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

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.

Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpe are also up for the Entertainer of the Year Award, while "The Piano Lesson" leads the film nominations The post Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar Nominated for NAACP Image Awards’ Top Prize appeared first on TheWrap.

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

The NAACP Image Award nominations have been revealed - with “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo, multi-hyphenate Keke Palmer, rapper Kendrick Lamar, comedian Kevin Hart and NFL hall of famer-turned-broadcaster Shannon Sharpe competing for Entertainer of the Year.