Black Sherif, a Ghanaian musician, is a nominee for the 55th National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Image Awards in the best outstanding pair, group, or collaboration category.
The date of the NAACP Image Awards event for this year is Saturday, March 16, 2024.
Along with Dreamville’s American rapper Bas and Nigerian producer/singer Kel-P, Black Sherif earned a spot on the soundtrack for Creed III, the box office hit movie that is a 2023 American sports drama directed and produced by Michael B. Jordan. Jordan plays the lead role of Adonis Creed in the film.
The two-hour LIVE TV spectacular, which airs on BET and CBS on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET/PT, will reveal the winners of the 55th NAACP awards.
Monde Twala, Senior Vice President of Paramount Africa and Peer Lead at BET International, commented on the African nominations for this year, saying, “We take pride in shining a spotlight on black legacy and excellence.” With a wide range of African artists from around the world, including Burna Boy, Davido, Tems, Asake, Libianca, Black Sherif, Lojay, Omah Lay, and Ayra Starr, receiving nominations in the music categories, the event serves as a platform for celebrating real stories and honoring innovative work in film, television, theater, music, and literature. To further highlight the excellence, Ayo Edebiri, John Boyega, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Daniel Kaluuya, and Lola Akinmade Åkerström are duly nominated in the categories of Motion Picture, Literature, and Television”.
The public can cast votes to choose the winners of certain categories in the “55th NAACP Image Awards” by going to www.naacpimageawards.net. Voting ends at 9:00 p.m. on February 24. On March 16, 2024, on BET and CBS, the “55th NAACP Image Awards” presentation will unveil the winners. The non-televised Image Awards categories will also have winners announced by NAACP on March 11–14; the event will be streamed live at naacpimageawards.net.
