B.o.B is bustin’ the airwaves and top of the charts with “Nothing On You” and “Airplanes” feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore!
‘B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray’ arrives at the No.1 spot on the Billboard 200 Charts on the week it was released
One of 2010’s biggest and brightest new artists
Rebel Rock Entertainment/ Grand Hustle/ Atlantic recording artist B.o.B has announced a flurry of activity surrounding his hugely anticipated debut album. “B.o.B PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY” includes the certified #1 hit single “Nothin’ On You” feat. Bruno Mars and “Airplanes” feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore which also recently hit #1 in UK and in the top 3 in the US.
B.o.B’s acclaimed debut album, “B.o.B PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY,” has proven one of 2010’s most popular and significant releases. The album – which debuted atop the Billboard 200 upon its April arrival – is highlighted by a pair of platinum certified singles in the #1 sensation, “Nothin’ On You” (Feat. Bruno Mars)” and the top 3 smash, “Airplanes (Feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore).” The latter track is currently #3 with-a-bullet on Billboard’s “Hot 100” while also coming in at #2 on both the “Pop Songs” and “Rap Songs” charts, and also holds the #1 spot in the UK. As of this writing, the combined singles sales from both tracks are currently approaching 5 million with no sign of slowing down.
What’s more, B.o.B has recently been nominated for an outstanding six Teen Choice Awards, making him one of the most-nominated artists of the night. Some of the nominations include “Choice Music: Breakout Artist Male,” “Choice Music: Album Rap,” “Choice Music: Single” for “Nothin’ On You,” and will be announced on August 9 on FOX (check local listings.) No stranger to accolades, B.o.B recently received three prestigious nominations at the 2010 BET Awards, including “Best Male Hip-Hop Artist” and “Video of the Year.” The night also saw B.o.B taking the stage for a show-stopping performance of “Airplanes” alongside rap veteran Eminem and Keyshia Cole, which many raved as the best performance of the night.
Meanwhile, “Airplanes” feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore, the just-released next single from “B.o.B PPRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY,” is hot on the heels of “Nothin’ On You,” standing strong as the #2 best-seller on iTunes’ “Top Singles” chart. What’s more, the track’s superstar-packed sequel, “Airplanes, Part II (Feat. Eminem & Hayley Williams),” is streaming now at B.o.B’s own www.bobatl.com
One of hip-hop’s most inventive and exciting young artists, B.o.B has quickly drawn a bounty of rapturous critical applause. In its 2010 “Faces To Watch” feature, Billboard celebrated the rapper’s “versatility,” declaring that he “recalls both OutKast’s Big Boi and crooner Raheem DeVaughn and may be the first rapper to play the guitar well.” XXL – which named B.o.B among its “10 Freshmen of 2009” – called him “ready for stardom,” while John Ivey, program director at Los Angeles’ influential KIIS-FM, told Entertainment Weekly that the multi-talented MC is his pick for “next big thing,” explainingthat “a lot of hip-hop guys are just rappers, but (B.o.B) plays guitar and just kills it.” Furthermore, Wall Street Journalconcurred, praising the MC for “testing the genre’s conventions.”
B.o.B PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY” sees the resourceful rapper producing the majority of the album by himself, while also playing multiple musical instruments, including piano, trumpet and French horn. In addition, B.o.B is joined by a star-studded line-up of surprising special guests, including Hayley Williams of Paramore, T.I.,Eminem, Janelle Monáe, Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, Playboy Tre, and Lupe Fiasco. Endlessly inventive tracks such as “5th Dimension” and “Magic” offer a funky and fascinating journey into a gifted new talent’s far-reaching imagination.
“I just want to show people that there are endless possibilities of what you can do,” B.o.B says. “You don’t just have to be a rapper, you don’t just have to be a trapper; you can be anything you want to be and whatever you do, just love it and it will show.”
B.o.B PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY is available for purchase at a record bar near you under Warner Music Philippines! Get B.o.B on your phone when you text BOB and send it to 5677 or visit www.pressplay.ph on your phone’s web browser for more mobile downloads!
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