Globally recognized entertainment and multimedia platform TRACE held its inaugural music award tagged Trace Awards 2023, on October 21, 2023, at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. The award which had more than 150 artists nominated across various genres such as Afrobeat, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Afro-pop, Mbalax, Amapiano, Zouk, Kizomba, Genge, Coupé Décalé, Bongo Flava, Soukous, Gospel, Rap, Rai, Kompa, R&B, and Rumba, was set up to celebrate the creativity, talent, and influence of African and Afro-inspired music and artists.
The awards ceremony, which was hosted by Nigerian music veteran D’Banj alongside Angolan global supermodel Maria Borges, featured a star-studded lineup of performers, including Davido, Yemi Alade, Black Sherif, Kizz Daniel and more.
Here are the winners of the Trace Awards 2023, which had various stars like Burna Boy, Bixckie, Davido, DJ Maphorisa, Libianca, Yemi Alade among other artists in the nomination list.
· Best Music Video – “Baddie” Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
· Best Artist France & Belgium – Tayc (France)
· Best Producer – Tam Sir (Ivory Coast)
· Best Artist North Africa – Dystinct (Morocco)
· Best Artist UK – Central Cee
· Best Artist Indian Ocean – Goulam (Comoros)
· Best Artist Francophone Africa – Didi B (Ivory Coast)
· Best DJ – Michael Brun (Haiti)
· Best Gospel Artist – KS Bloom (Ivory Coast)
· Best Artist The Caribbean – Rutshelle Guillaume (Haiti)
· Best Artist Anglophone Africa – Asake (Nigeria)
· Best Global African Artist – Rema
· Best Newcomer – Roseline Layo (Ivory Coast)
· Best Collaboration – “Unavailable” – Davido (Nigeria) with Musa Keys (South Africa)
· Best Dancer – Robot Boii (South Africa)
· Best Artist Lusophone Africa – Lisandro Cuxi (Cape Verde)
· Changemaker Trace Award – Mr Eazi (Nigeria)
· Best Live – Fally Ipupa (DRC)
· Lifetime Achievement Award – 2Baba (Nigeria)
· Album of the Year – “Love Damini” – Burna Boy (Nigeria)
· Best Female Artist – Viviane Chidid (Senegal)
· Best Male Artist – Davido (Nigeria)
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