NewYork/Rotterdam,10October2016
GLOBALSUPERSTARBRUNOMARSRETURNSTOTHEMTVEMASTAGE
TUNEINFORTHISINCREDIBLENIGHTOFMUSICONSUNDAY,NOVEMBER6
Three-timeMTVEMAwinnerBrunoMarswillmakeagrandreturntotheEMAsstageforthefirstlive
global performance of his brand new single which dropped just this past Friday, “24K Magic,” LIVE at
the 2016 MTV EMAs. The 2016 EMAs will broadcast around the globe from the Ahoy Rotterdam in
Rotterdam,NetherlandsonSunday,November6at9pmCET.ThiswillbeMars’thirdEMAperformance
ashereturnstotheshowintheNetherlands,followinghis2013performanceof“Gorilla”atthe2013
MTVEMAsinAmsterdam.
“24KMagic”istheleadsinglefromMars’thirdstudioalbumofthesametitle,andMars’firstpieceof
solo music in nearly four years. The singer unveiled the highly anticipated track and music video
worldwideonOctober7.The“24KMagic”albumwillarriveonNovember18.
The eleven-time EMA nominee and winner of “Best Song” in 2011 snagged his first five number one
BillboardsinglesinlesstimethananyartistsinceElvisPresley.Mars’robustpipelineofsmashhitshas
spawned some of today’s catchiest songs including “Uptown Funk,” “Locked Out of Heaven” and
“Nothin’OnYou.”
Marsisthefirstartistunveiledfromtheshow’sstar-studdedperformerlineup.Additionalperformers,
aswellaspresenters,willbeannouncedshortly.
“We’rethrilledtoannounceBruno’sreturntoEMAsandcan’timagineamoreappropriatewaytojump
startourbiggestnightoftheyear,”saidBruceGillmer,EVPofmusicandtalentprogrammingforMTV
Internationalandexecutiveproducerofthe2016MTVEMAs.“Manymoresurprisestofollow!”
ASSETS:
BrunoMarsImage(hi-res,downloadable)
AnimatedGIFSfrom“24KMagic”MusicVideo
EMAPromoVideo–BrunoMarsperformingat2016MTVEMAs(hi-res,downloadable)
Bruno Mars is a 20-time Grammy Award nominee and multi-Grammy winner. The critically acclaimed
singer,songwriter,producer,musicianhassoldover170millionsinglesworldwide,makinghimoneof
thebest-sellingartistsofalltime.Marsmostrecentlydominatedchartswithhitsingle“UptownFunk.”
Theworldwidesmashisthelongest-leadingBillboardHot100singleofthe2010s,andisonlythe10th
single in the Hot 100’s 57-year history to spend at least 14 weeks at Number 1. “Uptown Funk” took
home 3 GRAMMY Awards this past year, including the coveted Record of the Year award. The
companion video for the hit single was also nominated for five MTV Video Music Awards in 2015,
winning the award for Best Male Video. This past February, Bruno Mars returned to the Super Bowl
HalftimestagetoperformalongsideBeyoncéandColdplayattheSuperBowl50HalftimeShow.In2014,
BrunoMarsmadeNFLhistorywiththesecondmostwatchedSuperBowlHalftimeShow,whichsawa
record-breakingtotalviewershipofover115.3million,allwhilebeingtheyoungestartistevertoserve
asthesoleNFLSuperBowlHalftimeheadliner.AccordingtoBillboard,BrunoMarsscoredhisfirstfive
“Hot100”No.1sfasterthananymalesinceElvisPresley.Asasinger,songwriter,andproducer,Bruno
Marshasanimpressivecatalogof22“Hot100”hits.
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The2016MTVEMAs,inpartnershipwithÉvosheadphones,willbroadcastLIVEacrosstheglobeonSunday,6 Novemberat9:00PMCET**fromtheAhoyRotterdam,inRotterdam,Netherlands,withsupportfromRotterdam
Festivals,RotterdamPartnersandthecityofRotterdam.Oneofthebiggestglobalmusiceventsoftheyearthat
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#MTVEMA.Fansareinvitedtoparticipateinthe2016MTVEMAcampaignusingMTVBump.BruceGillmerand
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