{"id":3771,"date":"2023-10-22T13:04:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T13:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=3771"},"modified":"2023-10-22T13:04:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T13:04:17","slug":"davido-rema-win-big-at-2023-trace-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2023\/10\/22\/davido-rema-win-big-at-2023-trace-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Davido, Rema win big at 2023 Trace Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nigerian artistes Davido and Rema won big at the just concluded 2023 Trace Awards held in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday, October 21.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rema won two awards; \u2018Song of the year\u2019 for his smash hit record \u2018Calm Down\u2019 and \u2018Best Global African Artiste,\u2019 alongside South African act Nomcebo Zikode.<\/span><\/p>\n

Davido bagged two awards, \u2018Best Male and Best Collaboration,\u2019 while Burna Boy snagged the Album of the Year award for his \u2018Love Damini,\u2019 project.<\/span><\/p>\n

Album of the Year
\nDNK \u2013 Aya Nakamura (France)
\nWINNER: Love Damini \u2013 Burna Boy (Nigeria)
\nMaverick \u2013 Kizz Daniel (Nigeria)
\nMore Love, Less Ego \u2013 Wizkid (Nigeria)
\nTimeless \u2013 Davido (Nigeria)
\nWork of Art \u2013 Asake (Nigeria)<\/span><\/p>\n

Song of the Year
\n\u201cBKBN\u201d \u2013 Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)
\n\u201cPeople\u201d \u2013 Libianca (Cameroon)
\n\u201cSuavemente\u201d \u2013 Soolking (France)
\n\u201cEncre\u201d \u2013 Emma\u2019a (Gabon)
\n\u201cSugarcane\u201d \u2013 Camidoh (Ghana)
\n\u201cLast Last\u201d \u2013 Burna Boy (Nigeria)
\n\u201cRush\u201d \u2013 Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
\nWINNER: \u201cCalm Down\u201d \u2013 Rema (Nigeria)
\n\u201cPeru\u201d \u2013 Fireboy DML (Nigeria) with Ed Sheeran (U.K.)
\n\u201cSete\u201d \u2013 K.O. (South Africa)
\n\u201cCough\u201d \u2013 Kizz Daniel (Nigeria)
\n\u201cMORTEL 06\u201d \u2013 Innoss\u2019B (DRC)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Music Video
\n\u201c2 Sugar\u201d \u2013 Wizkid (Nigeria) feat. Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
\nWINNER: \u201cBaddie\u201d \u2013 Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
\n\u201cKpaflotage\u201d \u2013 Suspect 95 (Ivory Coast)
\n\u201cLoaded\u201d \u2013 Tiwa Savage(Nigeria) & Asake (Nigeria)
\n\u201cRonda\u201d \u2013 Blxckie (South Africa)
\n\u201cTombolo\u201d \u2013 Kalash (Martinique)
\nYatapita\u201d \u2013 Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Male
\nAsake (Nigeria)
\nBurna Boy (Nigeria)
\nWINNER: Davido (Nigeria)
\nDiamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
\nDidi B (Ivory Coast)
\nK.O. (South Africa)
\nRema (Nigeria)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Female
\nAyra Starr (Nigeria)
\nJosey (Ivory Coast)
\nNadia Mukami (Kenya)
\nSoraia Ramos (Cape Verde)
\nTiwa Savage (Nigeria)
\nWINNER: Viviane Chidid (Senegal)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Collaboration
\n\u201cMany Ways\u201d \u2013 BNXN (Nigeria) with Wizkid (Nigeria)
\n\u201cMine\u201d \u2013 Show Dem Camp (Nigeria) with Oxlade (Nigeria)
\n\u201cPeru\u201d \u2013 Fireboy DML (Nigeria) with Ed Sheeran (U.K.)
\n\u201cSecond Sermon\u201d \u2013 Black Sherif (Ghana) with Burna Boy (Nigeria)
\n\u201cSete\u201d \u2013 K.O. (South Africa) with Young Stunna (South Africa), Blxckie (South Africa)
\n\u201cStamina\u201d \u2013 Tiwa Savage with Ayra Starr (Nigeria) & Young Jonn (Nigeria)
\n\u201cTrumpet\u201d \u2013 Olamide (Nigeria) with Ckay (Nigeria)
\nWINNER: \u201cUnavailable\u201d \u2013 Davido (Nigeria) with Musa Keys (South Africa)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Newcomer
\nAzawi (Uganda)
\nKrys M (Cameroon)
\nLibianca (Cameroon)
\nNissi (Nigeria)
\nOdumodublvck (Nigeria)
\nPabi Cooper (South Africa)
\nWINNER: Roseline Layo (Ivory Coast)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best D.J.
\nDanni Gato (Cape Verde)
\nDJ BDK (Ivory Coast)
\nDJ Illans (France)
\nDJ Spinall (Nigeria)
\nWINNER: Michael Brun (Haiti)
\nUncle Waffles (Swaziland)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Producer
\nDJ Maphorisa (South Africa)
\nJuls (Ghana)
\nKabza de Small (South Africa)
\nKel-P (Nigeria)
\nWINNER: Tam Sir (Ivory Coast)
\nBest Gospel Artist
\nBenjamin Dube (South Africa)
\nJanet Otieno (Kenya)
\nWINNER: KS Bloom (Ivory Coast)<\/span><\/p>\n

