*Grammy® award-winner singer-songwriter Jill Scott won awards in all three categories nominated for at last night’s 47th Annual, 2016 NAACP Image Awards.
Awards include Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding Album– for 2015’s #1 selling WOMAN and Outstanding Song – Traditional for chart-topping single “Back Together.”
After a widely successful 2015, with a #1 selling album and sold out tour, Jill is keeping the momentum going in 2016. She is set to star in the upcoming Lionsgate film, COCO, produced by RZA as well as a new F/X series produced by John Singleton. Jill is set to release a new single in the upcoming weeks from the critically acclaimed WOMAN.
About Jill Scott:
Three-time GRAMMY® award-winning singer-songwriter, New York Times best-selling poet, and critically acclaimed actress are only a few titles held by Jill Scott. Before having the #1 album in the country with The Light Of The Sun, the triple threat began her career collaborating with musical icons The Roots, Will Smith, and Common in the late 90s. Never limited to music, Jill Scott is a true multimedia brand across books, clothing, TV and film, including credits such as Baggage Claim, Steel Magnolias, The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? and Lifetime’s Sins of the Mother. In 2002, Scott also founded Blues Babe, a registered 501(c)3 foundation that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to support minority students pursuing college degrees.
Follow Jill Scott on Twitter and Instagram at @MissJillScott; and like her on Facebook.com/MissJillScott
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