Trace Awards: All the winners

The live event and global TV spectacular celebrated the creativity, talent and influence of African and Afro-inspired music and culture. It was broadcast live to some 500 million people in 190 countries.

The awards celebrated genres such as Afrobeats, dancehall, hip hop, mbalax, amapiano, zouk, kizomba, genge, coupé décalé, bongo flava, soukous, gospel, rap, rai, kompa, R&B and rumba.

Below is the full list of Trace Awards winners (in bold):

Album of the Year

• DNK – Aya Nakamura (France)
• 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)
• 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 (Ivory Coast)

Best Male

• Asake (Nigeria) 
• Burna Boy (Nigeria)
• 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)
• Viviane Chidid (Senegal)

Best Music Video

• 2 Sugar – Wizkid (Nigeria) ft. Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
• 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 Newcomer (Sponsored by Maison Martell)

• Azawi (Uganda)
• Krys M (Cameroon)
• Libianca (Cameroon)
• Nissi (Nigeria)
• Odumodublvck (Nigeria)
• Pabi Cooper (South Africa)
• Roselyne Layo (Ivory Coast)

Best Collaboration (Sponsored by Maison Martell)

• 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)
• Unavailable – Davido (Nigeria) with Musa Keys (South Africa)

Best DJ

• Danni Gato (Cape Verde)
• DJ BDK (Ivory Coast)
• DJ Illans (France)
• DJ Spinall (Nigeria)
• Michael Brun (Haiti)
• Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)

Best Producer

• DJ Maphorisa (South Africa)
• Juls (Ghana)
• Kabza de Small (South Africa)
• Kel-P (Nigeria)
• Tamsir (Ivory Coast)

Best Gospel Artist

• Benjamin Dube (South Africa)
• Janet Otieno (Kenya) 
• KS Bloom (Ivory Coast)
• Levixone (Uganda)
• Moses Bliss (Nigeria)

Best Live

• Burna Boy (Nigeria)
• Fally Ipupa (DRC)
• Musa Keys (South Africa)
• The Compozers (Nigeria)
• Wizkid (Nigeria)
• Yemi Alade (Nigeria)

Best Dancer

• Robot Boii (South Africa)
• Tayc (France)
• Uganda Ghetto Kids (Uganda)
• Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
• Zuchu (Tanzania)

Best Artist Africa – Anglophone

• Asake (Nigeria)
• Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
• Black Sherif (Ghana)
• Davido (Nigeria)
• Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
• Fireboy DML (Nigeria)

Best Artist Africa – Francophone

• 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)
• Lisandro Cuxi (Cape Verde)
• Perola (Angola)
• Plutonio (Mozambique)
• Soraia Ramos (Cape Verde)

Best Artist – Rwanda

• Ariel Wayz (Rwanda)
• Bruce Melodie (Rwanda)
• Bwiza (Rwanda)
• Chriss Eazy (Rwanda) 
• Kenny Sol (Rwanda)

Best Artist – France & Belgium

• Aya Nakamura (France)
• Booba (France)
• Nihno (France)
• Ronisia (France)
• Soolking (France)
• Tayc (France)

Best Artist – UK

• 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)
• Rutshelle Guillaume (Haiti)
• Shenseea (Jamaica)

Best Artist – Indian Ocean

• Donovan BTS (Mauritius) 
• GaEi (Madagascar)
• Goulam (Comoros)
• Mikl (Reunion)
• Sega el (Reunion)
• Terell Elymoor (Mayotte)

Best Artist – North Africa

• Amira Zouhair (Morocco)
• Artmasta (Tunisia
• Dystinct (Morocco
• ElGrandeToto (Morocco)
• Kader Japonais (Algeria)
• Raja Meziane (Algeria)

Best Artist East Africa

• Azawi
• Bruce Melodie
• Diamond Platnumz
• Khaligraph Jones
• Nadia Mukami

Best Global Artist Africa

• Rema (Nigeria)

Global African Artist 

• Nomcebo Zikode (South Africa)

Best Changemaker Award

• Mr Eazi (Nigeria)

Lifetime Achievement Award

• 2Baba (Nigeria)

Best Live

• Fally Ipupa (DRC)