Usher will receive the President’s Award at the 2024 NAACP Image Awards.
The ceremony is to be held tomorrow at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. This award dates to 1987 and has been presented to a mix of musicians, political figures, film stars, athletes and others.
Previous music stars to receive the honour – which is presented “in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service” – are Ella Fitzgerald (the inaugural winner, 1987), Lauryn Hill (1999), John Legend (2016), Jay-Z (2019) and Rihanna (2020).
Usher has already won two 2024 NAACP Image Awards in pre-telecast presentations.
He won outstanding male artist and outstanding soul/R&B song for “Good Good,” his hit collaboration with Summer Walker and 21 Savage.
And Usher is nominated for the top prize, entertainer of the year, which will be presented on the live telecast.
In that category, he is competing with Colman Domingo, Fantasia Barrino, Halle Bailey and Keke Palmer.