BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – SEAN PAUL continues to dominate the dancehall scene, as it was recently announced that he is up for three international awards.
He has been nominated for MOBO Awards in the United Kingdom, MTV European Music Awards and the Soul Train Awards in the United States of America.
The ‘How deep is your love’ artiste continues to raise the standards of Jamaican music with recognition for his music with the nominations.
In September he released his fifth studio album ‘Tomahawk Technique’ to the US market in and has already received the seal of approval across the globe.
Sean Paul is said to be among five of the hottest dancehall stars nominated in the UK's MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards for 'Best Reggae Act’.
According to a press release from PR Firm, Rhona Fox, the deejay would be competing against the likes of Popcaan, Konshens, Damian Marley and Mr. Vegas for the award, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 3 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.
He had previously won two MOBO Awards for 'Best Reggae Act' - 2006 and 2009.
In the ‘Best Caribbean Performance’ category at the Soul Train Awards, Sean Paul will be competing against Damian 'Junior Gong' Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Matisyahu and Cover Drive. That award will take place on Thursday, November 8 in Las Vegas.
The Soul Train Awards recognises top performers in urban and contemporary music and oganisers instituted a reggae category a few years ago, but later expanded it to Best Caribbean Performance.
This is Sean Paul's third Soul Train nomination, having won the ‘Best Reggae Artiste’ award in 2009.
MTV European Music Awards (EMAs) will see Sean Paul among 18 top acts in the world vying for the ‘Best World Stage’ award, including artistes such as Maroon 5, Snoop Dogg and Justin Bieber.
The MTV EMAs will be held at Frankfurt's Festhalle on Sunday, November 11.
This is the artiste's third nomination and in 2003 was awarded the prize for Best New Act at this awards show.
According to Sean Paul, he is pleased to be recognised by officials in the music industry for his work, as he continues to work hard to spread his brand of Jamaican music to the world.
Tomahawk Technique features the smash hit, ‘Got 2 Luv U’ (featuring Alexis Jordan), which has topped charts across the Caribbean and Europe and ‘How Deep Is Your Love’ alongside with Kelly Rowland.
