Grammy winning Reggae artiste Sean Paul poses for a quick picture in front the Alpha Institute building which displays their school motto “Upward and Onward”. Over the Christmas break, Sean Paul toured the premises formerly known as the Alpha Boys School and was pleased to see his contributions to the Music Technology Department being put to great use.Kingston, Jamaica: Alpha Boys School Radio saw great success after hosting The Reggae Auction which offered to bidders across the world a custom voicemail from Multi-platinum, Grammy Award winning artiste Sean Paul.
The internet radio site saw a 75% increase in traffic as bids were made for the custom recording from Sean Paul, local entrepreneur Randy McLaren’s Bresheh items, and deals from Goldeneye Resort, Knutsford Court Hotel, among others. A lucky bidder from London will this week be made happy when he receives his custom Sean Paul voicemail recording after making the winning bid of US$180.
“The Reggae Auction attracted so many passionate and generous bids from around the world. The staff and students at Alpha are grateful to Sean Paul and all the donors and participants who made it an exciting international event” said Dr. Joshua Chamberlain, General Manager of the radio programme. Chamberlain is also a facilitator for Alpha Institute’s Media and Technology Department, now to be called the Sean Paul Henriques Media Centre subsequent to the artiste’s donation of over $1.5 Million.
Sean Paul has been making great strides in the entertainment industry. His Rockabye collaboration with Clean Bandit and Anne-Marie recently made the US- based Hot 100 Billboard Music Chart, subsequent to topping UK’s music charts. The artiste’s No Lie, featuring Dua Lipa is also crossing boundaries as it is featured in the highly anticipated Baywatch movie with The Rock and Zac Efron, in theatres as of May 2017.
Though Sean Paul has been in the music industry for over a decade, he still has the moves to "Tek Weh Yuh Heart" as is seen in the track’s video featuring Tory Lanez who has recently been added to this year’s Reggae Sumfest line-up. The video has racked up over 5 Million views since its March 1 release.
Sean Paul starts his next tour this Saturday, April 1 in Ocho Rios, where he will be playing for Moon Palace guests. He then leaves for Russia and numerous stops in the UK leading up to his April 22 performance at Kaya Fest in Miami, staged by the Marley Brothers.
Fans anticipate the release of new album which has been confirmed to feature a track with Hips Don’t Lie artiste Shakira.
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Multi-platinum artiste Sean Paul
Multi-platinum artiste Sean Paul stays on top of his musical game with a new music video for what is already a hit, No Lie, featuring English singer Dua Lipa.
“Sean Paul’s totally replay-able new R&B-tinged party jam No Lie,” as described by Billboard is “real sexy”.
The Jamaican performer gives his fans a very reflective look into this dance hit which features the English model Dua Lipa, showing the two artistes in various scenes from different mirroring perspectives.
After debuting on the Billboard Reggae Digital Song Sales Chart at #3, in the first week of its release, No Lie has maintained a presence on music charts across the world. With, over 537,000 downloads on popular digital music media Spotify, and climbing to #5 on iTunes’ listing of Top Reggae Downloads, the single is expected to ascend on even more charts with this new music video release.
The Grammy Award winning, recording artiste is seeing great success with his singles since the start of 2017 as he has Rockabye collaboration with Clean Bandit and Anne-Marie, and Cheap Thrills summer hit with Sia on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Sean Paul has also been topping the UK Official Music Chart for the last nine weeks. iTunes is also seeing the artiste at #12 of their Top Reggae Downloads list for his Tek Weh Yuh Heart single with Tory Lanez.
The No Lie video can now be seen on Vevo with over 35,000 views only hours after its release. The single has sparked a #LitTonight trend across social media platforms as fans favor the Dua Lipa sung chorus with lyrics “it’s gonna be lit tonight, no lie”.
The video can be seen on the artiste's officiall Vevo page at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzU8KqOY8YA
Sean Paul and his fans anticipate a sensational year with singles already topping charts, more songs and videos to come and the release of a highly anticipated music album in waiting.
Sean Paul poses for a quick picture in front the Alpha Institute building which displays their school motto “Upward and Onward”.
Jamaica based, Grammy Award winning artiste Sean Paul is actively securing a bright future for young Jamaicans through his partnership with the Alpha Institute.
Following a recent tour of the school premises formerly known as the Alpha Boys School, the multi- platinum, recording artiste was able to see where his donation of over $1.5 million was used in the development of the studio and rooms under the Music Technology Department.
