Las Vegas’ next Strip resident star: Bruno Mars at the Cosmopolitan?

By Robin Leach (contact)

Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 | 11:49 a.m.

One day after pop princess Britney Spears’ official confirmation that she’s signed on for a two-year Planet Hollywood residency comes hush-hush Wicked Whispers & Racy Rumors that pop superstar Bruno Mars will follow her high-heeled Louboutins right along.

I’ll probably be laughed at again as I was when I broke the...ency story nobody believed, but Bruno is definitely coming to the Strip.

It begs the question — since things come in threes — as to whom will be the third pop superstar to join the Strip’s already star-studded “legacy” music brigade of Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Sir Elton John and Rod Stewart. Las Vegas has become the Pop Music Capital of the World!

I have exclusively learned that Bruno has won a mini-residency and will star at one of two new theaters that the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas will have open by New Year’s Eve. Full details of his “burst runs” of 15 to 20 shows at a time will be announced shortly after his Saturday performance at the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

I previously reported that the financial backers producing “Absinthe” had a new show that will eventually go into the Cosmopolitan’s main theater. Now I’m hearing additional rumors that their show will follow Bruno’s and that the Cosmopolitan is adding another more intimate 1,000-seat venue.

Additionally, there are specific whispers that the Cosmopolitan has plans to open a new restaurant to add to its collection of highly successful dining options — and this would be the second right on the casino floor joining the 24-hour Henry.

http://www.lasvegassun.co...mars-cosm/

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Bruno Mars Receives His Grammy Award in a Domino's Pizza Box

Bruno Mars was completely baffled when an unexpected, extra-large Domino's pizza box appeared at the doorstep of his Hollywood Hills home earlier this month — but what was even more surprising about the unexpected delivery was what was inside!


A source tells Life & Style that when Bruno opened the box, he found it was a bizarre way of shipping him his Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. “Pizza places give tickets away for his concerts all the time, so he thought maybe someone had sent him a free pizza,” the source tells the mag.

“He was really happy to finally have his Grammy because he worked so hard for it,” the insider added, “but it also left him hungry for pizza!"

http://www.lifeandstylema...-pizza-box

^So just realized that the above article is an old one. Like a couple years old. Nice one Life&Style Magazine


Anyways on to some current and EXCITING news--Bruno Mars & band will be playing at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas this Saturday!

iHeartRadio Music Festival 2013: show order revealed!

The show order has been revealed for the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival, which kicks off Friday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Fans can visit iheartradio.yahoo.com online to watch the live webcast of the iHeartRadio Music Festival or view the event on a PlayStation®3 system through the Live Events Viewer app September 20th & 21st at 7 p.m. PT for free, anywhere in the United States. Listeners can also tune-in to their favorite Clear Channel radio station to hear the live audio stream.

Check out the order:

Friday:

The Summer Set

Robin Thicke

FUN.

KEITH URBAN

Muse

Tiesto

J. Cole

Elton John

Benny Benassi

Chris Brown

Katy Perry

Queen + Adam Lambert

Saturday:

Paul McCartney

Zedd

Maroon 5

Tim McGraw

Miley Cyrus

Thirty Seconds to Mars

Bruno Mars

Phoenix

Miguel

Ke$ha

Drake

Justin Timberlake

Read more: http://www.woai.com/artic...z2fNy3UPVB

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Bruno Mars' Moonshine Jungle World Tour Goes All Digital With DiGiCo

	Bruno Mars' crew. Photo: Max Crace

Bruno Mars is riding high off the success of his sold-out Moonshine Jungleouting. Sporting a diverse set-list with a mix of eclectic covers, radio hits, originals (many from his latest outing, Unorthodox Jukebox CD), the tour was recently made Rolling Stone magazine's list of "50 greatest live acts right now."

The Clair Global tour is outfitted with dual DiGiCo SD7s at front-of-house and monitor world, both running redundant Waves SoundGrid servers. Each desk has two SD racks for individual control of preamps and are connected completely via digital Optocore fiber cable -- a big change from the 2011 tour. Front-of-house engineer Derek Brener sends MADI lines direct from front of house to the record rig, handled by Charles Moniz, who records 96 channels to a Pro Tools rig seamlessly without the need for an expensive audio router for archival purposes.

