Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, and Samara Pleasure are among the many large winners at this yr’s NAACP Picture Awards. On evening two of the awards’ digital ceremonies (aired through the NAACP YouTube Channel), all three artists introduced residence awards alongside the likes of Beyoncé, Keke Palmer, and Ayo Edebiri.
Recent off a history-making Tremendous Bowl efficiency and Grammys sweep, Lamar received the Excellent Hip-Hop/Rap Track trophy for his inescapable diss observe “Not Like Us,” which received Track of the 12 months on the Grammys. He’s additionally up for NAACP Entertainer of the 12 months in 2025, competing in opposition to Cynthia Erivo, Palmer, Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpe.
Doechii, who practically led the music classes with 5 nominations this yr, took residence the award for Excellent New Artist. Amongst different awards, she was additionally up for Excellent Album and Greatest Rap Album for her debut document Alligator Bites By no means Heal. The nods add to an already-impressive awards season for the star, who grew to become the third lady ever to win a Grammy for Greatest Rap Album.
The NAACP additionally honored Samara Pleasure’s newest document Portrait, naming it Excellent Jazz Album. Pleasure was additionally nominated for a similar award again in 2023 for her album Linger Awhile, which additionally received her a Grammy for Greatest Jazz Album. For the final two years, she has received a Grammy for Greatest Jazz Efficiency.
This yr’s NAACP Picture Awards have solely simply begun, with a digital Inventive Honors ceremony set for February twenty first and a televised ceremony set for February twenty second on BET and CBS. Going down on the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, the theme of this yr’s present is “Our Stories, Our Culture, Our Excellence.” Honorees set to be acknowledged on the televised occasion embody Dave Chappelle, the Wayans Household, and former vp Kamala Harris.
