SEEN 2026: See the complete winners list
A complete rundown of the creatives, artists, influencers and visual artists that took home trophies at the 1st annual awards.
by TRS Staff
Tuesday, April 22, 2026 | 12:30 pm
First Round Voting for the 2026 SEEN Awards took place from Feb. 19 through Mar. 16, 2026.
The inaugural 2026 SEEN Awards will be the first of many featuring performances from MG, P2P Rixh, Timothy Maverick, Skuzii and Ronnie Luxe. Duron Chavis, who is prepping for the annual Happily Natural Day, an Afrikan summer festival focused on holistic health and cultural awareness became the recipient to win the Community Spotlight with his focus on land ownership. All City Art Club, who won Visual Artist of the Year for their work in arts.
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The awards honored creatives and cultural movers from Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025, across 6 categories. See our short list of nominees here.
See the complete list winners from the 2026 Seen Awards below.
THE TASTE AWARD
BeetBox RVA
Black Olive — WINNER
Charlottes Deli
Frozay
Philly Vegan
Wumami
VISUAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD
All City Art Club — WINNER
B.C.
Justice Dwight
MYLO Global
Rick Blair
Views by Stokes
All City Art Club at the SEEN Awards in Richmond, Va on Apr. 16, 2026.
EVENT OF THE YEAR AWARD
Charged Up Fest — WINNER
The Culture is Coutoure
Global Connections
Richmond Brave 2 Concert
Daydream Festival
SOUND OF THE CITY AWARD
Michael Millions — WINNER
NameBrand
OhBliv
P2P Rixh
Ronnie Luxe
ShaelaSoul
RadIo B. accepts the award on behalf of Michael Millions at the inaugural 2026 SEEN Awards for Sound of the City. (Photo: Charlie Hodges)
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Duron Chavis — WINNER
Jacqueline 'Angie' Horton
JXN Project
The R.O.C. Project
Rudy Walker
Zenobia Bey
Duron Chavis at the 2026 SEEN Awards in Richmond, Va on April 16, 2026.
THE SEEN AWARD
804 Podcast
Breonna Moore
Camp TV
Chelsea Jackson —WINNER
InDaMix Podcast
Radio B.
Chelsea Jackson at the SEEN Awards in Richmond, Va April 16, 2026.
THE SEEN AWARD
Chelsea Jackson, Richmond-Times Dispatch
Explore the Scene of Richmond
MG & P2P Rixh open up the night with high energy performing their hit single “Run It Up” like someone speeding out a parking lot in a stolen Camry. Read how the rappers are proving player-ism is back to the forefront.
New & upcoming lyricist and musician Timothy Maverick captures the audience performing a few cuts from his 2026 album Sui Genesis. Read about his 2025 win for the RVA Music Fest.
Emcee, entrepreneur Radio B. accepts the award for the Sound of the City on behalf of producer, engineer, and artist, Michael Millions.
Richmond has movements, but none has been as electrifying and plugged as Charged Up Ent and the Charged Up Fest. Shawn Gray accepts the award on behalf of the Charged Up Festival, as Noah-O is on tour in Europe with Mobb Deep.
