Retro style is imitative or consciously derivative of lifestyles, trends, or art forms from the past, including in music, modes, fashions, or attitudes. In popular culture , the " nostalgia cycle" is typically for the two decades that begin 20–30 years ago.
114-518: Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars , is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for singing in a wide range of musical styles, including pop , R&B , funk , soul , reggae , disco , and rock . Mars is accompanied by his band, the Hooligans , whose members are also backup singers and dancers. In 2021, Mars and fellow singer Anderson .Paak formed
228-567: A Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical , for the work of the album's engineers. Mars worked on Chic 's studio album It's About Time (2018), with the song expected to be featured on Chic's next studio album, according to musician Nile Rodgers . In early 2018, Mars worked with recording engineer Charles Moniz , as well as songwriting and recording production team the Stereotypes . In September 2018, Mars and American rappers Gucci Mane and Kodak Black released " Wake Up in
342-418: A "blessing" nowadays. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times found 24K Magic to show the singer's vocal ability from tenderness to "the more forceful side of his voice". Mars has explained his writing process: "I don't sit down and think, 'I'm going to write a song'", since "You can't force creativeness" as inspiration comes out of the blue in different places. Ideas occur suddenly to him; and occasionally, he
456-495: A "nimble, soulful vocalist" on Unorthodox Jukebox . Jim Farber of the New York Daily News likened the voice "the purity, cream and range of mid-period Michael Jackson" in a review of a concert promoting Unorthodox Jukebox . On 24K Magic , Consequence of Sound ' s Karen Gwen affirmed that Mars showed his "pips" and pushed his vocals to the limit. She described his voice as a "clear, unapologetic tenor" being
570-577: A Motown vibe, Billionaire was a reggae acoustic guitar-driven song, though one of my favorites is the CeeLo Green song. I don't think anyone else could've sung that song. And there's Just the Way You Are . If you know my story, you know I love all different genres of music." Mars feels that growing up in Hawaii influenced his style, giving the songs a reggae sound. He explains: "In Hawaii some of
684-663: A Smile ". The song became his first number one on the Billboard Global 200 , and reached number two in the US. It reached the top spot of several countries, including the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland, and received nominations for Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 2025 Grammy Awards . A month later, Mars and New Zealand–South Korean singer Rosé released their collaboration single " Apt. ",
798-457: A classic game consoles . What constitutes a vintage or retro machine is sometimes open to debate, but typically, most retro gamers are interested in Commodore 64 , Amiga 500 , Atari 2600 , NES /Family Computer, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive , PlayStation , Nintendo 64 , Dreamcast , SNES /Super Famicom, and classic Game Boy games and consoles. Emulation often plays a part in retrogaming if
912-403: A couple of songs on the guitar Bay-Schuck wanted to sign him immediately. However, it took roughly three years for Atlantic Records to finally sign Mars, because they felt it was too early and that he still needed to develop as an artist. In 2008, on the verge of giving up, they received a call from Brandon Creed, who was looking for songs for a reunited Menudo . He liked their song "Lost", which
1026-476: A date for the release, stating: "Until it's done ... It's gotta be just as good if not better". At the 2016 Grammy Awards "Uptown Funk" won Ronson and Mars a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Record of the Year. On February 7, 2016, British band Coldplay headlined the Super Bowl 50 halftime show with Mars and American singer Beyoncé as guest acts, marking their second appearance on
1140-497: A digital release were withdrawn. Gold certifications, however, were not, meaning a song that was downloaded over 100,000 times and certified so by the RIAA during that time frame retains its Gold status. Starting May 9, 2013, RIAA certifications for singles in the "digital" category include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads at a rate of 100 streams = 1 certification "unit". On February 1, 2016, this rate
1254-428: A fee, by Gelfand, Rennert and Feldman, LLP (GR&F) for the RIAA. If multiple certification levels are certified simultaneously, only an audit certification fee will be charged." The RIAA website also mentions privately held Rennert and Feldman, LLP (GR&F) as RIAA auditors in all certification correspondence. A Gold record is a song or album that sells 500,000 units (records, tapes, and compact discs). The award
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#17327915815141368-480: A hit pop song is, because you can have talent and music ability, but understanding what makes a hit pop song is a whole other discipline." Lindsey confessed he "held Mars back for five years while they learned an extensive catalog of hit music." In a different interview, Brown corroborated the former story. During this time, Mars played cover songs around Los Angeles in a band called Sex Panther, with Bhasker and Eric Hernandez (the former's brother), who eventually became
1482-506: A major impact on his musical evolution; he reflected: I'm a big fan of 1950s Elvis when he would go on stage and scare people because he was a force and girls would go nuts! You can say the same thing for Prince or The Police . It's just guys who know that people are here to see a show, so I watch those guys and I love studying them because I'm a fan. He also impersonated Michael Jackson, another major inspiration. The hip-hop productions by The Neptunes and Timbaland , that were played on
1596-618: A major influence and account for his reggae roots. Hip-hop acts like Jay-Z , The Roots , and Cody Chesnutt were among some of his favorites, and have influenced his compositions. Each of these musical genres has influenced the singer's musical style; he observed: "It's not easy to [create] songs with that mixture of rock and soul and hip-hop, and there's only a handful of them." Mars also admires classical music. Other artists Mars has said inspired his work include Janet Jackson , Jimi Hendrix , Amy Winehouse , Sly Stone , Carlos Santana , George Clinton , and Usher . Mars has also stated that he
1710-533: A production team consisting of Mars, Lawrence, and Brown, which replaced the Smeezingtons. In May 2016, the singer split with his manager and started his own management company, Gorilla Management, operated by Aaron Elharar. At the 2017 Grammy Awards , his work (as part of the Smeezingtons) on Adele's " All I Ask ", a track from her third studio album, 25 (2015), brought him a Grammy Award for Album of
