Mario
Mario Celebrates 20 Years Since Self-Titled Debut Album & Reflects on His Legacy: ‘I’m Proud of the Man I’m Becoming’
Mario is the independent R&B star and Grammy-nominated artist behind four LPs that hit the top 25 of the Billboard 200 albums chart, including his self-titled breakout debut. Mario reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200, and spawned a top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the Biz Markie redo “Just a Friend 2002” — which has endured into the streaming era, earning 92.6 million on-demand streams, according to Luminate. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news That set was released on J Records and executive produced by label founder Clive Davis, who the singer/songwriter tells Billboard is “one of the best execs in the game.” Now after launching his independent label, New Citizen LLC, in 2015, Mario is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his deb...
Mario Addresses Adding Tory Lanez To New Single Amid Femme It Forward Partnership
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gary Gershoff / Getty Mario built up goodwill after his Verzuz win against Omarion last month. But, that all seemed to come to an end on Monday (July 11) when the “Let Me Love You” singer announced that his new single, “Main One,” would feature Tory Lanez. The backlash was swift especially after Mario had addressed Lanez’s alleged shooting of Megan Thee Stallion in August 2020. “This @theestallion & @torylanez situation got me in awe. Sad AF? Knowing Tory personally this sh*t crazy to me. Black men we gotta learn how to control our ego, anger etc. at some point the switch gotta turn off! Protect black women! Heal black men. Love & respect each other!,” he tweeted. During a livestream on Monday, Mario addressed the backlash saying, per VIBE, “As an...
Mario Faces Twitter Wrath After Featuring Canadian Negro Napoleon Tory Lanez On New Track
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty Mario stunned the world recently after mopping up Omarion and his watermelon-eating brother at VERZUZ, giving his career an unprecedented boost. However, folks on Twitter are a bit let down after learning that Mario added Negro Napoleon Tory Lanez to his new track “Main One” and the reactions are relentless. Mario, 35, was riding the VERZUZ win wave pretty high but put a halt to his momentum via his #MARIOMONDAYS post by announcing the aforementioned “Main One” and he was apparently pretty excited about featuring the Canadian Varmint. “#MARIOMONDAY special announcement! This Friday dropping new music! This one called “MAIN ONE”! S/O to my bro @torylanez! We went crazy tap in!” read the Baltimore native’s tweet. Perhaps Mario ...
Want to See Mario Live? Here’s Where You Can Buy Tickets to His Next Concert
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. For the first time since their epic Verzuz battle, Mario and Omarion are once again preparing to share a stage — but they won’t be going up against each other. The R&B stars will perform in Mario’s home state of Maryland next month for Femme It Forward Presents: Serenade. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The concert will be held at The Theater at MGM National Harbor in National, Harbor, Md., on July 29. Pleasure P is also featured on the bill. Tickets range from $49.50 up to about $250 for front-row passes. Yo...
Omarion Vs. Mario VERZUZ Still Trending Days After One-Sided Debacle #VERZUZ
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Scott Gries / Getty VERZUZ, the friendly music competition sparked at the height of the pandemic and later evolving into a performance format, found its once-formidable hold on viewers waning. However, it appears that the platform is all the rage once again in the wake of the one-sided Omarion vs. Mario debacle. We won’t get into an exhaustive recap but essentially, Omarion, the former B2K star, locked horns with fellow vocalist Mario in an entertaining display of the pair’s catalog. Ahead of that battle, Ray J and Bobby V took on Pleasure P and Sammie in a battle that inspired a host of jokes, memes, and the requisite slander on Twitter. While some observers believe that Ray, Bobby, Pleasure, and Sammie started out strong, it was clear that the pip...
Zinedine Zidane claims 100 La Liga wins as Real Madrid coach
Real Madrid’s win over Real Betis on Saturday was Zinedine Zidane’s 100th in charge of Real Madrid in La Liga Santander. The Frenchman has coached Los Blancos in 147 La Liga matches in total, with 55 at home and 45 away from home. In those games, Zidane’s sides have scored 342 goals and conceded 142. Only Miguel Munoz has won more La Liga matches in charge of Real Madrid than Zidane with 257. As well as his centenary of victories, the former Real Madrid midfielder has won two La Liga titles – in 2016/17 and 2019/20. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting...
Nitti Gritti Teams Up with Mario on R&B-Infused Future Bass Single “Another Way”
Miami native Nitti Gritti has been known to incorporate many styles into his own unique sound. From catchy pop music to gnarly bass numbers, the red-hot producer has touched on nearly every genre across the spectrum. Now, he’s enlisted the help of his friend and fellow musician Mario, the R&B superstar perhaps best known for his hit 2004 single, “Let Me Love You,” for a brand new amalgamation of styles. “Another Way” is chock-full of late 90s and early 2000s R&B influence. The introduction and verses’ rhodes piano chords and soulful, romantic lyrics call to mind works from the likes of Usher or Boyz II Men. However, the production elements that guide those sultry and nostalgic notes forward are very much at home in 2020....
