NADIA MUKAMI, JANET OTIENO AND OTHER EAST AFRICA STARS NOMINATED FOR TRACE AWARDS 2023 – FULL LIST

 

Trace Awards and Festivals are scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda between Friday 20 to Sunday 22 October 2023 at East Africa’s biggest indoor arena, BK Arena. As preparations are catching pace, the world has its eyes on the list of the nominees and the different categories created under the Awards ceremony. Kenya has two representatives – Nadia Mukami and Janet Otieno – and as voting is underway, fans from Kenya are optimistic thta the two will bring home the prestigious Trace Awards wins. Tanzania will been represented by Diamond Platnumz and Zuchu while Uganda have Azawi and Levixone. West Africa have the most nominations followed by South Africa and a special category for North Africa.

 

 

Below is the full list of the nominees of Trace Awards and Festivals 2023.

 

VOTE FOR THE GLOBAL CATEGORIES

 

VOTE FOR SONG OF THE YEAR

 

SETE K.O  FEAT. YOUNG STUNNA, BLXCKIE – SOUTH AFRICA

 

RUSH AYRA STARR – NIGERIA

 

LAST LAST BURNA BOY – NIGERIA

 

SUGARCANE (REMIX) CAMIDOH (GHANA) FEAT. MAYORKUN (NIGERIA), KING PROMISE (GHANA) & DARKOO (NIGERIA)

 

ENCRÉ EMMA’A – GABON

 

PERU FIREBOY DML (NIGERIA) FEAT. ED SHEERAN (UK)

 

COUGH KIZZ DANIEL – NIGERIA

 

PEOPLE LIBIANCA – CAMEROON

 

CALM DOWN REMA (NIGERIA) FEAT. SELENA GOMEZ (USA)

 

SUAVEMENTE SOOLKING – ALGERIA

 

BKBN (BU KA BALI NADA) SORAIA RAMOS – CAPE VERDE

 

MORTEL 06 BY INNOSS’B – DRC

 

 

VOTE FOR BEST MUSIC VIDEO

 

YATAPITA BY DIAMOND PLATNUMZ – TANZANIA

 

RONDA BY BLXCKIE – SOUTH AFRICA

 

KPAFLOTAGE BY SUSPECT 95 – IVORY COAST

 

LOADED BY TIWA SAVAGE & ASAKE – NIGERIA

 

2 SUGAR BY WIZKID FEAT. AYRA STARR – NIGERIA

 

BADDIE BY YEMI ALADE – NIGERIA

 

TOMBOLO BY KALASH – MARTINICAN

 

VOTE FOR BEST ALBUM

 

LOVE DAMINI BY BURNA BOY – NIGERIA

 

WORK OF ART BY ASAKE – NIGERIA

 

TIMELESS BY DAVIDO – NIGERIA

 

MORE LOVE, LESS EGO BY WIZKID – NIGERIA

 

DNK BY AYA NAKAMURA – MALI

 

MAVERICK BY KIZZ DANIEL – NIGERIA

 

VOTE FOR BEST COLLABORATION

 

SECOND SERMON (REMIX) BY BLACK SHERIF (GHANA) FEAT. BURNA BOY (NIGERIA)

 

MANY WAYS BY BNXN FEAT. WIZKID – NIGERIA

 

UNAVAILABLE BY DAVIDO (NIGERIA) FEAT. MUSA KEYS (SOUTH AFRICA)

 

PERU BY FIREBOY DML (NIGERIA) FEAT. ED SHEERAN (UK)

 

SETE BY K.O  FEAT. YOUNG STUNNA, BLXCKIE – SOUTH AFRICA

 

TRUMPET BY OLAMIDE FEAT. CKAY – NIGERIA

 

MINE BY SHOW DEM CAMP FEAT. OXLADE – NIGERIA

 

STAMINA BY TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. AYRA STARR & YOUNG JONN – NIGERIA

 

VOTE FOR BEST DJ

 

DANNI GATO – PORTUGAL

 

DJ BDK – IVORY COAST

 

DJ ILLANS – REUNION

 

DJ SPINALL – NIGERIA

 

MICHAEL BRUN – HAITI

 

UNCLE WAFFLES – SWAZILAND

 

VOTE FOR BEST DANCER

 

TAYC – CAMEROON

 

UGANDA GHETTO KIDS – UGANDA

 

YEMI ALADE – NIGERIA

 

ZUCHU – TANZANIA

 

ROBOT BOII – SOUTH AFRICA

 

 

VOTE FOR THE PAN-AFRICAN CATEGORIES

 

VOTE FOR MALE ARTIST

 

ASAKE – NIGERIA

 