1824-525: A remix of " Finesse " featuring Cardi B . Silk Sonic 's soul and 1970s R&B-inspired album, An Evening with Silk Sonic (2021), contained the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single " Leave the Door Open " which received four Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. His 2024 duets " Die with a Smile " with Lady Gaga and " Apt. " with Rosé both peaked at number one on
1938-864: A solo artist in 2012. The album has since sold over six million copies worldwide. " Locked out of Heaven " was released in October 2012, and preceded the release of Unorthodox Jukebox , an album produced mainly by the Smeezingtons. The song topped the U.S. and Canada charts, peaking at number two on the UK. It also charted within the top ten in various countries. Other singles released from the album include " When I Was Your Man ", " Treasure ", " Gorilla " and " Young Girls ". "When I Was Your Man" reached number one Billboard Hot 100, aside from Elvis Presley, no other male artist has achieved five number-one singles quicker than Mars. It also peaked at number three in Canada, number two in
2052-467: A three-octave tenor vocal range. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times commented that he is one of the most "versatile and accessible singers in pop, with a light, soul-influenced voice that's an easy fit in a range of styles, a universal donor", while Tim Sendra from AllMusic described the singer's vocals on Doo-Wops & Hooligans as "the kind of smooth instrument that slips into your ear like honey." Jody Rosen from Rolling Stone called Mars
2166-581: A total of seven weeks atop the UK Singles Chart and fourteen weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Mars's third album, the R&;B-focused 24K Magic (2016), received seven Grammy Awards, winning the major categories of Album of the Year , Record of the Year, and Song of the Year . The album produced the U.S. number one single " That's What I Like " and the successful singles " 24K Magic " and
2280-432: Is a fan of Alicia Keys , Jessie J , Jack White , The Saturdays , and Kings of Leon . Mars's music has been noted for displaying a wide variety of styles, musical genres, and influences, including pop, R&B, funk , soul , reggae , and rock. His debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans , is predominantly a pop, reggae pop and R&B record. It is influenced by most of the genres mentioned above. Many of his songs on
2394-408: Is able to materialize them into lyrics. He has said that he typically writes songs by playing the guitar or piano first. Mars plays drums, guitar, keyboard, bass, piano, ukulele, and congas. He usually plays the instrumentation or part of it, on his albums and on the songs he composes for other artists. Mars claims that his work with other artists has influenced his musical style: " Nothin' on You had
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#17327915815142508-546: Is distinctive from modern computer-generated styling. Contemporary artist Anne Taintor uses retro advertising art as the centerpiece for her ongoing commentary on the modern woman. Specific styling features include analog machine design and vintage television programs . A famous example of a retro pop-art character is the more generalized form of the Ward Cleaver -styled J. R. "Bob" Dobbs -esque icon which has been widely played off, copied, and parodied. Foreshadowed by
2622-487: Is one of six children and came from a musical family which exposed him to a diverse mix of music genres, including first and foremost rock and roll , and later reggae , hip hop , and rhythm and blues . His mother was both a singer and a dancer, and his father performed Little Richard 's music, which inspired him as a young child. His uncle was an Elvis Presley impersonator , and also encouraged three-year-old Mars to perform songs on stage by Presley and Michael Jackson . At
2736-534: Is originally from Brooklyn , New York. Mars has stated that his Jewish ancestors were from Hungary and Ukraine . His mother emigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii, and was of Filipino and some Spanish ancestry. His parents met while performing in a show in which his mother was a hula dancer and his father played percussion. At the age of two, he was nicknamed "Bruno" by his father because of his resemblance to professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino . Mars
2850-554: Is popularly known for its traditional gold and platinum certification of albums and songs in the United States and also participates in collective recording rights management. The private company Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman (GR&F) is responsible for auditing RIAA sales. According to the Recording Industry Association of America's official website, "All certification audits are conducted, for
2964-520: Is the only single to receive a Latin certification based on shipments before the creation of the Latin digital singles awards in 2013. The Disco de Diamante award was introduced after the RIAA updated the thresholds for Latin certifications on December 20, 2013. The Disco de Diamante is awarded to Latin albums that have been certified 10× Platinum. Standard singles are certified: Note: The number of sales required to qualify for Gold and Platinum discs
3078-711: The Billboard Global 200 . Mars has sold over 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time . Eight of his songs have reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and his concert tours are some of the highest-grossing in history. He has received 15 Grammy Awards (including three Record of the Year wins), four Brit Awards , eleven American Music Awards , 13 Soul Train Awards and holds three Guinness World Records , among other accolades . He featured on Music Week ' s best songwriters (2011) and Billboard ' s Greatest of All Time Artists (2019) lists and rankings such as
3192-571: The Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band soundtrack shipped Platinum but was a sales bust, with two million returns. Similarly, all four solo albums by the members of Kiss simultaneously shipped Platinum that same year but did not reach the top 20 of the Billboard 200 album chart. The following year, the RIAA began requiring 120 days from the release date before recordings were eligible for certification, although that requirement has been reduced over
