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Mars to Give Live Debut Performance of “24K Magic” at MTV Europe Music Awards

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Bruno Mars is ready to spread the Magic across Europe…

The 31-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer-songwriter is set to perform his brand new single “24K Magic” at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards.

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It’ll be the live debut of chart-climbing track from the three-time EMA-winner.

Mars previously performed his single “Gorilla” at the 2013 MTV EMAs, and “Marry You” at the 2012 show.

Mars joins a lineup of performers that includes Shawn Mendes, Zara Larsson, DNCE and Lukas Graham — all of whom are nominated in various categories.

Voting for the 2016 MTV EMAs is open until November 5. You can cast your vote here.

The ceremony will take place in Rotterdam, Netherlands on November 6.

Mars Announces Dates for the Second Leg of His “Moonshine Jungle” Tour

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Bruno Mars is ready for a little more Moonshine…

The 28-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer, who will be performing at this year’s Super Bowl with the Red Hot Chili Peppers as his special guest, has announced plans to launch the next leg of his popular Moonshine Jungle tour — and on select dates, he’ll be joined by fellow hitmaker Pharrell Williams.

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Mars will kick off the newest set of concerts this May, following two April shows in Mars’ hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii. Pharrell, a music producer and featured artist on two of 2013’s biggest songs, Robin Thicke‘s “Blurred Lines” and Daft Punk‘s “Get Lucky,” will join Mars in five cities — Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal — while appearing behind his upcoming solo release with Columbia Records.

Panamanian American soul singer Aloe Blacc, best known in U.S. as the vocalist on Avicii‘s “Wake Me Up,” will open for Mars for majority of dates where Pharrell will not perform.

The Moonshine Jungle tour’s next leg will begin May 27 at Fresno, California’s Save Mart Center, running over 40 total dates before concluding Aug. 17 in Englewood, Colorado at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre.

Mars, Billboard’s Artist of the Year in 2013, is touring in support of his sophomore album, Unorthodox Jukebox, which was released in December 2012. The album has spawned two No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 — “Locked Out of Heaven” and “If I Was Your Man,” as well as the No. 5-peaking “Treasure” and “Gorilla,” which hit No. 22.

He’s also received multiple nominations at the Grammys later this month, including nods for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for “Locked Out of Heaven.”

See the full list of tour dates at Mars’ official site.

Mars Releases Steamy “Gorilla” Remix

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Bruno Mars is the G-mix master…

The 28-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer has released a bawdy remix of his latest single “Gorilla.”

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Mars, who recently won an MTV EMA award, partnered with Pharrell Williams and R. Kelly on the updated version of the single from his hit album Unorthodox Jukebox.

Mars dropped the remix on Twitter, saying it featured “two of [his] favorite artist[s].”

The original “Gorilla,” with its lines about primal, uninhibited sex, was already dirty, but Mars has taken it a step further.

The remix — referred to officially as a ‘G-mix‘ — features Pharrell making a number of sexual allusions to yoga poses, though it’s R. Kelly that gets down and dirty, imitating the “ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh”s of the original and primates themselves while declaring that he’ll make a certain part of your anatomy growl.

The release of the remix follows the official “Gorilla” video, a sizzling clip that was released last month.

“Gorilla” sits at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 — six spots down from its No. 22 peak last week.

Mars Delivers Steamy Performance on New Single “Gorilla” at the MTV VMAs

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Bruno Mars knows how to make audiences go bananas, as proven at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards show…

The 27-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer, who claimed two Moonmen at the MTV VMAs on Sunday night, performed moments after winning his first-ever Moonman for Best Male Video for “Locked Out Of Heaven.”

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Selena Gomez welcomed him to the stage, telling the room he “brings the house down every time he performs.” And, Mars didn’t disappoint.

The Grammy-winning singer performed his latest single, the super-sexified “Gorilla,” for the first time in front of the music industry’s brightest stars.

Taking the stage in a leopard shirt and his signature fedora, Mars slowed it down with his R&B jam without losing any of his onstage showmanship.

Mars was joined on stage by a full band, and a gorilla… on the screen behind him. The lights erupted with the chorus and given the song’s NSFW content, Mars even threw in a few air humps.

The singer spoke to MTV News during Saturday night’s rehearsals, about his return to the VMA stage and promised that his performance would “capture the essence of the song.” He added, “What can they expect from this performance? Two words: bang, bang. And twerking.”

“Gorilla” is the fourth single off of Mar’s sophomore album Unorthodox Jukebox, which was released last December.

Mars Unveils “Unorthodox Jukebox” Cover Art

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It may not feature him front-and-center, but the cover art for Bruno Mars’s sophomore album is still b-a-n-a-n-a-s…

The 26-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer has unveiled the new cover art for Unorthodox Jukebox, as well as the 10-track listing for the album.

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The album cover features a gorilla up against a retro jukebox, seemingly in awe of the machine in front of hime.

The album art has been getting a mixed reaction from fans that are trying to figure out what the artwork’s all about. The track list does include a song entitled “Gorilla,” which has led to speculation that it could relate to the cover.

Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox

Meanwhile, the album’s first track “Locked Out of Heaven,” which Mars performed while pulling double duty as host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live, currently stands at No 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in its third week on the charts.

Mars’ collaborators on his second studio album include producers Mark Ronson, Diplo, Supa Dups, and The Smeezingtons, Mars’ three-man songwriting and production team.

“This is me going into the studio and recording and writing whatever I want. This album represents my freedom,” said Mars during an interview with Billboard.

Here’s a look at the track listing for Mars’ new album:

1. “Young Girls”
2. “Locked Out of Heaven”
3. “Gorilla”
4. “Treasure”
5. “Moonshine”
6. “When I Was Your Man”
7. “Natalie”
8. “Show Me”
9. “Money Make Her Smile”
10. “If I Knew”

Mars’ Unorthodox Jukebox album will be released on December 11.