Shenseea
Shenseea | |
|---|---|
 Shenseea in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chinsea Linda Lee[1] |
| Born | 1 October 1996 Mandeville, Jamaica |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Interscope |
| Website | shenseeamusic |
Chinsea Linda Lee (born 1 October 1996), known professionally as Shenseea (/ʃɛnˌsiːə/), is a Jamaican dancehall singer.[1] She is best known for her guest appearance alongside Roddy Ricch on Kanye West's 2021 song "Pure Souls," which entered the Billboard Hot 100. Through its parent album Donda, she was nominated for Album of the Year at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. She signed with Interscope Records to release her debut studio album Alpha (2022), which peaked at number two on the Top Reggae Albums chart and number three on the Heatseekers charts; her second album, Never Gets Late Here (2024) peaked at number four on the former chart. Her accolades include an NAACP Image Award and MOBO Award.
Early life and education
[edit]Shenseea was born in Jamaica to a Jamaican mother and a Korean-born father, from whom she is estranged.[2] She graduated from Mona High School and attended Excelsior Community College (Exed) in Kingston, where she studied Entertainment Management before dropping out due to financial difficulties.[3] She aspired to become a singer at a young age.[4]
Career
[edit]After spending a few years as an aspiring artist, Shenseea was signed by the music label Rockstar. She gained recognition after remixing the well-known Vybz Kartel's song "Loodi" and performing on a side stage at Reggae Sumfest in 2015. In 2017, she performed on Reggae Sumfest's main stage. As her notoriety grew, she toured internationally.[5] In 2016, she won "Young Hot and Hype Artist" at the Youth View Awards; Break Out Celebrity of 2016, and Collaboration of The Year for her song "Loodi" with Vybz Kartel.[5] In addition to dancehall music she has shown skills in freestyling as a rapper.[6] She teamed up with Sean Paul for the 2017 single "Rolling"[7] and on the leg of his 2017 European tour.[8]
In 2018, she was featured on Christina Aguilera's album Liberation, on the song "Right Moves".[9] Vybz Kartel and Shenseea then collaborated on the song "Secret (Remix)" in October 2018.[citation needed]
In 2019, she signed with Interscope records and released the hip-hop/dancehall track "Blessed" featuring American artist Tyga, which accumulated over 58 million views on YouTube by April 2022.[10] In January 2020, she collaborated with Jamaican record producer Rvssian on a single titled "IDKW" which also featured American rappers Swae Lee and Young Thug.[11] That same year, Shenseea appeared on Masego's album Studying Abroad, and Major Lazer's Music Is the Weapon.[12] Released on 28 August 2020 as an album track and later on 23 October as a single, her collaboration with Tarrus Riley and Rvssian "Lighter" proved to be a huge success in her native country Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean after a singing challenge started by Shenseea went viral becoming one of her most successful singles and garnering over 100 million views on YouTube.[13][14][15][16]
In 2021, Shenseea collaborated with Kanye West on his album Donda, appearing on the songs "Pure Souls" with Roddy Ricch and "Ok Ok pt 2" with Rooga. She has also appeared onstage during West's Chicago event for Donda. For her collaborations on West's album, Shenseea received an Album of the Year nomination, as a featured artist, at the 2022 64th Grammy Awards, marking her first Grammy nomination.[12][17] In 2021, Shenseea also signed with Wassim "Sal" Slaiby, aka Salxo, who also manages the Weeknd and Doja Cat.[12][17] She won Best Reggae Act at the 2021 MOBO Awards.[18]
In 2022, Shenseea's 2018 song "Pon Mi" went viral on the video sharing platform TikTok.[19][20] Shenseea was also nominated for a MTV Music Video Award in 2022, and also presented at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards the following year.[21] Later in 2023, she performed at the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April,[22] and was also part of the Tropical Takeover Tour with Sean Paul and Myke Towers.[23] The same year she received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding International Song for her work on the song "Diana" by Fireboy DML. In late 2023, Shenseea had made a work on her song " Waistline" and on 26 January 2024 released "Hit and Run" featuring Masicka and Di Genius.[24] "Hit and Run" emerged as one of Shenseea's biggest hits in her native country Jamaica as well as multiple other countries in the Caribbean with the music video garnering over 60 million views on YouTube.[25][26][27][28]
Shenseea's album Never Gets Late Here received a 2025 Grammy Awards nomination for Best Reggae Album.[29]
Endorsements
[edit]Alongside her singing career, she holds multiple corporate sponsorship deals with companies such as Telecom, Firm Flow, Boom and a Pepsi-Cola JA sponsorship.[30][31][32]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Reggae [33] |
US Heat. [34] | ||
| Alpha |
|
2 | 3 |
| Never Gets Late Here |
|
4 | — |
Singles
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub. [35] |
CAN [36] |
NZ Hot [37] |
SUR [38] |
UK [39] | |||
| "Jiggle Jiggle" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Reverse" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Loodi" (with Vybz Kartel) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Happy Juk" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rude Gyal" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Chatterbox" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Solo" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Body Good" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pon Mi" (with Dunw3ll) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shen Yeng Anthem" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hard Drive" (with Konshens nad Rvssian) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sinners Prayer" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Replaceable" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Undo" (with Naughty Boy nad Calum Scott) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Foreplay" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Blessed" (with Tyga) |
— | — | — | — | — | Alpha | |
| "IDKW" (with Rvssian, Swae Lee and Young Thug) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Potential Man" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wasabi" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sure Sure" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bad Alone" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Run Run" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Be Good" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dolly" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Lick" (with Megan Thee Stallion)[12] |