3306-596: The Time 100 and Forbes Celebrity 100 . Mars became the first artist to receive six diamond-certified songs in the United States and has been regarded as a pop icon due to his influential career. Peter Gene Hernandez was born on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu , Hawaii, to Peter Hernandez and Bernadette San Pedro Bayot growing up in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu. His father has Puerto Rican and Jewish heritage, and
3420-547: The BET Awards 2021 , International Group of the Year at the 2022 Brit Awards and Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration, Traditional at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards . They received three awards at the 2021 Soul Train Music Awards , including Song of the Year for "Leave the Door Open". At the 2022 Grammy Awards , Silk Sonic won Record of the Year, Song of The Year, Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for
3534-653: The Billboard 200 and entered at the top-five in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. " Leave the Door Open ", " Skate , " Smokin out the Window ", a cover version of Con Funk Shun 's " Love's Train " and " After Last Night " featuring Thundercat and Collins were released as singles. "Leave the Door Open" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and in New Zealand. "Smokin out the Window" peaked at number five on
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3648-509: The Billboard Hot 100 and number four in New Zealand. All the singles, but "Skate", topped the Billboard Adult R&;B Songs , which led the album to become the second with four number-one singles on the aforementioned chart, tying with Toni Braxton 's self-titled studio album (1993). In early 2022, Silk Sonic started their debut concert residency titled An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM . The duo won Best Group at
3762-526: The Billboard Hot 100, New Zealand, the UK, as well as multiple other charts, and " The Lazy Song ", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top spot in the UK and Denmark. Other singles include " Talking to the Moon ", exclusively released in Brazil and topped Billboard Brasil 's Hot Pop Songs and Hot 100 Airplay . " Marry You ", only released to international markets, entering
3876-561: The Moonshine Jungle Tour , from June 2013 to October 2014. He also announced a concert residency titled Bruno Mars at The Chelsea, Las Vegas , Paradise, Nevada . The tour grossed $ 156.4 million. On September 8, 2013, Mars was disclosed as the headline performer at the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show , which took place on February 2, 2014, with American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers as special guests. It
3990-588: The Mothers of Invention album Cruising with Ruben & the Jets in 1968, and the revival and parody group Sha Na Na in 1969, the 1970s and 1980s brought about a 1950s–early 1960s revival with films and television shows such as American Graffiti , M*A*S*H , Grease , Happy Days and Peggy Sue Got Married set in this time period. Retrogaming is a pastime which is becoming increasingly popular where individuals play video games on vintage computers or
4104-476: The musical superduo Silk Sonic . Mars moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a musical career. Following a brief contract with Motown Records , he established his name in the music industry as a songwriter and co-founder of the production team the Smeezingtons . He rose to fame as a recording artist following his guest performances on the singles " Nothin' on You " (2009) by B.o.B and " Billionaire " (2010) by Travie McCoy , which reached number one and four on
4218-592: The "slums of Hawaii", on the back of a car, on rooftops, and in an abandoned bird zoo, Paradise Park, where his father worked before it closed. Mars transferred to another school and was bullied initially, but he became popular in the last days of school. The time Mars spent impersonating Presley had a major impact on his musical evolution and performing techniques. He later began playing guitar after being inspired by American rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix . In 2010, he also acknowledged his Hawaiian roots and musical family as an influence, explaining: "Growing up in Hawaii made me
4332-478: The 1960s, interiors were often decorated with antiques . During the 1960s in London, shops started selling pieces of second-hand furniture. These shops differed from the previous antique shops because they sold daily life objects from the recent past. These objects used to be seen as junk: Victorian enamel signs, stuffed bears, old furniture painted with union jacks, bowler hats etc. A new way of producing and consuming
4446-533: The 1970s, the 1960s, or 1950s. The value of old artifacts has increased, because the objects used to be considered old-fashioned and every day. In this case ‘retro’ indicates a value, which is also partly why today's retailers produce new objects in an old style. Long before the use of the word retro , graphic design made reference to earlier graphic characteristics. William Morris can be seen as an example: for book design and other purposes he adopted Medieval production and stylistic models in 1891. Furthermore, in
4560-416: The 1980s pastel revival being a rebirth of a 1950s trend). Also at this time, late 1980s-style high-waisted mom jeans made a comeback with female hipsters . In the 2010s and 2020s, 1990s fashion has made a comeback: many of the fabrics and patterns ubiquitous in that decade (such as crushed velvet and floral) are popular now, and Dr. Martens , a shoe brand popular in the 1990s, also made a strong comeback in
4674-488: The 1980s, design history emerged as a discipline and several histories of design were published. The access to these overviews and the ability to experiment with computer design programs has caused an increase of retro designed objects in the last decades. Interior design magazines often show retro style as an interior decoration of mixed styles and objects from the past, second hand and new. For example, 1970s patterned wallpapers, combined with second-hand furniture also from
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4788-565: The Floor ", " Chunky ", exclusively released in Australia, and a remix of " Finesse " featuring American rapper Cardi B . "That's What I Like" was the album's highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number one, while "Finesse" reached the top-three. Both singles reached number three in Canada, number four and two in New Zealand, respectively. All appeared on Billboard ' s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs , with "That's What I Like" and "Finesse" reaching number one. In late 2016,
4902-560: The Hawaiian tabloid shopper MidWeek as "Little Elvis" and performed in the halftime show of the 1990 Aloha Bowl . In 1992, he appeared in a cameo role in the film Honeymoon in Vegas and was interviewed by Pauly Shore on MTV. When Mars was six years old, he was featured on The Arsenio Hall Show and throughout grade school, he performed with his family's band, two shows a night, covering Frankie Lymon and Little Anthony . When he