Brener's managing a total of 108 physical inputs for the eight-piece band consisting of two drum kits, bass, guitars, multiple keyboards, a B3 organ, plenty of vocals, horns, playback, and a couple of talkback mics. He's been a Digico fan since Mars' first run in 2011, and stepped up into an SD7 (from an SD8) because of the larger input requirements.

"We have 108 physical inputs and I still have plenty of capacity for eccentric bussing, effects, and outboard apparatus," he explains. "I also take advantage of the macros, too. I love to have hot keys to turn sends on and off to delays. For example, the delays in 'Just the Way You Are' are live so the hot keys make it very easy for me play the desk like an instrument and delay just certain words instead of either having it on or off."

"I love Digico consoles for their smooth sonics and ultra-customizable surface. The SD7 is a monster and gives me a lot of freedom and space to experiment and tweak. It has a staggering amount of features and power. Do you need to use all of the features? Hell No! But is it nice to have them right there if you need them? Absolutely! The snapshot recall scope is great, dual engines, dynamic Eqs, etc. I can go on and on about the features it offers, but simply put, for a digital desk, it's the cream of the crop. Straight up."

For outboard gear, Brener's using three Empirical Labs Distressors ("the best compressors on the planet"), a TC Electronics 2290 for stereo delay (equipped with a custom non-latching footswitch for tap tempo), and a Lexicon 960L.

"The EL and Lexicon units are must haves for me. The EL comps are truly the Swiss army knife of compressors and are my favorites. They emphasize that round warmth to Bruno when he really digs into the comp. Bruno has incredible mic control, which is a blessing and a curse because when he gets too far away from his mic, he thins out tremendously. I found the distressors provide the best tonal and level consistency applicable to his style. The Lexicon is the smoothest, most authentic and believable verb, at least to my preferences. Don't leave home without it!"

"Of course, I'm using the Waves SoundGrid server to enhance what the SD7 has already made sound amazing. I mostly use the CLA stuff. My go-to lately has been a chain of the CLA-3A>H-EQ>L2. I use that for kick, snare, and toms. The 3A gives the tones so much weight and characteristic and the H-EQ has so much personality. Playing with the slopes is the key. They provide so much color and nuance. Lastly, the L2 adds the incredible punch in the low-mid area, especially noticeable on drums, when you set the threshold just right. -- For guitars and horns, I hit 2As pretty damn hard for a nice, unabrasive creamy sound. I always end up playing with the hi-freq knob to squash the nasty tones up top. I'm always careful with that. Also, on the horns, I am using the REDD .17 for analog graininess and a certain articulation. The Leslie hits an 1176 hard as our keyboard player is extremely dynamic. The only thing I use on vocals is the supreme and omnipresent C6 for de-essing and squashing problem areas. Other than that, there isn't much else going on. I have a couple of onboard verbs for snare, acoustic guitar, and horns, (which rarely get used in big arenas), but are lifesavers in outdoor, dry-as-a-bone situations."

James Berry's also no stranger to Digico desks, having used an SD7 on recent outings with Beyonce on monitors before signing on with Mars. The band recently transitioned to all in-ears, utilizing J&H in-ears,Sennheiser 2050 IEMs, and Sennheiser 3732 wireless systems.

"The new features in this latest software version are very helpful," he says. "I love the way the new control group feature helps control auxes. It's great to be able to splay out all my auxes at one time on one channel. I've been using the copy audio feature extensively to route audio anywhere, which gives us a lot of multitasking opportunities and lets me connect a lot of gear with better quality. We also have a total of four SD racks between front of house and monitor world, as well as two mini SD racks loaded with all AES cards taking in all the wireless. This allows us to keep everything digital."

Berry is also making use of everything onboard the SD7 for his effects, with the exception of a few Waves plug-ins for Bruno's output and vocals. "I'm using a TC Electronics 2290 for Bruno's delay, and running three TC M6000 taking that AES to my vocal rack on the SD7 and its all clocked in at 96k off the console. I'm also using MIDI to control those from the snapshots. In addition, I'm using the Waves C6 plug-in on both his vocal and outputs."

