December 12, 2012

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Nominations for this year's NAACP Image Awards have been announced, and Alicia Keys and Elle Varner are nominated in the most music categories, with three nods each.

Technically, KEM has the most music nominations, with four nods. Three of those noms, however, are in the Outstanding Song category.

His songs, "Be Mine for Christmas" and "Glorify the King," from his What Christmas Means album are up for awards, and "You're on My Mind" from his Intimacy album is also nominated. KEM's "You're on My Mind" visual is also up for Outstanding Music Video.

Alicia's Girl on Fire release and Elle's Perfectly Imperfect debut are up for Outstanding Album.

That category also includes Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston album, Michael Jackson's Bad, 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition and the original soundtrack for On the Shoulders of Giants, featuring Chuck D, Will.i.am, Herbie Hancock and Nikki Yannofsky, and more.

Alicia and Elle are also up for Outstanding Female Artist, along with Estelle, Missy Elliott and Tamela Mann. Alicia's "Girl on Fire" visual is also up for Outstanding Music Video. Elle is up for Outstanding New Artist, as are Lianne La Havas, Gary Clark Jr., Melanie Amaro and the OMG Girlz.

The Outstanding Male Artist category includes Bruno Mars, Lupe Fiasco, Trey Songz, Usher and Miguel.

The NAACP Image Awards shine a spotlight on the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film.

Winners will be announced during a two-hour event, airing live Friday, February 1 on NBC.

Check out the full list of music nominees below:

Outstanding New Artist
Elle Varner
Gary Clark, Jr.
Lianne La Havas
Melanie Amaro
The OMG Girlz

Outstanding Male Artist
Bruno Mars
Lupe Fiasco
Miguel
Trey Songz
Usher

Outstanding Female Artist
Alicia Keys
Elle Varner
Estelle
Missy Elliott
Tamela Mann

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Chuck D, Johnny Juice, Will.i.am, Herbie Hancock
fun. feat. Janelle Monae
Lupe Fiasco feat. Guy Sebastian
Mary Mary
Ne-Yo, Herbie Hancock, Johnny Rzeznik, Delta Rae, Natasha Bedingfield

Outstanding Jazz Album
Bone Appetit [Vol. 1 and 2], Jeff Bradshaw
Dreams, Brian Culbertson
Renaissance, Marcus Miller
Seeds from the Underground, Kenny Garrett
The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Outstanding Gospel Album - (Traditional or Contemporary)
Best Days, Tamela Mann
Go Get It, Mary Mary
God, Love & Romance, Fred Hammond
I Win, Marvin Sapp
Le'Andria Johnson: The Experience, Le'Andria Johnson

Outstanding World Music Album
Ayah Ye! Moving Train, KG Omulo
Country, God, or the Girl, K'NAAN
Diversionary, Brother B
Wonderful Life, Estelle

Outstanding Music Video
"Adorn," Miguel
"Girl on Fire," Alicia Keys
"Locked Out of Heaven," Bruno Mars
"This Christmas," Cee Lo Green
"You're on My Mind," KEM

Outstanding Song
"Be Mine for Christmas," KEM
"Glorify the King," KEM
"I Look to You," Whitney Houston and R. Kelly
"Locked Out of Heaven," Bruno Mars
"You're On My Mind," KEM

Outstanding Album
Bad - 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Michael Jackson
Girl on Fire, Alicia Keys
I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston
On the Shoulders of Giants, The Soundtrack, Chuck D, Will.i.am, Herbie Hancock, Nikki Yannofsky
Perfectly Imperfect, Elle Varner

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[Edited 12/11/12 21:17pm]

OMG Girlz?

THREE nods for Kem in the same category?

Cee-Lo?

What?

I see they moved the broadcast from Fox to NBC now.

What? The NAACP couldn't give Frank Ocean even one nod? But they nominate a reissue and a Best Of package in the Best Album category??? Why am I not surprised? Have they ever nominated any man in any category who was openly gay or bisexual?

