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NAACP Announces Nominees The 42nd Annual Image Awards (Recording)*


Recording

Outstanding New Artist
B.o.B Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic
Bruno Mars Elektra Records
Jason Derulo Warner Bros. Records
Nicki Minaj Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown
Willow Roc Nation/Columbia Records

Outstanding Male Artist
Cee Lo GreencElektra Records
Jay-Z  Roc Nation/Def Jam
Kanye West Island Def Jam Music Group
Ne-Yo Island Def Jam Music Group
Usher Laface/Jive Records

Outstanding Female Artist
Chrisette Michele Island Def Jam Music Group
Corinne Bailey Rae Capitol Records
Mary J. Blige Geffen Records/Matriarch
Rihanna Island Def Jam Music Group
Sade Epic Records

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Diddy-Dirty Money Bad Boy/Interscope
Eminem & Rihanna Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Herbie Hancock (feat. India.Arie, Chaka Khan and others) Hancock Music
John Legend and The Roots Columbia Records
The Black Eyed Peas Interscope

Outstanding Jazz Album
Dee Dee Bridgewater "Dee Dee Bridgewater Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee" EmArcy, Decca Label Group, DDB Records 
The Wynton Marsalis Quintet & Richard Galliano "From Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf - Live in Marciac" The Orchard
Geri Allen & Timeline Live "Geri Allen & Timeline Live" Motema Music 
Herbie Hancock "The Imagine Project" Hancock Music
Bobby McFerrin "VOCAbuLarieS" Universal Music Group/Decca/Emarcy

Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
Kirk Whalum "Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter III" Rendezvous Music/Mack Avenue Records
Marvin Sapp "Here I Am" Verity Gospel Music Group
Brian Courtney Wilson "Just Love Deluxe" Music World Gospel
Tamela Mann "Master Plan" TillyMann
Mavis Staples "You Are Not Alone" ANTI Records

Outstanding World Music Album
Rocky Dawuni "Hymns for the Rebel Soul" Aquarian Records
Angelique Kidjo "Oyo" Razor & Tie
Herbie Hancock "The Imagine Project" Hancock Music
Michael Franti "The Sound of Sunshine" EMI Music
Bobby McFerrin "VOCAbuLarieS" Universal Music Group/Decca/Emarcy

Outstanding Music Video
Maxwell "Fistful of Tears" Columbia Records
Sade "Soldier of Love" Epic Records
Alicia Keys "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)" J Records
Willow "Whip My Hair" Roc Nation/Columbia Records
Beyoncé Knowles "Why Don't You Love Me" Columbia Records

Outstanding Song
Fantasia "Bittersweet" J Records
Maxwell "Fistful of Tears" Columbia Records
Cee-Lo Green "Forget You" Elektra Records
Sade "Soldier of Love" Epic Records
Alicia Keys "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)" J Records

Outstanding Album
Kanye West "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" Island Def Jam Music Group
Smokey Robinson "Now and Then" Saguaro Road/Cracker Barrel/Robso Records
Usher "Raymond vs. Raymond" Laface/Jive Records
Sade "Soldier of Love" Epic Records
John Legend and The Roots "Wake Up!" Columbia Records

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