Bruno Mars | BrunoMars.us | Just The Way You Are + Billionaire + Nothing On You

Posted by Admin on September 2, 2010 | Post a comment

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Great news, great news folks!!!!! MTV.com has confirmed with Bruno himself that the album “Doo-Wops & Hooligans” is now 100% done and ready for release! This is the best news I think we’ve heard all week long and I know I am super excited for the release in a month! Check out Bruno talking about it below.

The Hawaii-born Mars also found time to finish his forthcoming debut album, tentatively titled Doo-Wops & Hooligans.

The project is “100 percent” done, the “Nothin’ on You” singer told MTV News, adding that the set is influenced by his live performances.

“Every time we go into the studio we got to think about, ‘OK, we’re gonna perform this song.’ We think, ‘How are we gonna keep these people’s attention?’ ” he explained. “So throughout the whole song, it never stops. It keeps moving. And we always flip up our show. Whenever we do our shows, you might not hear the album version. You’ll get the live version.”

“The journey wasn’t short at all — it was trial and error and trial and error,” he said. “It was just back and forth, man. But once ‘Nothin’ on You’ blew up, I had these songs in my back pocket, and the label thought it’d be a good time to give people a little taste of what they’re gonna get with the album. The EP came together real nice; you’re gonna get a nice effect of what’s in store.”

- MTV News

Bruno Mars: The Idolator Interview

Posted by Admin on September 1, 2010 | Post a comment

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Check out Bruno’s new interview with Idolator.com. He speaks about his new album “Doo-Wops & Hooligans” as well as the new tracks which were performed @ the NYC sold-out show “Grenades” and “I Think I Wanna Marry You” and much more. This was a great, in-depth interview & you deffo wanna read it.

Bruno Mars is the voice behind some of the biggest songs blasting on the radio this year (Travie McCoy’s “Billionaire” and B.o.B’s “Nothin’ On You”, for starters), and the 23-year old singer-songwriter just scored another instant hit with Cee-Lo Green’s NSFW step-off anthem, “Fuck You”, which he co-wrote. After dropping his EP It’s Better If You Don’t Understand earlier this year, the Hawaiian-born Mars is preparing to take the leap from featured artist to center stage performer with his debut full-length album Du-Wops & Hooligans, due October 5.

His single “Just The Way You Are” is currently sitting pretty at #9 on Billboard’s Hot 100, which doesn’t surprise us at all—it would shock us if any of Mars’ catchy melodies didn’t become an immediate success. Check out our exclusive interview with the stylish hitmaker below to find out his adoration for Elvis, his appreciation of Cee-Lo, and why he doesn’t mind throwing a few F-bombs around.

» IDOLATOR: I just watched some clips from your solo show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. You were awesome and the crowd was loving it!

BRUNO MARS: This is the reason I’m doing it. I’m comfortable on stage. I grew up doing the show stuff, performing live, band and talent shows, and all that. I had to get used to recording and writing songs as opposed to [performing live]. That’s the fun part for me.

» As well as all the screaming girls?

That’s always a good bonus!

» Tell me how you came up with the album title Doo-Wops & Hooligans.

I’m a big fan of doo-wop music, my album has a little bit of that influence, with the simplicity of it… you can listen to a thousand doo-wop songs, and it’s the same four chords. But it’s the message behind the song—its straight to the point and it’s beautiful. That’s what you call your girl, your “doo-wop.” I call my girlfriend my “doo-wop”! On this album, I have records that women are going to relate to and men are going to relate to. So doo-wops are for the girls, and hooligans are for the guys.

- Read The Entire Interview

“Doo Wops & Hooligans” – ALBUM COVER!

Posted by Admin on August 30, 2010 | Post a comment

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WOW! Great updates are rolling in! With just over a month left before the album release, the great people @ Bruno’s official website have released the official cover for Bruno’s debut album “Doo Wops & Hooligans”! The cover is complete genius! I hella love it and it really catches the eye. Amazing!

Bruno’s European Tour Dates Released!

Posted by Admin on August 30, 2010 | 1 comment

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The Smeezingtons are going international! Just released are the official 2010 European Tour Dates that Bruno will be hitting this October and Novemer in England, Germany, Scotland, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and France! We’ve been hearing a lot from the international fans so here is your chance to finally see him live.

DATE	CITY	COUNTRY	VENUE
10/18/10	Birmingham	England	Academy 2
10/21/10	Oxford	England	Academy 2
10/22/10	Manchester	England	Academy 3
10/23/10	Glasgow	Scotland	G2
10/25/10	London	England	KCLSU
10/26/10	Cologne	Germany	Gebaude 9
10/27/10	Berlin	Germany	Magnet
10/27/10	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Melkweg
10/29/10	Copenhagen	Denmark	Rust
10/30/10	Stockholm	Sweden	Göta Källar
11/01/10	Hamburg	Germany	Beatlemania
11/02/10	Stuggart	Germany	Kellerclub
11/03/10	Paris	France	Nouveau Casino

Special shouts to my great friends over @ Bruno Mars Fans for the info XO.

