List of awards and nominations received by Rema

Nigerian singer-songwriter Rema has received numerous awards and honorary accolades. His accolades includes 19 Headies Music Awards 1 MTV EMA Award and 1 MTV VMA '.

Rema awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations American Music Awards 0 1 BET 0 2 Billboard 2 6 Grammy 0 1 MOBO 0 2 MTV Europe 1 2 MTV VMA 1 4
Totals [a]
Wins	23
Nominations	55
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Awards and Nominations

Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury.

Awards and nominations received by Rema

Award	Year	Category	Recipient(s) or nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
The Headies	2019	Song of the Year	"Dumebi"	Nominated	[1]
		Viewer's Choice	Himself	Nominated
		Next Rated		Won
City People Music Awards		Most Promising Act of the Year		Nominated	[2] [3]
		Revelation of the Year		Won
		Best New Act of the Year		Nominated
BET Awards	2020	Best New International Act		Nominated	[4]
The Future Awards Africa		Young Person of the Year		Nominated	[5] [6]
		Music		Won
MTV Europe Music Award		Best African Act		Nominated	[7]
MTV Africa Music Awards	2021	Best Male		Pending	[8]
The Headies		Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year		Nominated	[9]
		Best Pop Single	"Lady"	Nominated
Net Honours		Most Played Pop Song	"Woman"	Nominated	[10]
African Entertainment Awards USA		Song of the Year		Nominated	[11]
Edison Award		Edison Jazz/World – World	Rema Compilation	Nominated	[12]
Odeón Awards 2022  [ es ]	2022	Best urban song	"44" (with Bad Gyal)	Nominated	[13]
Soundcity MVP Awards	2023	Digital Artist of the Year	Himself	Won	[14]
The Headies		Best Male Artist	Himself	Won	[15]
		African Artist of the Year		Won
		Digital Artist of the Year		Won
		Album of the Year	"Rave and Roses"	Nominated
		Song of the Year	"Calm Down"	Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards	2023	Best Afrobeats	"Calm Down (Remix)" (featuring Selena Gomez)	Won	[15] [16]
		Best Collaboration		Nominated
		Song of the Year		Nominated
	2024	Best Afrobeats Video		Nominated	[ citation needed ]
	2025		Baby (Is It a Crime)	Pending
AFRIMMA	2023	Crossing Boundaries with Music Award	Himself	Won	[17]
		Artist of the Year	Himself	Won
Trace Awards	2023	Song of the Year	"Calm Down (Remix)" (featuring Selena Gomez)	Won	[18]
		Best Global African Artist	Himself	Won
		Best Male Artist	Himself	Nominated	[19]
BreakTudo Awards	2022	International Rising Artist	Himself	Nominated	[20]
MTV Europe Music Awards	2022	Best Afrobeats	"Calm Down (Remix)" (featuring Selena Gomez)	Won	[21]
		Best Song		Nominated	[22]
Billboard Music Awards	2023	Top Afrobeats Song	"Calm Down (Remix)" (featuring Selena Gomez)	Won	[ citation needed ]
		Top Afrobeats Artist	Himself	Nominated	[ citation needed ]
		Top Collaboration	"Calm Down (Remix)" (featuring Selena Gomez)	Nominated	[ citation needed ]
		Top Global 200 Song	"Calm Down (Remix)" (featuring Selena Gomez)	Nominated	[ citation needed ]
iHeartRadio Music Awards	2023	Best Music Video	"Calm Down (Remix)" (featuring Selena Gomez)	Nominated
Brit Awards	2024	International Song of The Year	"Calm Down (Remix)" (featuring Selena Gomez)	Nominated
iHeartRadio Music Awards		Best Collaboration	"Calm Down (Remix)" (featuring Selena Gomez)	Won
		Song of The Year		Nominated
		Pop Song of The Year		Nominated
		Best New Pop Artist	Himself	Nominated
		Afrobeats Artist of The Year		Nominated
American Music Awards	2025	Best Afrobeat Artist	Himself	Nominated
Grammy Awards	2025	Global Album	Heis	Nominated
The Headies	2025	Viewers Choice Award	Ozeba	Nominated
		The Headies Award for Best Artist of the Year	Himself	Nominated
		Afrobeats Album of the Year	Heis	Won
		Album of the Year		Won
		Producer of the Year	Himself with Producer X, CubeBeatsz,Deats, Klimperboy	Nominated
		Song of the Year	Ozeba	Nominated
		Digital Artist of the Year	Himself	Nominated
		Best Performer(Live)		Nominated
BET Awards		Best International Act		Nominated

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