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Shenseea The ‘Trending Gyal’ Will Be Paying For Two Dropouts To Go Back To College

Posted on by Lesandra Scott

Shenseea is forever living up to her title as the Trending Gyal! Even before the release of her debut album, ALPHA, she has been in the spotlight. Recently creating a stir with P. Diddy who she’s working with, and hitting the Billboard Music Awards with her son where she was a presenter, I’d say she’s been pretty on-brand.

Earlier today, on what she’s crowned “YengDay”, she took to her Twitter account and wrote to her followers that she’d be giving two people a second chance.  Particularly, “two college dropouts in Jamaica” who she’ll be sending back to college to get their degree! However, in order to call this second chance their own, all interested folk are to provide proof that in fact they “had to stop because of financial difficulties”. This venture hits close to home as Shenseea herself had to drop out of college in her final year because she couldn’t cover the tuition.

With YengDay, which is her way of hugging her fans in pure appreciation for their support, she made the vow to cover the tuition of two deserving Jamaicans. YengDay began last year, 2021, and is a nod to the release date of the song, “ShenYeng Anthem”.  “I asked God to bless me so I can help to bless others. Imma always do just that, as he continues to do so!” the ShenYeng tweeted after making her announcement.

Shenseea

Shenseea was also made the 2022 Music Ambassador for the WNBA team, the Connecticut Sun. This comes as a result of her song “Sun Comes Up” on her debut album, ALPHA. About how she feels about this move, Shenseea said, “I am especially honored to be a part of something that supports other strong women, and this collaboration represents everything that I want my music to be-music that empowers and uplifts people.” The song which features her son, Rajeiro Lee, will be played during the Sun’s home games. In the words of the team: “Sun Comes Up, an inspirational song about persistence and determination in the face of adversity, in addition to having the organization’s name in the title, the song could not be more fitting for the Connecticut Sun franchise as it seeks to take hold of the elusive WNBA championship.”

Shenseea recently came into heat for what was termed “lewd lyrics” in her collaborated single “Lick” with Megan Thee Stallion. According to her, she said the song did “exactly what I put it out to do: for you to talk, to stir up controversy”, which, to be honest, it did. Shenseea is set to kick off her European Tour on June 19th in Malta and word on the street is that she’s already begun her sophomore album which she says will be “completely different”.

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Spice, Shenseea & Sean Paul Amongst Jamaicans Nominated For 2022 Grammy Awards

Posted on by Nekisha Cyrus

Spice, Shenseea, and Sean Paul are amongst the list of Jamaicans nominated at the 2022 Grammy Awards.

Yes, with the recent announcement of the official 64th Annual Grammy Awards nominees, Jamaicans and by extension the Caribbean, have been celebrating as some of Reggae’s and Dancehall’s music top stars have been nominated. And just in case you missed it, Caribbean Entertainment Hub is here to give you the full breakdown of our Jamaican nominees along with their respective categories.

Kicking it off in the ‘Best Reggae Album’ category, this year’s list included the Queen of Dancehall, Spice with her debut album titled ‘TEN’ which was released in August 2021. This is also a history-making moment because it is the first time that a hardcore Female Dancehall artist has been nominated for the Grammy awards.

Spice

Spice

Also nominated in this category is Reggae artiste Etana with her second Grammy nomination for her album ‘Pamoja’. This is, however, not Etana’s first time being nominated for a Grammy, as she also created some history in 2018 being the first woman to get a nomination in the ‘Best Reggae Album’ category in more than two decades. At that time she was also the fourth woman to ever get nominated for this Grammy award.

Also, landing his first-ever Grammy nomination is Jesse Royal for his album ‘Royal’, which was released in June 2021. And Sean Paul received his sixth Grammy nomination for his album ‘Live N Livin’. Sean Paul is also a previous Grammy Award winner for his album ‘Dutty Rock’ in 2004. And lastly, Gramps Morgan was nominated for his album ‘Positive Vibration’ which was released in July 2021. Gramps, a previous nominee and winner with his group Morgan Heritage who previously won the award in 2015 for their album ‘Strictly Roots’.

