Rema, the Nigerian singer, has teased his first single of the year titled ‘Is It a Crime’.
The music star took to social media on Tuesday to announce the highly anticipated song.
“Baby (is it a crime) out Friday and official music video,” he wrote.
Baby ( is it a crime )” Out Friday. + Official music video 🖤 pic.twitter.com/590MnzFzbc
—REMA (@heisrema) February 4, 2025
In ‘Is It a Crime’, Rema samples British-Nigerian singer Sade Adu’s 1985 hit song of the same title.
Rema has been teasing the song for months. In November, he shared a video wherein he added his own unique twist to the song.
Born Divine Ikubor, Rema signed with D’Prince’s Jonzing World, a subsidiary of Mavin Records, in 2019.
Rema’s hit song ‘Calm Down’, featuring Selena Gomez, won the first ‘Best Afrobeats’ category at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in 2023.
Spotify also recognised him as one of the most exported artistes who dominated last year’s charts in sub-Saharan Africa.
Rema’s sophomore album ‘HeIs‘ set the record for the biggest first-week streams on Spotify Nigeria in 2024.
‘Heis’ was also nominated for ‘Best Global Music Album’ at the 2025 Grammys but lost to Matt B’s ‘Alkebulan II’ featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
The singer had previously declared that he is officially on par with ‘Afrobeats Big 3’.
