Check out the full list of winners at the Trace Awards 2023, Saturday, October 21, 2023.
The maiden edition of the Trace Awards 2023 has been eventful, as some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry were crowned winners on the night of the awards.
Check out the full list of winners below:
Album of the Year DNK – Aya Nakamura (France) Love Damini – Burna Boy (Nigeria) – WINNER Maverick – Kizz Daniel (Nigeria) More Love, Less Ego – Wizkid (Nigeria) Timeless – Davido (Nigeria) Work of Art – Asake (Nigeria)
Song of the Year “BKBN” – Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde) “People” – Libianca (Cameroon) “Suavemente” – Soolking (France) “Encre” – Emma’a (Gabon) “Sugarcane” – Camidoh (Ghana) “Last Last” – Burna Boy (Nigeria) “Rush” – Ayra Starr (Nigeria) “Calm Down” – Rema (Nigeria) – WINNER “Peru” – Fireboy DML (Nigeria) with Ed Sheeran (UK) “Sete” – K.O (South Africa) “Cough” – Kizz Daniel (Nigeria) “MORTEL 06” – Innoss’B (DRC)
Best Music Video “2 Sugar” – Wizkid (Nigeria) feat. Ayra Starr (Nigeria) “Baddie” – Yemi Alade (Nigeria) – WINNER “Kpaflotage” – Suspect 95 (Ivory Coast) “Loaded” – Tiwa Savage(Nigeria) & Asake (Nigeria) “Ronda” – Blxckie (South Africa) “Tombolo” – Kalash (Martinique) Yatapita” – Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Best Male Asake (Nigeria) Burna Boy (Nigeria) Davido (Nigeria) – WINNER Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) Didi B (Ivory Coast) K.O (South Africa) Rema (Nigeria)
Best Female Ayra Starr (Nigeria) Josey (Ivory Coast) Nadia Mukami (Kenya) Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde) Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) Viviane Chidid (Senegal) – WINNER
Best Collaboration “Many Ways” – BNXN (Nigeria) with Wizkid (Nigeria) “Mine” – Show Dem Camp (Nigeria) with Oxlade (Nigeria) “Peru” – Fireboy DML (Nigeria) with Ed Sheeran (UK) “Second Sermon” – Black Sherif (Ghana) with Burna Boy (Nigeria) “Sete” – K.O (South Africa) with Young Stunna (South Africa), Blxckie (South Africa) “Stamina” – Tiwa Savage with Ayra Starr (Nigeria) & Young Jonn (Nigeria) “Trumpet” – Olamide (Nigeria) with Ckay (Nigeria) “Unavailable” – Davido (Nigeria) with Musa Keys (South Africa) – WINNER
Best Newcomer Azawi (Uganda) Krys M (Cameroon) Libianca (Cameroon) Nissi (Nigeria) Odumodublvck (Nigeria) Pabi Cooper (South Africa) Roseline Layo (Ivory Coast) – WINNER
Best DJ Danni Gato (Cape Verde) DJ BDK (Ivory Coast) DJ Illans (France) DJ Spinall (Nigeria) Michael Brun (Haiti) – WINNER Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)
Best Producer DJ Maphorisa (South Africa) Juls (Ghana) Kabza de Small (South Africa) Kel-P (Nigeria) Tam Sir (Ivory Coast) – WINNER
Best Gospel Artist Benjamin Dube (South Africa) Janet Otieno (Kenya) KS Bloom (Ivory Coast) – WINNER Levixone (Uganda) Moses Bliss (Nigeria)
Best Live Burna Boy (Nigeria) Fally Ipupa (DRC) – WINNER Musa Keys (South Africa) The Compozers (Ghana) Wizkid (Nigeria) Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Best Dancer Robot Boii (South Africa) – WINNER Tayc (France) Uganda Ghetto Kids (Uganda) Yemi Alade (Nigeria) Zuchu (Tanzania)
Best Artist Africa – Anglophone Asake (Nigeria) – WINNER Ayra Starr (Nigeria) Black Sherif (Ghana) Davido (Nigeria) Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) Fireboy DML (Nigeria)
Best Artist Africa – Francophone Didi B (Ivory Coast) – WINNER Emma’a (Gabon) Fally Ipupa (DRC) KO-C (Cameroon) Locko (Cameroon) Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast) Viviane Chidid (Senegal)
Best Artist Africa – Lusophone Gerilson Insrael (Angola) Lisandro Cuxi (Cape Verde) – WINNER Perola (Angola) Plutonio (Mozambique) Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)
Best Artist – Rwanda Ariel Wayz (Rwanda) Bruce Melodie (Rwanda) – WINNER Bwiza (Rwanda) Chriss Eazy (Rwanda) Kenny Sol (Rwanda)
Best Artist – East Africa Bruce Melodie (Rwanda) Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania) – WINNER Zuchu (Tanzania) Khaligraph (Kenya) Nadia Mukani (Kenya) Azawi (Uganda)
Best Artist – France & Belgium Aya Nakamura (France) Booba (France) Nihno (France) Ronisia (France) Soolking (France) Tayc (France) – WINNER
Best Artist – UK Central Cee (UK) – WINNER Headie One (UK) Ms Banks (UK) Raye (UK) Stormzy (UK)
Best Artist – The Caribbean Admiral T (Guadeloupe) Bamby (French Guiana) Kalash (Martinique) Maureen (Martinique) Popcaan (Jamaica) Princess Lover (Martinique) Rutshelle Guillaume (Haiti) – WINNER Shenseea (Jamaica)
Best Artist – Indian Ocean Donovan BTS (Mauritius) GaEi (Madagascar) Goulam (Comoros) – WINNER Mik’l (Reunion) Sega el (Reunion) Terrell Elymoor (Mayotte)
Best Artist – Brazil Djonga (Brazil) Iza (Brazil) Leo Santana (Brazil) Ludmilla (Brazil) – WINNER Luedji Luna (Brazil)
Best Artist – North Africa Amira Zouhair (Morocco) Artmasta (Tunisia) Dystinct (Morocco) – WINNER El Grande Toto (Morocco) Kader Japonais (Algeria) Raja Meziane (Algeria)