[Edited 12/11/12 18:11pm]

Bruno or Miguel should win. I love Usher but he's not the winner for this year lol. And Yeah a little surprised Frank isn't nominated. Maybe they don't "get" him who knows

[Edited 12/11/12 18:21pm]

babybugz said:

Bruno or Miguel should win. I love Usher but he's not the winner for this year lol. And Yeah a little surprised Frank isn't nominated. Maybe they don't "get" him who knows

[Edited 12/11/12 18:21pm]

They don't seem to get a lot of people. Explains why Kem got three nods in the same category!

NAACP is the only one that wont kiss nobody's asses because of publicity or popularity, I can dig it.

I don't think it's about hype. I'm not a Frank Ocean fan at all. I took a lot of heat on here by saying I didn't care for his music. But they are going to ignore him and give Kem two nods for a couple of Christmas tunes that just came out like a few weeks ago and nominate recycled material from Micheal and Nippy? He couldn't even get a nod for Best New Artist? I mean, I've never heard of any of the nominees in that category. I think the NAACP sent a clear message to Frank - If you are going to tallk about loving another man, then don't expect to be recognized or acknowleged by us.

kitbradley said:

I don't think it's about hype. I'm not a Frank Ocean fan at all. I took a lot of heat on here by saying I didn't care for his music. But they are going to ignore him and give Kem two nods for a couple of Christmas tunes that just came out like a few weeks ago and nominate recycled material from Micheal and Nippy? He couldn't even get a nod for Best New Artist? I mean, I've never heard of any of the nominees in that category. I think the NAACP sent a clear message to Frank - If you are going to tallk about loving another man, then don't expect to be recognized or acknowleged by us.

Is the NAACP has religious members on their board for this? I was not just talking about Frank I was talking about other nominees they didnt nominate ya know the usual suspects Rihanna, Beyonce, Nikki, Chris etc

I never was a Frank Ocean fan either (although I do support his nominations and I hope he wins them) but I do see your point. I think he deserved some nods. If NAACP excluded him because of his sexual orientation this proves even more why these awards are full of politics but then again Frank was overhyped anyway so its kinda neutral for me.

MJ album didnt HAVE to be nominated but I find those unreleased demos more entertaining than majority of Channel Orange but hey thats me

Lupe

Not watching. Who nominates compilations?

How did Cee Lo get a nod for "This Christmas"?

[Edited 12/12/12 9:41am]

They look really stupid with some of these nominations. Somebody is extremely out of touch

missfee said:

How did Ceel Lo get a nod for "This Christmas"?

That's what the fuck I wanted to know. And the NAACP kisses major ass.

Timmy84 said:

missfee said:

How did Ceel Lo get a nod for "This Christmas"?

That's what the fuck I wanted to know. And the NAACP kisses major ass.

Do they even have an eligibility window for its nominations or do they just wing it? Because it sure looks like the latter...

[Edited 12/12/12 9:27am]

Timmy84 said:

missfee said:

How did Ceel Lo get a nod for "This Christmas"?

That's what the fuck I wanted to know. And the NAACP kisses major ass.

[Edited 12/12/12 9:26am]

I dont agree with these nominations but I rather these people than Beyonce, Chris Brown, Rihanna, and company who constantly get rewarded for trash music. NAACP aint kissing ass and even if their list is biased their not choosing the easy route will nominating who everyone thinks or who is popular. I am glad they have some artists a chance.

These artists in these categories besides the album ones exactly deserve their nominations.

The only people butt hurt are the ones who listen to the shitty music. These things have no meaning either way

NAACP were kissing ass they could have easily nominated Beyonce or Rihanna in that Female R&B category. They could have easily nominated Chris Brown or Usher in the male R&B category. They DIDNT STFU and be happy that these overrated pop tarts are not in R&B categories where they should not be fore a change.

I am also glad Lupe Fiasco got some love

[Edited 12/12/12 9:45am]

Musicslave said:

Timmy84 said:

That's what the fuck I wanted to know. And the NAACP kisses major ass.

Do they even have an eligibility window for its nominations or do they just wing it? Because it sure looks like the latter...

[Edited 12/12/12 9:27am]

Wing it. It's like they hear something that stimulates them so much they say "fuck everything, let's just nominate them because I like them." (That's how they do it with most industry awards anyways, and yes the NAACP is an industry too) Like I said, why the hell does Kem have three nods in the same category? Stimulation works with whoever's on that board.

mjscarousal said:

I dont agree with these nominations but I rather these people than Beyonce, Chris Brown, Rihanna, and company who constantly get rewarded for trash music. NAACP aint kissing ass and even if their list is biased their not choosing the easy route will nominating who everyone thinks or who is popular. I am glad they have some artists a chance.

