On the second evening of the 2025 NAACP Image Awards ceremony, Wizkid and Davido both emerged as very prominent winners, basking in their impressive achievement.
The much-awaited recipients of the 56th installment of the highly reputed award ceremony was officially revealed over the course of both Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
The NAACP Image Awards is an annual high-caliber event whose sole purpose is to acknowledge and reward exemplary performances in various artistic disciplines, including film, television, theatre, music, and literature.
Wizkid achieved the high honor of winning the award for ‘Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)’ due to his fruitful collaboration with the talented artist Brent Faiyaz to create ‘Piece of my Heart’ off Morayo album.
Davido managed to clinch the highly sought-after award for ‘Outstanding International Song’ for his hit collaboration ‘Hmmm’ with Chris Brown, overcoming fellow artist Wizkid who also received a nomination in the same category.
But what is worth noticing is that Nigerian artists Tems and Burna Boy unfortunately didn’t win in their respective categories in the latest awards.
This is the third time Wizkid is winning the highly coveted NAACP Image Award, which now makes him the most awarded Nigerian artist in the history of this prestigious honor.
In 2023, Wizkid achieved an important feat when he won the highly coveted NAACP Image Awards in the category of ‘Outstanding Collaboration (contemporary)’. The award was for his remarkable feature on the popular song titled ‘Call Me Everyday’ by Chris Brown.
Below is the full list of winners:
Outstanding New Artist
Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment) — WINNER
Myles Smith (RCA Records/Sony Music Entertainment)
Samoht (Affective Music)
Shaboozey (American Dogwood/Empire)
Tyla (Epic Records)
Outstanding Male Artist
Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment) — WINNER
J. Cole (Dreamville/Interscope Records)
Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
October London (Death Row Records/gamma.)
Usher (mega/gamma.)
Outstanding Female Artist
Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC) — WINNER
Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
H.E.R. (RCA Records)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
“Heart of a Human” — DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration)
“Live Breathe Fight” — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group) –WINNER
“Still Karen” — Karen Clark Sheard (Karew Records/Motown Gospel)
“Sunny Days” — Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
“The Maverick Way Reimagined” — Maverick City Music (Tribl Records)
Outstanding International Song
“Close” — Skip Marley (Def Jam Recordings)
“Hmmm” — Chris Brown feat. Davido (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment) — WINNER
“Jump” — Tyla (Epic Records)
“Love Me JeJe” — Tems (RCA Records/Since ‘93)
“Piece of My Heart” — Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz (RCA Records/Sony Music International/Starboy Entertainment)
Outstanding Album
“Alligator Bites Never Heal” — Doechii (Epic Records)
“Cape Town to Cairo” — PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
“Coming Home” — USHER (mega/gamma.)
“Cowboy Carter” — Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC) — WINNER
“Glorious” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
“Church Doors” — Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
“Do It Anyway” — Tasha Cobbs (TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel)
“God Problems (Not By Power)” — (Tribl Records)
“I Prayed for You (Said a Prayer)” MAJOR. — (NowThatsMAJOR/MNRK Music Group)
“Working for Me” — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group) — WINNER
Outstanding Jazz Album
“Creole Orchestra” — Etienne Charles (Culture Shock Music)
“Epic Cool” — Kirk Whalum (Artistry Music)
“Javon & Nikki Go to the Movies” — Javon Jackson and Nikki Giovanni (Solid Jackson Records)
“On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute” — Matthew Whitaker (MOCAT Records)
“Portrait” — Samara Joy (Verve Records) — WINNER
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
“Mamushi” — Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba (Hot Girl Productions LLC/Warner Music Group)
“Murdergram Deux” — LL Cool J feat. Eminem (Def Jam Recordings)
“Noid” — Tyler, the Creator (Columbia Records)
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records) — WINNER
“Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
Adam Blackstone & Fantasia — “Summertime” (BASSic Black Entertainment Records/Anderson Music Group/EMPIRE) — WINNER
Leela James feat. Kenyon Dixon — “Watcha Done Now” (Shesangz Music, Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC)
Maverick City Music feat. Miles Minnick — “God Problems (Not By Power)” (Tribl Records)
Muni Long & Mariah Carey — “Made for Me” (Supergiant Records/Def Jam Recordings)
Sounds of Blackness feat. Jamecia Bennett & Buddy McLain — “Thankful” (McLain Music, LLC)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
Flo & GloRilla — “In My Bag” (Island Records)
GloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music, Kierra Sheard, Chandler Moore — “RAIN DOWN
ON ME” (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Usher & Burna Boy — “Coming Home” (mega/gamma.)