5016-476: The RIAA as a type of product that features at least 51% of content in Spanish. Note: The number of sales required to qualify for Oro and Platino awards was higher prior to January 1, 2008. The thresholds were 100,000 units (Oro) and 200,000 units (Platino). All Spanish-language albums certified prior to 2008 were updated to match the current certification at the time. " La Bomba " by Bolivian group Azul Azul
5130-834: The RIAA is the Rolling Stones ' Four Flicks DVD compilation from their Licks World Tour , with a 19× Multi-Platinum designation. This was likely achieved due to exclusive distribution rights owned by retailer Best Buy by their short-lived music production company, Redline Entertainment. Master Ringtone ( mastertone ) awards were introduced in 2006. Certification levels are identical to those of singles, 500,000 for Gold and 1,000,000 for Platinum and 2,000,000+ Multi-Platinum. Many Master Ringtone certifications were awarded until 2009, but since then only ten certifications were awarded in 2010, three in 2012 and three in 2019, all three to AC/DC . Lists from RIAA site showing current status holders of RIAA Certifications: This list show
5244-477: The Sky " for Mane's thirteenth studio album, Evil Genius (2018). It reached number 11 in the US. In February 2019, Cardi B and Mars released " Please Me ". The single peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the top-20 of Canada, New Zealand and the UK. Five months later, British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran , American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton , and Mars collaborated on " Blow ", for
5358-415: The Smeezingtons. The song topped the charts in various countries, including Australia, Canada and the U.S. The album, released on October 5, 2010, debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and number one in the UK. It also charted at number one in the Netherlands and Canada. Doo-Wops & Hooligans has since sold 15.5 million copies worldwide. It spawned two other singles, " Grenade ", which topped
5472-600: The Super Bowl halftime. It became one of the most watched halftime shows in Super Bowl history. In early 2016, Mars was working with bass player Jamareo Artis , musician Brody Brown, singer-songwriter Andrew Wyatt and EDM producer Skrillex . The album was set to be issued in March but was postponed several months due to Mars's appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show. At that time, seven songs had already been recorded. They were composed mainly by Shampoo Press & Curl,
5586-602: The Temptations . The singer, while in high school, became well known in Hawaiian entertainment, becoming the opening gig for a huge magic show and impersonating Michael Jackson in a celebrity-impersonators show, making $ 75 per performance. After his sister who lived in Los Angeles played his demo for Mike Lynn (the head of A&R at Dr. Dre 's Aftermath Entertainment record label), Lynn summoned Mars to Los Angeles. In 2003, shortly after graduating from high school at
5700-450: The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , respectively. Mars pop-influenced debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010), amassed the number-one singles " Just the Way You Are ", " Grenade ", and " The Lazy Song ". His second album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), explored various genres and had two U.S. number one singles, " Locked Out of Heaven " and " When I Was Your Man ". In 2014, Mars was featured on Mark Ronson 's " Uptown Funk ", which spent
5814-421: The U.S. and reached the top-20 of various countries. Mars started to promote his debut album as the opening act for American bands Maroon 5 and OneRepublic on the fall leg of the former act's Palm Trees & Power Lines Tour . Later, on October 18, 2010, the singer began a co-headlined European concert tour with McCoy that lasted until early November. Doo-Wops & Hooligans received further promotion when
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#17327915815145928-472: The UK, and was top-ten in various countries. "Treasure" reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number four in Canada, but had less commercial success in other countries. Mars contributed vocals to Jamaican-American EDM trio Major Lazer 's " Bubble Butt ", released in May 2013. The single also features American rappers Tyga , 2 Chainz , and singer Mystic . Mars ran his second headlining concert tour,
6042-461: The US Billboard 200 and a music video was released for the song "The Other Side" featuring American singer CeeLo Green and B.o.B. Mars, with the Smeezingtons, also composed Green's successful single " Fuck You " (2010). On July 20, 2010, Mars released " Just the Way You Are " as the lead single from his debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010), an album produced mainly by
6156-490: The Year , two for "That's What I Like" and other two for 24K Magic . He also won Album/Mixtape of the Year at the 2017 Soul Train Music Awards , in addition to four other awards. At the 2018 Grammy Awards , Mars won in the six categories for which he was nominated: Album of the Year and Best R&B Album for 24K Magic , Record of the Year for the title track and Song of The Year, Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for "That's What I Like". 24K Magic also won
6270-405: The Year, Non-Classical as part of the Smeezingtons. At the 2012 Grammy Awards , Mars lost all the six categories in which he was nominated to British singer Adele . The categories included Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Doo-Wops & Hooligans , Best Pop Solo Performance , Record and Song of the Year for "Grenade", while Producer of the Year, Non-Classical as the Smeezingtons
6384-444: The Year, while "When I Was Your Man" was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance. In the same year, the album was recognized with a Juno Award for International Album of the Year . Aside from his music career, Mars cast as Roberto in the movie Rio 2 (2014). He also contributed to the film's soundtrack with the song "Welcome Back". On November 10, 2014, British musician Mark Ronson released " Uptown Funk ", featuring Mars. The song
6498-608: The Year. In 2017, Guinness World Records recognized Mars as the "First Male Artist to achieve three 10-million-selling-singles". In October 2016, " 24K Magic " was released as the lead single of 24K Magic . It peaked at number four in the U.S. and reached the top in France and New Zealand. The album, issued on November 18, 2016, debuted at number two in Canada, France, New Zealand, and the U.S. It has since sold over five million copies globally. Four more singles were released throughout 2017 and 2018: " That's What I Like ", " Versace on