Bruno Is Featured On Gather.com

Posted by Admin on August 30, 2010 | Post a comment

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Gather.com’s Entertainment Website has done a really good feature on Bruno Mars. From his recent first headlining show in NYC – to the new single “Just The Way You Are”, they spoke on it all. Check out the great article:

Producer, singer, songwriter, an instrumentalist, Bruno Mars is set to release his debut solo album on October 5, 2010. His new album entitled “Doo-wops & Hooligans” will feature his hit single “Just the Way you Are,” which is currently #9 on the US Billboard chart and #3 on iTunes.

Mars, who is Hawaii-born, is riding a wave of success as a songwriter and producer. He has co-written songs for such artists as B.o.B., Travis McCoy, Flo Rida, K’naan, Justin Bieber and Sean Kingston. His most recent success as a producer is a current single from the singer Cee-Lo Green which has become an online hit.

Last Wednesday Bruno Mars headlined his first show in New York City. The sold-out show was well received. Before starting his hit tune “Just the Way you Are,” Mars said to the audience, “These are the four chords that changed my life… thank you Atlantic, Elektra.” (his record label)

If Bruno Mars’ performance at the Bowery Ballroom in New York is any indication of what is to come from the singer as a solo artist, audiences are in for a real treat. Mars goes on tour as an opening act for Maroon 5 in October, has a tour set for Europe, and is planning his own headlining tour in the United States that would start by the end of the year.

If you are unfamiliar with Mars’ music, he has a sweet sound, and great pop music instinct. In an age where more often than not record producers through artists in front of the public that look the part, but sound quite generic and over-produced, Bruno Mars looks to be an up-and-coming stylistic to substantial soul singer. Below is video of his first single from “Doo-wops & Hooligans,” “Just the way you Are.”

- Source: Gather.com’s Entertainment Website

CHAT WITH BRUNO MARS RIGHT NOW!

Posted by Admin on August 26, 2010 | Post a comment

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Hey Bruno Fans! Chat with Bruno Mars & Philip Lawrence live on USTREAM right now!

Bruno Live @ The Bowery Room – Videos

Posted by Admin on August 26, 2010 | 1 comment

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How incredible are these performances?! First of all, Bruno & the entire band were on FIRE last night! Every last song was vocally perfect and the fans of course went crazy! They knew the lyrics to all the songs and the energy from them to Bruno is really amazing man. If you haven’t seen these performances yet – you must view them below!

The Set List:
1. “The Other Side”
2. “On Top”
3. “Marry You”
4. “Money (That’s What I Want)” (Barrett Strong cover)
5. “Billionaire”
6. “Somewhere in Brooklyn”
7. “Grenades”
8. “All About You”
9. “Count on Me”
10. “Nothing On You”
11. “Just the Way You Are”

Encore
12. “Dirty Diana”

VIEW ALL THE PERFORMANCES

Bruno Live @ NY’s Bowery Room – Photos

Posted by Admin on August 26, 2010 | 1 comment

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The long awaited show at New York’s Bowery Room was finally held last night! This was Bruno’s first big solo show and from the critics and fan reviews, he absolutely smashed! We’ve been hearing nothing but amazing things about it. Check out these 4 photos from last night’s show (videos & setlist coming up next).

Bruno Speaks on “F— You” By Cee-Lo

Posted by Admin on August 26, 2010 | Post a comment

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During a recent chat with MTV NEWS, Bruno spoke about writing the new smash from Cee-Lo called “F— You”. The track has already been getting a lot of praise and attention – we smell another Smeezington #1!

“Talk about the perfect marriage, we been fans of Cee-Lo for real,” Bruno Mars told MTV News. “And we became labelmates and I was just feeding that to them,” he said of urging the record label to smooth the way for a collabo.” ‘We got to get in. I know he’s working on something, we got to do something.’ So he comes in the session, and it was one of the most organic sessions.

“We wrote a song and it’s not for radio, obviously, with the title. We’re probably gonna have to work on that. But it was a dream session come true; that was the ideal collaboration. Everyone was just putting their minds together and [we came] up with one of our favorite tracks we’ve ever done.”

“He came in and we started singing it for him,” Mars said. “And he’s just, ‘I love that, man. That’s beautiful.’ And we said, ‘Let’s go,’ and that’s all we really had — just that concept — and now it’s blowing up.”

Album News & Release Date Announced!

Posted by Admin on August 25, 2010 | Post a comment

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YES! Bruno’s official website has announced some very important news today! Not only the album title but the release date as well!

The album will be named “Doo – Wop & Hooligans” and it will be released on Tuesday, October 5th! That’s just over a month away! Don’t worry – you can pre-order the album on BrunoMars.com on August 31st! How exciting?!

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