Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar Lead NAACP Image Awards Winners
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Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar Lead NAACP Image Awards Winners

Cardi B makes history as first hip-hop artist to win female artist since Lauryn Hill in1999.

Naledi Trent
Naledi Trent·Culture & Society Editor
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The 57th NAACP Image Awards has seen significant wins for Cardi B and Kendrick Lamar, with both artists taking home multiple awards on the second night of the virtual show. Cardi B won outstanding female artist, outstanding I the Drama hip-hop/ “ErrTime,” making artist since Lauryn Hill in1999. This marks a notable milestone in the awards' history, as Cardi B's win also continues the streak of2019 with wins, Jhené Aiko, Jazét.

K also hadLuther,” SZA. Lamar J in20032021. Other winners include Monaleo, who won outstanding new Sinners, which won TV/film. The NAACP Image winners in non-tele through 25, and at the 57thors on Thursday, February 26, before, February 28.

The live show,on Cole, year award, for which Lamar Cynthia Erivo, Doechii, Michael B. Jordan, and Teyana Taylor. As the unfold, Billboard list of winners, providing at the 2026 NA.

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Naledi Trent

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