Levixone (Uganda)
\nMoses Bliss (Nigeria)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Live
\nBurna Boy (Nigeria)
\nWINNER: Fally Ipupa (DRC)
\nMusa Keys (South Africa)
\nThe Compozers (Ghana)
\nWizkid (Nigeria)
\nYemi Alade (Nigeria)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Dancer
\nWINNER: Robot Boii (South Africa)
\nTayc (France)
\nUganda Ghetto Kids (Uganda)
\nYemi Alade (Nigeria)
\nZuchu (Tanzania)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Artist Africa \u2013 Anglophone
\nWINNER: Asake (Nigeria)
\nAyra Starr (Nigeria)
\nBlack Sherif (Ghana)
\nDavido (Nigeria)
\nDiamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
\nFireboy DML (Nigeria)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Artist Africa \u2013 Francophone
\nWINNER: Didi B (Ivory Coast)
\nEmma\u2019a (Gabon)
\nFally Ipupa (DRC)
\nKO-C (Cameroon)
\nLocko (Cameroon)
\nSerge Beynaud (Ivory Coast)
\nViviane Chidid (Senegal)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Artist Africa \u2013 Lusophone
\nGerilson Insrael (Angola)
\nWINNER: Lisandro Cuxi (Cape Verde)<\/span><\/p>\n

Perola (Angola)
\nPlutonio (Mozambique)
\nSoraia Ramos (Cape Verde)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Artist \u2013 Rwanda
\nAriel Wayz (Rwanda)
\nWINNER: Bruce Melodie (Rwanda)
\nBwiza (Rwanda)
\nChriss Eazy (Rwanda)
\nKenny Sol (Rwanda)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Artist \u2013 East Africa
\nBruce Melodie (Rwanda)
\nWINNER: Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
\nZuchu (Tanzania)
\nKhaligraph (Kenya)
\nNadia Mukani (Kenya)
\nAzawi (Uganda)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Artist \u2013 France & Belgium
\nAya Nakamura (France)
\nBooba (France)
\nNihno (France)
\nRonisia (France)
\nSoolking (France)
\nWINNER: Tayc (France)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Artist \u2013 UK
\nWINNER: Central Cee (U.K.)
\nHeadie One (U.K.)
\nMs Banks (U.K.)
\nRaye (U.K.)
\nStormzy (U.K.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Artist \u2013 The Caribbean
\nAdmiral T (Guadeloupe)
\nBamby (French Guiana)
\nKalash (Martinique)
\nMaureen (Martinique)
\nPopcaan (Jamaica)
\nPrincess Lover (Martinique)
\nWINNER: Rutshelle Guillaume (Haiti)<\/span><\/p>\n

Shenseea (Jamaica)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Artist \u2013 Indian Ocean
\nDonovan BTS (Mauritius)
\nGaEi (Madagascar)
\nWINNER: Goulam (Comoros)<\/span><\/p>\n

Mik\u2019l (Reunion)
\nSega el (Reunion)
\nTerrell Elymoor (Mayotte)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Artist \u2013 Brazil
\nDjonga (Brazil)
\nIza (Brazil)
\nLeo Santana (Brazil)
\nWINNER: Ludmilla (Brazil)
\nLuedji Luna (Brazil)<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Artist \u2013 North Africa
\nAmira Zouhair (Morocco)
\nArtmasta (Tunisia)
\nWINNER: Dystinct (Morocco)
\nEl Grande Toto (Morocco)
\nKader Japonais (Algeria)
\nRaja Meziane (Algeria)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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