Burna Boy, Asake, Tems, Black Sherif win Soundcity MVP awards 2023 [See Full Winners List]

On Saturday, 11th February 2023, stakeholders in African music gathered in Lagos for the Soundcity MVP awards to celebrate the songs and artists that dominated 2022.

Nigerian megastar Burna Boy took home the award for the Best African act, Asake won the Best Nigerian act male, and Tems won the Best Nigerian act female.

Ghanaian superstar Black Sherif won the award for Best Hip Hop while South Africa's DJ Maphorisa won the award for Best DJ.

See full winners list below.

Best New artiste

Victony (NG)

Ayra Starr (NG)

Young Jonn (NG)

Seyi Vybez (NG)

Fave (NG)

Ruger (NG) – WINNER

Black Sherif (GH)

Costa Titch (SA)

Phina (TZ)

Wakadinali (KE)

African Artiste 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)- WINNER

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)- WINNER

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) – WINNER

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

Asake – Pbuy (NG)

Timaya – Cold Outside ft. Bnxn Fka Buju (NG)

Kizz Daniel & Tekno – Buga (NG)

Costa Titch – Big Flexa ft. C’buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T (SA) -WINNER

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

CKay (NG)

Wizkid (NG)

Rema (NG)- WINNER

Burna Boy (NG)

Davido (NG)

Diamond Platnumz (TZ)

Omah Lay (NG)

Da Banton (NG)

Zuchu (TZ)

Tems (NG)

African DJ of the Year

DJ Obi (NG)

DJ Tunez (NG)

DJ Big N (NG)

Uncle Waffles (SA)

DJ Maphorisa (SA)- WINNER

DJ Dips (NG)

Black Coffee (SA)

DJ Vyrusky (GH)

DJ Kerty (NG)

DJ Tariqo (MZ)

Male MVP

Burna Boy (NG)

Wizkid (NG)

Asake (NG) – WINNER

Davido (NG)

Diamond Platnumz (Tn)

Focalistic (SA)

KiDi (GH)

Omah Lay (NG)

Rema (NG)

King Promise (GH)

Female MVP

Tems (NG) -WINNER

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

Blaisebeatz (Big Flexa)

Andre Vibez (Calm Down)

Magicsticks (Organise) -WINNER

Pheelz (Finesse)

Niphkeyz (I’m A Mess)

Tempoe (Soweto)

Rewardbeatz (Xtracool)

Chopstix (Last Last)

Pprime (Woman)

Skizzy (Kwikwi)

Best Group or Duo

Blaq Diamond (SA)

Show Dem Camp (NG)

Ajebo Hustlers (NG) -WINNER

Major League DJz (SA)

Cavemen (NDopeNation & Sleezy (SA)

Dopenation (GH)

Buruklyn Boyz (KE)

Yababuluku Boyz (MZ)

NSG (UK, Ghana & Nigeria)

Best Pop

Fireboy – Peru (Remix) ft. Ed Sheeran (NG) – WINNER

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

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)

Kizz Daniel & Tekno – Buga (NG)- WINNER

Asake – Organise (NG)

Zakes Bantwini X Kasango – Osama (SA)

Mayorkun & Victony – Holy Father (NG)

Video of the Year

Rema – Calm Down (NG)

Fireboy X Asake – Bandana (NG) -WINNER

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)