Paul Anthony Is Turning South Florida’s Dancehall Circuit Into His Own Launchpad

Before the playlists, the official videos and the Grammy recognition, there were South Florida rooms to win over. Paul Anthony’s career has been built through that kind of repetition: one venue, one city event, one new song and one more audience at a time. Now, with his 2026 album StarSZN and the Solstarr collaboration “Suéltalo,” the Boca Raton-born artist is entering a more visible chapter without abandoning the independent infrastructure that carried him there.

Anthony’s connection to music began at home. His father, Jamaican singer and entertainer Paul “Pat Satchmo” Anthony, brought the sounds of Kingston into the family’s South Florida life. Anthony began writing and recording at 12, later studying music business and communications at Florida Atlantic University. That combination of performance experience and industry education has shaped his approach: he is not only a vocalist and songwriter, but an artist who understands the practical work of releasing music, developing a live identity and maintaining a direct relationship with his audience.

In 2014, he formed Paul Anthony & The Reggae Souljahs and began establishing himself across the South Florida circuit. The band’s documented performance history includes residencies and appearances at venues such as The Boca Resort, Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, Max’s Grille, JB’s on the Beach and The Cove in Deerfield Beach. The group has also appeared at city events and festivals including SunFest, Clematis By Night and Boynton Pirate Fest. More recently, Anthony has continued performing around Broward and Palm Beach County, including an April 2026 appearance at Margate’s International Festival.

That local foundation has led to a career milestone with national significance. Anthony contributed songwriting and lead vocals to “Only in Jamaica,” a track on The Wailers’ 2020 album One World. The album was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. The credit does not make Anthony a Grammy winner, but it does place his voice on a Grammy-nominated project connected to one of reggae’s defining names and produced by Emilio Estefan. For an independent artist, that kind of association can broaden the frame without erasing the work that came before it.

Anthony’s own catalog reflects a similarly open approach to genre. His music moves through reggae, dancehall, pop, hip-hop and electronic influences, with an emphasis on accessible hooks and live energy. On Apple Music, he identifies Damian Marley’s Welcome to Jamrock, Sean Paul’s Dutty Rock and Shaggy’s Hot Shot as formative references—albums that fused Jamaican rhythm with rap and pop instincts. That lineage helps explain why his songs rarely sound interested in preserving dancehall as a museum piece. Anthony’s direction is more contemporary and transnational: Jamaican phrasing, South Florida performance culture and a willingness to move toward crossover textures.

“Suéltalo,” released on StarSZN on May 1, 2026, puts that instinct directly on the dance floor. Produced by Solstarr, the 2:57 track pairs Solstarr’s melodic refrain with Anthony’s patois-led verses and Spanish-language touches. Its subject is uncomplicated—movement, flirtation and release—but the record’s value is in how clearly it communicates Anthony’s strengths as a performer. The song is built around crowd participation, rhythmic repetition and a hook designed to travel beyond a single scene. A video directed by Antwan Smith, released May 2, extends the record’s Miami-facing visual language with dancers, fire performers and styling that leans into South Florida nightlife.

The public footprint around “Suéltalo” is still developing. The official video had more than 1,800 views when reviewed, and the song appears on Spotify alongside its StarSZN album listing, with the project also linked through Anthony’s official artist pages and available through Apple Music and other digital services. Those numbers do not establish a breakout, but they do show an active release campaign: album, video, platform distribution and continued live work moving together. The collaboration also builds on Anthony and Solstarr’s earlier partnership on “Boom Bam!,” released in 2023.

That continuity is what makes Anthony’s current momentum worth watching. His path is not built on a single viral moment or a major-label makeover. It runs through family lineage, South Florida stages, self-directed releases, strategic collaborations and the discipline to keep refining a sound that can work in a reggae band, a club setting or a streaming playlist. With StarSZN in circulation and a new collaboration with DJ GQ appearing on the 2026 project Skank Rock Reggae, Paul Anthony has more than a new song to promote. He has a foundation to expand—and “Suéltalo” sounds like an artist testing how far that foundation can carry him.