Shenseea is the first Jamaican female to win an ASCAP Pop Music Award.
She was honored at the 2026 ASCAP Pop Music Awards for her songwriting contributions to “Shake It to the Max (Fly) – Remix,” she officially made history as the very first Jamaican woman to take home the prestigious pop songwriting plaque.
Shenseea has a staggering number of firsts for a female Jamaican artiste, breaking major industry barriers for Jamaican women on the international stage.
She became the first Jamaican female artist to win Best Caribbean Music Act (2025), and previously broke a 25-year all-male streak by winning Best Reggae Act in 2021.She made history as the first Jamaican female act to land multiple entries on the Rhythmic Airplay chart.
She secured a historic nomination in the Best Afrobeats category for the “Shake It to the Max Remix”).