B.o.B Blowing Up Bigtime; "Nothin' On You (Feat. Bruno Mars)" Hits #1 on "Hot 100" While Also Topping iTunes and

NEW YORK, NY, Apr 22 (MARKET WIRE) --
Rebel Rock Entertainment/Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist B.o.B has
announced a flurry of activity surrounding the upcoming release of his
hugely anticipated debut album. "B.o.B PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY
RAY" -- which includes the #1 hit single, "Nothin' On You (Feat. Bruno
Mars)" -- arrives in stores and at all online retailers on April 27th.

"Nothin' On You" is currently the #1 single in the country, according to
Billboard's "Hot 100," marking B.o.B as the 4th solo male artist to top
the tally with a debut single since October 2009. The track -- which is
also standing tall at #1 on iTunes' "Top Singles" chart -- is exploding
at multi-format radio outlets nationwide. "Nothin' On You" is #1 on
Billboard's "Rhythmic Airplay" chart -- the fastest rising debut track
since Drake's 2009 smash, "Best I Ever Had" -- while also drawing top 5
airplay at both Urban and CHR/Top 40 outlets.

"Airplanes (Feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore)," the recently released
next single from "B.o.B PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY," is
following hot on the heels of "Nothin' On You," debuting this week at #12
on Billboard's "Hot 100" while also 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.

An additional new album track -- "Bet I (Feat. T.I. and Playboy Tre)" --
has just gone on sale at the iTunes Store, where it has proven an instant
hip-hop hit. A sure bet to join "Nothin' On You" and "Airplanes" on next
week's "Hot 100," the track has already burst into the Top 10 on iTunes'
"Top Hip Hop/Rap Songs" chart (which is currently topped by "Nothin' On
You" and "Airplanes" respectively).

"B.o.B PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY" is now available for
pre-order at B.o.B's official website, www.bobatl.com. An array of
packages are on offer, with exclusive extras including immediate MP3
downloads of both "Nothin' On You" and "Satellite," as well as a bonus
track on release date; a "Haterz Everywhere" t-shirt; a limited edition
B.o.B poster (signed for the first 100 orders); the "Nothin' On You"
video; a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the upcoming "Bet I"
video; and a private post-release webchat with B.o.B himself. In
addition, www.bobatl.com is jam-packed with tons of exclusive tracks,
videos and user-generated features.

"B.o.B PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY" will premiere this weekend
via an exclusive MySpace listening party at B.o.B's official MySpace
page, www.myspace.com/bobatl, slated for Saturday, April 24th and Sunday,
April 25th. The rapper has already proven an online phenom, with over 24
million total plays at MySpace alone.

Having spent much of last year sharing stages with such like-minded
artists as Asher Roth, Kid Cudi, and Shwayze, B.o.B is currently
heralding the release of "B.o.B PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY" by
supporting 1st & 15th/Atlantic labelmate Lupe Fiasco's "Steppin Laser
Tour." The dates -- many of which are already long sold out -- continue
through early May. B.o.B also performed at this past weekend's Coachella
Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California -- the first of a
series of eagerly awaited festival appearances that also includes the
upcoming Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival as well as Lollapalooza (see
below itinerary).

Born Bobby Ray Simmons, B.o.B has been a familiar face on TV in recent
months with breakout performances at BET's Rip The Runway and MTV's
annual Spring Break festivities. The ATL-based rapper/musician/producer
was named last week's "MTV P.U.S.H. (Play Until Someone Hears) Artist Of
The Week," with over 100 promotional spots airing across all MTV
platforms. What's more, he performed on the nationally syndicated The
Ellen DeGeneres Show earlier this week, with further appearances slated
for the May 12th episode of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! as well as the
nationally syndicated The Wendy Williams Show -- check local listings for
complete details.

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," explaining that "a lot of hip-hop guys
are just rappers, but (B.o.B) plays guitar and just kills it."

Furthermore, Smooth celebrated B.o.B's "virtuosic talent" and "lyrical
directness," while Ozone called him "one of the most anticipated
newcomers in the game." Nylon hailed B.o.B as a leading figure of "a new
generation of hip-hop upstarts" and the Wall Street Journal concurred,
praising the MC for "testing the genre's conventions." Additional
profiles have appeared in such publications as Complex and Paste, which
included B.o.B in its "The Best of What's Next '09" round-up.

"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 Monae, 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."

For up-to-the-minute news and information, please visit www.bobatl.com,
www.myspace.com/bobatl, or www.twitter.com/bobatl.

(TOUR ITINERARY BELOW)

B.o.B
ON TOUR 2010
All Dates w/Lupe Fiasco's "Steppin Laser Tour" Except *

APRIL
------
23 Charlotte, NC UNC
26 Houston, TX House of Blues
27 Dallas, TX House of Blues
29 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre

MAY
------
1 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
2 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
5 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
6 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
7 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo

JUNE
------
11 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival *

AUGUST
------
6 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza *

Contact:
Sydney Margetson (National)
212.707.2262
Sydney.margetson@atlanticrecords.com

Ashley Kalmanowitz (Regional)
212.707.2051
Ashley.kalmanowitz@atlanticrecords.com

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