American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars has released three studio albums,one collaborative studio album,one EP,32 singles and four promotional singles. With estimated sales of over 26 million albums and 200 million singles worldwide,Mars is one of the best-selling artists of all time. Six of his singles are among the best-selling singles of all time:in order of release date,"Just the Way You Are","Grenade","The Lazy Song","When I Was Your Man","Uptown Funk" and "That's What I Like". According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),he has sold 91.5 million copies in the United States. His first two albums have sold 5.04 million copies in the US market alone. In 2012,Mars was named 2011's best selling music artist worldwide. In 2022,he became the first artist to receive six diamond certified songs in the United States.
The discography of English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran consists of seven studio albums,seventeen extended plays,one video album,sixty-five singles,eight promotional singles,one box set,and seventy-one music videos. As of October 2021,Sheeran has sold over 150 million records worldwide,making him one of the best-selling music artists in history. According to RIAA,Sheeran is the 13th best-selling digital singles artist in the United States with certified sales of 80.5 million.
"Young,Wild &Free" is a song by American rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released on October 11,2011,by Atlantic Records as the lead single from the soundtrack of the film,Mac &Devin Go to High School,in which the rappers star in. The track was written by Mars,Philip Lawrence,Ari Levine,Brody Brown,Snoop Dogg,and Wiz Khalifa. The track samples two other songs,"Toot It &Boot It" (2010) and "Sneakin' in the Back" (1974),songwriting credits were added for a total of seventeen. Produced by the Smeezingtons during a freestyle studio session and never meant to be heard;Aaron Bay-Shuck considered it a potential hit and asked the trio to finish it. After the song was finished,Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa were added.
"Uptown Funk" is a song by British record producer Mark Ronson and featuring American singer Bruno Mars. It was released on 10 November 2014,as the lead single from Ronson's fourth studio album,Uptown Special (2015). "Uptown Funk" was written by Ronson,Mars,Jeff Bhasker,and Philip Lawrence;it was produced by the aforementioned first three. The song began during a freestyle studio session while they worked on a jam Mars and his band had been playing on tour. Copyright controversies arose after the song's release resulting in multiple lawsuits and amendments to its songwriting credits.
"Lay It All on Me" is a song by British drum and bass band Rudimental. It features the vocals of Ed Sheeran. The song was recorded for Rudimental's second album,We the Generation (2015). On 24 September 2015,the band debuted the song on BBC Radio 1. It became available on streaming and downloading services the following day.
"Finesse" is a song by American singer Bruno Mars from his third studio album,24K Magic (2016). The song was written by Mars,Philip Lawrence,Christopher Brody Brown,James Fauntleroy,Jonathan Yip,Ray Romulus,Jeremy Reeves and Ray McCullough II. The former three produced it under the name Shampoo Press &Curl,along with the latter four,as the Stereotypes. The song was composed after a jam session as Mars wanted to recreate the "new jack swing sound". Atlantic Records released a remix,featuring verses from American rapper Cardi B,as the album's fifth and final single on January 4,2018. Musically,it is a new jack swing,hip hop soul and funk song. The lyrics demonstrate the happiness of being with who one loves and the positive outcome of that for them and others.
"River" is a song by American rapper Eminem featuring English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It is the fifth track from his ninth solo studio album Revival (2017). The song was written by the artists alongside producer Emile Haynie. "River" was released to radio on December 15,2017 in Italy,and in the UK on January 5,2018,as the album's second single. The music video received a nomination for Best Cinematography at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. "River" details the struggles of a failing relationship that culminates in an abortion.
"Please Me" is a song by American rapper Cardi B and American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars,released as a single by Atlantic Records on February 15,2019. The song was written by the artists alongside James Fauntleroy and The Stereotypes—collectively Jonathan Yip,Ray Romulus,Jeremy Reeves,and Ray McCullough II,who also produced the song with Mars. "Please Me" is an R&B,hip hop and soul ballad that is reminiscent of the 1990s R&B with "trap stylings";its lyrics are about two lovers flirting with each other and the way their night will proceed before they go into a bedroom.
"I Don't Care" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released on 10 May 2019,through Asylum,Atlantic Records and Def Jam Recordings as the lead single from the former's compilation album,No.6 Collaborations Project (2019). Sheeran previewed the song on his Instagram on 5 May 2019,and Bieber shared another part of the song the following day,before both artists announced the full title and release date on 7 May.
