Beyoncé, Blue Ivy score NAACP Image Awards nominations on Blue's birthday

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.

Prior to sharing the album with the rest of the world, Beyoncé got candid about creating the 5-year project and alluded to her 2016 performance at the CMA Awards.

"This album has been over five years in the making. It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn’t," she wrote on Instagram. "The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me. Act ii is a result of challenging myself and taking my time to bend and blend genres together to create this body of work."

Most recently, Beyoncé and put on an epic halftime performance during the Ravens-Texans game on Christmas Day. The show, dubbed the "Beyoncé Bowl," marked the first time she performed songs live from "Cowboy Carter." Blue Ivy was by her mom's side as she showed off her dance moves alongside the other backup dancers.

The two-hour live broadcast of the NAACP Awards will air on BET and CBS.

Follow Caché McClay, the USA TODAY Network's Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter, on Instagram, TikTok and X as @cachemcclay.

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