{"id":820427,"date":"2025-01-16T11:12:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/16\/tems-burna-boy-yemi-alade-asake-more-nominated-for-2025-trace-awards\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T11:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:12:43","slug":"tems-burna-boy-yemi-alade-asake-more-nominated-for-2025-trace-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/16\/tems-burna-boy-yemi-alade-asake-more-nominated-for-2025-trace-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Tems, Burna Boy, Yemi Alade, Asake &#038; More Nominated for 2025 Trace Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Music <\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_0313.png\" alt width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"  ><\/p>\n<p>The nominations for the 2025 Trace Awards are here, and Nigerian stars are making their mark across multiple categories. The awards ceremony will take place on February 26 in Zanzibar, accompanied by a music summit to celebrate the talent and global impact of African music.<\/p>\n<p>From <strong>Burna Boy<\/strong> to<strong> Rema<\/strong>, <strong>Asake<\/strong>, <strong>Tems<\/strong>, and <strong>Yemi Alade<\/strong>, Nigerian artists are recognised across multiple categories. The Song of the Year lineup features hits like Asake and <strong>Travis Scott<\/strong>\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/2024\/08\/asake-and-travis-scott-drops-active\/\">Active<\/a>,\u201d Rema and <strong>Shallipopi<\/strong>\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/2024\/06\/rema-and-shallipopi-benin-boys\/\">Benin Boys<\/a>,\u201d and Tems\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/2024\/04\/tems-love-me-jeje\/\">Love Me Jeje<\/a>.\u201d Burna Boy is also recognised for his track \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/2024\/06\/new-music-burna-boy-higher\/\">Higher<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the Album of the Year category, Asake\u2019s \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/2024\/08\/asake-drops-lungu-boy\/\">Lungu Boy<\/a><\/strong>,\u201d Rema\u2019s \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/2024\/07\/rema-drops-new-album-heis\/\">HEIS<\/a><\/strong>,\u201d and Burna Boy\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/2023\/08\/burna-boy-drops-i-told-them-listen\/\"><strong>I Told Them<\/strong><\/a><em>\u201c<\/em> are nominated alongside projects from Ghanaian stars <strong>Amaarae<\/strong> \u201cFountain Baby,\u201d <strong>King Promise<\/strong> \u201cTrue To Self,\u201d and <strong>Stonebwoy<\/strong> \u201c5th Dimension<em>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See the full<a href=\"https:\/\/trace.plus\/awards\/song-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> list<\/a> of 2025 Trace Awards nominations below:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Song of the Year<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tyla \u2013 \u201cJump\u201d (South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Tyler ICU \u2013 \u201cMnike\u201d (South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Titom &#038; Yuppe \u2013 \u201cTshwala Bam\u201d (South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Tamsir x Team Paiya \u2013 \u201cCoup du Marteau\u201d (Ivory Coast)<\/li>\n<li>Asake &#038; Travis Scott \u2013 \u201cActive\u201d (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Tems \u2013 \u201cLove Me Jeje\u201d (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Burna Boy \u2013 \u201cHigher\u201d (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Rema &#038; Shallipopi \u2013 \u201cBenin Boys\u201d (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Platnumz \u2013 \u201cKomasawa\u201d (Tanzania)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Album of the Year<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Burna Boy \u2013 <em>I Told Them<\/em> (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Asake \u2013 <em>Lungu Boy<\/em> (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Rema \u2013 <em>HEIS<\/em> (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Josey \u2013 <em>Vibration Universelle<\/em> (Ivory Coast)<\/li>\n<li>Amaarae \u2013 <em>Fountain Baby<\/em> (Ghana)<\/li>\n<li>King Promise \u2013 <em>True To Self<\/em> (Ghana)<\/li>\n<li>Stonebwoy \u2013 <em>5th Dimension<\/em> (Ghana)<\/li>\n<li>Toofan \u2013 <em>Stamina<\/em> (Togo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Best Collaboration<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Titom &#038; Yuppe ft. Burna Boy \u2013 \u201cTshwala Bam (Remix)\u201d (South Africa\/Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Neyna &#038; MC Acondize \u2013 \u201cNu Ka Sta Para\u201d (Cape Verde)<\/li>\n<li>Kocee ft. Patoranking \u2013 \u201cCredit Alert\u201d (Cameroon\/Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Asake &#038; Wizkid \u2013 \u201cMMS\u201d (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Rema &#038; Shallipopi \u2013 \u201cBenin Boys\u201d (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Odumodublvck &#038; Black Sherif \u2013 \u201cWoto Woto Seasoning\u201d (Nigeria\/Ghana)<\/li>\n<li>Tamsir &#038; Team Paiya \u2013 \u201cCoup du Marteau\u201d (Ivory Coast)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Best Male Artist<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Rema (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Burna Boy (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)<\/li>\n<li>Wizkid (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>King Promise (Ghana)<\/li>\n<li>Bruce Melodie (Rwanda)<\/li>\n<li>Asake (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Best Female Artist<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yemi Alade (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Ayra Starr (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Zuchu (Tanzania)<\/li>\n<li>Simi (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Makhadzi (South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Josey (Ivory Coast)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Best Music Video<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Amaarae \u2013 \u201cCo-Star\u201d (Ghana)<\/li>\n<li>Asake \u2013 \u201cLonely At The Top\u201d (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Platnumz \u2013 \u201cKomasawa\u201d (Tanzania)<\/li>\n<li>Tyla \u2013 \u201cJump\u201d (South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Tiwa Savage ft. Asake \u2013 \u201cLoaded\u201d (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Davido \u2013 \u201cFeel\u201d (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Rema \u2013 \u201cCharm\u201d (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Best New Artist<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Shallipopi (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Uncle Waffles (South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Black Sherif (Ghana)<\/li>\n<li>Spyro (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Kocee (Cameroon)<\/li>\n<li>Teniola Aladese (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Neyna (Cape Verde)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Best Artist (Francophone Africa)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Josey (Ivory Coast)<\/li>\n<li>Didi B (Ivory Coast)<\/li>\n<li>Tayc (Cameroon)<\/li>\n<li>Koffi Olomid\u00e9 (Congo)<\/li>\n<li>Fally Ipupa (Congo)<\/li>\n<li>Tamsir (Senegal)<\/li>\n<li>Toofan (Togo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Best Artist (Anglophone Africa)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Rema (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Burna Boy (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)<\/li>\n<li>Asake (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Ayra Starr (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Sauti Sol (Kenya)<\/li>\n<li>Amaarae (Ghana)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Best African DJ<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Uncle Waffles (South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>DJ Spinall (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>DJ Neptune (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>DJ Lag (South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>DJ Aroma (Ghana)<\/li>\n<li>DJ Kess (Ghana)<\/li>\n<li>DJ Kaneda (Angola)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Best Artist (Diaspora)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tems (Nigeria\/USA)<\/li>\n<li>Burna Boy (Nigeria\/USA)<\/li>\n<li>Tiwa Savage (Nigeria\/UK)<\/li>\n<li>J Hus (UK)<\/li>\n<li>Headie One (UK)<\/li>\n<li>Stormzy (UK)<\/li>\n<li>Aya Nakamura (France)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellanaija.com\/2025\/01\/nigerian-artisis-nominated-for-2025-trace-awards\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music The nominations for the 2025 Trace Awards are here, and Nigerian stars are making their mark across multiple categories. The awards ceremony will take place on February 26 in Zanzibar, accompanied by a music summit to celebrate the talent and global impact of African music. From Burna Boy to Rema, Asake, Tems, and Yemi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":820428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[131522],"class_list":["post-820427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business-news","tag-podcast-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}