Shenseea
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Chinsea Linda Lee (born 1 October 1996), known professionally as Shenseea (/ʃɛnˌsiːə/), is a Jamaican singer. 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 as a featured artist for Album of the Year at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
Shenseea signed with Interscope Records to release her debut studio album Alpha (2022), which peaked at number two on the Top Reggae Albums chart. Her second album, Never Gets Late Here (2024), was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. Her other accolades include two MOBO Awards.
Early life and education
Lee was born in Mandeville to a Jamaican mother and a South Korean father, from whom she is estranged. 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. She aspired to become a singer at a young age.
Career
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. 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. In addition to dancehall music she has shown skills in freestyling as a rapper. She teamed up with Sean Paul for the 2017 single "Rolling" and on the leg of his 2017 European tour.
In 2018, she was featured on Christina Aguilera's album Liberation, on the song "Right Moves". 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. 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. That same year, Shenseea appeared on Masego's album Studying Abroad, and Major Lazer's Music Is the Weapon. 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.
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. In 2021, Shenseea also signed with Wassim "Sal" Slaiby, aka Salxo, who also manages the Weeknd and Doja Cat. She won Best Reggae Act at the 2021 MOBO Awards.
In 2022, Shenseea's 2018 song "Pon Mi" went viral on the video sharing platform TikTok. 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. Later in 2023, she performed at the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April, and was also part of the Tropical Takeover Tour with Sean Paul and Myke Towers. 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. "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.
Shenseea's album Never Gets Late Here received a 2025 Grammy Awards nomination for Best Reggae Album.
Endorsements
Alongside her singing career, she holds multiple corporate sponsorship deals with companies such as Telecom, Firm Flow, Boom and a Pepsi-Cola JA sponsorship.
Personal life
Shenseea has a son and lives in both Jamaica and the United States. She is known for her contributions to the dancehall genre and her role in bringing it to a wider audience.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Reggae | US Heat. | ||
| Alpha | Released: 11 March 2022 Label: Rich Immigrants, Interscope Formats: Digital download, streaming | 2 | 3 |
| Never Gets Late Here | Released: 24 May 2024 Label: Rich Immigrants, Interscope Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD | 4 | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAM Air.[it] | CAN | NZ Hot | SUR | UK | US | ||||
| "Jiggle Jiggle" | 2016 | * | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Rock The Floor" (featuring Ding Dong) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Reverse" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Loodi" (with Vybz Kartel) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Happy Juk" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Rude Gyal" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Chatterbox" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Solo" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Can" (featuring Dani Alo) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Body Good" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Pon Mi" (with Dunw3ll) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Shen Yeng Anthem" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Hard Drive" (with Konshens and Rvssian) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Show Off" (with Azaryah and Samantha J) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "You & I" (featuring Wayne Wonder) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Instruction" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Position" | — | — | — | — | — | Bashment Time Riddim | |||
| "Trending Gyal" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Sticks & Stones" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Sinners Prayer" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Replaceable" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Undo" (with Naughty Boy and Calum Scott) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Streets Nuh Right" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Foreplay" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Blessed" (with Tyga) | — | — | — | — | — | Alpha | |||
| "IDKW" (with Rvssian, Swae Lee and Young Thug) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Potential Man" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Sidechick Song" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Wasabi" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Good Comfort" (with DJ Frass) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Sure Sure" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bad Alone" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Upset" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Run Run" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Be Good" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "You’re The One I Love" (with Rvssian) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Dolly" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lick" (with Megan Thee Stallion) | — | 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 | |||
| "Locked Up Freestyle" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Curious" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Sold Out" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Talk Truth" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "My Bad" (with The Chainsmokers) | — | 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 singles | ||