Victoria Monét feat. Usher — “SOS” (Sex on Sight) (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz — “Piece of My Heart” (RCA Records/Lovett Music) — WINNER
Outstanding Original Score for Television/Motion Picture
“Challengers (Original Score)” (Milan Records)
“Dune: Part Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (WaterTower Music)
“Star Wars: The Acolyte (Original Soundtrack)” (Walt Disney Records) — WINNER
“The American Society of Magical Negroes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (Back Lot Music)
“The Book of Clarence (Original Motion Picture Score)” (Milan Records)
Television and Streaming Categories
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
Don Cheadle — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
Luke James — “Them: The Scare” (Amazon Prime Video)
Ron Cephas Jones — “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)
Samuel L. Jackson — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock) — WINNER
Terrence Howard — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special or Movie)
Brandy Norwood — “Descendants: The Rise of Red” (Disney+)
Jayme Lawson — “Genius: MLK/X” (National Geographic)
Loretta Devine — “Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted By Love” (Lifetime)
Sanaa Lathan — “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)
Taraji P. Henson — “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock) — WINNER
Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)
“Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC) — WINNER
“Password” (NBC)
“Rhythm + Flow” (Netflix)
“The Real Housewives of Potomac” (Bravo)
“Tia Mowry: My Next Act” (WeTV)
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
“BET Awards 2024” (BET Media Group)
“Deon Cole: Ok, Mister” (Netflix)
“Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…” (Netflix) — WINNER
“Katt Williams: Woke Foke” (Netflix)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Outstanding Children’s Program
“Craig of the Creek” (Cartoon Network)
“Descendants: The Rise of Red” (Disney+)
“Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV) — WINNER
“Sesame Street” (Max)
“Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin” (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)
Caleb Elijah — “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
Graceyn Hollingsworth — “Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV)
Leah Sava Jeffries — “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” (Disney+) — WINNER
Melody Hurd — “Cross” (Amazon Prime Video)
TJ Mixson — “The Madness” (Netflix)
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) –Individual or Ensemble
Alfonso Ribeiro — “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
Keke Palmer — “Password” (NBC) — WINNER
Nick Cannon — “The Masked Singer” (FOX)
Steve Harvey — “Celebrity Family Feud” (ABC)
Taraji P. Henson — “BET Awards 2024” (BET Media Group)
Outstanding Guest Performance
Ayo Edebiri — “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Cree Summer — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Keegan-Michael Key — “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Marlon Wayans — “Bel-Air” (Peacock) — WINNER
Maya Rudolph — “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Outstanding Animated Series
“Disney Jr.’s Ariel” (Disney Jr.)
“Everybody Still Hates Chris” (Comedy Central)
“Gracie’s Corner” (YouTube TV) — WINNER
“Iwájú” (Disney+)
“Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” (Disney Channel)
Outstanding Character Voiceover Performance (Television)
Angela Bassett — “Orion and the Dark” (Netflix)
Cree Summer — “Rugrats” (Nickelodeon) — WINNER
Cree Summer — “The Legend of Vox Machina” (Amazon Prime Video)
Dawnn Lewis — “Star Trek: Lower Decks” (Paramount+)
Keke Palmer — “The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy” (Amazon Prime Video)
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
Ayo Edebiri — “The Bear” (FX/Hulu) — WINNER
Diarra Kilpatrick — “Diarra From Detroit” (BET+)
Maurice Williams — “The Madness” (Netflix)
Thembi L. Banks — “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)
Vince Staples — “The Vince Staples Show” (Netflix)
