Shenseea Makes History As First Female To Ever Win “Best Reggae Act” At MOBO Awards 2021

Jamaican Dancehall super diva and superstar Shenseea continues to have a blessed year, bringing home the 2021 Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) Award for Best Reggae Act.

This new Shensi’s prize makes her the first female artist to  ever win the Reggae Award since its inception in 1996.

The awards ceremony took place last night (December 5 2021) at the Coventry Building Society Arena in London, England, marking the first in-person show since 2017.

The “Run Run” star, real name Chinsea Leewhich, whom is only 25 years old, shared the news via her official Instagram page, that counts more than 4 million followers simply saying “I won a Mobo Award @moboawards Thank you to all who voted,” she wrote.

Official congratulations also came in from the official MOBO Instagram page with a post for the singer . “Huge congratulations on @shenseea for winning BEST REGGAE ACT…”

Shenseea announced earlier this year that she will release her debut album, still untitled,  at the beginning of 2022,  via a joint venture with Interscope Records and Rvssian’s Rich Immigrants label.

Among her most popular tracks this year her single “Run Run”, which will be featured in her upcoming album. The official music video for “Run Run” raked up more than 6.7 million views on YouTube since its release in July 2021.

Shenseea “Run Run” Music Video 2021

Another big summer tune from the dancehall diva this year has bee “Be Good”,  also released during this past summer 2021, has collected also millions of replays.

Shenseea “Be Good” Music Video 2021

Shenseea already earned a nomination for Album Of The Year at the upcoming 64th Annual Grammy Awards, thanks to her two features on Kanye West’s Donda album. The songs, are Pure Souls with Roddy Rich and Ok Ok Pt.2

The other nominees in the Best Reggae Act category for this year MOBO Awards were Jamaican artist Skillibeng, Popcaan, Sean Paul, Lila Iké, and Spice.

Shenseea had a nomination also last year in the Best International Act category, while was Buju Banton that won the Best Reggae Act at MOBO award 2020.

Shenseea did not attend the event and the announcement of the winner for Best Reggae Act was given via a computer graphic on the show main screen. The live celebration lasted for more than an hour an half, you can watch the full stream for MOBO Awards 2021 scrolling down, the Best Reggae Act Winner was announced toward the very end of the show.

Another big winner of the night was African artist Whiz Kid that brought home Best International Music Act and Best African Music Act, for the rest of winners go check the full list of winners directly at the MOBO Awards Official Website.

The MOBO Awards was started in 1996 by Kanya King to celebrate talent of black origin, making music in the United Kingdom. It honors the artistic and technical achievements of exceptional British and international talent in hip hop, grime, R&B and soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and Afrobeats.