MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS!

With the MMVAs just four days away, Toronto is preparing for one of Canada’s biggest music block parties. Since there’s no set formula to making the perfect music video — sometimes it takes a good story, sometimes a good dance sequence, and sometimes you just need a pair of shoes that look like lobster claws, it really is anyone's game! 


With Performances from Snoop Dogg, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Avril Lavigne and More! Don't miss the MuchMusic Video Awards on June 19th - it's always a good time!


Co-Hosted by Selena Gomez - A full list of Nominee's can be found here

CHRIS BROWN TO PERFORM FOR "TODAY SHOW" SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

Chris Brown has been named one of the performers to take part in the 'Today Show' Toyota Concert Series.


Brown hasn't performed on the 'Today Show' in three years and is slated to appear July 15. Although his set list hasn't been revealed, the 22-year-old will likely perform music off his 'F.A.M.E.' album, which has sold over 500,000 copies since its release back in March.


This summer, the 'Today Show' is continuing its reputation for bringing some of music's biggest stars to its outside stage. Bruno Mars, Cee Lo Green, Rihanna, Maroon 5 and Pitbull with special guest T-Pain and Ne-Yo are just some of the names on the bill. 
The Toyota Concert Series takes place every Friday on the top rated morning show, and will wrap up September 2 with Lenny Kravitz.

NEW JAMZ - "CLICK CLACK AWAY" DIGGY SIMMONS & BRUNO MARS

(Gossip On This) - Diggy Simmons teams up with Bruno Mars in his newest music release “Click Clack Away”.
Check out the youngin’s new track below:

What are your thoughts on the track??? Tell us…..

BRUNO MARS PERFORMS THE "LAZY SONG" ON IDOL

Bruno performed his new single from his platinum certified album a few moments ago on the american idol stage..see how he fared below

thoughts?

NEW VIDEO - BRUNO MARS "THE LAZY SONG"

Bruno Mars has released the video for his third single from the singer/songwriter’s debut album "Doo-Wops & Hooligans"


Watch Bruno get into some Monkey Business Below ~

What do you think of Bruno's new video??

BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED!

Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber lead the finalists for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, which were announced Wednesday morning (Apr. 13) at a press conference in Las Vegas.


Check out the Billboard Music Awards top nominations ~

The Billboard Music Awards take a holistic look at artist performance based on key fan interactions with music -- finalists and winners are determined by chart performance and social and streaming activity as chronicled in Billboard magazine and on Billboard.com during the eligibility period of Feb, 28, 2010 and Mar. 1, 2011.

The 46 award categories are based on measures provided by our data partners including sales data shared by Nielsen SoundScan, radio airplay monitored by Nielsen BDS, streaming data measured by Tubemogul and Nielsen BDS, social media consumption gauged by Next Big Sound and tour grosses tracked by Billboard Boxscore.

Today, Billboard launches a microsite for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards at www.Billboard.com/BBMA. Music fans can also follow news about the show and related events on Twitter or Facebook. (Source)

NEW VIDEO - BRUNO MARS FEATURING DAMIAN MARLEY "LIQUOR STORE BLUES"

Check out the new video for "Liquor Store Blues" from Bruno Mars and Damian Marley - I actually really like it!

In the psychedelic clip, the duo sings side-by-side against a colorful background as plumes of smoke waft across the screen. Watch as they drown their sorrows in the colorful visuals.

Your Thoughts??

Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae Announce Joint Tour

Following their show-stopping performance at the Grammy Awards, Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae will team up for a North American co-headlining tour. The retro-pop singer and R&B songstress will embark on the joint trek, dubbed Hooligans in Wondaland, in May and June, with British singer/rapper Plan B set to open on select dates.

Before they kick off their road trip together, both artists will kick off their own European runs in the coming weeks -- Mars' will begin in Berlin, Germany on Mar. 3, while Monae will start her run in Brussels, Belgium on Feb. 20. Tour dates and venues for the Wondaland tour have yet to be announced.

Mars, Monae, and Atlanta rapper B.o.B earned a standing ovation for their Grammy performance, in which Mars played a doo-wop riff on his former Hot 100 chart-topper "Grenade" and Monae crowd-surfed while singing "Cold War." Mars also walked away with the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance trophy for "Just the Way You Are," the first single from his debut album "Doo-Wops and Hooligans."

