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Gospel music is well-represented in the 2025 NAACP Image Award nominees. Maverick City Music received three nods for Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album, Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song and Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration. Yolanda Adams and Tamela Mann both have two nominations in the Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album and Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song categories.
DOE, Karen Clark Sheard, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and MAJOR. are also nominees this year. The winners will be revealed next month on February 22 in a live ceremony at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California that will air on CBS and BET. This year’s theme is “Our Stories, Our Culture, Our Excellence.”
“We look forward to celebrating the brilliance of Black talent and creativity whose stories shape culture, ignite change, and inspire generations,” said Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP. “Through film, music, literature, and more, their voices weave a rich tapestry that honors our heritage, celebrates our identity, and proves that storytelling is a powerful force for driving true progress.”
Starting now, the public can vote on select categories of the NAACP Image Awards by visiting https://vote.naacpimageawards.net. Voting ends on February 7 at midnight. Ayo Edebiri, KeKe Palmer, Kendrick Lamar and Usher lead in overall nominations. Netflix leads with 62 nominations.
Check out the full list of Gospel nominees for the 2025 NAACP Image Awards below.
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album:
- “Heart of a Human” — DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration)
- “Live Breathe Fight” — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
- “Still Karen” — Karen Clark Sheard (Karew Records/Motown Gospel)
- “Sunny Days” — Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
- “The Maverick Way Reimagined” — Maverick City Music (Tribl Records)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song:
- “Church Doors” — Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
- “Do It Anyway” — Tasha Cobbs (TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel)
- “God Problems (Not By Power)” — Maverick City Music feat. Miles Minnick (Tribl Records)
- “I Prayed for You (Said a Prayer)” MAJOR. — (NowThatsMAJOR/MNRK Music Group)
- “Working for Me” — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
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