Additionally, he's used the SD Conversion software extensively on this tour. "Early on, we were carrying an SD5 as a backup, so I was able to easily transfer between the platforms using the software seamlessly."

Overall, Berry says the most important reasons that keep him satisfied with the Digico platform are "the sound, first and foremost. From there, usability, service, and reliability. The support from Digico when needed has always been top-notch. Needless to say, I'm a huge Digico supporter."

http://www.lightingandsou...ID=-DURJ43

The nominees for the 2013 Soul Train Awards have been announced. Bruno is nominated in two categories

Best R&B/Soul Male Artist

Bruno Mars

Charlie Wilson

Chris Brown

John Legend

Miguel

Robin Thicke

Best Dance Performance

Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke

Body Party - Ciara

Fine China – Chris Brown

Q.U.E.E.N. – Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu

Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z

Treasure – Bruno Mars

http://www.usatoday.com/s...n/2826109/

If Bruno doesnt take home the award for Best Dance, I hope it goes to Janelle Monae! (But they'll probably give it to Justin, Robin or Chris )

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Check out Philip's surprise video before he went out on stage at his concert.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...AxJiLgNFVI


Cool video. Bruno's congrats at 3:35

Bruno Mars is playing at the iHeartRadio Music Festival today along with other artists like Elton John, Queen, Katy Perry, etc...

Speaking of Elton John, check out his praise of Bruno Mars--says he's "like a jr. Prince" and that he's "such a big fan of his!"

Elton John Inspired by Young Artists Like Bruno Mars
http://festival.iheart.co...=23738839

Bruno on iHeartRadio today






Pics from last year's iHeartRadio Music Festival (2012)


Bruno Mars poses for iHeartRadio on December 11th, 2012 in NYC

From Rhapsodyincolour:
http://rhapsodyincolour.t...tival-sept

Clip of Bruno and the band rehearsing Treasure for the iHeartRadio festival

http://bmars-news.com/post/61883696505

Elton John Inspired by Young Artists Like Bruno Mars






Elton John praising Bruno Mars--says he's "like a jr. Prince" and that he's "such a big fan of his!"

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iHeartRadio Update: Bruno to take the stage at approximately 9:45p PT/12:45a ET.

Watch live here: http://festival.iheart.com/

OR

http://music.yahoo.com/programs/iheart/

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Cute short video of Bruno singing the chorus of "I Will Always Love You" back in 2011. His voice cracks at one point (sounds like some pesky phlegm got caught in his throat) but he clears his throat and continues on, singing beautifully

Caught the livestream of Bruno's performance at the iHeartradio music festival and he and the Hooligans killed it as always!

His set was 30 minutes long.

The setlist:

Locked Out of Heaven
Treasure
Runaway Baby
When I Was Your Man
Gorilla

Pics!!!

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MORE PICS!!! (iHeartRadio Festival Sept. 21, 2013)

Bruno Mars at the iHeartRadio Music Festival (Sept. 21, 2013)

Bruno & The Hooligans backstage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival

iHeartRadio Music Festival (backstage)

kevinhart4real - I brought my man “Bruno Mars” on stage tonight and he fucking destroyed the place!!! Before y’all start with the short jokes understand that you are looking at two little BOSSES!!! #LittleMenUnite #SmallKillers

^u got that right Kevin!


Bruno's sisters:

"thelylas: Gotchu Bruno!”

Before Bruno Mars took the stage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival, he gave one lucky fan an extra special treasure.

LeeAnn from Salt Lake City, Utah won Bruno’s iHeartRadio Music Festival grand prize, listening to KJMY-FM!

Not only did LeeAnn win a trip to watch Bruno at the festival in Las Vegas, but she got upgraded to watch him from a “gorilla”-sized suite, equipped with - as LeeAnn says - “everything you can imagine!”

But that’s not all! LeeAnn got to hang out with Bruno before his performance, where he snapped a few pics with her, and gave her tickets to see his show in London!

Congratulations LeAnn! Say hi to Big Ben, and enjoy the concert!!

Elvis Duran, Bruno Mars and Ellen K attend the iHeartRadio Music Festival

Wow that was fast!