Mars is currently in Los Angeles shooting a video for his next "Doo-Wops" single, "The Lazy Song," and will stay in the city for the 2011 NBA All-Star Game, where he'll perform at the Pregame Show on Sunday (Feb. 20). 

BRUNO MARS COVERS MICHAEL JACKSON'S "BILLIE JEAN"

Bruno  did a rendition of Michael Jackson’s classic song ‘Billy Jean’. The footage of the party can be seen below via VIBE:

I havent listened to it yet so listen and tell me what you think 

Sales Figures: Nicki Minaj Nabs The #1 Spot After 11 Weeks

Nicki Minaj has achieved an incredibly rare feat on the Billboard 200 chart. The rapper’s ‘Pink Friday’ has finally managed to claim the #1 spot in its 11th week on the tally on the tally after debuting at #2 when released on November 22nd.

Although ‘Pink Friday’ climbed to the chart’s summit with only 45k copies sold, the record performed well enough to surpass the 1 million sales mark. Hence, while the Minaj was award a platinum certification on December 17th for moving over 1 million units in shippers, she has now officially sold that figure at retail outlets.

Other acts making moves on the charts this week include Bruno Mars whose ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’ climbs to #4 with 32k copies sold (down 3%) while Rihanna’s ‘Loud’ LP rebounds 8 spots from #13 to #5 13-5 by selling 29k (up 15%).  Rounding out the top 10 of the album chart are P!nk’s ‘Greatest Hits … So Far!!!’ reenters the top 10 at #9 with 25k in sales (down 6%) and Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ rises from #12 to #10, selling 25k copies (up 18%).

Finally, Chris Brown’s ‘Look At Me Now’ debuts on the Digital Songs chart with 158k downloads (his highest entry since ‘No Air’ with Jordin Sparks which sold 153k in 2008).

Read more at Billboard.

Thoughts?

DR DRE & CHRIS BROWN AT THE TOP OF THE ITUNES CHARTS!

The Doctor is back on top. A mere two days after releasing his Detox single “I Need a Doctor” to digital retailers, Dr. Dre currently sits at No. 1 on the U.S. iTunes Top Songschart.

A video for the first official single from Dre’s long-awaited album featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey was recently shot in Los Angeles with director Allen Hughes. Meanwhile, his Snoop Dogg and Akon-assisted buzz single “Kush” is No. 77 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Another comeback king, Chris Brown, sees similar success with his latest single “Look at Me Now” featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes. The Diplo and Afrojack production hold the No. 2 spot thanks to a surge in downloads. The banger comes off of Breezy’s fourth album F.A.M.E. (March 22), which has also spawned the dance floor-ready “Beautiful People” featuring Benny Benassi.

Other songs making the iTunes Top Songs chart include Bruno Mars’ “Grenade” at No. 4, Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow” at No. 5, and Pitbull’s “Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)” at No. 7. Alex Da Kid and Skylar Grey score another top 10 with Diddy-Dirty Money’s “Coming Home,” which lands at No. 8.

SOURCE

Bruno Mars eyes Alicia Keys collaboration…

During an interview with Kiss FM, the globalchart topper said: “I always say I wanna work with Alicia Keys. I’m in awe of her. I’m a big fan of her; how she carries herself, her great musicand her artistry”. I pray they do something for Alicia’s next album which she has started on. However, if you can’t wait to get your Bruno R&B fix, soon enough, we’ll get to hear what he has cooked up for the new Chris Brown record.

HMM.. am not really a big fan of bruno though i must say i bought his album and love all his singles ..lets just say when an artist is extremely popular at a particular moment they are not my cup of tea, but a collab between these two talents should be intriguing 

"Just the way you Are" ~ Bruno Mars (Blog Post By - Christina Desousa)

This Song is truly amazing. From the piano to the beat, It's good to have real talent coming through again. This song will make you get into it, and feel relaxed from the soothing instruments being played to his soft outstanding voice. In this song Mr. Mars is speaking of a girl who he finds is perfect in every way possible. He speaks about her appearance and how she is so beautiful and wouldn’t change anything about her. There is one downfall to this song, but it’s not bad. I think that this song would be better if the lyrics would be something about her personality or what she likes or what she does rather than all about her appearance. Bruno Mars is a fresh young talented individual that plays drums, guitar, keyboard and bass. My prediction is that Bruno Mars will go a long way in his music career. Overall this song is beautiful, adorable and will get you singing right from the beginning.

BLOG BY - Christina Desousa