Jamaican dancehall artist Shenseea. 25, has received the 2021 Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Award in the category of Best Reggae Act. With her win, Shenseea becomes the first female artist to receive the Reggae Award since it was first presented in 1996.
The dancehall star was presented with the award at a ceremony at the Coventry Building Society Arena in London on December 5, 2021. The ceremony featured the first live show since 2017. Upon winning the award, Shenseea took to Instagram to share her excitement with her 4.7 million followers, writing, “I won a MOBO Award (fire emoji) @moboawards Thank you to all who voted.” Her win was also announced on the official Instagram page of MOBO, where the post read, “Huge congratulations on @shenseea for winning BEST REGGAE ACT.