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* O, l$ ]0 u: j6 t
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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. 4 i2 ?/ p( f9 |) g0 \9 b- N+ a, W* W# p/ l' u
"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. # `1 @; P7 s$ M5 F1 h' f $ `2 h" K+ D' o: R+ ]- P"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." 8 b1 s8 w9 o8 a% v! B' S. T! J1 S* ~' s! C) v
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.: r8 t5 q6 \, ~2 R2 I, r+ C- C- V
0 z8 A5 y. g! T* ?8 w: ]' RHe 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.( P3 ^9 Z5 z% G% P
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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.$ m$ |1 ]" q! |. v
0 Y' J5 }3 d6 l2 u& fMars'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."+ F$ l$ }8 g# |& b7 _ A
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17176399.htm