Beyonce, Chris Brown, Adele Up for NAACP Image Awards

A number of R&B and hip-hop world royalty are

among the nominees for this year's NAACP Image Awards.



Anthony Hamilton, Bruno Mars, Cee Lo Green, Chris Brown and Common will vie for the title of

Outstanding Male Artist at the 43rd annual

ceremony, while the women's category includes

Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott, Ledisi and

Mary J. Blige.



In the Outstanding Album category, Beyonce's "4" faces Brown's "Fame," Hudson's "I Remember Me," Lupe Fiasco's "Lasers" and Scott's "The Light of the Sun."



While the awards traditionally celebrate "the

accomplishments of people of color," the

unstoppable Adele earned Outstanding Song and Music Video nods for single "Someone Like You."



Among the non-musical categories, upcoming

Grammy Awards host L.L. Cool J scored a nod for

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for his role on "NCIS: Los Angeles."



The awards will air Friday, Feb. 17, on NBC, at 8

p.m. ET.

Source::Billboard.com



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