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Singer Bruno Mars was named Billboard's 2013 Artist of the Year by the industry trade magazine on Friday.
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Hawaiian-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.$ d/ ?+ q r/ S2 J2 C! c
% j! r' l& C2 Y( D" ]"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.9 F, m0 G' Q) x$ g8 {3 h
- b P) G4 F& T$ `"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."5 g8 A# @0 Y) @# A' E' Q% I
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Grammy-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., h( J* ?. k8 {9 A
8 W% A- }# z. I( O7 U ~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.1 v4 K! |1 _2 q; M6 B$ U ]
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The 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." \- o! X7 Z5 G+ U# Y2 P
+ R" q* \ Y0 q I P4 l8 V) ZMars'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."- w1 f6 h/ U/ g7 ]2 _$ i- G
5 t) ~1 p& r5 X& r2 HFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17176399.htm |
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