| "Puni Police" | — | — | – | – | — | — | |||
| "Shake It to the Max (Fly)" (Remix) (with Moliy, Silent Addy and Skillibeng) | 2025 | 6 | 24 | — | 2 | 12 | 44 | IFPI Greece: Gold | |
| "Tip" (Remix) (with Ayetian, Nvtzz and DJ Mac) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Aguita e Coco" (with Flamma) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Self Love" (with Rvssian) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Boss Up" | — | — | 21 | 12 | — | — | |||
| "Time for Me" | 2026 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | ||
| "Morocco" (Remix) (with Joshua Baraka and Axon) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Panic" (with Vybz Kartel) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Talk to Me Nuh" (with Rvssian and Vybz Kartel) | 5 | — | — | 28 | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "*" denotes that the chart did not exist at that time. |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAM Air.[it] | BLR Air. | FRA | KAZ Air. | LAT Air. | LTU Air. | POL Air. | RUS Air. | SWE | UK Down. | ||||
| "Best Nana" (Kosa featuring Shenseea and Konshens) | 2017 | * | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Pon U Ruff" (Stony featuring Shenseea) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Waistline Ting" (Mash Up International featuring Shenseea) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Big Bad Soca" (Remix) (Bunji Garlin featuring Shenseea) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Belong with Me" (Gold Up featuring Shenseea) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Prelude | |||
| "The Way I Move" (Shotta Wale featuring Shenseea) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Rude Girl Ride" (Howard D and ZJ Dymond featuring Shenseea) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Secret (Refix)" (Vybz Kartel featuring Shenseea) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Right Moves" (Christina Aguilera featuring Shenseea, Keida) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Liberation | |||
| "We Ready (Champion Girl)" (Nailah Blackman featuring Shenseea) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Close to Me" (Kes featuring Shenseea) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Frezza" (Tessellated featuring Shenseea and Zac Jone$) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Clout Chaser" (Jin Gates featuring Shenseea) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Island Ting" (TheFreshMen featuring Shenseea) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Silver Tongue Devil" (Masego featuring Shenseea) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Studying Abroad | ||
| "Lighter" (Tarrus Riley featuring Shenseea, Rvssian) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Beat Box" (Freestyle) (SpotemGottem featuring Shenseea) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "No Limit" (Moyann featuring Shenseea) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sun Roof Riddim | |||
| "Get Along" (Lourdiz featuring Shenseea) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Light My Fire" (Sean Paul featuring Gwen Stefani and Shenseea) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Scorcha | ||
| "Waiting For You" (Demarco featuring Shenseea) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Honey Boy" (Purple Disco Machine, Benjamin Ingrosso featuring Nile Rodgers and Shenseea) | 3 | — | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 42 | ZPAV: Gold | Paradise and Pink Velvet Theatre | ||
| "V.I.P" (DJ Mac featuring Shenseea) | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ups & Downs | |
| "I'll Be Fire" (Nasri featuring Shenseea) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Sugar Sweet" (Mariah Carey featuring Shenseea and Kehlani) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Here for It All | ||
| "What Do I Know? (Just A Girl)" (Nora Fatehi featuring Shenseea) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Dis-moi" (Aya Nakamura featuring Shenseea) | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Destinée | ||
| "Goddess" (Protoje featuring Shenseea) | 2026 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "*" denotes that the chart did not exist at that time. |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUR | |||
| "You Lie" | 2017 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Tell Me" (with jahmiel) | — | ||
| "Topic of Discussion (anonymous)" | — | ||
| "Subrosa (Come Closer)" | 2018 | — | |
| "Love I Got For U" | — | ||
| "Wickedest Time" | — | ||
| "Bum Like Ball" | — | ||
| "Temptation Overdrive" | 2019 | — | |
| "Best Life" | — | ||
| "Trick'a Treat" | — | ||
| "Limited Edition" | — | ||
| "Bad Habit" | 2020 | — | |
| "Hallelujah" | 2022 | 29 | |
| "Dolla" | 2024 | — | Never Gets Late Here |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUR | |||
| "Can't Anymore" | 2022 | 38 | Alpha |
| "NaNa" | 2024 | 4 | Never Gets Late Here |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Baddies Caribbean Auditions | Herself | Guest judge |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Series/album | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | MOBO Award | Best International Act | Herself | Nominated | |
| 2021 | MOBO Award | Best Reggae Act | Won | ||
| 2022 | Grammy Award | Album of the Year | Donda | Nominated | |
| MOBO Award | Best Caribbean Music Act | Herself | Nominated | ||
| MTV Video Music Award | Push Performance of The Year | "R U That" | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding International Song | "Diana" with Fireboy DML | Nominated | |
| 2025 | Grammy Awards | Best Reggae Album | Never Gets Late Here | Nominated | |
| MOBO Awards | Best Caribbean Music Act | Herself | Won |