Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpe are competing for entertainer of the year at the 56th NAACP Image Awards. GloRilla received the most nominations in the music/recording categories,

The nominees for the 2025 NAACP Image Awards are in and include Beyoncé,, Usher, and Doechii, with GloRilla leading the pack in music.

Ayo Edebiri, Doechii, Glorilla, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, and Usher lead in overall NAACP Image Award nominations.

Other movies topping the list include six-time nominees 'Nickel Boys,' 'Bob Marley: One Love' and 'The Book of Clarence' and five-time nominees 'Wicked' and 'The Six Triple Eight.'

Ayo Edebiri, GloRilla, and “The Piano Lesson” lead in their categories among the 56th NAACP Image Awards nominees. The nominations

NAACP Image Award nominations were announced on Tuesday (Jan. 7) and the categories are stacked. GloRilla leads the music nods with six overall while Doechii, Kendrick Lamar, and Usher share four respective nods.

Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, and GloRilla were among the artists nominated for honors at the 56th annual NAACP Image Awards.

The NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year may determine which celebrity had the biggest year for Black audiences.

Netflix’s The Piano Lesson tuned up a leading 14 nominations for the 56th annual NAACP Image Awards, which were revealed this morning. TriStar’s The Book of Clarence is next with six noms, and Peacock’s Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist topped TV programs with nine mentions.