Black Sherif, Camidoh, Juls Nominated For Maiden Trace Awards

Ghanaian music sensations, Camidoh, Black Sherif, and Juls have marked a significant achievement by earning nominations at the prestigious Trace Awards.

Camidoh secured a nomination in the Song of the Year Category with his popular single Sugar Cane whereas Juls also grabbed a nomination in the Best Producer category.

Black Sherif also grabbed two nominations in the Best Collaboration and Best Artist Africa – Anglophone categories.

Trace Awards is set to take place at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, on 21 October 2023.

Check the full list of nominees below.

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)