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Shaney Jay Celebrates Grammy-Contending Credit On Eric Bellinger’s ‘It’ll All Make Sense Later’ Cape Town’s own Shaney Jay has marked a career milestone, announcing that he contributed to Eric Bellinger’s album It’ll All Make Sense Later, which is currently under For Your Consideration in the Grammys’ Best Global Music Album field.
“God did! Grateful to have contributed… Grateful for the journey. New music on the way,” he shared, celebrating a breakthrough that places a South African producer squarely in the global spotlight. The project first arrived on November 22, 2024, before a deluxe edition followed in March 2025.
While nominations have not yet been announced, Bellinger has publicly rallied Recording Academy voting members around the album’s Best Global Music Album push. His “For Your Consideration” posts underline the campaign’s focus on the record’s cross-continental DNA, positioning It’ll All Make Sense Later as a bridge between contemporary R&B and African popular sounds.
The album itself leans into an Afrobeats-forward palette and features a roster of collaborators who anchor its global intent, including Konshens, Oxlade and Reekado Banks. Track highlights span “Special” with Konshens and “Shooting Star” featuring Oxlade, among others, reinforcing the record’s blend of melody, groove and club-ready bounce. Streaming listings and editorial notes describe it as an R&B set informed by Afrobeats rhythms, a description borne out by the features and sequencing.
For Shaney Jay, born Shane Jacobs, the credit is a culmination of a steady ascent. Long celebrated in South Africa for shaping the sounds of artists like YoungstaCPT and Jimmy Nevis, he has grown from Cape Town mainstay to a producer with international placements and syncs. His official bio highlights a first major international album placement on Bellinger’s set, alongside accolades that include multi-platinum and award nominations at home. The step onto a Grammy-watched project signals both his versatility and the widening pipeline between SA studios and global pop hubs.
Beyond the industry headline, the moment reads as a creative alignment. Bellinger’s global push mirrors South Africa’s surge as a supplier of fresh rhythm, texture and engineering polish to mainstream releases. That a Cape Town producer is part of a U.S. star’s Afrobeats-inflected album underscores how collaboration is dissolving borders and how SA talent continues to travel. It also hints at how local producers are not only shaping homegrown hits but are increasingly embedding their signatures into crossover albums built for worldwide playlists.
With the album’s campaign moving through the Recording Academy process, attention now turns to what Shaney Jay releases next. He has teased new music on the way, and the momentum of this global placement will likely lift those drops into a wider conversation. For South African producers watching the rise of their peers, it is a timely proof point that the path from Kaapstad to the Grammy conversation is real, and getting shorter by the season.
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Shaney Jay Celebrates Grammy-Contending Credit On Eric Bellinger’s ‘It’ll All Make Sense Later’ Cape Town’s own Shaney Jay has marked a career milestone, announcing that he contributed to Eric Bellinger’s album It’ll All Make Sense Later, which is currently under For Your Consideration in the Grammys’ Best Global Music Album field. Shaney Jay Celebrates Grammy-Contending …
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