Cardi B Takes Three Wins at NAACP Image Preshow

Rapper Cardi B claimed three honors at the 57th NAACP Image Awards on Tuesday, securing victories for outstanding female artist, outstanding album for her release "Am I the Drama?" and outstanding hip-hop/rap song for "ErrTime." The wins came during the second night of a three-night virtual preshow ceremony, which announced non-televised categories in music and podcasts, streamed exclusively on the NAACP Image Awards YouTube channel and hosted by actress Angel "ThatChickAngel" Laketa Moore and actor Khleo Thomas.

The event, celebrating achievements in African American arts and entertainment, began Monday with announcements in literary, short-form content and digital creator categories. Former First Lady Michelle Obama took the outstanding literary work in biography/autobiography for her book "The Look," which chronicles her fashion evolution from her White House years onward. This marks her second win in the category, following her 2019 memoir "Becoming." Kendrick Lamar earned the outstanding short-form series or special in reality/nonfiction/documentary for his performance at the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX halftime show, adding to his nine previous NAACP Image Awards,...