标题: 【Daily Reading】 Bruno Mars is Billboard' [打印本页] 作者: vivian 时间: 2013-12-16 15:40 标题: 【Daily Reading】 Bruno Mars is Billboard' Singer Bruno Mars was named Billboard's 2013 Artist of the Year by the industry trade magazine on Friday. / f6 a# [" S" f) |8 [ ! B3 t2 e& s/ U+ R7 F# E' oHawaiian-born Mars, 28, topped eight of Billboard's year-end music chart lists, including the Hot 100 Artists, Mainstream Top 40 and Hot Digital Songs, and his 2012 album "Unorthodox Jukebox" has becoming one of this year's best-selling records with more than 1.8 million copies sold in the United States.0 o j8 w0 @) j. l4 D5 d; }
3 A2 i; r' B3 }- d/ n7 x9 z"Bruno did well in touring and I think longevity does really well for him. His songs stuck around on multiple formats all year round," Bill Werde, editorial director of Billboard magazine, told Reuters./ x9 i, T! F6 D7 p0 |: C0 @- z
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"He's a powerhouse, and really keeps his focus on the music in a year where conversations have been dominated by (MTV's Video Music Award) performances and PR cycles."* r! W; t& q, l, h
. p1 I( T- ^. X0 O1 R/ VGrammy-winning Mars, whose music crosses between R&B and pop, has established a successful career as a singer and producer with The Smeezingtons, working on songs both for himself and other artists. 6 F/ Z9 J: b! x; B. V- A2 V$ a8 J6 d* r - }# u2 I3 r- ?5 N) ~! \He also notched four Grammy nominations this month, including two of the industry's top prizes - his single "Locked Out of Heaven" picked up both record and song of the year nods. + X1 x$ y3 h X- q ?' Z - D& m# F: s! UThe singer will embark on the North American leg of his "Moonshine Jungle World Tour" in 2014, and will also headline the Super Bowl half time show in February.3 {1 q5 a p/ _% g1 x
4 R! A! U2 x+ m- P& m/ l% ?% ^Mars's music crosses over between pop, R&B, soul and hip hop, and he is known for conjuring up different musical eras within his albums. He reimagined 1940s doo-wop music for his 2010 debut album, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans," and revived sounds of Motown and 1970s disco in "Unorthodox Jukebox."3 j3 F1 _1 F& x6 u/ P# P
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