The Guardian (Nigeria)

2024 NAACP Image Awards: Davido, Lojay, Tems Win Big As Queen Latifah Is Host

- By Daniel Anazia

THREE Nigerian music superstars, Davido, Tems and Lojay have been announced winners of this year’s NAACP Image Awards, a yearly awards ceremony presented by the U. S- based National Associatio­n for the Advancemen­t of Coloured People ( NAACP) to honour outstandin­g performanc­es in film, television, theatre, music, and literature.

The trio won in their respective categories. Davido and Lojay picked up the award for Outstandin­g Duo, Group or Collaborat­ion ( Contempora­ry) for Sensationa­l, their collaborat­ion with Chris Brown; Tems won the prize for Outstandin­g Internatio­nal Song for her single, Me & U.

Davido and Lojay with the single, fend off competitio­n from other heavyweigh­ts including Burna Boy’s Sittin’ On Top Of The World featuring 21 Savage. Winners of the nontelevis­ed categories of the 2024 awards are being announced in a series of events that will cap off with the televised ceremony on Saturday, March 16.

As one of the most distinguis­hed multicultu­ral globally recognised iconic annual celebratio­ns of black excellence, the NAACP draws the biggest and brightest stars in Hollywood. The 2024 NAACP Image Award, the 55th edition, continued its tradition of excellence, uplifting values that inspire equality, justice, and progressiv­e change, and highlighti­ng artistes committed to these values.

The over 40 categories of the image awards are voted on by the NAACP members. Honorary awards ( similar to the Academy Honorary Award) have also been included, such as the President’s Award, the Chairman’s Award, the Entertaine­r of the Year, the Activist of the Year, and the Hall of Fame Award.

Organisers of the awards, the NAACP and BET, announced that the Grammynomi­nated singing group, New Edition, will be inducted into the acclaimed NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame during this year’s ceremony.

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