Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Divine Ikubor, professionally known as, Rema, clinched the ‘Song Of The Year’ award at the Trace Awards and Festival 2023.
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| Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Divine Ikubor, professionally known as Rema won ‘Song Of The Year’ with ‘Calm Down’, and ‘Global African Artist’ at the Trace Awards and Festival 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday 21 October, 2023. Photo: @traceawardsandfestival |
The Trace Awards and Festival 2023 held in the city of Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday 21 October, 2023.
Several other Nigerian artists won, including; Asake, Yemi Alade, Burna Boy, Davido and more.
Complete List of winners:
1. Best Male
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Davido (Nigeria) – WINNER
Didi B (Ivory Coast)
K.O (South Africa)
Rema (Nigeria)
2. Best Female
Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
Josey (Ivory Coast)
Viviane Chidid (Senegal) – WINNER
Nadia Mukami (Kenya)
Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)
Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
3. 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) FT Serena Gomez – WINNER
“Peru” – Fireboy DML (Nigeria) with Ed Sheeran (UK)
“Sete” – K.O (South Africa)
“Cough” – Kizz Daniel (Nigeria)
“MORTEL 06” – Innoss’B (Ivory Coast)
4. 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)
5. Best Newcomer sponsored by Belaire
Azawi (Uganda)
Krys M (Cameroon)
Libianca (Cameroon)
Nissi (Nigeria)
Roseline Layo (Ivory Coast) – WINNER
Odumodublvck (Nigeria)
Pabi Cooper (South Africa)
6. Best Artist – UK
Headie One (UK)
Central Cee – WINNER
Ms Banks (UK)
Stormzy (UK)
Raye (UK)
7. Best Artist Carribean
Admiral T (Guadeloupe)
Bamby (French Guiana)
Kalash (Martinique)
Maureen (Martinique)
Popcaan (Jamaica)
Princess Lover (Martinique)
Rutshelle Guillaume (Haiti) – WINNER
Shenseea (Jamaica)
8. Best Artist – Indian Ocean
Donovan BTS (Mauritius)
GaEi (Madagascar)
Goulam (Comoros) – WIINNER
Mikl (Reunion)
Sega el (Reunion)
Terell Elymoor (Mayotte)
9. Best Artist – Brazil
Djonga (Brazil)
Iza (Brazil)
Luedji Luna (Brazil)
Ludmilla (Brazil) – WINNER
Leo Santana (Brazil)
10. Best Artist North Africa
Amira Zouhair (Morocco)
Artmasta (Tunisia)
Dystinct (Morocco) – WINNER
El Grande Toto (Morocco)
Kader Japonais (Algeria)
Raja Meziane (Algeria)
“DNK”- Aya Nakamura (France)
11. Album of the Year
“Maverick” – Kizz Daniel (Nigeria)
“More Love, Less Ego” – Wizkid (Nigeria)
“Love Damini” – Burna Boy (Nigeria) – WINNER
“Timeless” – Davido (Nigeria)
“Work of Art” – Asake (Nigeria)
12. Best Collaboration
“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)
“Unavailable” – Davido (Nigeria) with Musa Keys (South Africa) – WINNER
“Stamina” – Tiwa Savage with Ayra Star(Nigeria) & Young Jonn (Nigeria)
“Trumpet” – Olamide (Nigeria) with Ckay (Nigeria)
13. Best DJ
Danni Gato (Cape Verde)
DJ BDK (Ivory Coast)
DJ Illans (France)
DJ Spinall (Nigeria)
Michael Brun (Haiti) – WINNER
Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)
14. Best Producer
DJ Maphorisa (South Africa)
Juls (Ghana)
Kabza de Small (South Africa)
Kel-P (Nigeria)
Tam Sir (Ivory Coast) – WINNER
Benjamin Dube (South Africa)
15. Best Gospel Artist
Benjamin Dube (South Africa)
Janet Otieno (Kenya)
KS Bloom (Ivory Coast) – WINNER
Levixone (Uganda)
Moses Bliss (Nigeria)
16. Best Live
Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Fally Ipupa (DRC) – WINNER
Musa Keys (South Africa)
The Compozers (Nigeria)
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
17. Best Dancer
Tayc (France)
Robot Boii (South Africa) – WINNER
Uganda Ghetto Kids (Uganda)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Zuchu (Tanzania)
18. Best Global Africa Artist ( By Voting) – Rema WINNER
19. Best Artist Africa – Anglophone
Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
Black Sherif (Ghana)
Asake (Nigeria) – WINNER
Davido (Nigeria)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Fireboy DML (Nigeria)
20. Best Artist Africa – Francophone
Emma’a (Gabon)
Didi B – Ivory Coast – WINNER
Fally Ipupa (DRC)
KO-C (Cameroon)
Locko (Cameroon)
Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast)
Viviane Chidid (Senegal)
21. Best Artist Africa – Lusophone
Gerilson Insrael (Angola)
Lisandro Cuxi (Cape Verde) – WINNER
Perola (Angola)
Plutonio (Mozambique)
Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)
22. Best Artist – Rwanda sponsored by Kiss FM
Ariel Wayz (Rwanda)
Bruce Melodie (Rwanda) – WINNER
Bwiza (Rwanda)
Chriss Eazy (Rwanda)
Kenny Sol (Rwanda)
23. Best Artist -France & Belgium
Aya Nakamura (France)
Booba (France)
Nihno (France)
Tayc (France) – WINNER
Ronisia (France)
Soolking (France)
