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B.O.B. and Hayley Williams Hit Number 1 With Airplanes

• 19th Jul 2010

B.o.B has hit the top spot on the Official Singles Chart with his brand new single – ‘Airplanes (feat Hayley Williams of Paramore)’ – three weeks up front of the official release date. The track follows B.o.B’s breakthrough smash ‘Nothin’ On You (feat. Bruno Mars) which debuted at number one in the Official Singles Chart just eight weeks ago and was also number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. Both singles come from B.o.B’s critically acclaimed Top 30 debut album B.o.B presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray, which was released in May.

Having spent much of last year sharing stages with such like-minded artists as Asher Roth, Kid Cudi, and Shwayze, B.o.B has just wrapped up a sold out US tour supporting Atlantic labelmate Lupe Fiasco. He also performed at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, and hit London at the end of May for a triumphant show at Kings College which saw The Guardian declare – “B.o.B will be H.U.G.E.” (4 stars), whilst The Times said “In Britain we prefer our rap home-grown, but B.o.B is an exception…he bought a breath of fresh air back to rap.” (4 stars).

“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 fascinating journey into a gifted new talent’s far-reaching imagination.