6612-485: The adoption of his stage name was also an effort to "avoid being stereotyped", as the music industry tried to pigeonhole him as another Latin artist. They even tried to convince Mars to sing in Spanish. "I'd always been a working musician in Hawaii and never had problems paying rent. And then it's like, 'Now I'm in L.A. and my phone's getting shut off.' That's when reality hit. I started DJing. I told this person I could DJ because they said they could pay me $ 75 cash under
6726-420: The age of 17, Mars moved to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career. At the time, he lived on Mansfield Avenue and was surprised by the poverty and squalor of the neighborhood. He adopted his stage name from the childhood nickname his father gave him, adding "Mars" at the end because: "I felt like I didn't have no pizzazz, and a lot of girls say I'm out of this world, so I was like I guess I'm from Mars ." Moreover,
6840-450: The age of four, Mars began performing five days a week with his family's band, The Love Notes, and became known in Hawaii for his impersonation of Elvis Presley . When he was five he urinated on himself during a performance of Presley's " Can't Help Falling in Love " (1961), which led his parents to think they could be making a mistake. However, Mars never wavered. In 1990, Mars was featured in
6954-630: The album units for certification purpose. Starting from February 1, 2016, each album unit may be one of the following: Multi-disc albums are counted once for each disc within the album if it is over 100 minutes in length or is from the vinyl era. For example, the Smashing Pumpkins ' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (running time of 121:39) and OutKast 's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (running time of 134:56), both double albums , were counted twice, meaning each album
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#17327915815147068-409: The album was close to completion after months of production work, with a new sound and an unconfirmed release date. Mars is also planning a new aesthetic to go with it and is in early talks with Live Nation Entertainment to set up a tour throughout 2024 and 2025, with "large-scale, three-dimensional" performances. On August 16, 2024, Mars and Lady Gaga released their collaborative single " Die with
7182-500: The album, reflect "feel-good", carefree, and optimistic sentiments. However darker subjects are addressed in his songs, detailing failed relationships, pain and loneliness. His subsequent release, Unorthodox Jukebox , as with his debut album, is infused with different influences including disco, funk, rock, reggae and soul, as well as balladry . Lyrically, the album is different from the former, addressing traditional notions of romance, male chauvinism, and sexuality. The explicit content in
7296-408: The artists with at least 10 platinum albums (excluding compilations). This table tracks artists with at least two Diamond certified albums. This table tracks artists with some number of singles that have received at least 20 digital platinum certifications (excluding features). This table tracks artists with some number of singles that have received at least 2 Diamond certifications. See also:
7410-547: The beginning of the twentieth century, Gothic, Baroque and Rococo motifs were used for new products. In typography , classicism has always been an influence and throughout the 20th century, and in early woodcut printing as well. The introduction of the technique of photocomposition in the 1960s allowed typographers greater flexibility in the selection and arrangement of type styles and sizes. For example, psychedelic typefaces were developed, gaining inspiration from Art Nouveau and other cultures. Historicist styles are also used in
7524-511: The biggest radio stations are reggae. That music brings people together. It's not urban music or pop music. It's just songs. That's what makes it cross over so well. The song comes first." Philip Lawrence , one of his music partners, stated: "What people don't know is there's a darker underbelly to Bruno Mars." Nevertheless, most of his music is romantic and Mars himself says: "I blame that on me singing to girls back in high school". Brody Brown , who has worked various times with Mars, affirmed that
7638-550: The certified number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards (see music recording certification ). Certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the record label must first request certification. The audit is conducted against net shipments after returns (most often an artist's royalty statement is used), which includes albums sold directly to retailers and one-stops, direct-to-consumer sales (music clubs and mail order ) and other outlets. The association
7752-430: The conclusion that the best way to further his career was writing and producing hit songs." —Strang on developing Mars's career. Lindsey showed Mars and fellow songwriters Brody Brown and Jeff Bhasker (who Mars met through Mike Lynn) the ins and outs of writing pop music and acted as a mentor, helping them to hone their craft. Bhasker explained that Lindsey would "mentor us, and kind of give us lectures as to what
7866-671: The drummer of The Hooligans. When Lawrence was first told he should meet Mars he was reluctant to do so since he did not even have money for bus fare. Keith Harris , the drummer for the American musical group The Black Eyed Peas , told Lawrence: "Whatever it costs you to get out here, I'll reimburse you." Lawrence responded: "Just give me five dollars back for the bus." The pair began collaborating, writing songs for Mars, but they received many rejections from record labels. In 2006, Lawrence introduced Mars to his future A&R manager at Atlantic Records , Aaron Bay-Schuck . After hearing him play
7980-469: The early 2010s, as 2011–12 was the British company's best-selling season of all time. The style now called retro art is a genre of pop art which was developed from the 1940s to 1960s, in response to a need for bold, eye-catching graphics that were easy to reproduce on simple presses available at the time in major centres. Retro advertising art has experienced a resurgence in popularity since its style
8094-469: The first "big hit" he and Lawrence wrote was the 2009 single " Right Round " by Flo Rida : "That was our first taste of what could really happen with a hit we hundred-percented". He also co-wrote the Sugababes 's " Get Sexy " (2009) and provided backing vocals on their album Sweet 7 (2010). In 2009, he was featured as a singer on Far East Movement 's second studio album, Animal , on the track "3D". In
