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2026 NAACP Image Awards · 57th

R&B winners and nominees

Outstanding Album

Outstanding New Artist

Outstanding Male Artist

Outstanding Female Artist

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)

🏆 Boots on the Ground (Remix) – 803Fresh feat. Fantasia
For Good – Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande
Jesus I Do – Mariah Carey with The Clark Sisters

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)

🏆 It Depends (Remix) – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller & Usher
Safe – Cardi B feat. Kehlani
Worst Behavior – Kwn feat. Kehlani
The Mood – FLO
Mutt (Remix) – Leon Thomas feat. Chris Brown

Outstanding Soul/R&B Song

🏆 It Depends – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
Folded – Kehlani
Burning Blue – Mariah the Scientist
Yes It Is – Leon Thomas
"Bed of Roses” – Teyana Taylor

Outstanding International Song

🏆 Is It – Tyla

Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album

🏆 luther – Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA
Escape Room – Teyana Taylor
Folded – Kehlani

Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song

Church – Tasha Cobbs Leonard with John Legend
Constant (Live) – Maverick City Music, Jordin Sparks, Chandler Moore, Anthony Gargiulo
Jesus I Do – Mariah Carey with The Clark Sisters

Outstanding Jazz Album

For Dinah – Ledisi

We list only the R&B artists from the categories relevant to R&B. See the full results on Wikipedia.

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