Full set at the iHeartRadio festival!

Bruno Mars is a treasure, and here are the reasons why

Bruno Mars gave an amazing performance (as always) at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, and had his adoring fans dancing and singing along.

His unorthodox performance included hits from his latest album like "Locked Out of Heaven," "Gorilla," "Treasure," and "When I Was Your Man."

Check out the best of his festival performance, and all the reasons we love Bruno.

1. First of all, just look at this face. LOOK AT IT. It's angelic, and adorable! He is one good-looking guy!

2. Boyfriend can SING! That is a golden set of pipes right there. Is this heaven?

3. In fact, he is such an amazing performer, he sets off FIREWORKS on stage! Yup! It's true!

4. He can sing through a megaphone, and still sound amazing. And, look - his megaphone matches his voice: GOLDEN.

5. He and his band can get down! Check out the moves on these guys.

6. He's so retro, and it's really incredible. No one pulls off this look like Bruno. NO ONE!

Get it, boo.

7. He brought back the disco ball. And disco balls are fantastic.

http://festival.iheart.co...d=23742324

Kevin Hart is obviously a Bruno Mars fan .. check out his intro!


http://festival.iheart.co...d=23742357



Read more: http://www.wham1180.com/a...z2fbjJtRIo

aubreyoday

Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake shine at iHeartRadio


MESFIN FEKADU, The Associated Press POSTED: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 5:00 AM LAS VEGAS (AP) -

There's a reason why Bruno Mars is set to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show. The pop crooner was in perfect form at the iHeartRadio music festival Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. He wowed with his slick moves and energetic vibe.


Justin Timberlake was also a fan favorite. The pop star closed the five-hour plus concert, singing hits like "Mirror" and "SexyBack." Paul McCartney kicked off the show, playing a bunch of new songs from his upcoming album. And R&B singer Miguel and rapper Drake also earned cheers. While men dominated Saturday, Ke$ha gave an impressive performance of her hits. She even brought out Joan Jett and the two sang "Bad Reputation." But Miley Cyrus was building on her bad reputation: She caused a stir when she entered the stage in a fishnet dress and tape covering her nipples.


GUYS NIGHT OUT (OR ONSTAGE)


Bruno Mars led the pack of men who entertained the crowd of thousands at the iHeartRadio festival. The singer was smooth as ever: He kicked off his set with fun, upbeat numbers "Locked Out of Heaven" and "Treasure," but transitioned to a soulful and passionate performance of "If I Was Your Man."


He earned whistles from the audience. Mars reached epic heights when he sang "Runaway Baby" - he was funky and even imitated James Brown's signature dance moves. The legend would be proud. The singer-songwriter-producer finished with a smoky, steamy rendition of his latest single, "Gorilla." Justin Timberlake also held his own with the night's closing performance.


Floyd Mayweather, who's dominating win over Canelo Alvarez last week in Las Vegas was the richest fight ever, introduced Timberlake as "the heavyweight champion of music." His set included "Cry Me a River," ''Take Back the Night" and "Like I Love You." Drake got concertgoers out of their seats when he performed "HYFR" and "Started from the Bottom." "I'm here to party," he told the crowd. Miguel was in a similar mood: After performing "Adorn" and "#Beautiful," he urged the crowd to "have a good night and make some bad decisions."


Read more at http://www.philly.com/phi...kSHqXyl.99

BRUNO MARS BRINGS THE 2013 IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL HOUSE DOWN [VIDEO]

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Bruno Mars, that dependable synthesizer of styles and attitudes, made no such protestations as he and his crew delivered a miniature version of the show they brought to Staples Center in July. Rock, pop, disco, R&B — Mars did it all, and made it look effortless, never more so than when he drove "Gorilla" to a hammering psych-soul freak-out, then dropped back for a delicate piano-and-voice coda. Rest easy, football fans: Next year's Super Bowl halftime show is in good hands.

http://www.latimes.com/en...5821.story

More pics from the iHeartRadio festival!