20 | — | 26 | — | — | Alpha | |
| "R U That" (featuring 21 Savage) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Deserve It" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rain" (with Skillibeng) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Obsessed" (with Calvin Harris and Charlie Puth) |
— | 76 | 7 | — | 71 | Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 | |
| "Curious" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Talk Truth" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Bad" (with The Chainsmokers)[40] |
— | — | 33 | 8 | — | Summertime Friends | |
| "Waistline" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Beama" (featuring Lola Brooke) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hit & Run" (solo or featuring Masicka and Di Genius) |
2024 | — | — | — | 2 | — | Never Gets Late Here |
| "Die for You" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Neva Neva" | — | — | — | 35 | — | ||
| "Flava" (with Coi Leray) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Work Me Out" (with Wizkid) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dating Szn" | — | — | 11 | 20 | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
As featured artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLR Air. [41] |
KAZ Air. [42] |
LAT Air. [43] |
LTU Air. [44] |
MKD Air. [45] |
POL Air. [46] |
RUS Air. [47] |
SWE [48] |
UK Down. [49] | |||
| "Pon U Ruff" (Stony featuring Shenseea) |
2017 | * | — | * | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Baddish" (Nailah Blackman featuring Shenseea) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Rolling" (Sean Paul featuring Shenseea) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Parking Spot" (Cadenza featuring Shenseea and Yxng Bane) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Bridgets & Desert" (Tommy Lee Sparta featuring Shenseea) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Belong with Me" (Gold Up featuring Shenseea) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Rude Girl Ride" (Howard D and ZJ Dymond featuring Shenseea) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Right Moves" (Christina Aguilera featuring Shenseea, Keida) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "We Ready (Champion Girl)" (Nailah Blackman featuring Shenseea) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Clout Chaser" (Jin Gates featuring Shenseea) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Island Ting" (TheFreshMen featuring Shenseea) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Silver Tongue Devil" (Masego featuring Shenseea) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Studying Abroad | |||
| "Lighter" (Tarrus Riley featuring Shenseea, Rvssian) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "No Limit" (Moyann featuring Shenseea) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sun Roof Riddim | |||
| "Light My Fire" (Sean Paul featuring Gwen Stefani and Shenseea) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Scorcha | |||
| "Honey Boy" (with Purple Disco Machine, Benjamin Ingrosso featuring Nile Rodgers and Shenseea)[50] |
2024 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 42 | Paradise and Pink Velvet Theatre |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time. | |||||||||||
Promotional singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUR [38] | |||
| "You Lie" | 2017 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Tell Me" (with jahmiel) |
— | ||
| "Topic of Discussion (anonymous)" | — | ||
| "Subrosa (Come Closer)" | 2018 | — | |
| "Love I Got For U" | — | ||
| "Bum Like Ball" | — | ||
| "Temptation Overdrive" | 2019 | — | |
| "Trick'a Treat" | — | ||
| "Limited Edition" | — | ||
| "Bad Habit" | 2020 | — | |
| "Hallelujah" | 2022 | 29 | |
| "Sold Out" | 2023 | — | |
| "Dolla" | 2024 | — | Never Gets Late Here |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Other charted songs
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUR [38] | |||
| "Can't Anymore" | 2022 | 38 | Alpha |
| "NaNa" | 2024 | 4 | Never Gets Late Here |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Series/album | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding International Song | "Diana" with Fireboy DML | Nominated | [24] |
| 2022 | Grammy Award | Album of the Year | Donda | Nominated | |
| 2022 | MOBO Award | Best Caribbean Music Act | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | MTV Video Music Award | Push Performance of The Year | "R U That" | Nominated | |
| 2021 | MOBO Award | Best Reggae Act | Won | ||
| 2020 | MOBO Award | Best International Act | Nominated |
Personal life
[edit]Shenseea has a son and lives in both Jamaica and the United States.[51][52]
References
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- ^ a b "Shenseea graduates to Sumfest's main stage – Loodi tune performer gets 12 minutes tonight". Jamaica Gleaner. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Is Shenseea Plotting A Career Switch To Hip-Hop?". Urban Islandz. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Sean Paul, Shenseea team up on 'Rolling'". Jamaica Star. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "What's Up! Shenseea on new music, sexual harassment, and more". www.loopjamaica.com. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Shenseea And Keida Featured On Christina Aguilera's New Album 'Liberation'". Hype Life Magazine. 11 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Shenseea Says "Thank You to God" for "Blessed" Gold Certification Archived 16 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine World Music Views
- ^ "Watch The Official 'IDKW' Video By Rvssian With Shenseea, Swae Lee and Young Thug". DancehallMag. 17 January 2020. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Shenseea collaborates with Megan Thee Stallion on new single". The Gleaner. 19 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Williams, Sharnon (16 September 2020). "Tarrus Riley & Shenseea's 'Lighter' Tops iTunes Charts, Romeich Eyes Billboard". DancehallMag. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "'Lighter' Challenge Started From Shenseea, Tarrus Riley's Popular Song". www.radiojamaicanewsonline.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ ""Lighter" Tarrus Riley and Shenseea came to 100 million views". Reggae Chalice. 30 April 2024. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Mallick, Dani (23 April 2024). "Shenseea, Tarrus Riley's 'Lighter' Hits 100 Million Milestone On YouTube". DancehallMag. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Shenseea lands collab with Megan Thee Stallion". Jamaica Observer. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Shenseea Is The First Woman To Win MOBO Award For Best Reggae Act". World Music Reviews. 5 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022.
