Mars Makes New Album Available for Online Streaming…

Bruno Mars is giving his fans an early Christmas present…

The 27-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer, who recently released the oh-so-somber “When I Was Your Man,” has just made his sophomore album Unortodox Jukebox available for full streaming.

Bruno Mars

The move comes a week ahead of the album’s official release date of December 11 as a way to create more buzz for the set.

Atlantic Records, Mars’ record label, has even made it an interactive experience for online listeners. They’ll have the chance to play the album via an interactive jukebox as they stream each of the 10 tracks.

The Grammy-winning singer has already released a few singles from the album, including “Moonshine“, “Young Girls“, “When I Was Your Man” and “Locked Out of Heaven.”

Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox

Mars – the project’s executive producer – co-wrote the album with his production/songwriting team, The Smeezingtons, which consists of Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and himself.

Mars has said in separate interviews with Billboard and VH1 that “this is me going into the studio and recording and writing whatever I want. This album represents my freedom. Just being inspired by all different styles of music and isn’t that what music should be?”

Click here to stream Mars’ full album.

Mars Unveils “Unorthodox Jukebox” Cover Art

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.

Bruno Mars

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.

Mars Releases “Locked Out of Heaven” Music Video

Bruno Mars is going retro…

The 26-year-old part-Puerto Rican Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has just released the music video for his latest single “Locked Out of Heaven.

Bruno Mars

In the nostalgic clip with its ‘70s Betamax feel, Mars rocks out with his band at an intimate venue while wearing only a t-shirt and chains.

When not working up a sweat on stage, Mars is just being an everyday man, horsing around with his friends, rolling dice in the alley and taking swigs of Jack Daniels.

“Locked Out Of Heaven” is the lead single from Mars’ sophomore set, Unorthodox Jukebox, due December 11.

The Mark Ronson and The Smeezingtons (Mars’ production group)-produced single premiered on October 1.

This week, the song debuts on Billboard’s Hot 100 at number 34.