{"id":913522,"date":"2026-06-17T18:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/rema-joins-star-studded-lineup-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-opening-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:14:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:14:02","slug":"rema-joins-star-studded-lineup-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-opening-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/rema-joins-star-studded-lineup-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-opening-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Rema Joins Star-Studded Lineup for 2026 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has been selected to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States. FIFA confirmed the news via an official Instagram post, placing the \u201cCalm Down\u201d singer among an elite group of global artists set to kick off the tournament. The ceremony, scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, is designed to showcase the immense scale of the first-ever 48-team World Cup hosted across North America.<\/p>\n

The confirmed lineup for the Los Angeles festivities includes American rapper Future, pop icon Katy Perry, Brazilian singer Anitta, South African star Tyla, and K-pop sensation LISA. According to FIFA, this diverse collection of talent was chosen because it \u201creflects the cultural diversity of the United States and the vibrance of its many diasporas.\u201d The governing body emphasized that the event will celebrate \u201cthe power of music to bring people together across the country\u201d as fans from around the world gather for the opening matches.<\/p>\n

This invitation marks another historic milestone for Rema, further solidifying his reputation as one of Africa\u2019s most influential musical exports on the global stage. His inclusion follows the recent unveiling of the tournament\u2019s official theme song, \u2018Dai Dai,\u2019 by Colombian superstar Shakira, which features fellow Nigerian Grammy winner Burna Boy. With both Rema and Burna Boy playing central roles in the tournament\u2019s musical identity, Nigeria\u2019s Afrobeats genre continues to dominate the world\u2019s most prestigious sporting platforms.<\/p>\n

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, is set to begin on June 11, 2026. While Rema will headline the celebrations in Los Angeles, the tournament\u2019s first official match will take place at the iconic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. FIFA has hinted that more world-renowned artists will be announced in the coming weeks, promising a series of opening ceremonies that will capture the energy and excitement of the three host nations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has been selected to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States. FIFA confirmed the news via an official Instagram post, placing the \u201cCalm Down\u201d singer among an elite group of global artists set to kick off the tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":913523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1469,24977],"tags":[5460,13501],"class_list":["post-913522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-joins","category-star-studded","tag-joins","tag-star-studded"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=913522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/913523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=913522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=913522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=913522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}