TRACE Awards 2023: Celebrating African Music Excellence in Kigali

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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Chris Brown Collaborates with Lojay and Davido on 'Sensational' Single

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Chris Brown will be releasing his new single “Sensational” on Friday, it features Davido & Lojay. pic.twitter.com/698HxHrcR6

— WeTalkSound (WTS) (@wetalksound) October 16, 2023

American song writer, and rapper Christopher Maurice Brown, is set to release his new single 'Sensational' on Friday. The song features Nigerian singer and songwriter Lojay and Nigerian-American songwriter Davido as revealed by WE Talk Sound on X.

Davido replied to the tweet, after having dropped a thriller of things to come in an earlier post.

This that one 💿🌎💆‍♂️
⏳😈 https://t.co/Jo0rBiV7sA

— Davido (@davido) October 16, 2023

Got something special for the world Friday!!

— Davido (@davido) October 16, 2023

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Davido and Chioma Welcome Twins: A Joyful Addition to the Family

Nigerian-American Afrobeat singer David Adedeji Adeleke known by his stage name Davido, and his wife Chioma Avril Rowland have welcomed twins into their family.

Music executive, Ovie, confirmed the news in a post via X  on Tuesday, and this comes as good news to the couple who lost their only son Ifeanyi last year.

Confirmed.

Davido and Chioma.

Double blessings.

❤️❤️

— Ovie (@OvieO) October 10, 2023

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Video: Falz- Bahd Baddo Baddest ft. Olamide & Davido

Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz the Bahd Guy is  out with the video of his track 'Bahd Baddo Baddest' in which he features YBNL boss Olamide and  Davido. the Video was directed by Unlimited L.A.

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Sira Kante looks Stunning in New Photo

Photos: Instagram/@inkmyafrica

Us based Guinean model Sira Kante who is currently dating Davido released new pictures where she looks so stunning. See pictures below.

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Orezi Lets Fans Down

 

Photo: beatingbeats

Nigerian Music fans were left disappointed on the 1st of September, after anticipating the release of the 'Ghen Ghen' master's album as he had promised after much publicity on the social media. no  one really knows what's responsible for the deferment and  Unlike Davido and Wizkid who earlier on postponed the release of their albums, Orezi is yet to make a statement as to the true situation of things.
 Other musicians who are set to drop their albums this month are Davido, Wizkid, Jesse Jagz, Samklef, Iyanya and Brymo

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The Watchdogs of Media Bans Songs/Videos

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has come down hard on the music industry, and has decided to ban some favourite music and videos that are enjoying airplay, artistes who have fallen prey include: Olamide, Phyno, Davido, Wizkid and a host of others.

The reason given by NBC for the ban range from obscene videos to violent display to vulgar lyrics.  

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Davido & Dammy Krane – “Izzue” (Prod. By Shizzi)

HKN’s Davido and Hypertek’s Dammy Krane team up on this Shizzi produced tune titled 'Izzue'. The tune is quite banging and would definitely top charts.
Download, Listen and  Enjoy.
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Davido To Snub Election

Davido  to Headline  Afrobeatz Festival. Photos

BET award winning act, Davido  made an announcement that’s got social media buzzing. The HKN boss took to Twitter to announce a trip to Kenya on March 28, 2015, which  on the new date of the presidential election which INEC earlier scheduled for February 14, 2015.

Since his announcement, however, Davido has been subjected to the Basketmouth treatment.

Recall that Basketmouth was in the eye of the storm recently following the announcement of his Valentine show fixed for February 14, the initial date for the presidential elections, for which many labelled him ‘unpatriotic’ and insensitive to happenings in Nigeria.

Davido’s tweet reads: ‘Kenya 28th March Turn Up!!’ the multi-award winning singer will be headlining the Afrobeatz Festival scheduled to hold on March 28, 2015 at the Carnivore Grounds in Nairobi, Kenya with OAP, Shaffie Weru as the host.

KENYA 28th MARCH TURN UP!!
— Davido (@iam_Davido) February 11, 2015

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Davido to Drop Sophomore Album in April 2015

Davido is set to release his sophomore album. Photos

HKN artiste Davido who bagged 22 awards this year to aligns with his age, is set to drop his sophomore album.
 The self acclaimed Omo Baba  Olowo, took totwitter to inform his  fans and followers when he would be dropping the album, he tweeted "Album out in APRIL BUT TONITE ITS ALL BOUT #OLIC"

Album out in APRIL BUT TONITE ITS ALL BOUT #OLIC
— Davido (@iam_Davido) December 28, 2014

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Sina Rambo – Wa Bamilo ft. Davido

HKN member, Sina Rambo returns to the music scene with a spanking new single titled "Wa BaMiLo".The track features the gang’s lead artiste and man of the moment, Davido whose mainstream success has become something worth bragging about.

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