Sean Paul and Jeremy Harding, his long-time manager, producer and boss of the 2Hard label, have just ended nearly 15 years of collaboration.

It is said to be a unilateral decision by the artist, who would be joining David Sonenberg's agency DAS Communications. Sean Paul is thus clearly asserting his mainstream ambitions, since his new manager also works with Jimmy Cliff, Kesha, Lauryn Hill, Joan Osborne and the Black Eyed Peas.