8208-472: The former's fourth studio album, No.6 Collaborations Project (2019). In October 2019, Mars posted a picture of himself in a recording studio, indicating new music. In February 2020, it was announced a partnership between Mars and Disney for a "music-themed theatrical narrative", in which the singer will both star and produce the movie. A month later, it was confirmed that Mars was working on his next album with American musician Babyface . While on quarantine,
8322-408: The freedom and luxury to walk into a studio and say, 'Today I want to do a hip-hop, R&B, soul or rock record'". He announced Unorthodox Jukebox release date, December 11, 2012. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, eventually peaking at number one on the chart. It also charted at number one in Australia, Canada, and in the UK, where it became the third fastest-selling album by
8436-457: The latter is in charge of both the melody and lyrics of his tracks, "I'll just do the music, but Bruno does both. I chime in on some things with words, but the majority of the content is written by Bruno and Phil (Lawrence)." Mars is known for his retro showmanship, which is widely acclaimed by tour critics and reviewers. Deanna Ramsay of The Jakarta Post described Mars as a "truly global star". Boston Herald ' s Jim Sullivan compared
8550-532: The latter song. At the BET Awards 2022 Silk Sonic won Album of the Year for their debut album and Video of the Year . The same music video also won Video of the Year at the 2022 Soul Train Music Awards . In 2022, Mars continued his second concert residency Bruno Mars at Park MGM and started a small world tour in Sydney and Tokyo. The shows continued in 2023, in several countries such as South Korea, Philippines, Brazil, Chile, Georgia, Qatar and Israel. In 2024,
8664-518: The lead single of Rosé's debut album, Rosie (2024). The song became his second number one on the Billboard Global 200, reached the top spot in Australia and New Zealand. Mars was raised on his father's 1950s doo-wop collection–"simple four-chord songs that got straight to the point"–and on Little Richard, Frankie Lymon, Little Anthony , and Jerry Lee Lewis . As a child, Mars spent time impersonating Elvis Presley . The playacting had
8778-521: The man I am. I used to do a lot of shows in Hawaii with my father's band. Everybody in my family sings, everyone plays instruments ... I've just been surrounded by it." When he attended President Theodore Roosevelt High School in Honolulu he sang in a group called The School Boys, who did several shows including opening for his father's new band, performing songs by the Isley Brothers and
8892-570: The original hardware is unavailable. A handful of airlines have chosen to paint a historical livery on a single selected aircraft in their modern fleet, typically as a marketing device or to commemorate an anniversary. In Japan, Showa retro is retro related to the Showa era . RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) operates an awards program based on
9006-418: The past emerged and a broader range of objects from the recent past was used for new designs. Before the word retro came into use in the 1970s, the practice of adopting old styles for new designs was already common. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, designers borrowed from the past, for example, classicistic style. The difference is that since the 1960s, people started to refer to the recent past. In
9120-408: The past has an ironic stance in retro style. Retro shows nostalgia with a dose of cynicism and detachment. The desire to capture something from the past and evoke nostalgia is fuelled by dissatisfaction with the present. Since the 1980s the implications of the word retro have been expanding in the application to different mediums. Several fields have adopted the term from the design field. Until
9234-636: The past. Retro style refers to new things that display characteristics of the past. Unlike the historicism of the Romantic generations , it is mostly the recent past that retro seeks to recapitulate, focusing on the products, fashions, and artistic styles produced since the Industrial Revolution, the successive styles of Modernity . The English word retro derives from the Latin prefix retro , meaning backwards, or in past times. In France,
9348-465: The promotion and packaging of food and household products, referring to childhood memories and domestic nostalgic ideals. In logo designing, retro logos have been highlighted. Brands have incorporated retro logo designs to highlight their brand's voice and message: clean, classic, and reminiscent of the recent past. In the 2000s and 2010s, there was a revival of pastel and neon colors, stereotypically associated with 1980s and early 1990s fashion (with
9462-667: The radio, also influenced him. Mars's musical style gravitated initially towards R&B . He was influenced by artists such as Keith Sweat , Jodeci , and R. Kelly . As a child he also took notice of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis , New Edition , Bobby Brown , Boyz II Men , Teddy Riley , and Babyface . At the same time, he also listened to 1950s rock 'n' roll , doo-wop music, and Motown . In high school, he listened to classic rock groups such as Led Zeppelin , and The Beatles , whose influences can be heard in his work, as well as singers with high voices, like Stevie Wonder and Freddie Mercury . Bob Marley , and local bands in Hawaii, were
9576-452: The recent past that never seem modern. It suggests a fundamental shift in the way we relate to the past. Different from more traditional forms of revivalism, "retro" suggests a half ironic, half longing consideration of the recent past; it has been called an "unsentimental nostalgia", recalling modern forms that are no longer current. The concept of nostalgia is linked to retro, but the bittersweet desire for things, persons, and situations of
9690-653: The sales level associated with a particular award depends on when the award was made. Nielsen SoundScan figures are not used in RIAA certification; the RIAA system predates Nielsen SoundScan and includes sales outlets Nielsen misses. Prior to Nielsen SoundScan, RIAA certification was the only audited and verifiable system for tracking music sales in the U.S.; it is still the only system capable of tracking 100% of sales (albeit as shipments less returns, not actual sales like Nielsen SoundScan). This system has permitted, at times, record labels to promote an album as Gold or Platinum simply based on large shipments. For instance, in 1978
9804-465: The same year, he was also featured on American pastor and hip hop artist Jaeson Ma 's debut single "Love" and on American rapper Travie McCoy 's "One at a Time", a charity single for MTV 's Staying Alive foundation. He reached prominence as a solo artist after being featured on, and composing (as part of the production group the Smeezingtons ) American rapper B.o.B 's " Nothin' on You " (2009) and McCoy's " Billionaire " (2010); both songs peaked within
