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. # k9 b& w0 R5 ^* |. H4 s3 m, p5 Q8 `* k1 y% |! X% k+ W, G# J
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. 9 \: n1 C7 r" ? g5 w& k . ~: P1 S; l% y8 R' j( Y4 A' L6 ?"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 X! x0 E. N9 @4 q
. c! B: m& T9 V"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."& Q5 E2 @- f. `! a- c
% Z) }$ O# J9 [3 KGrammy-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. ) r/ _4 L) J3 z& C1 o( M* A# u( Q- \7 P& S# F* z+ s5 R/ C
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. , Y( ?/ m o; X+ T- W# I' Z 6 C1 ?. z4 b7 M/ z* s( zThe 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.# M: V0 w1 z4 H- A# K) ]
' m) X }/ X3 C6 U3 ^% C. \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." h5 q, s/ C+ R7 C : B) C& N5 j9 F/ Q5 `* ^; f8 |4 y0 y$ [From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17176399.htm