Beyoncé, Rihanna, Tems among first round of winners at 54th NAACP Image Awards

The NAACP kicked off the week by announcing the first round of winners at the 54th NAACP Image Awards, with Beyoncé, Rihanna and Tems among them. 

The awards announced Monday were part of the non-televised categories, which included Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding International Song and more. The NAACP Image Awards will continue their week-long celebration, ending with the live awards show airing Saturday, February 25 at 8 p.m. ET on BET. 

Here is the complete list of first-round winners:

Outstanding International Song
“No Woman No Cry” – Tems

Outstanding Jazz Album – Instrumental
“JID014 (Jazz is Dead)” – Henry Franklin, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
“Positive” – Erica Campbell 

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
“Kingdom Book One” – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
Silk Sonic – “Love’s Train”

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
Chris Brown feat. Wizkid – “Call Me Every Day”

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album
“Lift Me Up” – Rihanna

Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By – Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis and Dave Jordan

Outstanding Male Artist
Chris Brown – “BREEZY” (Deluxe)

Outstanding Female Artist
Beyoncé – “Renaissance”

Outstanding Soul/R&B Song
Cuff It – “Beyoncé”

Outstanding Hip-Hop/Rap Song
“Hotel Lobby” – Quavo, Takeoff

Outstanding Album
Renaissance – Beyoncé

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