NAACP Image Awards 2013 Nominees in Music: Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys and More

Keys and Mars are among the nominees for music in the 44th annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Image Awards to be held on February 1, 2013.

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In a live press conference from the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, the NAACP announced the complete list of nominations for its 44th annual Image Awards, which included nominees in recording. Singer-songwriter and record producer Bruno Mars joins four other nominees in male artist category which includes all-around entertainer Usher, while R'n'B superstar Alicia Keys leads the category for female artist.

Both Keys and Mars are also vying for the Best Music Video for "Girl on Fire" clip and for "Locked Out of Heaven" video respectively. As if those are not enough, both stars are also nominated separately in the two top awards for the recording category, which are for Best Song, headlined by Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven", and Best Album, which Keys' "Girl on Fire" is up for.

Other awards to be given in the music category include the Best Duo, Group or Collaboration, Best Jazz Album, Best Gospel Album, Best World Music Album. Record-label wise, RCA artists lead with 11 nominations, followed by Atlantic artists with 10 nominations.

The NAACP Image Awards honors people of color, both individuals and organizations, in the fields of television, music, literature and film who promote social justice through creative endeavors. Winners will be announced in a two-hour star-studded special that will be aired on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 8 P.M. ET on NBC.

List of NAACP Image Awards nominees for music:
New Artist

• Elle Varner (MBK / RCA)
• Gary Clark Jr. (Warner Bros. Records)
• Lianne La Havas (Nonesuch Records Inc. / Warner Bros. Records)
• Melanie Amaro (Epic Records)
• OMG Girlz (Pretty Hustle / Grand Hustle / Streamline / Interscope)

Male Artist

• Bruno Mars (Atlantic)
• Lupe Fiasco (Atlantic)
• Miguel (ByStorm / RCA)
• Trey Songz (Atlantic)
• Usher (RCA Records)

Female Artist

• Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
• Elle Varner (MBK / RCA)
• Estelle (Atlantic)
• Missy Elliott (Atlantic)
• Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)

Duo, Group or Collaboration

• Chuck D, Johnny Juice, will.i.am, Herbie Hancock (Iconomy Multi-Media & Entertainment)
• fun.feat. Janelle Monae (Atlantic)
• Lupe Fiasco feat. Guy Sebastian (Atlantic)
• Mary Mary (Columbia)
• Ne-Yo, Herbie Hancock, Johnny Rzeznik, Delta Rae, Natasha Bedingfield (Forward Song, LLC)

Jazz Album

• "Bone Appetit [Vol. 1 and 2]" - Jeff Bradshaw (Hidden Beach)
• "Dreams" - Brian Culbertson (Verve Records)
• "Renaissance" - Marcus Miller (Concord Jazz)
• "Seeds From The Underground" - Kenny Garrett (Mack Avenue Records)
• "The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection" - The Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Legacy)

Gospel Album - (Traditional or Contemporary)

• "Best Days" - Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
• "Go Get It" - Mary Mary (Columbia)
• "God, Love and Romance" - Fred Hammond (Verity Gospel Music Group)
• "I Win" - Marvin Sapp (Verity Gospel Music Group)
• "Le'Andria Johnson The Experience" - Le'Andria Johnson (Music World Gospel / Music World)

World Music Album

• "Ayah Ye! Moving Train" - KG Omulo (KG Omulo)
• "Country, God or the Girl" - K'naan (A&M / Octone Records)
• "Diversionary" - Brother B (King Chero Records)
• "Wonderful Life" - Estelle (Atlantic)

Music Video

• "Adorn" - Miguel (ByStorm / RCA)
• "Girl on Fire" - Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
• "Locked Out of Heaven" - Bruno Mars (Atlantic)
• "This Christmas" - Cee-Lo Green (Elektra)
• "You're On My Mind" - Kem (Universal Motown)

Song

• "Be Mine for Christmas" - Kem (Universal Motown)
• "Glorify the King" - Kem (Universal Motown)
• "I Look to You" - Whitney Houston and R. Kelly (RCA Records)
• "Locked Out of Heaven" - Bruno Mars (Atlantic)
• "You're on My Mind" - Kem (Universal Motown)

Album

• "Bad 25th [Deluxe Edition]" - Michael Jackson (Legacy / Epic)
• "Girl on Fire" - Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
• "I Will Always Love You - The Best of Whitney Houston" - Whitney Houston (RCA Records)
• "On the Shoulders of Giants - The Soundtrack" - Chuck D, will.i.am, Herbie Hancock, Nikki Yannofsky (Iconomy Multi-Media & Entertainment )
• "Perfectly Imperfect" - Elle Varner (MBK / RCA)

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