Beyoncé Knowles Carter and her daughter Blue Ivy Carter now have another reason to celebrate on the 13-year-old’s birthday with both of them scoring nominations at this year’s NAACP Image Awards.
The list of nominees for the 56th NAACP Image Awards, which will broadcast live Feb. 22 from Pasadena Civic Center in Pasadena, California, were revealed Tuesday. And this year’s theme is “Our Stories, Our Culture, Our Excellence.”
Beyoncé garnered three nods for her eighth studio album, “Cowboy Carter.” She is up for outstanding album, outstanding female artist and outstanding soul/R&B song for her single “16 Carriages.”
Meanwhile, her daughter Blue Ivy received a nomination for outstanding character voiceover performance in a motion picture for the Disney movie “Mufasa: The Lion King,” in which she made her feature film debut. And the nods come on a special day — her 13th birthday.
As fans know, Blue Ivy and Beyoncé joined forces for the “Lion King” prequel,” which hit theaters Dec. 20.
In “Mufasa,” Beyoncé reprised her role as Queen Nala from the 2019 movie. King Simba was voiced again by actor and singer Donald Glover. And Blue voiced the character named Kiara, who is the daughter of both.
Of course, the movie was just one of Beyoncé’s many creative endeavors in the past year.
Beyoncé announced “Cowboy Carter” during a surprise Super Bowl commercial in February when she released singles “16 Carriages” and “Texas Hold ‘Em.” The 27-track album became a huge catalyst for the recent spotlight on Black country artists and the genre’s roots.