9918-724: The showmanship of Mars to Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley. Kevin Johnson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called Mars a "consummate performer." The Boston Globe 's Sarah Rodman said that Mars shows an "indefatigable ecstatic approach to performing" and "classic showmanship." In the same vein, Jim Farber of the Daily News commented about the halftime show at Super Bowl XLVIII that Mars "brings old-school showmanship to dynamic performance." The singer took its inspiration by playing videotapes of Elvis, James Brown and Michael Jackson when he
10032-695: The singer embarked on his first headlined concert tour, The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour , which ran from November 2010 to January 2012. Nevertheless, in February 2011, a joint co-headlining tour between Mars and Janelle Monáe was announced, dubbed Hooligans in Wondaland Tour (2011). The concert tour was performed in North America in May and June 2011. Mars turned down offers to open for notable artists on arena tours, opting instead to play at smaller venues such as theaters and ballrooms. This made
10146-467: The singer started his second concert residency titled Bruno Mars at Park MGM . He also announced his third headlining concert tour, 24K Magic World Tour (2017-18), which grossed more than $ 300 million worldwide. On November 29, 2017, CBS aired Mars's first TV concert special, Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo . He received seven awards at the 2017 American Music Awards , including Artist of
10260-506: The singer wrote music every day for his upcoming album. In the same year, Mars sold part of his song catalog to Warner Chappell Music , keeping a small share. In exchange for its payment, Warner Chappell Music will collect future income from the songs. Mars's co-publishing contract with BMG was also a part of the deal. In 2021, Mars was reportedly paid $ 3.2 million to perform at a private show in Cape Cod , Massachusetts . The performance
10374-411: The singer's experience with Motown proved to be beneficial to his career. American songwriter and record producer Philip Lawrence was also signed to the label. After Mars was dropped by the label less than a year after being signed, he stayed in Los Angeles and landed a music publishing deal in 2005 with American record producers Steve Lindsey and Cameron Strang at Westside Independent. "Bruno came to
10488-578: The song " Gorilla " caused a controversy in Australia. Mars's third album, 24K Magic , was significantly influenced by R&B, funk , pop and new jack swing . Lyrically, the album involves themes of money and sex. An Evening with Silk Sonic is the debut studio album by American musical superduo Silk Sonic , composed of Mars and Anderson .Paak . The album is rooted in R&;B , soul , funk , hip hop and pop music. It explores themes of "seduction, romance", reconciliation and materialism. Mars possesses
10602-405: The table. I didn't know how to DJ. I lost that job pretty quick." —Mars speaking about his experiences of moving to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Mars signed a record contract with Motown Records in 2004, but the deal "went nowhere", leading him to have a conversation with will.i.am 's management, which also turned out to be fruitless. However,
10716-419: The title must contain no more than two songs and must have a running time of no more than 15 minutes. The certification criteria are: As of 2021 , the titles certified the most Video Single awards are " Here Without You " by 3 Doors Down and Elvis Presley 's " A Little Less Conversation ", both winning 6× Platinum for 300,000 copies. Since 2010, only 5 titles have been certified Video Single. The latest Gold
10830-562: The top ten of various countries, and " Count On Me ", which served as the final single in Australia. Mars released " It Will Rain " for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 film soundtrack (2011). The single reached number three in the U.S. and number two in New Zealand. During this period, Mars featured on " Lighters " with American hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil , " Mirror " with American rapper Lil Wayne , and " Young, Wild & Free " with American rappers Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg . The songs peaked at number four, sixteen, and seven in
10944-611: The top ten of various music charts, with the former charting at number one on both the United States Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart . Mars said of these successful singles: "I think those songs weren't meant to be full-sung songs. If I'd sung all of 'Nothin' on You', it might've sounded like some '90s R&B ." On May 11, 2010, Mars released his debut extended play (EP), It's Better If You Don't Understand . It peaked at number 99 on
11058-428: The tour less lucrative, but helped him build his fan base. At the 2011 Grammy Awards , Mars won his first Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Just the Way You Are" and received other six nominations for his work: Best Rap Song , Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Record of the Year for "Nothin' on You"; the latter category along with Song of the Year for "Fuck You" by CeeLo Green, and Producer of
11172-466: The tour spawned shows in Tokyo, Bangkok, Singapore and concluded with a 14-show tour in Brazil, Bruno Mars: Live in Brazil . In February 2023, Brody Brown revealed that Mars was working on his fourth solo studio album, and called him to help produce it. During that year, Mars also worked with Philip Lawrence , American singer-songwriter James Fauntleroy and D'Mile . In May 2023, a music insider revealed
11286-521: The word rétro , an abbreviation for rétrospectif , gained cultural currency with reevaluations of Charles de Gaulle and France's role in World War II . The French mode rétro of the 1970s reappraised in film and novels the conduct of French civilians during the Nazi occupation. The term rétro was soon applied to nostalgic French fashions that recalled the same period. Shortly thereafter retro
11400-797: The years and currently stands at 30 days. Upon criticism on why the RIAA won't adopt SoundScan as its source, Hilary Rosen, president of the recording association, defended their system: “We think the certification process represents an accurate sales picture and we’re comfortable with the numbers we release.” In the digital era, changes in the way music is consumed resulted in changes in the certification criteria. Actual album sales had dropped significantly, while digital download followed by streaming became increasingly dominant. On-demand audio and video streams started to be counted towards Digital Single units consumed in 2013. Track downloads and audio and video streams were then included in album certification in 2016 using formulas converting downloads and streams into
11514-437: Was a child he had a small version of a drum set, guitar, piano, and some percussion and learned to play the instruments. When Mars was 12, his parents divorced, ending The Love Notes act. His father's various businesses which ranged from temporary-tattoo parlors to memorabilia shops, failed. As a result, there was no longer a steady source of income. He moved out of his parents' house along with his brother and father. They lived in
11628-466: Was a major commercial success, reaching number one in several countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. "Uptown Funk" spent a total of fourteen and seven weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, respectively. The song became a worldwide phenomenon with a major impact on pop culture . In September 2014, Mars began working on his third studio album, affirming, "Now it's time to start writing chapter 3". He had not come up with
11742-447: Was awarded to "R40" by Rush in 2017. The Video Box Set (or Multi-Box Music Video Set) award is a classification for video compilations that include three or more videos that are grouped and marketed together as a set. Like Video Longform, this includes DVD and VHS releases and the certification criteria are the same. Each individual video within set is counted as one toward certification. The best-selling video box set as certified by
11856-652: Was certified diamond after 5 million copies were shipped. Pink Floyd 's The Wall and the Beatles ' White Album , both vinyl-era, are also counted as double even though their running times are under the minimum requirement. Rules may or may not apply depending on most recent staff within the Distributions position. Since 2000, the RIAA also awards Los Premios de Oro y De Platino (Gold and Platinum Awards in Spanish ) to Latin albums, which are defined by
11970-462: Was delivered to Motorola CEO son's wedding. On February 26, 2021, Mars and American rapper Anderson .Paak announced they have recorded an album together under the band name Silk Sonic . Their debut album, An Evening with Silk Sonic , released on November 12, 2021, features American musician Bootsy Collins as a special guest host. It was mainly produced by Mars and American record producer and songwriter D'Mile . The album debuted at number two on
12084-459: Was higher prior to January 1, 1989. The thresholds were previously 1,000,000 units (Gold) and 2,000,000 units (Platinum). Digital singles are certified: From 2004 through July 2006, the certification level was 100,000 downloads for Gold and 200,000 for Platinum. When the RIAA changed the certification standards to match retail distribution in August 2006, all Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards for
12198-552: Was introduced in 1984, signifying multiple Platinum levels of albums and singles. In 1989, the sales thresholds for singles were reduced to 500,000 for Gold and 1,000,000 for Platinum, reflecting a decrease in sales of singles. In 1992, RIAA began counting each disc in a multi-disc set as one unit toward certification. Reflecting additional growth in music sales, the Diamond award was instituted in 1999 for albums or singles selling ten million units. Because of these changes in criteria,
12312-409: Was introduced into English by the fashion and culture press, where it suggests a rather cynical revival of older but relatively recent fashions. In Simulacra and Simulation , French theorist Jean Baudrillard describes retro as a demythologization of the past, distancing the present from the big ideas that drove the modern age. Most commonly retro is used to describe objects and attitudes from
12426-530: Was launched in 1958; originally, the requirement for a Gold single was one million units sold and a Gold album represented $ 1 million in sales (at wholesale value, around a third of the list price). In 1975, the additional requirement of 500,000 units sold was added for Gold albums. Reflecting growth in record sales, the Platinum award was added in 1976, for albums that sold one million units and for singles selling two million units. The Multi-Platinum award
12540-594: Was lost to English producer Paul Epworth . During that time, Mars also won his first American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist , International Male Solo Artist at the Brit Awards and the Echo Award for Best International Male. In March 2012, Mars signed a worldwide publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis US. In September 2012, when interviewed by Billboard magazine, Mars stated that his next album would be more musically varied, adding: "I want to have
12654-451: Was the first Super Bowl halftime headlined by a performer under 30 in a decade. It was the most watched halftime show in the history of the Super Bowl at that time, drawing a rating of 115.3 million viewers. The viewership for the halftime show was higher than that for the game. At the 2014 Grammy Awards , Mars won the award for Best Pop Vocal Album for Unorthodox Jukebox . "Locked Out of Heaven" earned nominations for Record and Song of
12768-620: Was updated to 150 streams = 1 certification unit. Latin digital singles are certified: The Latin Digital Single Awards began on December 20, 2013. As with the digital sales, 100 streams count as one download sale. Along with albums, digital albums, and singles there is another classification of music release called "Video Longform." This release format includes DVD and VHS releases, and certain live albums and compilation albums. The certification criteria are slightly different from other styles. For Video Single certification,
12882-531: Was written for Mars. The duo did not want to give the song away, but when they were offered $ 20,000 for it, they agreed. The sale of this song allowed them to continue working, and Mars and Lawrence decided that they would write and produce songs together for other artists. Eventually Creed became the former's manager for nine years. Before becoming a successful solo artist, Mars was an acknowledged music producer, writing songs for Alexandra Burke , Adam Levine , Brandy , Sean Kingston , and K'naan . Mars stated that
12996-450: Was younger. Now before shows he watches Brown's T.A.M.I. Show , James Hendrix's Live at Woodstock or Prince performing " Purple Rain " (1984). Retro style The term retro has been in use since 1972 to describe on the one hand, new artifacts that self-consciously refer to particular modes, motifs, techniques, and materials of the past. But on the other hand, many people use the term to categorize styles that have been created in
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