Soundcity MVP Awards 2023: All the winners

Nigerian artists Burna Boy, Tems, Asake, Fireboy DML, Ruger and others won awards in 12 categories. Burna Boy won the African Artist of the Year Award, confirming his status as the African giant. Rema secured the Digital Artist of the Year Award while Kizz Daniel won the Song of the Year trophy.

The Best New Artist Award went to Ruger, while the Listener’s Choice Award was awarded to Oxlade for his single ‘Ku Lo Sa’. Tems added to her list of achievements by winning the Female MVP Award, while Asake became the new Male MVP.

Senegalese-American artist Akon was honoured with the Legend of the Year Award, while South Africans DJ Maphorisa and Costa Titch walked away with awards in the African DJ of the Year and Viewer’s Choice categories, respectively.

Below is the full list of winners:

Best New MVP

• Ruger (NG)
• Victony (NG)
• Ayra Starr (NG)
• Young Jonn (NG)
• Seyi Vybez (NG)
• Fave (NG)
• Black Sherif (GH)
• Costa Titch (SA)
• Phina (TZ)
• Wakadinali (KE)

African Artist of the Year

• Burna Boy (NG)
• Wizkid (NG)
• Diamond Platnumz (TZ)
• KiDi (GH)
• Msaki (SA)
• Asake (NG)
• Rema (NG)
• Kizz Daniel (NG)
• TeMZ (NG)
• Zuchu (TZ)

Best Collaboration

• Pheelz & Bnxn Fka Buju – Finesse (NG)
• Fireboy & Ed Sheeran – Peru (Remix) (NG)
• Black Sherif & Burnaboy – Second Sermon (GH)
• Camidoh – Sugarcane (Remix) ft. Mayorkun, King Promise & Darkoo (GH)
• Costa Titch – Big Flexa ft. C’buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T (SA)
• Asake – Sungba (Remix) ft. Burna Boy (NG)
• Kizz Daniel & Tekno – Buga (NG)
• Daliwonga – Abo Mvelo ft. Mellow & Sleazy (SA)
• Mayorkun & Victony – Holy Father (NG)
• Mavin All Stars – Overdose (NG)

Best Hip Hop

• Black Sherif – Kwaku The Traveller (GH)
• Blaqbonez – Back In Uni (NG)
• Mi – The Guy (NG)
• Kaligraph Jones X Dax – Hiroshima
• Nasty C & Aka – Lemons To Lemonades (SA)
• Psycho YP – Bando Diaries ft. Odumodu Blvck (NG)
• Ladipoe – Running ft. Fireboy (NG)
• Wakadinali – Geri Inengi ft. Sir Bwoy (KE)
• Chyn – Hosanna ft. Fxtune (NG)
• Vector – Clowns ft. Ladi Poe (NG)

Listener’s Choice

• Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa (NG)
• Kizz Daniel & Tekno – Buga (NG)
• Burna Boy – Last Last (NG)
• Ch’cco & Mellow & Sleazy – Nkao Tempela (SA)
• Daliwonga – Abo Mvelo ft. Mellow & Sleazy (SA)
• Rema – Calm Down (NG)
• Mavin All Stars – Overdose (NG)
• Camidoh – Sugarcane (Remix) ft. Mayorkun, Darkoo & King Promise (GH)
• Black Sherif – Kwaku The Traveler (GH)
• Patoranking – Kolo Kolo ft. Diamond Platnumz (NG)

Viewers’ Choice

• Costa Titch – Big Flexa ft. C’buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T (SA)
• Asake – Pbuy (NG)
• Timaya – Cold Outside ft. Bnxn Fka Buju (NG)
• Kizz Daniel & Tekno – Buga (NG)
• KiDi – Touch It (GH)
• Burna Boy – Last Last (NG)
• Rema – Calm Down (NG)
• Camidoh – Sugarcane (Remix) ft. Mayorkun, Darkoo & King Promise (GH)
• Black Sherif – Kwaku The Traveler (GH)
• Ayra Starr – Rush (NG)

