KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shenseea has released Catalyst, an eight-track EP that pushes her dancehall foundation into Afrobeats, R&B and contemporary pop without abandoning the Jamaican audience that helped build her career.

The 21-minute project arrived on November 6, 2026, through Since ’93 and Columbia Records under exclusive licence from Shenyeng Inc. It is Shenseea’s first major project in that new label chapter.

Three collaborations, eight distinct tracks

Nigerian star Asake appears on “Playtime,” linking two of the most internationally visible voices in Caribbean and African popular music. Vybz Kartel joins Shenseea on “Talk To Me Nuh,” while American rapper Loe Shimmy features on “Private.”

The remaining songs are “Vulnerability,” “2 Face Gyal,” “Danger,” “Garden” and “Body Language.” Together, the track list moves between personal reflection, melodic experimentation and rhythm-led records suited to dancehall and crossover playlists.

Growth without losing the foundation

In comments reported by the Jamaica Star, Shenseea described the project as a way to show progression without changing completely. That tension—expanding globally while staying connected to Jamaica—runs through the EP.

“Vulnerability” is the project’s most personal moment. The song addresses grief following her mother’s death, an absent father and distrust within the music business. Elsewhere, the EP leans into the confident delivery and rhythmic versatility long associated with her dancehall work.

A cross-Caribbean and global play

Catalyst arrives as dancehall artists continue to build records across genre and national boundaries. The Asake collaboration places the project directly in the growing exchange between Jamaican music and Afrobeats, while the Vybz Kartel feature keeps its connection to dancehall’s core audience explicit.

Apple Music lists the release as Modern Dancehall, a useful shorthand for a project that treats dancehall as the base rather than the boundary.

For Citysound listeners, Catalyst is a compact snapshot of where Shenseea stands in late 2026: internationally ambitious, emotionally open and still grounded in Jamaican music culture.

Sources: Apple Music — https://music.apple.com/us/album/catalyst/6828206276 ; Jamaica Star, November 6, 2026 — https://web3.jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20261106/shenseea-explores-new-sounds-%E2%80%98catalyst%E2%80%99-ep