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Selena Gomez has broken seven music records in the last decade. The singer, actress, producer, and philanthropist has bagged various awards since her teen years. From Nickelodeon to Billboard and even Guinness World Records, the Only Murders In The Building actress has a long list of awards.
Most recently, the singer released a remix version of Calm Down with Rema. The song went on to win major records and remains a chart-topper to this day. The song is from Rema's debut album, Rave and Roses (2022). The original version of the song was released on February 11, 2022.
Seven Times Selena Gomez Impressed The World and Broke Music Records
Selena Gomez has an impressive music record and her career has soared high in the last decade. The Lose You To Love Me singer has been awarded for various singles and albums, but perhaps most notably for her 2022 hit, Calm Down.
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1. World Record for Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards
Selena Gomez won her first world record in 2015 for the Most Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards won by a female, with 11 wins. According to Guinness World Records, Gomez won five of these 11 wins for music. The singer had also previously received a Selenator's award.
2. Second World Record for Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards
In the same year, Gomez won Most Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards by a female singer with three wins. With back-to-back records, 2015 was a major award-winning year for the singer. Her awards included wins for Favorite Female Artist alongside Favorite TV Actress for Wizards Of Waverly Place.
3. Breaks Harry Style's Chart Record
According to Billboard, the Single Soon singer broke the record for most weeks a single song has spent on the Pop Airplay chart. Calm Down reached the largest audience on pop radio across the U.S. for 64 weeks. This position in the chart belonged to Harry Styles’s As It Was. Selena Gomez also posted on Instagram to express her gratitude and love for Rema.
4. Top Afrobeats song
Calm Down ranked No.1 on Billboard's US Afrobeats songs chart. According to Billboard, the song stayed a record-breaking 58 weeks at the No.1 spot from September 2022 to October 2023.
5. First single to top MENA
According to Guinness World Records, on 29 November 2022, the IFPI (Federation of the Phonographic Industry) announced that Calm Down was the first-ever single to top the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) music streaming chart. The MENA chart celebrates regional music.
6. Most weeks at No.1 on The Official MENA Chart
Subsequently, in 2023, Calm Down was awarded another Guinness World Record for the most weeks at No.1 on The Official MENA Chart. The song has over 880 Million views on Youtube currently. According to Spotify, Rema also entered the Billions Club with the first African artist-led track to hit a billion streams on the platform.
7. Selena breaks record with Spanish single
Earlier, Selena Gomez had revealed that she is not fluent in speaking Spanish. However, in 2021, Gomez surprised Selenators with a full album in Spanish. Her song De Una Vez got a record-breaking 22 million views in less than 48 hours for a Spanish song.
Has Selena Gomez won other awards?
Apart from music, by 24 years of age, Gomez enjoyed massive popularity and was called the Queen Of Instagram by Guinness World Records. Her account is the third-most followed on the social media platform. In the year, she went on to win five other Guinness World Records for the most followed female, musician, singer, and actress.
Additionally, on 25 June, her picture with an antique bottle of Coca-Cola became the most-liked picture on Instagram. The picture currently has almost 7 million likes. Most recently, the Love On singer was awarded Best Actress for Emilia Perez at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
With a beauty brand, movies on the line, and an upcoming movie, Selena Gomez has a lot on her plate. Calm Down has been a game-changer in Gomez's career and she continued to expand her boundaries by singing in Spanish.
