Nigerian superstars The Times and Wizkid took home major awards alongside Grammy Award winning singer Beyoncé at the 2023 NAACP Image Awards.
Grammy Award-winning singers Tems and Wizkid took home awards at the NAACP Image Awards 2023 in two different categories. The 2023 NAACP Image Awards were held on February 20 and 21, 2023, rewarding the best works of literature, reality television and game programming.
Tems won an award for their hit song No Woman No Cry for Black Panther, and Wizkid, with the hit song Call Me Everyday with Chris Brown, was honored at the awards ceremony.
Outstanding literary work – fiction
“Take My Hand” – Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Outstanding literary work – realistic
“Find Me” – Viola Davis
Outstanding literary work – first author
Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Creative and the Unseen – George McCalman
Outstanding Literary Work – Autobiography / Autobiography
“Scenes from My Life” – Michael K. Williams, John Sternfeld
Outstanding literary work – educational
“Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Recovery” – Tracy Lewis Giggets
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
“To the Realization of Total Helplessness” – Robin Coast Lewis
Distinguished literary work – children
“Stacy’s Wonderful Books” – Stacy Abrams, Kate Thomas
Distinguished literary work – youth / youth
“Cookies and Milk” – Sean Amos
Variety or game show (series or special)
“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
Outstanding host of a reality/reality competition, game show or variety (series or special) – individual or group
Tabitha Brown – “Tab Time”
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series
“Lizzo watch out for the Big Grrrls”
Featured host on a discussion or news/info (series or special) – individual or group
Jennifer Hudson – “The Jennifer Hudson Show”
Outstanding news/information (series or special)
ABC News 20/20 Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, interview with Robin Roberts
Awards were also presented on Monday 20 February 2022 for the main categories by top artists Crystal Renee Haislett, Ekko Kellum and Jutaka Eddy.
Great international song
“No woman no cry” – The Times
Outstanding Jazz Album – Instrumentals
“JID014 (Jazz Is Dead)” – Henry Franklin, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Adrian Young
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
“Positive” – Erica Campbell
Outstanding gospel/Christian album
“Kingdom Book One” – Music by Maverick City & Kirk Franklin
Premium duo, group, or collaboration (traditional)
Silk Sonic – “Love Train”
Distinguished duet, group, or collaboration (contemporary)
Chris Brown feat. Wizkid – “Call Me Every Day”
Great music video/visual album
Lift me up – Rihanna
Great soundtrack/compilation album
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” – Music From and Inspiration – Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis and Dave Jordan
Outstanding Male Artist
Chris Brown – “BREEZY” (Deluxe)
Outstanding artist
Beyonce – “Renaissance”
Outstanding Soul/R&B Song
“Cuff It” – Beyoncé
Great hip hop/rap song
“Lobby” – Quavo, Takeoff
nice album
“Renaissance” – Beyoncé
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