Now to be called the Sean Paul Henriques Media Centre, the department houses a skills training centre for its students in Music and Technology and now has a high-grade studio.
Sean Paul is heartened by the realities of who joined him on the tour over their Christmas break. Music Technology students Sajay Waton, also called DJ Wrist expressed great joy to be able to interact with and receive musical advice from the artiste. His joy, however, was surpassed by his class mate Roshard ‘DJ Rushian’ Henry who was elated to have Sean Paul voice a quick jingle over a riddim he produced in class.
The students were comfortable sharing their experiences, highlighting the changes the programme has made for them. “I used to be so angry, everyone in the community, in my family, even if you didn’t know me, you could see that anger. But coming here, I just do my music and I have people to talk to here. Now, being DJ Rushian I have a purpose and I spread joy to other people through my music. If you look at my batch, DJ Wrist can go out on weekends and earn money, we are professionals and it’s thanks to this programme,” expressed Roshard Henry in his talk with Sean Paul, administrators of the school and his Music Technology classmates.
The charitable organization was grateful for the artiste’s donations and subsequent visit. Reverend Don McDowell, the Audio Engineering Instructor looks forward to the student’s realizing successes and great achievements as a result of Sean Paul’s contributions.
“They are taking initiative and demonstrating responsibility and respect for the space and technical activities inside of it. I've seen their morale increase which I attribute to their love for the music technology and career they see themselves stepping into,” McDowell expressed with great pride in reference to the first set of students to sit this programme who are now sitting their third and final year.
Sean Paul continues to support initiatives geared at improving lives, over the years the artiste has donated to the Maxfield Children’s Home, National Children’s Home and the Father Holung & Friends charities among others.
Sean Paul and his fans look to an action-packed 2017 with singles already topping charts, a highly anticipated music video and an album in waiting.
Recording Artiste Sean Paul
Multi- platinum, Grammy Award winning, Jamaica based artiste Sean Paul kicked off the New Year at the premiere position for Music Charts across the world with his Clean Bandit and Anne-Marie collaboration Rockabye.
Of its 10 weeks on the UK Official Music Chart, Rockabye has been the number one hit for the past eight weeks, and continues to hold firm.
With its motherly, motivational message, upbeat tempo and riveting video, the single has consumed the hearts of many. The Rockabye fever has also reached Netherlands, spending the last three weeks at the premiere position for the music charts.
In Ireland, the hit also led the music the music charts coming out of 2016 and is sustaining its number 1 position into the new year and the hit is gearing up to take the American airwaves, reaching on the Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and gradually climbing as the weeks pass.
Sean Paul’s No Lie with young, English singer and model Dua Lipa is also another hit for the New Year and fans have been getting teasers all over New Media of the soon to be released music video.
Fans are in for an action-packed 2017 with his singles already topping charts, a highly anticipated music video and an album in waiting.
Sean Paul on stage recently
Sean Paul continues to imprint his stamp on the music industry, representing his music and Jamaican music worldwide.
Having been atop the Billboard Hot 100 charts for all of August and still retaining the top position on Billboard’s Radio Chart with his Cheap Thrills Sia collaboration, Sean Paul continues to put his best foot forward.
The Grammy Award winning, Jamaican recording artist, having recently signed with Island Records has been making his presence felt, pushing the dancehall beat across the world with performances, appearances, and new releases.
The artiste recently appeared at the annual Bestival music festival on the Island of Wight. Slated to perform on the last day of the four-day festival, Sean Paul performed before the closer Wiz Khalifa. Reviews however raved Sean Paul’s performance to be a literal ‘show stopper’ on September 11.
“The responsibility of closing the main stage on Sunday may have fallen to Wiz Khalifa, but it was Sean Paul’s set that people couldn’t stop talking about all day”, reported Huffington Post’s Rachel McGrath.
Sean Paul then headed to Camdem, London, where he performed at the Electric Ballrooom on September 13. His first appearance in London for the past three years, Sean Paul surely made up for lost times to his British fans. Performing a full hour-long set with his own hits such as Temperature and Get Busy, Sean Paul kept it “burnin’” with song selections including Cheap Thrills, Hair and most recent Crick Neck collaborations with Australian singer Sia, all-female group Little Mix and Dancehall artiste Chi-Ching Ching, respectively. The latter of which, a music video was released for only last Thursday and it has already received over 531,000 views on Youtube.
The multi-platinum artiste is currently working on his next album, to be released in 2017 and has been seen in Los Angeles. Recently spotted at the Apple Music headquarters, Sean Paul has much in store and encourages fans to keep abreast with his shows, appearances and updates on his website www.allseanpaul.com.