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epandagram: #iHeartRadio #Hooligans @johnjohnthe1 @thekingjay@brunomars @jamareoartis @kameronwhalum@theryankeomaka @philsmeeze @phredleybrown@duggerii

thejavaks: Just met Bruno Mars. The nicest guy. #iHeartRadio

"caligirl123: This ass wouldn’t stand next to me for our picture cuz he’s so damn short! He has tiny feet. #brunomars #iheartradio #lasvegas #fucker #asshole #tiny #feet #short #midget #pissed”


^ Can't believe the nerve of this ungrateful chick and her nasty stank attitude towards Bruno! So what if he didnt want to stand right next to you for the picture...at least he was gracious enough to take the pic with you and he's holding your freakin hand! What more do you freakin want?!?! So maybe he's a bit self conscious about his height, cut him some slack! At least he didnt deny your request for a picture with him but after reading your very rude and nasty comments I wish he did! #JERK #Ungrateful #nastystankattitude #so-called "fan!" #yousodontdeserve #thispicwithBruno! #needsattitudeadjustment #apologizeNOW!


Moving on to better, more positive pics (with cool, grateful people):

"duggerii: Mayweather looking like he about to go preach lol #iHeartradio”

^ Lol true he is dressed like a preacher!

"thekingjay: Paul McCartney played my trumpet and asked me to play for him … I was honored .. Such a great night”

^Very cool!

BRUNO AND BOYS II MEN!!!! WHAAAATTT?!?!?! Aaaaaahhhhhh!!!!! THEY. MUST. COLLABORATE!!!

MorrisPhD: Want a breath of fresh air! One of the few today that GET what REAL MUSIC is! F-in LOVE this guy! @brunomars

boyziimenofficial: Now this guy… Words can’t even explain the type of talent he has!!! -Bruno Mars!

And get this y'all....THEY ACTUALLY SANG TOGETHER BACKSTAGE LAST NIGHT...AND THERE'S VIDEO PROOF OF IT!!!

WATCH THE HISTORIC AND HILARIOUS VIDEO CLIP HERE:

http://instagram.com/p/ekWRemQlft/

Approximately 3 years ago today, Bruno landed his first #1 hit on Billboard!

Bruno Mars Lands Atop Hot 100, Rihanna Roars Into Top 10

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By Silvio Pietroluongo | September 22, 2010 11:56 AM EDT

Bruno Mars will become the third male artist this year to take his first charting single as a lead artist to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, as "Just the Way You Are" will top the list to be released in full on Billboard.com tomorrow morning (Sept. 23).

http://www.billboard.com/...nto-top-10

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Bruno Mars, 2013 has been quite the year for you! Congrats on all these accomplishments!



2013 Grammy Awards


The Ellen Degeneres Show


2013 Logie Awards (Australia)


2013 Billboard Music Awards


Radio 1 Big Weekend (Londonderry)


The Voice


Moonshine Jungle Tour!


2013 MTV Video Music Awards


Bruno Mars as the Superbowl Halftime performer announcement!


2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival

http://nocolory.tumblr.com/post/62001095973/bruno-mars-2013


And that's not even all of it!

Looking forward to Bruno-domination continuing in 2014!!!

*Catch Bruno full iHeartRadio performance set here:


http://mwptv.blogspot.com...tival.html


*Listen to the 2013 iHeartRadio Festival - Bruno Mars backstage interview

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Posted by one of Bruno's sisters on the Hernandez family Facebook page:

Sorry Bruno!

@tiarabellaaa: This was the best day. He’s gonna kill me for posting this but that just makes it more fun for me


https://www.facebook.com/...amp;type=1

Its a recent pic, it was recently Tiara's birthday and looks like Bruno is serenading her with a slice of birthday cake!

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iHeartRadio Music Fest: Artist Portraits

Bruno Mars

http://www.ew.com/ew/gall...l#30024366

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I heart choreographed musicians: I am one of these Bruno Mars Advocates. He mixes musicianship and showmanship as well as anyone ever has, and the movement of his band is a reason he’s one of the great live acts today. He also exploded through “Gorilla,” and during his set, I was getting texts from friends who hadn’t seen him live before. “Holy crap!” was the general tenor. Mars is playing the Super Bowl Halftime Show in February, and he’s just going to get bigger. It’s a deserved outcome.
http://www.lasvegassun.co...-2-miley-/

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