Davido, Rema Among Top Winners At 2023 Trace Awards In Kigali
Two popular Nigerian singers; Mr David Adeleke aka Davido and Mr. Divine Ikubor aka Rema, won big during the 2023 Trace Awards that was held in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday, October 21.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Rema won two awards; ‘Song of the year’ for his smash hit record ‘Calm Down’ and ‘Best Global African Artiste,’ alongside Nomcebo Zikode, a South African musician.
Davido also received two awards ; ‘Best Male and Best Collaboration,’ while Burna Boy got the Album of the Year award for his ‘Love Damini,’ project.
Album of the Year
DNK – Aya Nakamura (France)
WINNER: Love Damini – Burna Boy (Nigeria)
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)
WINNER: ‘Calm Down’ – Rema (Nigeria)
‘Peru’ – Fireboy DML (Nigeria) with Ed Sheeran (U.K.)
‘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)
WINNER: ‘Baddie’ – Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
‘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)
WINNER: Davido (Nigeria)
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)
WINNER: Viviane Chidid (Senegal)
Best Collaboration
‘Many Ways’ – BNXN (Nigeria) with Wizkid (Nigeria)
‘Mine’ – Show Dem Camp (Nigeria) with Oxlade (Nigeria)
‘Peru’ – Fireboy DML (Nigeria) with Ed Sheeran (U.K.)
‘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)
WINNER: ‘Unavailable’ – Davido (Nigeria) with Musa Keys (South Africa)
Best Newcomer
Azawi (Uganda)
Krys M (Cameroon)
Libianca (Cameroon)
Nissi (Nigeria)
Odumodublvck (Nigeria)
Pabi Cooper (South Africa)
WINNER: Roseline Layo (Ivory Coast)
Best D.J.
Danni Gato (Cape Verde)
DJ BDK (Ivory Coast)
DJ Illans (France)
DJ Spinall (Nigeria)
WINNER: Michael Brun (Haiti)
Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)
Best Producer
DJ Maphorisa (South Africa)
Juls (Ghana)
Kabza de Small (South Africa)
Kel-P (Nigeria)
WINNER: Tam Sir (Ivory Coast)
Best Gospel Artist
Benjamin Dube (South Africa)
Janet Otieno (Kenya)
WINNER: KS Bloom (Ivory Coast)
Levixone (Uganda)
Moses Bliss (Nigeria)
Best Live
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
WINNER: Fally Ipupa (DRC)
Musa Keys (South Africa)
The Compozers (Ghana)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Best Dancer
WINNER: Robot Boii (South Africa)
Tayc (France)
Uganda Ghetto Kids (Uganda)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Zuchu (Tanzania)
Best Artist Africa – Anglophone
WINNER: Asake (Nigeria)
Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
Black Sherif (Ghana)
Davido (Nigeria)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Fireboy DML (Nigeria)
Best Artist Africa – Francophone
WINNER: Didi B (Ivory Coast)
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)
WINNER: Lisandro Cuxi (Cape Verde)
Perola (Angola)
Plutonio (Mozambique)
Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)
Best Artist – Rwanda
Ariel Wayz (Rwanda)
WINNER: Bruce Melodie (Rwanda)
Bwiza (Rwanda)
Chriss Eazy (Rwanda)
Kenny Sol (Rwanda)
Best Artist – East Africa
Bruce Melodie (Rwanda)
WINNER: Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Zuchu (Tanzania)
Khaligraph (Kenya)
Nadia Mukani (Kenya)
Azawi (Uganda)
Best Artist – France & Belgium
Aya Nakamura (France)
Booba (France)
Nihno (France)
Ronisia (France)
Soolking (France)
WINNER: Tayc (France)
Best Artist – UK
WINNER: Central Cee (U.K.)
Headie One (U.K.)
Ms Banks (U.K.)
Raye (U.K.)
Stormzy (U.K.)
Best Artist – The Caribbean
Admiral T (Guadeloupe)
Bamby (French Guiana)
Kalash (Martinique)
Maureen (Martinique)
Popcaan (Jamaica)
Princess Lover (Martinique)
WINNER: Rutshelle Guillaume (Haiti)
Shenseea (Jamaica)
Best Artist – Indian Ocean
Donovan BTS (Mauritius)
GaEi (Madagascar)
WINNER: Goulam (Comoros)
Mik’l (Reunion)
Sega el (Reunion)
Terrell Elymoor (Mayotte)
Best Artist – Brazil
Djonga (Brazil)
Iza (Brazil)
Leo Santana (Brazil)
WINNER: Ludmilla (Brazil)
Luedji Luna (Brazil)
Best Artist – North Africa
Amira Zouhair (Morocco)
Artmasta (Tunisia)
WINNER: Dystinct (Morocco)
El Grande Toto (Morocco)
Kader Japonais (Algeria)
Raja Meziane (Algeria)-Team@orientactualmags.com
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