Fun Fact: The winner in this category for 2020 was Reggae’s music newcomer and star, Koffee who made history as the first female and youngest artist to win the award for her album ‘Rapture’.

Moving onto the Jamaican artists and producers who have been nominated for the ‘Album of the Year’ category which includes Shenseea, Beam, Masego, Damian Marley, Buju Banton, and more making them the first Jamaican artiste to be nominated in this category.

Shenseea

Shenseea

These nominations have been made possible after the Recording Academy stated clearly that if an album is up for ‘Album Of The Year’, then all credited featured artists, songwriters of new material, producers, recording engineers, mixers, and mastering engineers who worked on that album are automatically nominated. Previously, the Grammy rule stated that all of these music professionals had to be credited with 33 percent or more of playing time (on the album), in order to be nominated.

Edited: By virtue of the new rules, Shenseea is only nominated for ‘Album Of The Year’ for ‘Donda’.  Her (3) other contributions to Grammy-nominated albums in the genre categories would render her a participant, according to the Grammy guidelines (see below).

  1. Kanye West’s- ‘Donda’ for Album Of The Year
  2. She is also credited for her songwriting and vocals on ‘OK OK Pt 2′ and ‘Pure Souls’
  3. Her collaboration alongside with Jamaican-American singer Masego in the Best Progressive R&B Album with his EP titled Studying Abroad: Extended Stay.
  4. And she is also a participant in the Best Dance/Electronic Album category, for Major Lazer Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded) which features her track on ‘Tiny’ alongside Beam.

Other Jamaican artistes and producers making the cut this year include:

  1. Busy Signal on the single ‘Sun Comes Up’ alongside JoeBoy, and two-time Grammy nominee Skip Marley on ‘Can’t Take It From Me’.
  2.  Beam was also featured on two more tracks, namely ‘Bam Bam’ with French Montana, and ‘Rave de Favela’ with MC Lan and Anitta. Beam also contributed to Justin Bieber’s album ‘Justice’, which received nods for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.
  3. Buju Banton is also credited on Kanye West’s 27-track set on the love song ‘Believe What I Say’. 
  4. Jamaican producer IzyBeats-the beatmaker on Koffee’s international breakout hit song ‘Toast’ and co-produced ‘Silver Tongue Devil’ alongside Corbett and Chris Madine, He also contributed to a second song on the EP titled ‘Yebo/Sema’.
  5.  Masego and Jamaican producer J.L.L., whose 2014 beat was sampled on Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ (CLB) album, will both share a part of the victory if the Canadian rapper wins in the Best Rap Album category.
  6. In the Best Global Music Album category, Nigerian star WizKid is among five nominees for his album ‘Made In Lagos: Deluxe Edition’.  The project features contributions from Jamaican artists Damian Jr. Gong’ Marley on the song ‘Blessed’, and rising artist Projexx, on the song ‘True Love’ with Tay Iwa.

A celebratory congratulations goes out to all the Jamaican artistes who were nominated at the 64th Annual Grammy awards. The final round of voting for the 64th Annual Grammy awards will begin on December 6th, 2021, and end on January 5th, 2022.

The award ceremony is carded to take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 31, 2022, so stay tuned.

Sources include https://www.jamaicaobserver.com, https://www.dancehallmag.com,

Hashtags: #Shenseea #Spice #SeanPaul #BujuBanton #Beam #BusySignal #JuniorGong #GrammyAward #Grammy2022 #Reggaemusic #Dancehallmusic #Jamaicanartiste #JamaicaEntertainmentNews

DJ Khaled, Shenseea & Kerwin Du Bois In New Carib Ad Campaign Selling The Caribbean To The World

Posted on by Nekisha Cyrus

The ‘Can You Feel It’ official music video for Carib’s Brand New Ad Campaign just dropped and features a cameo appearance from the International Grammy Award-winning producer, DJ Khaled alongside Jamaican Superstar, Shenseea and Trinidadian Soca Star, Kerwin Du Bois.

