peaked at number 9 last year. ‘Calm Down’ is projected to hit a new peak next week.

In a tweet, Billboard disclosed that ‘Calm Down’ has climbed a step further to the number 4 position on the chart.