Beyonce, Adele lead NAACP music nominations

Beyonce, Adele, Chris Brown and Mary J. Blige lead the nominees for the NAACP music nominations.

Adele receives her first NAACP nomination for the song, Someone Like You. Although the show is known for honoring the accolades of African Americans this is not the first year a white performer has been nominated. In the past the show has nominated Justin Timberlake and Robin Thicke. Adeles latest album has spent a record 16 weeks at the top of the charts, tying the record for the Titanic soundtrack. Other nominees include: Beyonce, Chris Brown, Cee Lo Green, Anthony Hamilton, Wynter Gordon, Common and Lupe Fiasco.

Full musical nominations below.

Outstanding SongBest Thing I Never Had, BeyonceFool for You, Cee Lo Green feat. Melanie FionaI Smile, Kirk FranklinSo In Love, Jill Scott feat. Anthony HamiltonSomeone Like You, Adele

Outstanding Album4, BeyonceF.A.M.E., Chris BrownI Remember Me, Jennifer HudsonLasers, Lupe FiascoThe Light of the Sun, Jill Scott

Outstanding New ArtistCommittedDiggy SimmonsLandau Eugene Murphy, Jr.Mindless BehaviorWynter Gordon

Outstanding Male ArtistAnthony HamiltonBruno MarsCee Lo GreenChris BrownCommon

Outstanding Female ArtistBeyonceJennifer HudsonJill ScottLedisiMary J. Blige

Outstanding Duo, Group or CollaborationBoyz II MenCee Lo Green feat. Melanie FionaMary J. Blige feat. DrakeSounds of BlacknessThe Roots

Outstanding Music Video25/8, Mary J. BligeHear My Call, Jill Scott! I Was He re, BeyonceSomeone Like You, AdeleWhere You At, Jennifer Hudson

Outstanding Jazz AlbumChano y Dizzy, Terence Blanchard and Poncho SanchezFriends, Stanley JordanGuitar Man, George BensonLegacy, Gerald WilsonRoad Show Vol. 2, Sonny Rollins

Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)Becoming, Yolanda AdamsChurch on the Moon, Deitrick HaddonHello Fear, Kirk FranklinSomething Big, Mary MaryThe Journey, Andrae Crouch

Outstanding World Music AlbumAfrodiaspora, Susana BacaCarnival Fever, Brother BLive at 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Boukman EksperyansSounds of Blackness, Sounds of BlacknessThe First Grader, Alex Heffes