Rema On Working with Selena Gomez, Representing Afrobeats at The GRAMMYs & More | GRAMMYs 2025 - video Dailymotion

Rema caught up with Billboard's Tetris Kelly and Rania Aniftos on the 2025 GRAMMYs red carpet.

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00:00We're here with first-time Grammy nominee Rema. I mean finally, right? I mean you've been working

00:06hard, you've been grinding at it. Yeah, it's a great honor to be here. And to be nominated for

00:10a global album, like how does that feel to feel like your music represents something even bigger?

00:16Uh, it's a great honor. You know, it's just seeing, seeing the Grammys show me this love,

00:22show me this respect. It shows that I'm doing something that is impacting way beyond my space,

00:28way beyond how I imagine it, and in a global scale. And being able to represent Afrobeats

00:34here, it's amazing. And I really feel like Afrobeats is rooted in community and culture.

00:40And how has it felt to be able to, you know, physically represent something that's so

00:45personal to you, like your culture, where you're from? Um, you know, we all, we all play our roles

00:52and I'm happy, um, with the unconscious responsibility, you know, because they call

00:59me the Prince of Afrobeats. It's not something that I chose, it was just something that was

01:04bestowed on me. And I feel like there are things that I need to do, there are places I need to be

01:09to represent the people who put their trust in me. And that's what I'm doing.

01:13And how does it feel like being a young guy in the game? Because you know, if you was to win

01:17tonight, you would, you know, win before even somebody like DeVito. So like to have, you know,

01:21people that have kind of paved the way for even you, how does it feel to win?

01:24It's a, I must give big shout out to everyone who paved the way. Very important. Um, man,

01:30it's been like, what, almost six years in the game. And I'm very grateful for God's grace,

01:36um, for coming this far, you know, it's, it's like 10 years put together in, in five years.

01:43It's just been a lot, it's been a lot of pressure. It's been a lot of competition,

01:46but I'm grateful for God's strength, God's favor, the vision to keep going.

01:51And then lastly, I want to ask you about somebody who have been a part of your career,

01:53Selena Gomez. She's got to be like at the Oscars, you know, Amelia Perez,

01:57how's it been to watch her success? Uh, she's amazing. God bless her for the impact she,

02:03she made in my life. Um, uh, I must say, I must say, it's, it's, it's a lot to say about her.

02:10Uh, she's just amazing. And I hope if she's watching right now, I hope I'm making you proud.

02:14I'm sure you are. And we are so proud of you as well. Congratulations. So well-deserved.