Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter Divine Ikubor popularly known as Rema has won the Song of the Year award at the just concluded 2023 Trace Awards beating fellow seniors in the music industry, Burna Boy and Davido.
The awards which held on Saturday in Kigali, Rwanda drew musicians, artistes, fans and stakeholders to the East African country.
Known for his smash hit record, Calm Down, Rema also also won the Best Global Africa Artist of the Year. Though Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid were all nominated in the same category, the Mavin signee beat them to win the award.
Davido smiled home with two awards โ โBest Male and Best Collaboration,โ while Burna Boy bagged the Album of the Year award for his โLove Damini,โ project.
Here are the full list of winners of the 2023 Trace Awards:
Album of the Year
DNK โ Aya Nakamura (France)
WINNER: Love Damini โ Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Maverick โ Kizz Daniel (Nigeria)
More Love, Less Ego โ Wizkid (Nigeria)
Timeless โ Davido (Nigeria)
Work of Art โ Asake (Nigeria)
Song of the Year
โBKBNโ โ Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)
โPeopleโ โ Libianca (Cameroon)
โSuavementeโ โ Soolking (France)
โEncreโ โ Emmaโa (Gabon)
โSugarcaneโ โ Camidoh (Ghana)
โLast Lastโ โ Burna Boy (Nigeria)
โRushโ โ Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
WINNER: โCalm Downโ โ Rema (Nigeria)
โPeruโ โ Fireboy DML (Nigeria) with Ed Sheeran (UK)
โSeteโ โ K.O (South Africa)
โCoughโ โ Kizz Daniel (Nigeria)
โMORTEL 06โ โ InnossโB (DRC)
Best Music Video
โ2 Sugarโ โ Wizkid (Nigeria) feat. Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
WINNER: โBaddieโ โ Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
โKpaflotageโ โ Suspect 95 (Ivory Coast)
โLoadedโ โ Tiwa Savage(Nigeria) & Asake (Nigeria)
โRondaโ โ Blxckie (South Africa)
โTomboloโ โ Kalash (Martinique)
Yatapitaโ โ 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
โMany Waysโ โ BNXN (Nigeria) with Wizkid (Nigeria)
โMineโ โ Show Dem Camp (Nigeria) with Oxlade (Nigeria)
โPeruโ โ Fireboy DML (Nigeria) with Ed Sheeran (UK)
โSecond Sermonโ โ Black Sherif (Ghana) with Burna Boy (Nigeria)
โSeteโ โ K.O (South Africa) with Young Stunna (South Africa), Blxckie (South Africa)
โStaminaโ โ Tiwa Savage with Ayra Starr (Nigeria) & Young Jonn (Nigeria)
โTrumpetโ โ Olamide (Nigeria) with Ckay (Nigeria)
WINNER: โUnavailableโ โ 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 โ Anglophone
WINNER: Asake (Nigeria)
Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
Black Sherif (Ghana)
Davido (Nigeria)
Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Fireboy DML (Nigeria)
Best Artist Africa โ Francophone
WINNER: Didi B (Ivory Coast)
Emmaโa (Gabon)
Fally Ipupa (DRC)
KO-C (Cameroon)
Locko (Cameroon)
Serge Beynaud (Ivory Coast)
Viviane Chidid (Senegal)
Best Artist Africa โ Lusophone
Gerilson Insrael (Angola)
WINNER: Lisandro Cuxi (Cape Verde)
Perola (Angola)
Plutonio (Mozambique)
Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)
Best Artist โ Rwanda
Ariel Wayz (Rwanda)
WINNER: Bruce Melodie (Rwanda)
Bwiza (Rwanda)
Chriss Eazy (Rwanda)
Kenny Sol (Rwanda)
Best Artist โ East Africa
Bruce Melodie (Rwanda)
WINNER: Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
Zuchu (Tanzania)
Khaligraph (Kenya)
Nadia Mukani (Kenya)
Azawi (Uganda)
Best Artist โ France & Belgium
Aya Nakamura (France)
Booba (France)
Nihno (France)
Ronisia (France)
Soolking (France)
WINNER: Tayc (France)
Best Artist โ UK
WINNER: Central Cee (UK)
Headie One (UK)
Ms Banks (UK)
Raye (UK)
Stormzy (UK)
Best Artist โ 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 โ Indian Ocean
Donovan BTS (Mauritius)
GaEi (Madagascar)
WINNER: Goulam (Comoros)
Mikโl (Reunion)
Sega el (Reunion)
Terrell Elymoor (Mayotte)
Best Artist โ Brazil
Djonga (Brazil)
Iza (Brazil)
Leo Santana (Brazil)
WINNER: Ludmilla (Brazil)
Luedji Luna (Brazil)
Best Artist โ North Africa
Amira Zouhair (Morocco)
Artmasta (Tunisia)
WINNER: Dystinct (Morocco)
El Grande Toto (Morocco)
Kader Japonais (Algeria)
Raja Meziane (Algeria)