"Cross Me" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran featuring American rappers Chance the Rapper and PnB Rock. It released on 24 May 2019 through Atlantic Records as the second single from the former's compilation album,No.6 Collaborations Project (2019).
No.6 Collaborations Project is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 12 July 2019 through Asylum and Atlantic Records. The album compiles tracks which include collaborations from Khalid,Camila Cabello,Cardi B,Chance the Rapper,PnB Rock,Stormzy,Yebba,Justin Bieber,Travis Scott,Eminem,50 Cent,Young Thug,J Hus,Ella Mai,Paulo Londra,Dave,H.E.R.,Meek Mill,A Boogie wit da Hoodie,Skrillex,Chris Stapleton,and Bruno Mars. It is a sequel to Sheeran's 2011 compilation extended play,No. 5 Collaborations Project.
"Beautiful People" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran featuring American singer Khalid. It was released on 28 June 2019 through Asylum Records as the third single from the former's compilation album,No.6 Collaborations Project (2019).
"South of the Border" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran featuring Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello and Dominican-American rapper Cardi B. It was released on 12 July 2019 through Asylum and Atlantic Records,along with "Antisocial",as the sixth and seventh singles respectively from Sheeran's compilation album,No.6 Collaborations Project (2019).
"Take Me Back to London" is a song by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran featuring British rapper Stormzy. It was released through Asylum and Atlantic Records as the final single from the former's compilation album No.6 Collaborations Project (2019).
"Remember the Name" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran featuring American rappers Eminem and 50 Cent from the former's compilation album No.6 Collaborations Project (2019). It was released as a promotional single through Asylum and Atlantic Records. The song was produced by Sheeran,alongside Max Martin,Shellback,and Fred. They also served as songwriters alongside the rappers and Patrick Brown,Raymon Murra,Rico Wade,AndréBenjamin and Antwan Patton,with the latter five receiving credit due to the usage of words and music from Outkast's single "So Fresh,So Clean" (2001).
"No Guidance" is a song by American singer Chris Brown featuring vocals from Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on June 8,2019,as the fourth single from Brown's ninth studio album,Indigo (2019). The song was written by Brown,Drake,Velous and Nija Charles,and produced by Vinylz,J-Louis,Teddy Walton,and Canadian producer 40.
"Antisocial" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and American rapper and singer Travis Scott. It was released on 12 July 2019 through Asylum and Atlantic Records,along with "South of the Border",as the sixth and seventh singles respectively from Sheeran's compilation album,No.6 Collaborations Project (2019).
"Blow" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and American singer-songwriters Chris Stapleton and Bruno Mars. It was released on 5 July 2019 through Asylum and Atlantic Records,along with "Best Part of Me",as the fourth and fifth singles respectively from his compilation album No.6 Collaborations Project (2019). "Blow" was co-written by Sheeran,Stapleton,Mars,Brody Brown,Frank Rogers,J.T. Cure,Bard McNamee and Gregory McKee. Mars produced the song and played all the instruments except the bass. "Blow" is a rock,blues rock and hard rock song. Lyrically it is about a lover who leaving someone spurned crazy;it is mixed with gun references and sexual innuendo.
"Own It" is a song by English rapper Stormzy featuring English singer Ed Sheeran and Nigerian singer Burna Boy,released on 22 November 2019 through #Merky and Atlantic Records as the fourth single from Stormzy's second studio album,Heavy Is the Head. It is Stormzy and Ed Sheeran's second collaboration of 2019,following Sheeran's "Take Me Back to London". It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in January 2020,becoming Stormzy's third UK number one,and second as a lead artist,as well as Sheeran's ninth. It was also the first number one of the 2020s.
"Bam Bam" is a song by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello,featuring vocals from English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released through Epic Records as the second single from Cabello's third studio album,Familia,on March 4,2022. "Bam Bam" is a Latin pop song with a tropical and salsa-infused pre-chorus and chorus. It marks the second collaboration between Cabello and Sheeran,following the earlier single,"South of the Border",from Sheeran's fourth studio album,No.6 Collaborations Project (2019).
