Bruno Mars NOminations at The 53rd Grammy Awards

Bruno Mars has now earned a total of seven nominations at the 53rd Grammy Awards. He scored nods mostly as a songwriter and member of the writing/production trio.

He has double nominations on Record of the Year for B.o.B’s Nothin’ On You. The latter single is also nominated for Song of the Year.

As the force behind the aforementioned hits, as well as Travie McCoy’s Billionaire. Mars and the rest of The Smeezingtons also got a nod for Producer of the Year.

Mars' team-up with B.o.B also warranted him nominations for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song. As a solo lead artist, Mars got a nod for Best Pop Vocal Performance for “Just The Way You Are,” his debut single that spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Both songs have also been produced by The Smeezingtons.

Mars is grateful for the surge of recognition he has been receiving this early in his career. He told MTV in an interview, "We don't know how it feels yet, because we just got the word. We're a little awkward in these situations. But the fact is that we worked so hard this year. In a little tiny shack studio, we'd have B.o.B in there writing 'Nothin' on You' with us.

“The fact that it's being acknowledged by the Grammys is incredible. It's really making us feel like we did something. We're being acknowledged by the biggest," mars added.

Mars’ impressive CV also includes songs written for Flo Rida, Brandy, K’Naan, Sean Kingston, and Sugababes. Nevertheless, he said that he and his teammates will remain grounded.

"The funnest part of our job is that we don't know who we're working with next. We're fans and students of music, and we just love to work with whoever wants to work, or whoever wants to write a song. Rock, hip-hop, R&B we just want to do music. And we're happy just doing that,” he related.

The 25-year old producer-turned-solo artist comes second with the most number of nods to rap icon Eminem, who picked up 10 nominations. The 53rd Grammy Awards will be held on Feb. 13, 2011. only on Bruno Mars Fans source : mb.com.ph