These artists in these categories besides the album ones exactly deserve their nominations.

The only people butt hurt are the ones who listen to the shitty music. These things have no meaning either way

NAACP were kissing ass they could have easily nominated Beyonce or Rihanna in that Female R&B category. They could have easily nominated Chris Brown or Usher in the male R&B category. They DIDNT STFU and be happy that these overrated pop tarts are not in R&B categories where they should not be fore a change.

I am also glad Lupe Fiasco got some love

[Edited 12/12/12 9:45am]

Hey MJscarousel did you read the entire list? There's no R&B category and Usher is nominated for Outstanding Male Artist..

Musicslave said:

mjscarousal said:

I dont agree with these nominations but I rather these people than Beyonce, Chris Brown, Rihanna, and company who constantly get rewarded for trash music. NAACP aint kissing ass and even if their list is biased their not choosing the easy route will nominating who everyone thinks or who is popular. I am glad they have some artists a chance.

These artists in these categories besides the album ones exactly deserve their nominations.

The only people butt hurt are the ones who listen to the shitty music. These things have no meaning either way

NAACP were kissing ass they could have easily nominated Beyonce or Rihanna in that Female R&B category. They could have easily nominated Chris Brown or Usher in the male R&B category. They DIDNT STFU and be happy that these overrated pop tarts are not in R&B categories where they should not be fore a change.

I am also glad Lupe Fiasco got some love

[Edited 12/12/12 9:45am]

Hey MJscarousel did you read the entire list? There's no R&B category and Usher is nominated for Outstanding Male Artist..

Also, who in the hell is OMG Girlz? They're just as bad as BET. The NAACP still kissed ass since I don't see how they would nominate Cee-Lo's video for that song. I'm sure they could've nominated Frank Ocean but chose not to or hell, the Weeknd. But they didn't so whatever.

[Edited 12/12/12 10:15am]

Timmy84 said:

Musicslave said:

Do they even have an eligibility window for its nominations or do they just wing it? Because it sure looks like the latter...

[Edited 12/12/12 9:27am]

Wing it. It's like they hear something that stimulates them so much they say "fuck everything, let's just nominate them because I like them." (That's how they do it with most industry awards anyways, and yes the NAACP is an industry too) Like I said, why the hell does Kem have three nods in the same category? Stimulation works with whoever's on that board.

Either Kem is the second coming of Marvin Gaye or something and I'm just missing his phenomenon or they just missed an opportunity to acknowledge some other artists.

Musicslave said:

Timmy84 said:

Wing it. It's like they hear something that stimulates them so much they say "fuck everything, let's just nominate them because I like them." (That's how they do it with most industry awards anyways, and yes the NAACP is an industry too) Like I said, why the hell does Kem have three nods in the same category? Stimulation works with whoever's on that board.

Either Kem is the second coming of Marvin Gaye or something and I'm just missing his phenomenon or they just missed an opportunity to acknowledge some other artists.

If Kem's the second coming of Marvin, then I'm the next Bob Dylan.

Timmy84 said:

Musicslave said:

Either Kem is the second coming of Marvin Gaye or something and I'm just missing his phenomenon or they just missed an opportunity to acknowledge some other artists.

If Kem's the second coming of Marvin, then I'm the next Bob Dylan.

Then I'm the next Prince Rogers Nelson

Musicslave said:

Timmy84 said:

If Kem's the second coming of Marvin, then I'm the next Bob Dylan.

Then I'm the next Prince Rogers Nelson

Timmy84 said:

Musicslave said:

Either Kem is the second coming of Marvin Gaye or something and I'm just missing his phenomenon or they just missed an opportunity to acknowledge some other artists.

If Kem's the second coming of Marvin, then I'm the next Bob Dylan.

missfee said:

How did Cee Lo get a nod for "This Christmas"?

[Edited 12/12/12 9:41am]

OMG! I didn't even notice that! YIKES!!!!!!