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Bruno Mars was destined to become a pop star after his early life in Hawaii was rooted in music. At the age of four, Mars began performing alongside his family’s band, The Love Notes, playing an impersonation of Elvis Presley. He quickly became known in Hawaii for his Elvis act and even made it to the cover of a local tabloid.

Bruno Mars in 24K Magic music video | Credits: Atlantic

Mars’ performance on stage paved the way for his cameo appearance in the film Honeymoon in Vegas. He executed his usual Elvis impersonation for the film and the clip recently resurfaced on Instagram. Fans couldn’t help but notice how cute and talented young Mars looked in the clip.

Bruno Mars Looked Absolutely Adorable With His Elvis Impersonation Bruno Mars in a still from Honeymoon in Vegas | Credits: Columbia Pictures

Bruno Mars‘ mother Bernadette was a singer and a dancer,...

The Guild of Music Supervisors has partnered with Mondo.NYC for its 4th annual one day education seminar on Oct. 14, which will once again be held virtually.

The program track will feature some of the top music supervisors in the field today, along with their creative partners and collaborators, who will present case studies and break downs of projects they’ve worked on.

Programming for the sessions was headed by Gms co-founder Jonathan McHugh, who says: “Our NYC steering committee has done another excellent job on crafting a great day of programming. It’s a mixed blessing that our one day event is virtual again this year. The good news is that now people from all over the world can attend and learn from some great Gms music supervisors/producers and some of the creative partners and brands that they collaborate with.”

Mondo is an incubator confab for the music...

“Soul,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Promising Young Woman,” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” were the big film winners Sunday at the 11th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards.

“Soul” took best supervision for a film budgeted over $25 million, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” for under $25 million, “Promising Young Woman” for under $10 million, “The Cuban” for under $5 million, and “Hear My Voice” took best song honors from “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”

In TV, “Watchmen” won for drama and best song (“The Way It Used To Be”), “To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You” scored for movie, and there was a three-way tie for comedy or musical split between “High Fidelity,” “Insecure,” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”

The documentary awards went to “Crip Camp” and the docuseries “The Last Dance.”

In addition, the legendary Quincy Jones won the Icon Award and was paid a lovely tribute by Stevie Wonder,...

Oscar contenders “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Promising Young Woman” and Pixar’s “Soul” triumphed in their respective categories at the 11th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards.

The ceremony celebrating outstanding achievement in the field of music supervision was held virtually, honoring the unsung heroes of film, television, documentaries, games, advertising and trailers. Despite not being recognized by AMPAS, the wins helped shine a spotlight on the music supervisors who contributed to Academy Award nominated films.

Tom MacDougall snagged best music supervision for film budgeted over $25 million for “Soul”, while the award for under $25 million went to Dawn Sutter Madell for her work on “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Billie Eilish and Finneas made a surprise appearance to present Best music supervision for film budgeted under $10 million to Susan Jacobs for “Promising Young Woman.”

In the television category, the best music supervision for a television comedy or musical award resulted in a three-way tie,...

The music supervisors for “Soul,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Promising Young Woman” won awards at the 11th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, which took place in a virtual ceremony Sunday evening.

Tom MacDougall won for “Soul” in the Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million category. Dawn Sutter Madell won for “Ma Rainey” in the category for films under $25 million, Susan Jacobs won for “Promising Young Woman” for films under $10 million and Dondrea Erauw won for “The Cuban” for films budgeted under $5 million.

Daniel Pemberton and Celeste’s Oscar-nominated song “Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7” won in the Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film category, in which it was not competing against any of the other Oscar song nominees.

In the television categories, winners included the music supervisors of “Watchmen,” “High Fidelity,” “Insecure,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Masked Singer...