◇ image via WikipediaBruno Mars
Bruno Mars is a Contemporary R&B and Hip hop act. Their catalogue also touches Pop and Reggae. Their sound grew out of Mac Davis, Antibalas, Bodak Yellow, Ken Boothe and Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra. Those roots explain a lot about how Bruno Mars arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Charlie Puth, Ne-Yo, Maroon 5, Justin Bieber and Givēon, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Meghan Trainor, Charlie Puth, Steve Grand, Tetseo Sisters and Rosie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 125 connections around Bruno Mars, reaching back through Mac Davis and forward to Meghan Trainor. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Bruno Mars connections
Bruno Mars grew out of Mac Davis, Antibalas, Bodak Yellow and Ken Boothe, shares an orbit with Charlie Puth, Ne-Yo, Maroon 5 and Justin Bieber, went on to shape Meghan Trainor, Charlie Puth, Steve Grand and Tetseo Sisters. 125 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Bruno Mars
Sounds and acts that shaped Bruno Mars.
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- Antibalasartist
- Bodak Yellowartist
- Ken Bootheartist
- Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestraartist
- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kingsartist
- Claude Kellyartist
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- The Greenartist
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- The Sequenceartist
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Artists similar to Bruno Mars
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Bruno Mars.
Bands Bruno Mars shaped
Where the influence of Bruno Mars travelled next.
- Meghan Trainorartist
- Charlie Puthartist
- Steve Grandartist
- Tetseo Sistersartist
- Rosieartist
- Ole Børudartist
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- B.o.Bartist
- Travie McCoyartist
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- Adam Levineartist
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- Flo Ridaartist
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- Far East Movementartist
- Lil Wayneartist
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- Maroon 5artist
- OneRepublicartist
- Janelle Monáeartist
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- Donald Gloverartist
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- Jay Parkartist
- Sam Tsuiartist
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