Bruno Mars Drops New Single '24K Magic' & Reveals New Album Cover Art
By Nicole Mastrogiannis
October 7, 2016
Girls (and boys) hit your hallelujah (WOO), because Bruno Mars has FINALLY released a brand new solo single called "24k Magic" -- and what's even better is that it's first single off his new upcoming album (which is also called 24k Magic)! But dropping a new single for fans to hear wasn't enough for Bruno. He also gave them the official "24k Magic" music video. As he tweeted himself -- "Chapter 3 begins."
Bruno last released an album in 2012 with Unorthodox Jukebox, which included "Locked Out of Heaven," "When I Was Your Man," "Treasure," "Gorilla," and "Young Girls." The album took the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart, went 4x Platinum in the US alone, and won a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2014. Last year, he teamed up with Mark Ronson on another Grammy-winning tune "Uptown Funk," and also helped out Adele on her song "All I Ask" off her most recent album 25. So fans have been highly anticipating new music from the Hawaiian-born artist.
Earlier this week, Bruno teased his new single "24k Magic" on social media with a photo of himself in a baseball cap with "XXIVk," on it (AKA 24k in Roman Numerals). He wrote along with the photo, "You can call it my first single, but I call it the invitation to the party #24KMagic."
Bruno also shared via Twitter, that his third studio album is finished. And based on "24k Magic," we can't wait to hear the rest.
MY ALBUM IS DONE!
— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) October 3, 2016
Speaking of his new album, Bruno revealed the cover art for his new record, which shows Bruno sitting on a chair, rocking a white hat, some shades, a gold chain, red top and shorts, and some awesome white loafers. "Bruno Mars XXIVk Magic" surrounded by two gold leaves that appear on the side, topped off with a gold crown.
So what can fans expect from this new album? In an interview with Complex this year, Skrillex mentioned that he had been working with Bruno on some songs on his new album, "I'm joining him for his album. Who knows if I'll do something that's more of a Skrillex thing with him, but he has a vision for his album, and I’m helping him produce it on some of the songs."
And considering his past collaborations, we're excited to see who else makes a guest appearance on Bruno's new album production AND vocal-wise.
One thing is for sure. Bruno's #Hooligans are MORE than ready for his new album:
Dear @BrunoMars this is how It feels being a hooligan when we Talk about your New álbum: pic.twitter.com/fWdYxuf1Q8
— • #24kMagic • (@mariiahrainbow) October 3, 2016