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https://naacpimageawards.net/

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RECORDING CATEGORIES

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Outstanding New Artist

Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records)

Jade Novah (EMPIRE)

Koryn Hawthorne (RCA Inspiration)

Omar Wilson (BSE Recordings)

Tory Lanez (Mad Love/Interscope Records)

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Outstanding Male Artist

Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)

Childish Gambino (RCA Records)

John Legend (Columbia Records)

MAJOR. (BOE/Empire)

Raheem DeVaughn (BMG)

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Outstanding Female Artist

Andra Day (Warner Bros. Records)

Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records)

H.E.R. (RCA Records)

Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records)

Janet Jackson (Rhythm Nation)

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Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration

"A Good Night" - John Legend feat. BloodPop (Columbia Records)

"All The Stars" - Black Panther" - Kendrick Lamar, SZA (Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records)

"Could've Been" - H.E.R., Bryson Tiller (RCA Records)

"Finesse (Remix)" - Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B (Atlantic Records)

"Everything Is Love" - The Carters (Roc Nation)

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Outstanding Jazz Album

"Facing Dragons" - Christian Sands (Mack Avenue)

"Hollywood Africans" - Jon Batiste (Verve)

"RISE!" - Ben Tankard feat. Marion Meadows, Kirk Whalum, Paul Jackson Jr. (Ben-Jamin' Universal Music)

"The Story of Jaz" - Jazmin Ghent feat. Jeff Lorber, James P. Lloyd, Kim Scott, Philippe Saisse (Jazmin Ghent Music)

"Waiting for the Sunrise" - Camille Thurman (Chesky Records)

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Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)

"Heart. Passion. Pursuit. Live at Passion City Church" - Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Motown Gospel) "Hiding Place" - Tori Kelly (Capitol Records)

"Make Room" - Jonathan McReynolds (Entertainment One)

"One Nation Under God" - Jekalyn Carr (LMG)

"Unstoppable" - Koryn Hawthorne (RCA Inspirational)

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Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album

"APES**T" - The Carters (Roc Nation)

"Could've Been" - H.E.R. feat. Bryson Tiller (RCA Records)

"Finesse (Remix)" - Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B (Atlantic Records)

"This Is America" - Childish Gambino (RCA Records)

"All The Stars" - Kendrick Lamar, SZA (Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records)

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Outstanding Song – Traditional

"Amen" - Andra Day (Warner Bros. Records)

"Better With You In It" - MAJOR. (BOE/Empire)

"Beyond" - Leon Bridges (Columbia Records)

"Long As I Live" - Toni Braxton (Def Jam Recordings)

"Never Alone" - Tori Kelly feat. Kirk Franklin (Capital Records)

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Outstanding Song – Contemporary

"A Good Night" - John Legend feat. BloodPop (Columbia Records)

"As I Am" - H.E.R. (RCA Records)

"Boo'd Up" - Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records)

"Finesse (Remix)" - Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B (Atlantic Records)

"This Is America" - Childish Gambino (RCA Records)

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Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation

"Black Panther The Album Music From and Inspired By" - Kendrick Lamar, SZA feat. 2Chainz, ScHoolboy Q, Saudi, Khalid, Swae Lee, Vince Staples, Yugen Blakrok, SOB x RBE, Jorja Smith, Anderson .Paak, Ab Soul, Reason, Zacari, Babes Wudumo, Sjava, Travis Scott (Interscope Records)

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"Greenleaf, Season 3 (Music from the Original TV series)" - Various Artists (Lions Gate Entertainment)

"Marvel's Luke Cage Season Two" - Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Mondo Music) "Insecure® Music From The HBO® Original Series, Season 3" - Various Artists (RCA Records) "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From & Inspired by the Motion Picture" - Various Artists (Republic Records)

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Outstanding Album

"Dirty Computer" - Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records)

"Ella Mai" - Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records)

"Even More" - MAJOR. (BOE/Empire)

"Everything Is Love" - The Carters (Roc Nation)

"I Used To Know Her: The Prelude" - H.E.R. (RCA Records)

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Entertainer of the Year

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Beyonce

Chadwick Boseman

LeBron James

Regina King

Ryan Coogler

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Hmmm, this just might be worth watching, but I can't help but get sad when I know we will never see Prince at these events again.

Empress said:

Hmmm, this just might be worth watching, but I can't help but get sad when I know we will never see Prince at these events again.

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Sucks not having him here.

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Some of those categories are tough to predict. I think the female categories especially. Janelle, Ella, and H.E.R. all had various levels of success this year.

Sticky

Musicslave said:

Empress said:

Hmmm, this just might be worth watching, but I can't help but get sad when I know we will never see Prince at these events again.

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Sucks not having him here.

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Some of those categories are tough to predict. I think the female categories especially. Janelle, Ella, and H.E.R. all had various levels of success this year.

[Off topic snip - luv4u]

Anybody plan to watch this tomorrow?

Thankfully I was in attendance tonight.......

[Edited 3/31/19 0:08am]

ChocolateBox3121 said:

Thankfully I was in attendance tonight.......

[Edited 3/31/19 0:08am]

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How was your experience?

ChocolateBox3121 said:

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Either you have nothing to say about your experience, or there's a glitch in the matrix.

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Secondly, Is it mandatory that Beyonce win something? She (and her husband) didn't even win any of the other categories she was nominated in but somehow still wins for Entertainer of the Year?

Musicslave said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

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Either you have nothing to say about your experience, or there's a glitch in the matrix.

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Secondly, Is it mandatory that Beyonce win something? She (and her husband) didn't even win any of the other categories she was nominated in but somehow still wins for Entertainer of the Year?

The Grammy's had Beyonce perform but yet didn't give her album of the year. ANY appearance of the both of them at ANY award show gets attention. It's a ratings BONANZA! They're the PRINCE Harry & Meghan Markle of the music industry. When Beyonce & JAY-Z walked to their seats at the famous now Dolby theater home of The Oscars & now The NAACP Image Awards. The crowd was in a COMPLETE frenzy!

Speaking of Prince(r.i.p). It still wasn't the same to me when he(my musical idol)made his appearances in my presence at various awrad shows.. NO award show will be the same to me EVER again.

ChocolateBox3121 said:

Musicslave said:

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Either you have nothing to say about your experience, or there's a glitch in the matrix.

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Secondly, Is it mandatory that Beyonce win something? She (and her husband) didn't even win any of the other categories she was nominated in but somehow still wins for Entertainer of the Year?

The Grammy's had Beyonce perform but yet didn't give her album of the year. ANY appearance of the both of them at ANY award show gets attention. It's a ratings BONANZA! They're the PRINCE Harry & Meghan Markle of the music industry. When Beyonce & JAY-Z walked to their seats at the famous now Dolby theater home of The Oscars & now The NAACP Image Awards. The crowd was in a COMPLETE frenzy!

Speaking of Prince(r.i.p). It still wasn't the same to me when he(my musical idol)made his appearances in my presence at various awrad shows.. NO award show will be the same to me EVER again.

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Yeah, I get the politics/business side of it. They're considered king and queen of the entertainment industry proms. I get it. It's just a disservice to other artists whose impact might have been more significant than hers. But because she equals ratings, screw artistic merit or cultural impact.

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It's the world we live in. For the record, I think LeBron James' spot could've went elsewhere too. That was a waste too. Why was he even nominated, because he became a Laker?