- ^ swadedavillain (14 June 2022). ".@ShenYeng's "Pon Mi" Lives Different Lives On TikTok!". 13th Street Promotions. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Hisariyanto, Gunawan (17 February 2022). "Lirik Lagu Pon Mi – Shenseea Terjemahan dan Arti" (in Indonesian).
- ^ "Shenseea on Her New Track "Waistline," Presenting at The VMAs & More 2023 MTV VMAs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Rouhani, Neena (25 April 2023). "Shenseea Still Can't Believe She Went From 'Patron' to 'Performing' at Coachella". Billboard. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Jones, Okla (20 September 2023). "Shenseea On The Success Of Black Women In The Music Industry: "We're Taking Over."". Essence. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ a b Thomas, Carly. "Beyoncé, Rihanna Among Winners From Night One of NAACP Image Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ BARRETT, ABIGAIL (16 February 2024). "OT Jamaica Top 10 | Shenseea hits the bulls eye with 'Hit and Run' - Our Today". Our Today - (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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- ^ "Shenseea's Song 'Hit & Run' Passes 60 Million Views In 5 Months On YouTube, Fastest All Jamaican Collaboration To Reach Milestone – Radio Dubplate". Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Francis, Stevian (1 July 2024). "Shenseea and Masicka's "Hit & Run" crosses 60M on YouTube". Sleek Jamaica Media. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "2025 GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Shenseea Inks Deal With Pepsi Jamaica As Brand Ambassador". Hype Life Magazine. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Shenseea and Her Son Featured In New Commercial – Urban Islandz". Urban Islandz. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Shenseea Keeps On Trending, Lands Endorsement Deal With Boom Energy Drink". DancehallMag. 28 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Shenseea's 'ALPHA' peaked at no. 2 on Reggae Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Shenseea earns #3 with her 'ALPHA' debut album on Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Shenseea & Megan Thee Stallion – Lick". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Charlie Puth Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles on the NZ Hot Singles Chart in New Zealand:
- "Lick": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- "My Bad": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 7 August 2023. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- "Dating Szn": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Peak chart positions for singles in Suriname:
- "My Bad": "Top 40 – 19 okt T/M 26 okt 2023" [Top 40 – 19 October to 26 October 2023] (in Dutch). Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 26 October 2023. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Hit & Run": "Top 5 Geldig: 14 – 21 maart 2024" [Top 5 Valid: 14 – 21 March 2024] (in Dutch). Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 18 March 2024. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- "Neva Neva": "Top 40 – 3 oktober tot 10 oktober 2024" [Top 40 – 3 October to 10 October 2024]. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- "Dating Szn": "Top 40 – 28 november tot 05 december 2024" [Top 40 – November 28 to December 5, 2024] (in Dutch). Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- "Hallelujah": "De Top 40 Lijst Voor 22 – 29 Dec 2022" [The Top 40 List For 22 – 29 Dec 2022]. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 22 December 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- "Can't Anymore": "Top 40 – 8 Febr – 15 Febr 2024" [Top 40 – 8 February to 15 February 2024]. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 15 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- "NaNa": "Top 5 Geldig: 25 juli – 1 augustus 2024" [Top 5 Valid: 25 July – 1 August, 2024] (in Dutch). Nationale Top 40 Suriname. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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- ^ "Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Weekly Chart: Jul 25, 2024". TopHit. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Latvia:
- "Honey Boy": "Latvijas spēlētāko dziesmu Radio Top 2024. gads – 23. nedēļa" [Latvia's most played songs Radio Top 2024 – Week 23] (in Latvian). LAIPA. 20 June 2024. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Top Radio Hits Latvia Weekly Chart: May 30, 2024". TopHit. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Macedonia – Radio Airplay Chart – Settimana 21.2024 – dal 17/05/2024 al 23/05/2024" [North Macedonia – Radio Airplay Chart – Week 21.2024 – 17/05/2024 to 23/05/2024]. Radiomonitor (in Italian). 23 May 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 20.07.2024–26.07.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Jul 25, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Discography Shenseea". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart: 10 May 2024 – 16 May 2024". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Shenseea Teams Up With Purple Disco Machine For 'Honey Boy'". Kaieteur News. 5 May 2024. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Shenseea writes touching IG note to son on his birthday | Buzz". 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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