Collaboration is a key part of Shaaba’s journey. She was invited to a songwriting residency with She Writes Songs x Spotify for Women at Metropolis Studios and is due to attend the girlfriends songwriting camp with Noise Music. She was awarded a scholarship placement on the Denmark Street Songwriting Retreat, working alongside Beth Nielsen Chapman and others, took part in a Global Top 40 charting Christmas fundraiser at Abbey Road Studios, and has co-written and co-produced at top studios (The Premises, Eastcote) with notable industry figures including Ian Barter (Amy Winehouse), Joshua Rumble (Florence Welch, Bastille), Olli Daffarn (Birdie), Katie Tavini (Arlo Parks, Rudimental), George Murphy (Ellie Goulding), and more.

She’s also worked with industry powerhouses Stephen Budd, Roxanne Seeman (The Jacksons, Earth Wind & Fire), Rumer, and Sarah Liversedge Platz (Ed Sheeran, Nadine Shah), and helped run the She Writes Song Songwriting Camp and Showcase at The Roundhouse UK, including leading the Fireside Industry panel.

Her immersive live loop sets regularly have entire venues singing along, from the St Giles Church Songwriters Showcase in Soho with Graham Gouldman (10cc), to The Queer Escape hosted by BBC’s Melita Dennett. Shaaba also headlined the Help Musician’s Legacy Fundraiser alongside Sally Beamish OBE, performed with Emmy award-winning teams (including in a sauna!), and acted as support for artists around the country. Shaaba is due to perform at a 606 Club Showcase, and headline at The Kings Place this Summer 2026.

Beyond music, Shaaba hosts the award-nominated podcast, 1 800 Drama, where she continues her commitment to diverse and honest storytelling, and remains a fierce advocate for diverse representation in media, especially as an LGBT+ woman of colour.

With regular new releases, high-profile collaborations, and live performances on the horizon, Shaaba continues to establish herself as a powerful and distinctive voice as a songwriter and musician.