DJ Khaled

DJ Khaled

The infectious ‘Can You Feel It’ Caribbean anthem visuals was directed by Award-winning director Gil Green and is truly reminiscent of Caribbean culture. In this new project which has secretly been in the works for some months now, Carib Beer invites you to come and experience a world of fun, passion, and vibes as the world discover the beer of the Caribbean and the world’s most exciting playground.

The track was written by Kerwin DuBois and performed by Kerwin DuBois & Shenseea. Producing credits goes to Christopher “Jillionaire” Leacock and Kerwin Du Bois; and mastering was done by Precision Productions Music.

Shenseea & Kerwin Du Bois

Shenseea & Kerwin Du Bois

As part of Carib Brewery global rollout and 70th-anniversary celebrations of its flagship product, Carib Beer is welcoming you to a world of change with their new logos, their rebranded label of the Malta brand which was changed from Malta Carib to Carib Malta, and Carib also recently launched a new product, ‘Carib Blue’ (a premium beer with six percent alcohol).

Carib Beer is from the heart of the Caribbean, united by the sun and connected through the sea. This crisp, fresh lager celebrates the true Caribbean original in everyone. In 2021, the brand was given an original icon as a sign-off on its lineage and bright future. The “Caribbean Shield” is the New Carib Icon, a symbol created to capture the unique soul of the Caribbean. Carib wants the world to discover and enjoy our great beer, and with our new look, they are approaching the world confident, iconic, and timeless.

Carib Beer New Products & Logos

Carib Beer Rebrand Image, New Product & Logos

With the aim to attract more of a global reach and international sales, Carib added DJ Khaled as an ambassador for Carib and he will be working with the company for two years. According to Carib’s Marketing Manager, Antron Forte:

“Over the last three years, we were making sure the Carib brand is ready for a global stage. We have been doing a lot of work on packaging, designing the look and feel of the brand. The ambitions aren’t about how much we sell in Trinidad, to become a big brand we need to look outside.”

“When we partnered with Shenseea with her very broad reach and representing the Caribbean, with us coming together it gave us a strong boost in the US and the Caribbean with our song that we dropped today. We really want to be known as a Caribbean brand and any artiste we see living the Caribbean, loving the Caribbean and exuding that Caribbean life and fitting the personality of the brand, we will want to partner with them.”

Sources include: https://guardian.co.tt, https://tt.loopnews.com

Hashtags: #DJKhaled #Shenseea #KerwinDubois #Caribbeer #CaribAd #NewMusic #CanYouFeeIt #CaribbeanEntertainmentNews

Cardi B Celebrates Her Birthday With Spice, Shenseea & More

Posted on by Nekisha Cyrus

Cardi B celebrated her 29th birthday in full Jamaican style with a Caribbean ‘Dancehall’ themed party.

The history making Grammy award winner partied the night away with friends and family on Monday night at L.A. River Studio. Her star-studded guest list included many of her celebrity friends such as Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, Normani, Tiffany Haddish, Teyana Taylor, Taraji P. Henson, Snoop Dogg, Chance the Rapper, Winnie Harlow, Karrueche Tran, and more in attendance, all dressed to kill in true Caribbean Dancehall splendor.

But the night, however, belonged to the surprise Dancehall guest artistes who performed. From Spice, Mr. Vegas, Shenseea, Ding Dong, Kranium, and more gracing the stage, Cardi B and her friends celebrated the culture with a night of wining, dancing, and even a trip down ‘Passa, Passa’ (a well known, Jamaican street dance) lane. Check out a few highlights below!

