Keke Palmer earned four nominations for her work on various projects, including hosting the game show Password and the podcast Baby, This is Keke Palmer, and voice acting in the animated series The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy. Hip-hop stars Doechii, Kendrick Lamar and Usher are also each up for four awards.

Ayo Edebiri lands 5 NAACP Image Awards nods; Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart & Shannon Sharpe vie for Entertainer of the Year.

The NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year may determine which celebrity had the biggest year for Black audiences.

Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpe are competing for entertainer of the year at the 56th NAACP Image Awards. GloRilla received the most nominations in the music/recording categories,