Tems, Burna Boy, Kizz Daniels, other Nigerian artists dominate Soundcity Awards
The Soundcity MVP Awards 2023 lived up to expectations as international stars like Burna Boy and Kizz Daniel won Best Performance/Best Artiste of the year.
Out of the 15 musical categories, Nigerian singers, including, Asake, Fireboy DML, Ruger and others, won awards in 12 different categories.
Ruger won the Best new artiste award, as Oxlade also won the Listeners choice category with ‘Ku Lo Sa’.
Kizz Daniel’s Buga won the ‘Song of the Year’ award.
Asake became the new male MVP, while Tems won the new Female MVP, adding to her list of wins in a year.
Burna Boy won the African artiste of the year, further strengthening his African Giant title, while Rema secured the Digital artiste of the year.
In the Best Collaboration category, Pheelz and Buju won with their song ‘Finesse’, and Ajebo Hustlers also grabbed the win as the Best Duo.
Music Producer Magixsticks and Video Director TG Omori also won awards for their ingenious creativity.
Magicsticks won the Best Producer award for ‘Organise’ while TG Omori won the Video of the year award with ‘Fireboy and Asake – Bandana’ music video.
The legend awards went to AKON, a Senegalese-born U.S. hip-hop star.
The Tingo-powered award show held at the Eko Convention Centre on Saturday in Lagos had all the razzmatazz, glitters, and electrifying moments.
South African actress Pearl Thusi was the host of the night show. The event featured performances from African artistes, including Gyakie, Arya Starr, Bad Boy Timz, Seyi Vibez, Ruger and Black Sherif of Ghana.
Highlights from the show included a tribute to departed artistes and their loved ones, including Sound Sultan, Ifeanyi Adeleke (Davido’s Son), Rico Swavey and Kiennan Forbes (AKA).
Arya Star rounded the event with a scintillating performance to the delight of the fans, that followed every word while sang.
(NAN)
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