Nigerian artistes Davido and Rema won big at the just concluded 2023 Trace Awards held in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday, October 21.

Rema won two awards; ˜Song of the year for his smash hit record ˜Calm Down and ˜Best Global African Artiste, alongside South African act Nomcebo Zikode.

Davido bagged two awards, ˜Best Male and Best Collaboration, while Burna Boy snagged the Album of the Year award for his ˜Love Damini, project.

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 “ Emmaa (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 (U.K.)

Sete “ K.O. (South Africa)

Cough “ Kizz Daniel (Nigeria)

MORTEL 06 “ InnossB (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 (U.K.)

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 D.J.

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)

Emmaa (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 (U.K.)

Headie One (U.K.)

Ms Banks (U.K.)

Raye (U.K.)

Stormzy (U.K.)

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)

Mikl (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)

(Sunday PUNCH)