On Saturday, February 11th, 2023, the Soundcity MVP Awards honour the songs and musicians that ruled 2022 including Burna Boy, Asake, Tems, and others.
The 2023 Soundcity MVP Awards show was held at the Eko Convention Centre, in Lagos, Nigeria Burna Boy received the award for Best African Act while Asake was named Best Nigerian Act Male and Tems won the award for Best Nigerian Act Female. Black Sherif also won the Best Hip Hop category, and South Africa’s DJ Maphorisa was honoured as the Best DJ.
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) D-J Tunez (NG) DJ Big N (NG) Uncle Waffles (SA) DJ Maphorisa (SA)- WINNER DJ Dips (NG) Black Coffee (SA) DJ Vyrusky (GH) D-J 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)