BBURNA BOY – NIGERIA

 

DAVIDO – NIGERIA

 

DIAMOND PLATNUMZ – TANZANIA

 

DIDI B – IVORY COAST

 

K.O – SOUTH AFRICA

 

REMA – NIGERIA

 

VOTE FOR BEST FEMALE ARTIST

 

AYRA STARR – NIGERIA

 

JOSEY – IVORY

 

NADIA MUKAMI – KENYA

 

SORAIA RAMOS – CAPE VERDE

 

TIWA SAVAGE – NIGERIA

 

VIVIANE CHIDID – SENEGAL

 

VOTE FOR BEST NEWCOMER

 

AZAWI – UGANDA

 

KRYS M – CAMEROON

 

LIBIANCA – CAMEROON

 

NISSI – NIGERIA

 

ODUMODUBLVCK – NIGERIA

 

PABI COOPER – GHANA

 

ROSELINE LAYO – IVORY COAST

 

VOTE FOR BEST GOSPEL ARTIST

 

BENJAMIN DUBE – SOUTH AFRICA

 

JANET OTIENO – KENYA

 

KS BLOOM – IVORY COAST

 

LEVIXONE – UGANDA

 

MOSES BLISS – NIGERIA

 

VOTE FOR BEST PRODUCER

 

DJ MAPHORISA  – SOUTH AFRICA

 

JULS – GHANA

 

KABZA DE SMALL – SOUTH AFRICA

 

KEL-P – NIGERIA

 

TAMSIR – IVORY COAST

 

VOTE FOR BEST LIVE

 

FALLY IPUPA – DRC

 

BURNA BOY – NIGERIA

 

MUSA KEYS – SOUTH AFRICA

 

WIZKID – NIGERIA

 

YEMI ALADE – NIGERIA

 

THE COMPOZERS – GHANA

 

 

VOTE FOR THE REGIONAL CATEGORIES

 

VOTE FOR AFRICA ANGLO

 

ASAKE – NIGERIA

 

AYRA STARR – NIGERIA

 

BLACK SHERIF – GHANA

 

DAVIDO – NIGERIA

 

FIREBOY DML – NIGERIA

 

DIAMOND PLATINUMZ – TANZANIA

 

VOTE FOR AFRICA FRANCO

 

DIDI B – IVORY COAST

 

SERGE BEYNAUD – IVORY COAST

 

LOCKO – CAMEROON

 

KO-C – CAMEROON

 

VIVIANE CHIDID – SENEGAL

 

EMMA’A – GABON

 

FALLY IPUPA – DRC

 

VOTE FOR AFRICA LUSO

 

LISANDRO CUXI – CAPE VERDE

 

GERILSON INSRAEL – ANGOLA

 

PEROLA – ANGOLA

 

SORAIA RAMOS – CAPE VERDE

 

PLUTONIO – MOZAMBIQUE

 

VOTE FOR NORTH AFRICA

 

RAJA MEZIANE – ALGERIA

 

AMIRA ZOUHAIR – MOROCCO

 

DYSTINCT – MOROCCO

 

EL GRANDE TOTO – MOROCCO

 

ARTMASTA – TUNISIA

 

KADER JAPONAIS – ALGERIA

 

VOTE FOR RWANDA

 

BRUCE MELODIE – RWANDA

 

ARIEL WAYZ – RWANDA

 

CHRISS EAZY – RWANDA

 

BWIZA – RWANDA

 

KENNY SOL – RWANDA

 

VOTE FOR THE ARTISTS FROM THE DIASPORAS

 

VOTE FOR BRAZIL

 

LEO SANTANA

 

IZA

 

LUDMILLA

 

DJONGA

 

LUEDJI LUNA

 

VOTE FOR CARRIBBEAN

 

KALASH

 

BAMBY

 

PRINCESS LOVER

 

RUTSHELLE GUILLAUME

 

ADMIRAL T

 

SHENSEEA

 

POPCAAN

 

MAUREEN

 

VOTE FOR FRANCE AND BELGIUM

 

NINHO

 

TAYC

 

RONISIA

 

BOOBA

 

SOOLKING

 

AYA NAKAMURA

 

VOTE FOR INDIAN OCEAN

 

GAEI – MADAGASCAR

 

MIKL – REUNION ISLAND

 

TERELL ELYMOOR – MAYOTTE

 

DONOVAN BTS – RODRIGUES ISLANDS

 

GOULAM – COMOROS

 

SEGA’EL – REUNION ISLAND

 

VOTE FOR UK

 

STORMZY

 

CENTRAL CEE

 

MS BANKS

 

HEADIE ONE

 

RAYE