Kingston, Jamaica: International dancehall superstar Sean Paul set the record straight in a recently posted five-part Instagram video after reactions to his interview in Britain’s The Guardian hit the internet.
Specifically responding to Jamaican-born YouTube blogger DJ Akademiks, Sean Paul— in the first of the Instagram videos— said the blogger referred to him for the first time on his vlog after the publication of the piece on September 5, 2016.
“I see you mention Popcaan already due to the affiliation with Sir Drake, hear you mention Beenie Man and Vegas due to the same type of thing. I never hear yuh big up me yet. And other Jamaicans yuh big up Gage and Busy Signal,” said the 20-year dancehall veteran.
“So as a Jamaican, born and grow inna Spanish Town, me a big you up fi dat,” he said, while urging DJ Akademiks to talk more about dancehall on his widely watched entertainment vlog.
He went on to say in the videos, that it is not the first time that dancehall has influenced international music hits.
“Back in the 90s Ace of Base did some songs that went number one, that to me was dancehall oriented… What I was asked in the interview, my response — there was a little piece left off — I said to some people, it is a sore point. I remember back in the day, when Ace of Base was doing dem ting, it was a sore point to me… that none of us was there; Shabba Ranks and Super Cat was huge artiste to me, and none of them was reflected in that type of song… But I was also proud because it was dancehall music,” the Grammy winner explained.
“My point to them [The Guardian] was, if people are doing these songs and sampling us and thing and we’re not being credited; that’s not a cool thing. But at the same point in time, if those artistes see gold in what we do as Jamaican musicians, more power to we. If those artistes that are being sampled as Jamaicans and appearing in the songs and they’re not getting any credit that you [the general public] see, maybe they’re getting things that we don’t know of, so more power to them. Me nuh mind that. None of this really came out in the interview. So mi just wan’ say to everybody calm down, big up unnu self. I am a dancehall artiste that has nothing else to prove,” Sean Paul said.
Fans can view the videos on Sean Paul’s Instagram page @duttypaul and visit his website www.allseanpaul.com for updates on news, shows and more.
Grammy winning Reggae artiste Sean Paul poses for a quick picture in front the Alpha Institute building which displays their school motto “Upward and Onward”. Over the Christmas break, Sean Paul toured the premises formerly known as the Alpha Boys School and was pleased to see his contributions to the Music Technology Department being put to great use.
Kingston, Jamaica: Alpha Boys School Radio saw great success after hosting The Reggae Auction which offered to bidders across the world a custom voicemail from Multi-platinum, Grammy Award winning artiste Sean Paul.
The internet radio site saw a 75% increase in traffic as bids were made for the custom recording from Sean Paul, local entrepreneur Randy McLaren’s Bresheh items, and deals from Goldeneye Resort, Knutsford Court Hotel, among others. A lucky bidder from London will this week be made happy when he receives his custom Sean Paul voicemail recording after making the winning bid of US$180.
“The Reggae Auction attracted so many passionate and generous bids from around the world. The staff and students at Alpha are grateful to Sean Paul and all the donors and participants who made it an exciting international event” said Dr. Joshua Chamberlain, General Manager of the radio programme. Chamberlain is also a facilitator for Alpha Institute’s Media and Technology Department, now to be called the Sean Paul Henriques Media Centre subsequent to the artiste’s donation of over $1.5 Million.
Sean Paul has been making great strides in the entertainment industry. His Rockabye collaboration with Clean Bandit and Anne-Marie recently made the US- based Hot 100 Billboard Music Chart, subsequent to topping UK’s music charts. The artiste’s No Lie, featuring Dua Lipa is also crossing boundaries as it is featured in the highly anticipated Baywatch movie with The Rock and Zac Efron, in theatres as of May 2017.
Though Sean Paul has been in the music industry for over a decade, he still has the moves to "Tek Weh Yuh Heart" as is seen in the track’s video featuring Tory Lanez who has recently been added to this year’s Reggae Sumfest line-up. The video has racked up over 5 Million views since its March 1 release.
Sean Paul starts his next tour this Saturday, April 1 in Ocho Rios, where he will be playing for Moon Palace guests. He then leaves for Russia and numerous stops in the UK leading up to his April 22 performance at Kaya Fest in Miami, staged by the Marley Brothers.
Fans anticipate the release of new album which has been confirmed to feature a track with Hips Don’t Lie artiste Shakira.
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