Wizkid, Davido Shine at 2025 NAACP Awards
Nigerian music icons Wizkid and Davido emerged victorious at the prestigious 2025 NAACP Awards, adding new accolades to their already impressive careers.
Wizkid secured the award for Best Contemporary Duo or Group with his chart-topping single “Piece of My Heart”bfeaturing Brent Faiyaz. Meanwhile, Davido triumphed in the Best International Song category for his collaboration with Chris Brown on “Hmmm”.
This achievement marks the second time both artists have claimed NAACP awards, following their 2024 win for the hit single “Sensational”.
Full List of Winners
TV/Motion Picture
– Outstanding Costume Design (Television or Motion Picture)
“Wicked” – Paul Tazewell (Universal Pictures)
– Outstanding Hair Styling (Television or Motion Picture)
“Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” – Lawrence Davis (Peacock)
– Outstanding Make-up (Television or Motion Picture)
“Shirley” – Debi Young (Netflix)
– Outstanding Stunt Ensemble
“Rebel Ridge” – Keith Woulard, Nico Woulard (Netflix)
– Outstanding International Motion Picture
“Emilia Pérez” – (Netflix)
– Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Motion Picture)
Blue Ivy Carter – “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture)
– Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
Dawn Porter – “Luther: Never Too Much” (Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Music Publishing/CNN Films)
– Outstanding Cinematography in a Motion Picture
Jomo Fray – “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
– Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
Malcolm Washington – “The Piano Lesson” (Netflix)
– Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
Ebony Obsidian – “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix)
– Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
“The Six Triple Eight” – (Netflix)
Music
– Outstanding New Artist
Doechii – (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
– Outstanding Male Artist
Chris Brown – (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
– Outstanding Female Artist
Beyoncé – (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
– Outstanding International Song
“Hmmm” – Chris Brown feat. Davido (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
– Outstanding Jazz Album
“Portrait” – Samara Joy (Verve Records)
– Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
“Working For Me” – Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
– Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
“Live Breathe Fight” – Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
– Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
Adam Blackstone & Fantasia – “Summertime” (BASSic Black Entertainment Records/Anderson Music Group/EMPIRE)
– Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz – “Piece of My Heart” (RCA Records/Sony Music International/Starboy Entertainment)
– Outstanding Original Score for Television/Film
“Star Wars: The Acolyte (Original Soundtrack)” – (Walt Disney Records)
– Outstanding Song – Hip-Hop/Rap Song
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
– Outstanding Album
“Cowboy Carter” – Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
” I stepped down so the show could go on” – Nedu
Podcasts
– Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form
“Stranded” – (Broadway Video and Audible)
– Outstanding Podcast – News and Information
“Native Land Pod” – (iHeartPodcasts, Reasoned Choice Media)
– Outstanding Podcast – Lifestyle/Self-Help
“We Don’t Always Agree with Ryan & Sterling” – (ABF Creative & Indian Meadows Production)
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Television
– Outstanding Children’s Program
“Gracie’s Corner” – YouTube TV
– Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)
Leah Sava Jeffries – “Percy Jackson and the Olympics” (Disney+)
– Outstanding Animated Series
“Gracie’s Corner” – YouTube TV
– Outstanding Character Voice – Over Performance (Television)
Cree Summer – “Rugrats” (Nickelodeon)
– Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)
“Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was” (Netflix)
– Outstanding Guest Performance
Marlon Wayans – “Bel-Air” (Peacock)
– Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Crystal Jenkins – “No Good Deed – Letters of Intent” Netflix)
– Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Ben Watkins – Cross “Hero Complex” (Prime Video)
– Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Thembi L. Banks – “Young. Wild. Free.” (BET+)
– Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
Ayo Edebiri – “The Bear” (FX/Hulu)
– Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Television (Series, Special, Movie)
Taraji P. Henson – “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
– Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Television (Series, Special, Movie)
Samuel L. Jackson – “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” (Peacock)
– Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
Tina Mabry – “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” (Hulu)
– Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Tiffany Johnson – “How to Die Alone – ‘Trust No One’” (Hulu)
– Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Rapman – “Supacell – ‘Supacell’” (Netflix)
With their latest victories, Wizkid and Davido continue to solidify their status as global music powerhouses, further elevating Nigerian music on the international stage.