Digital Artist of the Year

• Rema (NG)
• CKay (NG)
• Wizkid (NG)
• Burna Boy (NG)
• Davido (NG)
• Diamond Platnumz (TZ)
• Omah Lay (NG)
• Da Banton (NG)
• Zuchu (TZ)
• Tems (NG)

African DJ of the Year

• DJ Maphorisa (SA)
• DJ Obi (NG)
• DJ Tunez (NG)
• DJ Big N (NG)
• Uncle Waffles (SA)
• DJ Dips (NG)
• Black Coffee (SA)
• DJ Vyrusky (GH)
• DJ Kerty (NG)
• DJ Tariqo (MZ)

Male MVP

• Asake (NG)
• Burna Boy (NG)
• Wizkid (NG)
• Davido (NG)
• Diamond Platnumz (Tn)
• Focalistic (SA)
• KiDi (GH)
• Omah Lay (NG)
• Rema (NG)
• King Promise (GH)

Female MVP

• Tems (NG)
• Ayra Starr (NG)
• Gyakie (GH)
• Tiwa Savage (NG)
• Boohle (SA)
• Niniola (NG)
• Nkosazana Daughter (SA)
• Tyla (SA)
• Zuchu (TZ)
• Msaki (SA)

African Producer of the Year

• Magicsticks (Organise)
• Blaisebeatz (Big Flexa)
• Andre Vibez (Calm Down)
• Pheelz (Finesse)
• Niphkeyz (I’m A Mess)
• Tempoe (Soweto)
• Rewardbeatz (Xtracool)
• Chopstix (Last Last)
• Pprime (Woman)
• Skizzy (Kwikwi)

Best Group or Duo

• Ajebo Hustlers (NG)
• Blaq Diamond (SA)
• Show Dem Camp (NG)
• Major League DJz (SA)
• Cavemen (NG)
• Mellow & Sleezy (SA)
• Dopenation (GH)
• Buruklyn Boyz (KE)
• Yababuluku Boyz (MZ)
• NSG (UK, Ghana & Nigeria)

Best Pop

• Fireboy – Peru (Remix) ft. Ed Sheeran (NG)
• Rema – Calm Down (NG)
• Young Jonn – Xtra Cool (NG)
• KiDi – Touch It (GH)
• Diamond Platnumz – Mtasubiri ft. Zuchu (TZ)
• Ruger - Dior (NG)
• Omah Lay – Woman (NG)
• Ayra Starr - Rush (NG)
• Crayon – Ijo Laba Laba (NG)
• Lasmid – Friday Night (GH)

Song of the Year

• Kizz Daniel & Tekno – Buga (NG)
• Omah Lay – I’m A Mess (NG)
• Oxlade – Ku Lo Sa (NG)
• Wanitwa Mos, Master Kg & Lowsheen – Sofa Silahlane ft. Nkosazana Daughter (SA)
• Bien X Aaron Rimbui – Mbwe Mbwe (KE)
• Burna Boy – Last Last (NG)
• Camidoh – Sugarcane Remix ft. Mayorkun, King Promise & Darkoo (GH)
• Asake – Organise (NG)
• Zakes Bantwini X Kasango – Osama (SA)
• Mayorkun & Victony – Holy Father (NG)

Video of the Year

• Fireboy X Asake – Bandana (NG)
• Rema – Calm Down (NG)
• Costa Titch – Big Flexa ft. C’buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T (SA)
• Asake – Pbuy (NG)
• Camidoh – Sugarcane Remix ft. Mayorkun, King Promise & Darkoo (GH)
• Kizz Daniel & Tekno – Buga (NG)
• Zakes Bantwini X Kasango – Osama (SA)
• Diamond Platnumz – Mtasubiri ft. Zuchu (TZ)
• Blaqbonez – Back In Uni (NG)
• Omah Lay – Soso (NG)

Legend of the Year

• Akon