Sometimes, when a musician takes a longbreak from making music, their older work remains¹ at the top of fans’playlists,who perhaps keep listening in anticipation² of a follow-up.

有时，即便一个音乐人长期停笔创作歌曲，他的旧作依然会置顶于粉丝们的歌单上。粉丝们不断地循环播放这些歌曲，并翘首以盼接下来的新歌。

And 31-year-old multiple GrammyAward-winning American singer Bruno Mars is certainly one of these artists.

曾获得多项格莱美大奖、现年31岁的美国歌手布鲁诺•马尔斯便是这样一位艺术家。

Even during this year’s season ofUS TV singing talent show The Voice, many *contestants chose to sing Mars’songs inalmost every episode.

在美国电视选秀节目美国之声本年度比赛中，几乎每期节目都会有选手选择演唱他的歌。

Finally, after a three year’s hiatus,the star is back in the spotlight³ again.

沉寂三年之后，这颗巨星最终再次回到聚光灯下。

On Oct 7, the singer dropped the titletrack from his upcoming album, 24K Magic, as his first single in four years,which was also accompanied by a video.

10月7日，马尔斯公布了他即将发行的新专辑《24K Magic》中的同名单曲及MV。而这也是他四年来的首支单曲。

Excited to announce 24k Magic, Mars said onhis Instagram account.

我很激动地宣布，《24K Magic》要和大家见面了，马尔斯在他的Instagram账户上写道。

You can call it my first single, but I callit the invitation to the party.

你可以称它为我的首支单曲，但我把它视作派对的邀请函。

His upcoming third studio album will bereleased this year on Nov 18.

他的第三张录音室专辑将于今年11月18日发布。

It’s hard to believe it’s been almost four years since Mars’ last major release. Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), which peaked at No 1 on the Billboard⁴ 200 list, included the hits Locked Out of Heaven and Treasure. But after such a long wait, 24K Magic is poised⁵ to give the singer’s *trademark Funk a flashy makeover.

很难相信，距马尔斯上一次主打发行已经差不多四年了。 他的专辑《Unorthodox Jukebox》（2012）曾登顶《公告牌》杂志的200强专辑榜，其中收录了如《Locked Out of Heaven》 和 《Treasure》等热门歌曲。但经过如此漫长的等待之后，《24K Magic》据说会是对他标志性的放克曲风一个华丽的转变。

“The words 24K Magic might not have been familiar, but everything *gleaming inside of it–the glittery disco synths, the cheesed-up vocoder flourishes, the popped-collar call-and-responses – certainly was,” Billboard’s Jason Lipshutz commented. “That doesn’t make Mars’ grand return any less exciting, or 24K Magic any less impressive.”

“或许你对《24K Magic》并不熟悉，但其中的一切都是亮点——闪闪发光的迪斯科合成音效、令人激动不已的声码合成，嬉皮风格的前后呼应，”《公告牌》杂志的杰森•利普舒茨评论道。 “这将使马尔斯的重磅回归更加令人兴奋，也让《24K Magic》更令人印象深刻。

Unlike his mom-and-kid-friendly *singalong music videos–Grenade, Just the Way You Are and The Lazy Song –24K Magic celebrates glitz and *glamour, featuring scenes of jet-setting, gambling⁶ and drinking. “I’m a dangerous man with some money in my pocket,” Mars warns in the track’s lyrics⁷.

与先前《Grenade》、《Just the Way You Are》以及《The Lazy Song》等老少皆宜的流行金曲MV不同，《24K Magic》展现了浮华奢靡的魅力以及赌博酗酒的奢侈场景。 “我可是个超有钱的危险男人，”马尔斯在歌词中唱到。

The past four years has also seen the singer graduate from emerging artist to inspired musical *maven. Not only does he write his own lyrics, the star also plays major roles in producing, *collaborating and performing both behind the scenes and in front of the audience.

在过去的四年里，马尔斯也逐渐从一名歌坛新星变成一位音乐创作大师。他不仅自填歌词，同时也在台前幕后的制作、合作以及表演中都扮演着重要角色。

Mars co-wrote Adele’s 25 track All I Ask, and also co-produced the 2014 smash Uptown Funk with English singer Mark Ronson, which later became the second-most enduring chart-topper in history. In the same year, he also co-performed with US singer Beyoncé and UK group Coldplay during the iconic Super Bowl halftime show.

马尔斯共同创作了阿黛尔的专辑《25》中的《All I Ask》，并与英国歌手马克•朗森共同操刀制作了2014年轰动一时的《Uptown Funk》，这首歌曲后来创下了占据榜首第二长的历史。同年，他还与美国歌手碧昂斯及英国酷玩乐队在超级碗比赛期间进行中场表演。

This year, despite being busy with his upcoming album, Mars also found time to team up with US Grammy Award-winning musician Skrillex to work on some yet-unreleased music.

今年，尽管他正忙于即将发行的专辑，马尔斯还是抽出时间与曾获得美国格莱美奖的音乐人史奇雷克斯合作，但目前他们创作的曲目尚未发表。

“We’ve been working on it for about a year, trying different ideas and experimenting,” Skrillex told Billboard. “What we’re doing is so different, awesome⁸ and next level and sounds like nothing else that’s happened before.”

“我们已经合作了大约一年的时间，尝试了不同的想法，做了许多试验，”史奇雷克斯在接受《公告牌》杂志采访时表示。 “我们所做的是如此地与众不同、无与伦比，而这也是一个前所未有的新起点。”