Reviews of tonight's VMA performance
Bruno Mars' VMA Performance Of 'Gorilla' Filled With Flames, Horn Section And Bold Vocals
Bruno Mars took the stage to perform his new single "Gorilla" on Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. The singer rolled through the track while wearing a leopard-print button-down as beams of neon-green lights filled the Barclays Center.
Mars was accompanied by a horn section, and the jazzy new song marked one of the night's tamer moments, even as blasts of fire erupted during the chorus. Amid an evening filled with sensual performances, Mars offered a brand of artistry unmatched by the bulk of the telecast.
The singer performed immediately following his win for Best Male Video.
"Gorilla" is the fourth single from Mars' popular 2012 album "Unorthodox Jukebox."The first, "Locked Out Of Heaven," racked up three high-profile VMA nominations: Video of the Year, Best Male Video and Best Pop Video. Mars received another nod for his most recent single, "Treasure," in the Best Choreography category.
The new song, which will be released officially on Monday, was the first written for "Jukebox," the singer told Contact Music last December. The track about wild lovemaking also inspired the gorilla on the album's cover.
Mars garnered nominations in the same four categories at the 2011 VMAs, for "Grenade" and "The Lazy Song." He went home empty-handed but performed Amy Winehouse's "Valerie" during a tribute to the late singer.
The 27-year-old Hawaii native joined an A-list slate of performers during Sunday's telecast, including Robin Thicke, Kanye West, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga.
http://www.huffingtonpost...92305.html
Bruno Mars Goes Ape Sh*t With Sexy 'Gorilla' Performance At VMAs
After winning his first-ever Moonman for Best Male Video, Bruno took the stage for a sultry performance.
By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212) , with additional reporting by Chris Kim
Bruno Mars brought some of his own sexual healing to Brooklyn's Barclays Center when he took the stage during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (August 25), moments after winning his first-ever Moonman for Best Male Video for "Locked Out Of Heaven."
Selena Gomez welcomed him to the stage, telling the room he "brings the house down every time he performs."
The VMA-nominated singer performed his latest single, the super-sexified"Gorilla," for the first time in front of the A-listers that filled up the Brooklyn venue. Taking the stage in a leopard top and his signature hat, Mars slowed it down with his R&B jam, and, well, brought some sexy back using his signature showman style.
As Mars belted out the tune, light and lasers filled the Barclays. Mars was joined 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.
Mars' performance left Will Smith bopping his head as smoke and fire filled the auditorium.
While he performed that Unorthodox Jukebox single during the VMAs, he was nominated four times for two other singles of his 2012 album release, "Locked Out Of Heaven" (Video of the Year, Best Male Video and Best Pop Video) and "Treasure" (Best Chorography). "Gorilla" is the fourth single off Jukebox, which dropped last December.
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."
Calling the night a "big" one, he noted, "There's gonna be a lot of big acts here. I'm just happy ... me and my band ... you know we took some time off the road to come out here, so it's gonna be fun."
Mars was one of the many superstars who played Barclays during the VMAs this year. Lady Gaga opened the show, setting the tone for all the stellar other performers, including Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Kanye West and Miley Cyrus, among others.
Earlier in the night, he seemed pretty stoked to have won a Moonman. "Thank you so much this is my first Moonman y'all," he told the room when he accepted his Best Male trophy. "All the fans who voted, I love y'all. Thank you guys so much, Thank you MTV, Thank you!"
http://www.mtv.com/news/a...illa.jhtml
^See the video of the performance by clicking MTV article link^
Bruno Mars is out of this world! The Treasure singer made the 2013 VMAs stage sparkle with his new single Gorilla! Ch-ch-check out the video (above) to see Bruno and his boys make the MTV stage their own! -
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VMAs 2013: Bruno Mars' 'Gorilla' - King Kong ain't got nothin' on you
Fresh off a Best Male Video win for "Locked Out of Heaven," Bruno Marstook to the MTV Video Music Awards 2013 stage to perform his new single, "Gorilla." There was smoke, lasers and a giant gorilla that kept popping onto the screen behind him.
We'll confess -- it's not our favorite Mars' song. It's lacking the catchiness of his normal offerings. But hew as definitely giving 100 percent in the performance. Love to see someone actually sing live and rock it out.
The video will be below when we have it. "Gorilla" is the fourth single off Mars' 2012 album "Unorthodox Jukebox." He is currently on his "Moonshine Jungle" world tour to promote said album. After wrapping in the U.S. on Sept. 1, he'll be heading for Europe for October and November and then on to Australia in March 2014.
http://blog.zap2it.com/fr...n-you.html
Bruno Mars Debuts New Single & Wins Best Male Video at the 2013 MTV VMA's
After four nominations this year, Bruno Mars to perform on stage at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (August 25).
Though he's nominated for his hits, the 27-year-old crooner debuted a new single "Gorilla" off of his multiplatinum Unorthodox Jukebox album.
In addition to his great performance, Bruno took home a very special award.
Beating out fellow competitors including Justin Timberlake and Robin Thicke, Mars won Best Male Video for his hit “Locked Out of Heaven."
http://gossipcenter.com/m...mas-910932
The Huffington Post | By Matthew Jacobs Posted: 08/25/2013 11:11 pm EDT | Updated: 08/25/2013 11:43 pm EDT