The night’s menu was also reminiscent of the Caribbean and included jerk chicken, oxtail, rice and plantains along with tequila and vodka cocktails.

Cardi B also received the surprise of her life when her husband Offset gifted her with a brand new home which includes a pool on the roof. According to TMZ, the Migos rapper got on the mic and unveiled his gift with a video presentation, saying he wanted to get her something extra special after the big year they just had which included th birth of their son. It seems like Cardi’s new crib is in the Dominican Republic, her family’s homeland and it looks like Offset found a nice, secluded spot surrounded by palm trees.

Cardi B & Offset

Cardi B & Husband Offset

Hashtags: #CardiB #Offset #DancehallParty #DancehallTheme #BirthdayParty #Shenseea #Spice #DingDong #MrVegas #CaribbeanEntertainmentNews

Shenseea Adds Carib Beer To Her Endorsements Deals

Posted on by Nekisha Cyrus

Shenseea is kicking off  2021 with a bang as she just announced her latest endorsement deal with Carib Beer, making it her ninth endorsement contract. The news which was announced recently via Carib’s and Shenseea’s social media platforms came as a surprise to many because Shenseea is the first brand ambassador outside of Trinidad and Tobago (the headquarters of Carib Brewery) to represent the brand.

Carib which celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2020 has dominated the regional market in the production of beverages for locals and visitors over the years and is internationally recognized in thirty-three countries. With their eyes set on expanding their global reach in 2021, signing Shenseea is the first of many major surprises on the way.

Adding to the excitement, Shenseea also announced via Instagram that two lucky new Carib followers will be selected randomly and flown out to Jamaica to meet the songstress as part of their first giveaway promotion.

 

Hashtags: #Shenseea #CaribBeer #TrinidadandTobago #Endorsementdeal #Brandambassador

A Taste Of Sumfest 2020 Dancehall Night

Posted on by Lesandra Scott

‘A Taste Of Sumfest 2020’ dancehall night saw on its virtual stage, on July 24th, performances from some well-loved names in the Dancehall genre. For approximately two hours and forty-five minutes, delivering their hits to the camera were Shenseea, Ishawna, Ding Dong and The Ravers Clavers, TeeJay, Agent Sasco, Frisco Kid, Konshens, Tanto Metro, Chaka Demus & Pliers.

The audience on Friday night was taken on a time journey with performances. Viewers were given a taste of the old school before the new acts took to the stage. Performances by Tanto Metro and Devonte (Everyone Falls In Love Sometimes), Frisco Kid (Rubbers), and Chaka Demus and Pliers (Murder She Wrote), took the hands of viewers as they went back in time; hitting watchers with chunks of nostalgia​.

 

Turning up the heat for the new era were Ding Dong and his Ravers Clavers who from the moment they touched the stage belted out hit after hit! While performing​ ‘Watch Dem’​, Ding Dong even took the stick of his drummer and drummed along. Good energy all around!​

 

Taking the stage after was Shenseea in her first performance since her mother’s sudden passing. On stage, in an orange pair of comfy looking sweatpants, a white long-sleeved crop top, butt length braids, and shoes of the Balenciaga label, Shenseea dove into her set with her recently dropped ​‘Trick-a-Treat​’. This was followed up with the track for the “independent ladies”,​ Independent Gyal. The almost 10 minutes long performance ended with the Tyga collaborated hit ​Blessed​, though before diving into this banger she said, ​“Yuh see sometimes inna life, we take a lot of things for granted, and life is one of them. To just get up and can breathe, fi have life, is such a blessing”.​

TeeJay, also on Romeich Entertainment’s label, performed after Shenseea and did a splendid performance on stage with ‘Uptop Boss’​, ​‘My Type​’, ​‘Brand New’​, ​‘Owna Lane’​, ‘​Gangster Prayer’​, ​‘Nah Worry Bout’,​ and ​‘Alright​’.

