Shenseea Shines at VMAs; “Shake It to the Max” Featured in New Burger King Ad

Bittersweet night for Moliy’s smash “Shake It to the Max,” which lost to Tyla at the VMAs best afrobeats category but was well represented by all remix participants, while the original version scored a major feature in a new Burger King commercial

Shenseea stuns in flawless red carpet look at VMAs (Photo: Gettyimages)

It was a bittersweet moment for Jamaican superstar Shenseea, Skillibeng, and Ghanaian-American sensation Moliy as their smash hit remix “Shake It to the Max” lost to Tyla’s “Push To Start” in the Best Afrobeats category at the MTV Video Music Awards, held at Long Island's UBS Arena on Sunday night.

All the nominees who contributed to the Billboard Hot 100 colossal hit attended the event, including producers Silent Addy and Disco Neil.

Moliy later shared her first reaction on X (formerly Twitter), writing, “Lose Today, Win Tomorrow.” On her Instagram story, she added that they were “Winners in My Book.”

Shenseea, who stunned on the red carpet, made history as the first Jamaican woman to earn two VMA nominations, following her 2022 nod for Push Performance of the Year.

“As a Push artist, I gained so much more support, so much more motivation to keep on going,” she told the VMAs during her interview on the red carpet.

But the impact of the hit is still undeniable. Another piece of evidence came on the night of the awards, as Moliy's original version for “Shake It to the Max” was revealed to be featured in a new Burger King commercial.

“It was amazing to be in attendance and walk the red carpet and have a front row experience to the show,” producer Disco Neil shared. “Unfortunately, we didn’t win the categories nominated, but we represented for Jamaica and Africa simultaneously on one of the biggest nights in music.”

Still, the night ended with a milestone moment. “One win we went home with is that they aired the Burger King commercial featuring ‘Shake It to the Max’ for the first time during the award show; which is just another amazing moment to show the cultural impact of this song. We are truly blessed and inspired”, he added.