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Tinie Tempah has announced his first UK headline tour.  The 14 date ‘Disc-Overy Tour’ kicks off in Cardiff on 10 October. Support will come from label-mates Chiddy Bang whose debut album is released on September 13. In the last six months alone Tinie has supported Jay Z, Rihanna, Mr Hudson and Chipmunk and taken to [...]

Rising stars including new hit artists Tinie Tempah (below), Professor Green and Roll Deep performed storming sets last week at EMI Music UK’s showcase in London for its new artists. Held at EMI’s historic Abbey Road Studios for an audience of competition winners and invited guests, the event highlighted the depth of talented artists currently [...]

Philadelphia rap duo Chiddy Bang paid a visit to the Popeater offices in New York to discuss details about their upcoming album (out in the US on Virgin in late August).  They dished on tour adventures in Munich, sampling indie music and at near the end, they find some time for a little freestyle. Check [...]

Philly electronic/hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang continue to take the airwaves and blog-o-sphere by storm and music critics are taking note!  USA Today Critic Steve Jones included their smash hit, “Opposite of Adults” as a playlist pick today. Chiddy Bang’s Chidera “Chiddy” Anamege and DJ/producer Xaphoon Jones are busy getting ready to embark on their first [...]

Breakout electro inspired hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang has announced its first US headline dates.  This Philly duo will hit the West Coast on their the “Opposite of Adults” tour in support of their much-buzzed about first single and EP of the same title, both available now on iTunes.   Chiddy Bang hits the States after a successful 20 city [...]

The line-up for this year’s Glastonbury has been confirmed, featuring a number of EMI Music artists over the three day UK festival The famous Glastonbury Pyramid Stage will play host on the Friday to Priority Records Creative Chairman Snoop Dogg and Corinne Bailey Rae (pictured below performing earlier this year) and Slash and Norah Jones [...]

This Saturday, music fans in many parts of the globe might find some extremely cool stuff in store for them:  it’s Record Store Day!  Limited edition vinyl, free stuff and in-store performances will be happening in 18 countries beginning Saturday at thousands of independent record stores. As reported earlier, in the UK, Parlophone’s getting into [...]

Philadelphia-based electro-inspired Hip Hop duo Chiddy Bang is lining up a slew of new projects. First to come is the single, “Opposite of Adults,”  an infectious dance track which went to #11 on the UK charts (Parlophone/EMI) and will be available at iTunes in the US on April 20th. Next up is an EP, for [...]

Saturday April 17 is Record Store Day. Over a thousand independent record shops across 18 countries in four continents are taking place to highlight the contribution of indie stores to music. EMI is producing a series of special releases that will only be available through participating retailers. In the US EMI is releasing exclusive John [...]

Following great reception in the UK to their debut single ‘Opposite Of Adults’ which has spent over five weeks in the top 20 and sold nearly 100,000 so far, Philadelphia hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang release their new single ‘Truth’ on May 17. ‘Truth’ is another stomping tune that stays true to the band’s new school [...]