JUST-IN:Check out all winners of the 2023 Trace awards

The Trace Awards are a new awards franchise created by Trace, a global TV and multimedia platform. The purpose of the awards is to recognize African and Afro-influenced musicians from Africa and around the African diasporas.

Here’s the full list of winners and nominees from the 2023 Trace Awards:

*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 (UK)

“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 (UK)

“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 DJ

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 (UK)

Headie One (UK)

Ms Banks (UK)

Raye (UK)

Stormzy (UK)

*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)