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Bruno Mars dazzled the pop world with his smooth vocal delivery on “Just the Way You Are,” from his 2010 debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans. The Honolulu-born singer won a Grammy Award for the song, which went on to sell 12.5 million copies worldwide. Now the 27-year-old star is set to surprise with his sophomore album, which he calls a “soulful, experimental, electronic, hard-to-explain thing. Living up to its name, Unorthodox Jukebox is a freewheeling ride through a myriad of styles. Working with producers Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse) and Diplo (M.I.A., Beyoncé), Bruno channels the Police on the deliciously retro “Locked Out of Heaven,” delivers a boisterous club anthem “Money Make Her Sm...

Best known as Amy Winehouse’s producer, the New York-born DJ goes back to his club roots here, teaming up with Bruno Mars on the smash hit “Uptown Funk” and Keyone Starr on “I Can’t Lose.” Other highlights include lyrics by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon and the ferocious funk of “Feel Right,” featuring rapper Mystikal.