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 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.

Kingston, Jamaica: Multi-platinum, Grammy Award winning, superstar Sean Paul has signed with Island Records.

Falling under the internationally acclaimed umbrella brand, Universal Music Group, Island Records has a history of propelling reggae to world success, most notably with the career of music legend Bob Marley.

“What Sean has done for Jamaica and helping reggae music crossover makes him nothing short of a cultural icon,” president of Island Records U.K. Darcus Beese, told billboard.com. “I don’t think there’s anything more potent or authentic than Island Records sitting down with a reggae artiste of his calibre and having a conversation about signing them. It’s absolutely a natural fit.”

For Sean Paul, the signing with Island Records offers the same space and creative freedom that he developed with his own Dutty Rock label.

“Dancehall has now become mainstream international music, rather than underground where it was for years. Island [Records] is an iconic label. It makes me feel new all over again,” said the 20-year music veteran.

“Now I have got a deal with Island where they recognise that ‘he knows what his fanbase needs and knows exactly what he wants to put out’,” Sean Paul explained. “We don’t need to help him in that direction. We need to facilitate people knowing about his work. That’s just a great thing for me.”

The two-time Grammy Award winner officially signed with Island Records in August.

Making the Hits

Sean Paul achieved his fourth Billboard Hot 100 number one song for his collaboration with Sia on Cheap Thrills this year.

Also, Sean Paul’s single with Sak Noel and Salvi Trumpets has received viral success as fans worldwide post their original choreography videos online.

Sean Paul fans can look forward collaborations with Jamaican dancehall artiste Chi Ching Ching with whom he did Crick Neck; the official release of his latest LUV with hip-hop sensation Tory Lanez; as well as a new album in 2017.

Hinting to even more productions with the likes of famous producer David Guetta and Shakira, the Jamaica-based artiste told billboard.com that he is “loving the resurgence of dancehall”.

Sean Paul looks to take the stage at Bestival 2016, to be staged at the Robin Hill Country Park where Sean Paul can be seen on the final night September 11 as well as the already sold out Electric Ballroom in Camden, London on September 13.

For all show and tour updates, visit http://allseanpaul.com/

See Billboard article: http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7487784/sean-paul-signs-to-island-records-talks-shakira-and-david-guetta

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