This December, the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball is getting a dose of Caribbean warmth, and it’s coming straight from Jamaica. World dancehall icon Sean Paul has formally been introduced as a part of the star-studded lineup for the 2025 Jingle Ball, set to happen on December 14 in Boston, powered by Capital One.
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As one of many few Caribbean acts ever to grace the Jingle Ball stage, Sean Paul’s inclusion underscores his continued dominance in worldwide music.
This yr’s Jingle Ball tour is filled with heavy hitters throughout genres, together with Ed Sheeran, Monsta X, The Child Laroi, MGK, Jessie Murph, Jelly Roll, and Olivia Dean. However all eyes within the Caribbean diaspora will undoubtedly be on Sean Paul, whose catalog of infectious hits has made him one of the crucial beloved performers from the area. His Boston look will convey a much-needed Caribbean taste to a stage historically reserved for pop, rock, and hip-hop acts.
The timing of Sean Paul’s efficiency couldn’t be extra becoming. As 2025 marks the twentieth anniversary of his Grammy-nominated album The Trinity, the Jingle Ball stage presents a full-circle second for the famous person. Launched in September 2005, The Trinity offered world anthems like “We Be Burnin’,” “Temperature,” and “Give It As much as Me.” The album propelled Sean Paul to the heights of worldwide fame. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart and climbed to No. 5 on the Billboard 200, securing his place as a crossover king and solidifying the album as one of many best-selling reggae/dancehall initiatives of all time.
Sean Paul’s present momentum isn’t constructed on nostalgia alone. In 2025, he stays a driving power in music. His latest single “Ginger” has climbed the Billboard Rhythmic Prime 40, marking his twenty fourth profession entry on that chart, whereas a number of of his classics, together with Temperature, have crossed the billion-stream milestone on platforms like Spotify and YouTube, making him the one dancehall artist to realize that feat throughout a number of singles. He additionally continues to tour extensively, promoting out arenas in Europe and the UK earlier this yr along with his “Deliver It” tour, proving that his stage presence nonetheless attracts world crowds.
In an extra nod to his profession achievements and cultural impression, Sean Paul led this yr’s Worldwide Reggae & World Music Awards (IRAWMA) nominations with seven nods and lately acquired an honorary doctorate from the College of Know-how, Jamaica.
For the diaspora, it’s an opportunity to see their tradition represented on one of many largest music levels within the U.S. For youthful audiences who grew up listening to his voice in golf equipment, vehicles, and cookouts, it’s a reminder of the endurance of Caribbean music. And for Sean Paul himself, it’s one other chapter in a profession that continues to evolve, encourage, and break new floor.
As 1000’s collect on the TD Backyard in Boston this December, flags will wave, riddims will pulse, and Sean Paul will as soon as once more do what he does finest: convey dancehall to the world and make the Caribbean proud whereas doing it.