 

Ishawna, known for her controversial songs delivered a 10-minute set wearing a black bodysuit which allowed her back and stomach to be exposed. With a pair of matching sequined shorts and a long, pink wig which rest comfortably against a jacket, and fitted with boots, she delivered her hits. Included in her repertoire was the controversial ‘​Equal Rights And Justice’​ for which she has received a heavy backlash in the past.​

 

Despite the Coronavirus seemingly making its home among us, the management of Reggae Sumfest has done exceedingly well under these trying conditions to make this year show a reality via virtual reality.

 

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Koffee To Perform At Super Bowl & Coachella

Posted on by Nekisha Cyrus

2020 is definitely off to a great start for Grammy-nominated Reggae Artiste Koffee.

Just a few days ago news broke, that latter this year, Koffee will be making her first ever appearance at the Coachella Music Festival; one of the most popular music festivals in North America. The Jamaican dancehall sensation will be performing on Saturday 11th & 18th April, 2020 as the supporting act to headliner, Travis Scott. While fans of Koffee was still recovering from the major news, it was also revealed that the reggae singer has been added to the official line-up of performers for the Super Bowl weekend.

The Kofffee will be joining fellow Jamaican Dancehall artistes Shenseea and Squash who is scheduled to perform at the inaugural Viewtopia Music Festival as the headliners for the Dancehall segment of the event. They will be gracing the stage alongside a huge cast of American Superstars including Cardi B, Chris Brown, DJ Khaled, The Migos, Megan Thee Stallion and many more.

The two day festival will take place between January 31st – February 1st at the Marlins Park, Miami and is considered a prelude to one of the biggest events of the year- the NFL Super Bowl game. The game is scheduled to be played on February 2nd at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. This year’s halftime show will also be featuring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira as the headliners.

 

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Koffee Makes History With Grammy Best Reggae Album Nomination

At just 19 years old Jamaican Reggae Sensation, Koffee just became the youngest artiste to receive a Grammy nomination in the ‘Best Reggae Album’ category. Not only is she the youngest artiste to be nominated in this category, but she is also the third female singer to ever do so.

New Reggae Artiste Koffee Set to Bring the Heat

“A di reggae music causing the commotion” sings upcoming artiste Koffee and she is right. But could it also be that she herself is the cause of some new good vibes and commotion

 

Rihanna & KoffeeIs Koffee writing for Rihanna’s New Dancehall/ Reggae album?

News broke recently that Jamaica’s New Reggae Sensation Koffee is reportedly working as a writer for Rihanna’s long anticipated 9th studio album.

 

 

Sources include- https://jablogz.com/, https://urbanislandz.com, https://buzz-caribbean.com/

 

Hashtags: #Koffee #Reggaeartiste #Jamaica #Coachella2020 #SuperBowl #Shenseea #CardiB

Shenseea At Seventh Heaven, Barbados

Posted on by Simone Tull

Shenseea, ‘the Princess of Dancehall’, recently touched down in Barbados. She sent her ShenYeng fan-base wild with her performance at Limerz Cruise’s event Seventh Heaven. It was hosted on the lush grounds of Bellevue Plantation. It seemed patrons’ sole interest was seeing the Jamaican artiste hit the stage. Nothing seemed to excite them until after an extended wait she finally emerged.

From the moment she hit the stage the venue was filled with ecstatic screams. The artiste’s engaging style of performance kept attendees tuned in as they heeded her every command. Shenseea showed why she has been creating a stir both regionally and internationally. She thrilled patrons with favourites like Tie Me Up, Trending Gyal and Foreplay. It was even more hyped when she launched in to the extremely popular Blessed.

 

 

Some party-goers got some one-on-one time with the rising star when she welcomed them to the stage to show off their dancing skills. One fan, who was clearly enamoured with the artiste, even used the opportunity to snap several selfies with the performer.

