Davido, Tems, win big at 2024 NAACP Image Awards

• Davido and Lojay got on the winners’ list for being featured on Chris Brown’s ‘Sensational’ which won the Outstanding Duo
• Tems won the Outstanding International Song for ‘Me & U.’

Nigerian music stars Davido and Tems and Lojay made Nigeria proud at the 2024 NAACP Image Awards, taking home multiple accolades.

The award was held virtually at naacpimageawards.net on Monday, March 11.

Tems earned the Outstanding International Song award with “Me & U”

Davido and Lojay got on the winners’ list for being featured on Chris Brown’s ‘Sensational’, which earned the Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (contemporary) award.

At the 55th Image Awards, Chris Brown and Victoria Monét took home the most prizes, each taking home two awards.

Chris Brown took home the awards for best contemporary collaboration for his hit song “Sensational,” which included Davido and Lojay, and best traditional duo for his featured role in Ciara’s “How We Roll.”

With “Jaguar II,” Monét received awards for both excellent album and outstanding new artist.

During the 2023 Trace Awards, Davido, Rema, Burna Boy, Yemi Alade, win big .

In a star-studded extravaganza, the global music powerhouse and trendsetting Afro-music connoisseur, Trace, unfurled its inaugural Trace Awards 2023 on October 21, 2023, at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. This spectacular event was a vibrant tribute to the ingenuity, flair, and sway of African and Afro-inspired musicians.

Over 150 artists were in the running for accolades in a ceremony that set the stage on fire, celebrating the magnificence and kaleidoscope of Afro-centric music across a spectrum spanning from Afrobeat to Dancehall, Hip Hop to Afro-pop, Mbalax to Amapiano, Zouk to Kizomba, and beyond.

It was a melodic fiesta that showcased musical excellence and brought together a dazzling array of genres, including Genge, Coupé Décalé, Bongo Flava, Soukous, Gospel, Rap, Rai, Kompa, R&B, and Rumba.

The awards ceremony, which was hosted by Nigerian music veteran D’Banj alongside Angolan global supermodel Maria Borges, featured a star-studded lineup of performers, including Davido, Yemi Alade, Black Sherif, Kizz Daniel and more.

This year’s nominees included stars like Davido, Burna Boy, Rema, Yemi Alade, Libianca, and DJ Maphorisa, among others.