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. 5 H5 E0 c" T) {# i# k 7 t# f; G H4 k [) \# {% x2 X8 \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. a% U1 K3 M$ T& Q0 Y
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"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. * z' I9 u: K2 E( z( t! D 7 D' Q& |% A: t7 @" J"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.", ]& f* p% ]6 J7 T9 i1 o$ P
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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.' {! @2 f4 d' N% r2 U* o8 Z
) H% N& P( Z3 Y) f" EHe 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. # t% q) _( t1 M$ h) d( |( \" j , n# L4 N# B7 _* D1 BThe 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.1 H, \$ t' [; n
6 M8 w- b8 W! ]" x* x3 [* ` ~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." . [. Z2 k, P# H7 b( Y; P: z; @2 ^ C0 C' H. X% @6 y2 v
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