You already know the name. British-Indian singer/songwriter, Jay Sean, emerged in the American Pop music scene a decade ago with his Billboard Hot 100 #1 single “Down,” after having already spent five years prior making waves overseas. The Pop music titan changed the game Stateside for both Asian and UK acts alike, hitting historical strides and breaking down multiple doors as a solo artist.
The pop star is back with his next release ‘Richest Man‘ on 4th February, much to fans delight. He started teasing the track on Twitter and Tik Tok at the start of new year, which got the fans’ eyes and ears peeled for more. “Richest Man” is a heartfelt ode to missing someone when he has to tour. Caught between having to work and make a living, and wanting to stay with the people he loves, this song is an honest conversation about that. Jay Sean has a proven track record of mastering any genre he touches, though the time is now to show the world what the next iteration of his style looks like. “You ask me what my sound is?” he asks. “Global. That’s my sound… that’s who I am”
“Richest Man” is a heartfelt ode to missing someone when he has to tour. Caught between having to work and make a living, and wanting to stay with the people he loves, this song is an honest conversation about that. Jay Sean has a proven track record of mastering any genre he touches, though the time is now to show the world what the next iteration of his style looks like. “You ask me what my sound is?” he asks. “Global. That’s my sound… that’s who I am”
Born in London, England, Jay Sean was a hip-hop kid with a knack for diverse singing and songwriting. At 22, he began his journey in music with the 2003 track “Dance With You” as part of the Rishi Rich Project. A year later he flew solo with his critically acclaimed debut album Me Against Myself. “Before I came over to America, in England I was two albums deep and those albums were Pop/R&B albums,” he remembers.
By 2008, he was delivering international hits like the original “Ride It” and “Maybe” before inking a serendipitous deal with Cash Money Records that brought him full-fledged into the American mainstream. “Down” was the catalyst, a dance-infused Pop cut featuring Young Money figurehead Lil Wayne, with accents of soul that proved Jay Sean had layers to his versatility, punctuated with the crossover success of his third studio album All or Nothing. But in 2009, American Pop music was knee-deep in the EDM craze, so Jay delivered what the people wanted.
More recently in 2020, Jay Sean returned with a bang, when his song ‘Ride It’, which had already been a hit back in 2008, was remixed by DJ Regard and embraced by Tik Tok, which pushed the Remix into the Top 10 in almost every country in the world. Jay won BMI songwriter of the year awards both in America and in the UK in both 2020 AND again in 2021. To date ‘Ride it’ (Remix by Regard) has achieved nearly 2 billion global streams.
A timeless artist, Jay Sean is ready for this exciting new phase in his career. “I want to go wherever I want to go,” he says. “I’ll let the work speak for itself.”
Listen to Richest Man by Jay Sean here: https://open.spotify.com/track/4OBzcmjbRPimbllYjkaMEC?si=7e6b2805d3ba4f5c