Fans fordance competition

Fans on stage for dance competitions

 

Seventh Heaven was billed as girls’ night out and the line-up for the event was predominantly female. Beside Shenseea, there were local soca artiste Shanta Prince, DJ Diamond and Trinidadian DJ Duchess. Patrick the Hypeman was also part of the cast.

Shanta Prince

Shanta Prince

 

Limerz Cruise’s next event will be their New Year’s party ‘First Light’ which will feature appearances by Lil Rick, Mole and international DJ Riggo Suave.

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Shenseea & Ne-Yo Collaborates For The Sprinter Soundtrack

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Seems like Shenseea and Neyo are making Major Moves!

The Jamaican Dancehall Songstress and Grammy-Award Winning Singer, Neyo, recently collaborated on new music for the official Sprinter’s movie soundtrack . According to Bashy magazine, the soundtrack was recently released on October 4th, 2019 and features a vibrant display of Jamaican music, including the infectious upbeat collab.

 

No news yet, if there will be an official music video for the release, but fans can’t seem to get enough of it. In a post via social media, Shenseea shared her excitement to be featured on the soundtrack alongside Neyo, while posting a snippet of the song.

The entire soundtrack was produced by Walshy Fire, Jamaican/ American DJ and Record producer well-known as one-third of the popular EDM (Electronic Dance Music) group Major Lazer. The soundtrack also features artistes like Kabaka Pyramid, Jesse Royal, Ce’cile, Kenzic and more; and is labeled as an embodiment of Jamaica’s vast musical landscape which presents the story of the film through music. The full soundtrack featuring, Shenseea and Neyo’s ‘Major Moves’ is now available on all streaming platforms.

The film was executive produced by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith and have been cleaning up at film festivals both regionally and internationally. If you haven’t already seen it, check out the official trailer below.

 

 

 

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Spice Wins At The 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards

Jamaican Dancehall Queen Spice can now add MTV Award winner to her list of achievements. The awards was held on Saturday 15th June, 2019 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.

Shenseea Signs With Interscope Records

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Shenseea

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Sources include- https://bashymagazine.com, https://www.sprinterthefilm.com, Shenseea Social Media

 

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#Shenseea #Neyo #MajorMoves #Newmusic #Walshyfire #Sprintersoundtrack #Sprinterthemovie

Shenseea Signs With Interscope Records

Posted on by Nekisha Cyrus

Yes she is definitely Blessed!

Shenseea continues to prove that hard work and consistency pays off. Recently, she announced that she signed with American Music label Interscope Records, making her the 1st Jamaican artiste to do so, and joining the likes of international Recording artistes such as Lady Gaga, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Dr Dre, Selena Gomez and Maroon 5.

Not only did she shock fans and her peers with the news, but also followed up by releasing her brand new single ‘Blessed’, a dancehall/ hip-hop crossover track which features Grammy-nominated rapper Tyga and is produced by Jamaican music producer Rvssian.

Shenseea, Tyga, RvssianShenseea, Rvssian and Tyga on the set of her new music video ‘Blessed’

In just 4 days since its release, the single has already crossed 4 million views and many are already hailing the single as the official summer anthem for 2019.

The Jamaican songstress has been consistently putting in work ever since she burst onto the music scene in 2016 with her hit collab ‘Loodi’ which features Jamaican Dancehall Superstar Vybz Kartel. Since then she has given us popular hits like ‘Shenyeng Anthem’, ‘Love I Got For You’, ‘Trending Gyal’, ‘Tie Me Up’ and many more.

We at Caribbean Entertainment Hub would like to congratulate the talented songstress on this major accomplishment and look forward to her representing for Jamaica and the Caribbean on the international stage. For more information and updates, follow Shenseea at https://www.facebook.com/ShenseeaOfficial/

Sources: Shenseea Social Media sites and Interviews. 

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Hashtags: #Shenseea #Jamaican #Dancehall #Recordingartiste #Recorddeal #InterscopeRecords