![]() ![]() In addition to its ascent up the charts, streaming of "Fire Burning" reached over 13 million in just 2 months while the video for "Fire Burning" was the #1 most played video on MTV and Fuse for the month of July. "Fire Burning," the singer-songwriter's first single off the new album, entered into the top 5 at rhythm and top 10 at pop radio and was certified platinum by the RIAA in just 10 weeks. Rotem (who produced Kingston's debut), RedOne (Lady Gaga), Wyclef Jean (who also contributes vocals on "Ice Cream Girl"), Detail (Akon), Lucas Secon (Jordin Sparks), and The Smeezingtons (Flo Rida). The production is courtesy of a host of top-notch producers, including J.R. ![]() It is a buoyant collection of pop-fueled feel-good anthems and dance-floor clarion calls that bumps everything from electro-pop (the club-banging first single "Fire Burning") to rock ("Shoulda Let U Go" featuring Good Charlotte) and from reggae (the breezy "Island Queen"), to R&B ("Wrap U Around Me"). The new album reflects the 19-year-old's growth as a person as well as his evolution as a singer, songwriter, and entertainer. Despite his pedigree, Kingston has seen his share of difficulties as well: his mother and sister were thrown in jail for tax evasion when he was just 14-years-old, leaving the boy temporarily homeless.Description Tomorrow is the follow-up to Sean Kingston's self-titled debut album, which was released in 2007, sold more than 1 million copies worldwide and generated three back-to-back Top 10 singles including the double-platinum smash "Beautiful Girls," which hit No. But Kingston, for all his fresh-faced appearance, isn't without connections: his grandfather was Jamaican producer Jack Ruby. Kingston's bicultural upbringing informs his sound: born in Miami and raised both there and in Jamaica, the singer is equally versed in mainstream rap and dancehall, though his first hit owes a debt, amazingly, to doo-wop. Several instances of online harassment later, Kinsgston had secured an audition with Rotem, who found himself impressed by Kingston's croon and his heartfelt, G-rated lyrics. ![]() Rotem had started a new label and was looking to sign artists. King Jerry Leiber Jonathan Rotem Kisean Anderson Sly Jordan Michael Stoller: Producer: JR: Cover version of: Ben E. Dre's page one day and saw that American producer J.R. SEAN KINGSTON - BEAUTIFUL GIRLS (SONG) Label: SME: Entry: (Position 27) Last week in charts: (Position 57) Peak: 2 (1 weeks) Weeks: 16Place on best of all time: 1813 (1217 points) Year: 2007: Music/Lyrics: Ben E. One of the newest generation of celebrities to generate buzz before their first single is even released, Sean Kingston (born Kisean Anderson) got his first break on MySpace. ![]()
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