Shenseea Nominated At 2022 MTV Video Music Awards
Jamaican star Shenseea has earned her first nomination for a MTV Video Music Award (VMA) after she was featured as the platform’s “Global PUSH Artist” for the month of March 2022.
Shenseea is nominated for “Push performance of the year” for her performance of R U That. The single featured rapper 21 Savage and appeared on her debut album, Alpha.
In her Instagram Stories yesterday, Shenseea called the nomination a first for herself and Jamaica. However, she isn’t the first female Jamaican artist to be nominated for a VMA.
In 2003, Lady Saw was nominated for Best Pop Video following her collab with No Doubt titled Underneath It All.
Several male Jamaican stars have also been nominated including Bounty Killer, who won Best Pop Video and Best Group Video in 2002 with No Doubt for Hey Baby; Elephant Man, who was nominated for Pon Di River in 2004; Sean Paul, who was nominated for Best New Artist In A Video and Best Dance Video for Get Busy in 2003, and Best Dance Video for Temperature in 2006; and OMI, who was nominated for Song Of The Summer for Cheerleader in 2015.
The VMAs will take place next month, on August 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey to hand out the awards for the year’s best and most impactful music videos. Fans may vote up to 20 times per day, for their favorite stars across the 22 categories, including push performance, video of the year, artist of the year, best collaboration and two all-new categories: best longform video and best metaverse performance.
The other nominees in Shenseea’s category are:
- September 2021: Griff – “One Night” – Warner Records
- October 2021: Remi Wolf – “Sexy Villain” – Island Records
- November 2021: Nessa Barrett – “i hope ur miserable until ur dead” – Warner Records
- December 2021: SEVENTEEN – “Rock With You” – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records
- January 2021: Mae Muller – “Better Days” – Capitol Records UK
- February 2022: GAYLE – “abcdefu” – Atlantic Records / Arthouse Records
- April 2022: Omar Apollo – “Tamagotchi” – Warner Records
- May 2022: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue” – Domino Recording Company
- June 2022: Muni Long – “Baby Boo” – Supergiant Records LLC / Def Jam Recording
- July 2022: Doechii – “Persuasive” – Top Dog Entertainment / Capitol Records
In the PUSH interview with MTV, Shenseea shared how she brings her experiences and influences into her songwriting, empowering her fans to be confident.
“When I go to make a song or try to catch a vibe on a beat… being from Jamaica, I have a vision, and I will not lose myself to get that vision,” Shenseea said.
“I still try to infuse a bit of my patois in my music, and it’s what makes me unique, and it’s what makes my sound,” she added.
The singer is reportedly working on a follow-up to her debut album.