Twenty years after his breakout song, “Gimmie The Light”, Sean Paul has been nominated for a Grammy Award. He is one of six contenders for Best Reggae Album with “Live N Livin”. 

The other nominees announced November 23 in Los Angeles are “Pamoja” by Etana, “Positive Vibration” by Gramps Morgan, “Royal” 
by Jesse Royal, “Beauty In The Silence” from SOJA and “Ten” by Spice. 

This is the sixth nomination for Sean Paul who won the category in 2004 with the multi-platinum-selling “Dutty Rock”. “Gimme The Light was lead single from that set. 

“It feels amazing to be nominated for the Grammy with this album. This album means a lot to me, it’s a return to hardcore dancehall for me and it’s a collaborative album. Everyone I’ve worked with on this album is somebody who I revere from an engineer, to a producer to the artist who did the artwork to the artistes who appeared. It’s a great statement of unity which I feel proud about,” Sean Paul told the Jamaica Observer newspaper. 

The 64th Grammy Awards takes place January 31 in Los Angeles at the Staples Center.

Written By Howard Campbell