Global Powerhouse Rema Returns With New Single “Tea”
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Featuring Production From Hitmakers Mustard And London, The Song Arrives After Global Performance Of “Goals” On World Cup Stage
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Global superstar Rema returns with his new single, “Tea,” produced by hitmakers Mustard and additionally produced by Rema’s longtime collaborator London. Listen to the song out now. Qui, with the accompanying video premiering Friday morning.
Built around a hypnotic, high-pitched chorus, heavy drums, and an infectious rhythm, “Tea” signals a bold new chapter for Rema. Flipping the playful metaphor “body like tea” into a celebratory ode to feminine beauty and curves, he delivers the track with effortless confidence and precision, creating a distinctive, feel-good summer anthem that lingers long after it ends.
Listen to “Tea” at rema.lnk.to/Tea,
“Tea” is Rema’s first solo offering of 2026. The new single follows a run of high-profile global collaborations, including Don Toliver’s “Secondhand,” which peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Goals,” his official FIFA World Cup 2026 collaboration with LISA e Anitta, which was performed at the opening ceremony in Los Angeles.
Beyond music, Rema continues to expand his influence in fashion. Earlier this year, he walked in Diesel’s Milan runway show after being personally selected by Glenn Martens, further cementing his status as a global cultural force. With several exciting projects already in development, there is much more to come from Rema in the fashion world before the year is out. With “Tea,” Rema continues a strong year of creative evolution and global momentum.
About Rema:
Rema’s musical odyssey has propelled him and Afrobeats to global prominence, transcending borders and captivating audiences worldwide. With critically acclaimed projects, awards, chart-topping singles, record-breaking streaming milestones, and sold-out tours internationally, the Mavin Global artist continues his unassailable ascent to worldwide superstardom. His stellar self-titled debut in 2019 will be remembered for helping define a new era in African pop, while his debut LP, Rave & Roses, became the first album by an African artist to break two billion streams on Spotify.
The project’s global impact was anchored by his 2022 single “Calm Down,” which became a defining global Afrobeats hit following its Selena Gomez remix, spending a record-setting 58 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 3 on the UK Official Singles Chart, and earning five-times RIAA-certified Platinum status. Rema celebrated the record-breaking achievements with his first-ever sold-out stadium show at The O2 in London, UK, performing to over 20,000 fans in 2023.
The following year saw Rema release one of his boldest works of music yet, the sophomore album HEIS. The percussive and high-octane project was Rema’s exploration of the Afrobeats genre pioneered by the luminaries who came before him, and was embraced by fans and critics alike, appearing on numerous “Best of 2024” album lists, with Rolling Stone crowning it as “the strongest contender for the best Afrobeats album of the year.” HEIS also earned Rema his first GRAMMY nomination in the “Best Global Musica Album” category and launched a sold-out stadium tour that included a detour to Coachella, as well as immersive, high-energy takeovers of Madison Square Garden, London’s O2 Arena, Paris’ Accor Arena, Japan’s Okinawa Arena, and more.
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The Sound and Vision Behind 'Tea': Production, Aesthetics, and Cultural Resonance
The sonic architecture of ‘Tea’ reflects a deliberate creative pivot, one that positions Rema firmly at the intersection of Afrobeats, mainstream pop, and global club culture. Mustard, whose production credits span chart-topping records for Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, and Beyonce, brings a distinctly Western rhythmic sensibility to the track, while London, Rema’s trusted in-house collaborator, anchors the production in the percussive, kinetic energy that has defined Rema’s signature sound since his earliest releases.
The result is a track that moves fluidly across cultural boundaries without sacrificing authenticity. The hypnotic, high-pitched chorus functions almost as a vocal hook on its own, designed for the kind of loop-driven virality that dominates short-form video platforms. The heavy drum programming gives the song dancefloor weight, while the lyrical concept, drawing on the celebratory, body-positive metaphor of tea as warmth and richness, taps into a universally accessible emotional register.
Visually, the single artwork and the forthcoming music video are expected to reflect the same elevated aesthetic sensibility that has characterized Rema’s recent fashion-forward era, reinforcing the dual identity he has cultivated as both a musical and cultural tastemaker on the world stage.
Rema at the Crossroads of Music and Fashion: A Cultural Force Redefining Global Style
Rema’s presence on the Diesel runway in Milan earlier this year was not a celebrity cameo or a promotional arrangement. It was a statement of intent. Personally selected by creative director Glenn Martens, Rema walked among models and industry figures in a show that consistently blurs the line between fashion, art, and counterculture. His inclusion signaled something the industry has been watching closely: the accelerating convergence of Afrobeats with European luxury fashion.
For a New York readership attuned to the relationship between sound and style, Rema represents a generational shift in how artists from the African continent are received in global fashion capitals. He does not arrive as a novelty. He arrives with the commercial track record, the aesthetic vocabulary, and the cultural credibility to occupy space in Milan, Paris, and New York on equal footing with any counterpart from the Western music industry.
His style is deliberate, genre-defying, and consistent with the maximalist, high-energy world he has built around the HEIS project and beyond. As brands continue to seek artists who carry genuine cultural authority across multiple demographics and geographies, Rema’s value in the fashion landscape is only expected to grow. Additional fashion collaborations are in development for 2026, details of which have yet to be formally announced.
What 'Tea' Signals for the Future of Afrobeats in the Global Mainstream
The timing of ‘Tea’ is as strategic as it is creatively significant. Released in the wake of a FIFA World Cup opening ceremony performance seen by hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide, the single enters a global conversation at maximum volume. For Afrobeats as a genre, Rema’s continued commercial momentum carries weight that extends well beyond his own discography.
When ‘Calm Down’ reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, it marked a turning point in how the Western music industry perceived artists working within African pop traditions. With ‘Tea,’ Rema is not simply following that precedent. He is actively expanding the genre’s stylistic range, demonstrating that Afrobeats can contain multitudes: introspective albums like HEIS, cross-cultural World Cup anthems, and purely celebratory summer singles can all exist within the same artistic identity without contradiction.
Industry analysts and streaming platforms have noted consistent growth in Afrobeats consumption across North America, Europe, Latin America, and East Asia, markets that Rema has touched directly through his tours, collaborations, and media presence. ‘Tea’ is positioned to reach each of those audiences simultaneously, carried by the kind of irresistible production and instantly memorable hook that transcends language barriers. It is, in every sense, a record built for the world.
