Janet Jackson leads nominations at the NAACP Awards

The nominees for the 47th annual NAACP Awards have been announced.

Janet Jackson leads with the most nominations having scored six nods in categories including Outstanding Music Video, Outstanding Female Artist, and Outstanding Album for her recent comeback LP ‘Unbreakable’.

The Weeknd has also earned himself a selection of nominations as an Outstanding New Artist and Outstanding Album for ‘Beauty Behind The Madness’.

The NAACP Awards will be broadcast live on February 5 with Andre Anderson hosting.

The full list of NAACP music nominations are as follows:

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
“Conqueror,” Empire Cast feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett
“Hamilton: An American Musical,” Original Broadway Cast
“No Sleeep,” Janet Jackson feat. J. Cole
“One Man Can Change The World,” Big Sean feat. Kanye West and John Legend
“Sound & Color,” Alabama Shakes

Outstanding Jazz Album
“BrotherLEE Love: Celebrating Lee Morgan,” Terell Stafford Quintet
“Dee Dee’s Feathers,” Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
“Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4,” Miles Davis
“The Complete Concert By The Sea,” Erroll Garner
The Epic,” Kamasi Washington

Outstanding Gospel Album – (Traditional or Contemporary)
“A Different Place,” Kim Burrell
“It’s Personal,” Tina Campbell
“Losing My Religion,” Kirk Franklin
“The Gospel According To Jazz – Chapter IV,” Kirk Whalum
“You Shall Live,” Marvin Sapp

Outstanding Music Video
“Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd
“Freedom,” Pharrell Williams
“No Sleeep,” Janet Jackson feat. J. Cole
“Shame,” Tyrese Gibson
“Sound & Color,” Alabama Shakes

Outstanding New Artist
Andra Day
Judith Hill
Jussie Smollett
The Weeknd
Yazz

Outstanding Male Artist
Charlie Wilson
Kendrick Lamar
Pharrell Williams
The Weeknd
Tyrese Gibson

Outstanding Female Artist
Janet Jackson
Jazmine Sullivan
Jill Scott
Lalah Hathaway
Lauryn Hill

Outstanding Song – Traditional
“Back Together,” Jill Scott
“Everytime I’m With You,” Seal
“Feeling Good,” Lauryn Hill
“Goodnight Kisses,” Charlie Wilson
“Let It Burn,” Jazmine Sullivan

Outstanding Album
“Beauty Behind the Madness,” The Weeknd
“Empire (Original Soundtrack from Season One),” Empire Cast
“Forever Charlie,” Charlie Wilson
“Unbreakable,” Janet Jackson
“Woman,” Jill Scott

Outstanding Song – Contemporary
“Conqueror, “Empire Cast feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett
“Freedom” – Pharrell Williams
“No Sleeep,” Janet Jackson feat. J. Cole
“Unbreakable,” Janet Jackson
“You’re So Beautiful,” Empire Cast feat. Jussie Smollett & Yazz

Watch some of the NAACP nominess in action below: