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. % p) u7 {0 ]; g+ x* v+ G. T) g . Q" X( t- G( g3 Z7 @. P! }& B7 FHawaiian-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. 5 ?2 l3 ]2 v, I; I 6 e8 L% D( N0 i4 k' }"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 {" Q" A7 {" s7 X
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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. - N" A2 w' m9 `/ M/ a+ L# Y7 o. p& Z, h( u0 k2 v( h& 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.+ q' }8 p. e$ k) o3 h4 Z I- Q
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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. 8 t# m6 ]1 H! }: W2 w( f- l, G- Z! ] B( I
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." [" k6 F5 q5 b9 L6 r % [+ \ I @7 ~. @1 t. YFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17176399.htm