BRIT-nominated track Changed the Way You Kiss Me was the second biggest UK single from a male artist last year, selling over half a million copies and the release of this caught the attention of US label bosses.

Billboard recently described Example as "a new contender for the throne of hottest British rapper in the world" and Mercury US comes with the intention to break him Stateside.

Example said: "I'm pleased to have signed to a major label like Mercury/Universal ...