11.16.09 -- Jay-Z has reportedly signed his first non-urban act to his Roc Nation roster – British pop-rockers The Ting Tings.

The Tings Tings are now at work on their sophomore album. Speculation began to grow earlier this month as an unnamed confirmed the move.

"Jay is hoping to lend his production skills to some of the new material, the staccato rhythmic style of The Ting Tings sits well with what he does best, so that was the attraction," the source explained. "Jay can make them one of the biggest British bands across the pond."

Jay-Z’s "rock" interests were brought to light last summer while attending a Grizzly Bear concert in Brooklyn, New York.

The Ting Tings - a dance-oriented indie pop duo - signed to major label Columbia Records later that year. "That's Not My Name" rose to the top of the U.K. charts in May 2008, the same month that the duo's debut album, We Started Nothing, appeared.