Bruno Mars monkeys around on the cover of his sophomore album Unorthodox Jukebox. The comical artwork shows a gorilla playing a jukebox (He also has a song on the album titled “Gorilla”).

Due December 11, the follow-up to his Grammy-winning debut Doo-Wops & Hooligans features 10 tracks including the single “Locked Out of Heaven” and “Young Girls,” which he premiered on “SNL.”

Mars executive produced the project with his songwriting/production team The Smeezingtons (Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine), and worked with producers including Jeff Bhasker, Mark Ronson, and Diplo.

“This is me locking myself in the studio and being free recording whatever it is I want to record,” the singer-songwriter told VH1. “Just being inspired by all different styles of music and isn’t that what music should be?”

See the tracklisting below.

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The numbers are in. Bruno Mars helped “Saturday Night Live” earn season high ratings when he played host and performer this weekend.

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All eyes were on Bruno Mars as he stepped to the plate as first-time host and second-time performer on this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live.” While he had no idea what to expect, the Hawaiian heartthrob showed America that he’s not only a talented singer-songwriter, but actor as well, impressing in several sketches throughout the show.

He opened his monologue with a musical number and played a sassy 17-year-old girl in the “Haters” skit. He took on Michael Jackson and Green Day hits as a singing intern at Pandora and starred alongside Tom Hanks as an animatronic character in “Amusement Park.”

The suave singer dressed as a patriotic mouse and walked around Times Square in “Sad Mouse” and sported long blonde hair and an eye patch while playing a wilderness lodge manager. And did we mention he also performed two songs off his upcoming album Unorthodox Jukebox?

Move over Justin Timberlake, there’s a new showman in town.

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Bruno Mars followed in the footsteps of Justin Timberlake and Mick Jagger, hosting and performing on this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live.”  The Grammy-winning crooner showed off his acting chops by participating in several funny sketches with the “SNL” cast and Tom Hanks.

He also hit the stage to perform his latest single “Locked Out of Heaven” and debuted his new song “Young Girls” off his sophomore album Unorthodox Jukebox, due December 11.

Watch Bruno rock 30 Rock.

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What’s hip-hop’s Illuminati really like? “The Cleveland Show” recruits music’s biggest names—Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars, will.i.am, and ?uestlove—to find out.

On the season premiere, “Menace II Secret Society,” rapper Kenny West (voiced by Kanye) invites his famous friends for a secret Illuminati meeting. will.i.am and ?uestlove’s characters argue about the dress code, while Bruno Mars name-drops every song he’s worked on.

“Hey, are we gonna raise global oil prices or what?” asks an annoyed Nicki. “I’ve got a doctor’s appointment to figure out why my hair’s turning pink.”

Kenny and ?uest then begin to play “Chopsticks” on the world’s biggest remote a la Tom Hanks in Big.

In a second teaser, Nicki, Bruno, will.i.am, and ?uestlove plot to kick Kenny West out of the secret society. “We’re trying to affect people on a global scale and he’s going on about ostriches, spaghetti wigs, and replacing his cat’s eyes with diamonds?” says Nicki while seated on Cleveland’s couch.

The episode will air Sunday, October 21, at 7:30 p.m. on FOX.

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Can’t wait until Saturday? Bruno Mars gives us a funny sneak peek of what to expect as he takes on hosting and performing duties on this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live.”

Cast member Fred Armisen and Bruno perform a series of comedic bits, poking fun at the “Grenade” singer and his gig. Fred asks Bruno if he’ll be singing and dancing to which he jokingly responds, “Maybe…I don’t know!” Fred, deadpan, responds that the executive producer really needs to know and that he wasn’t being funny.

In another take, Fred dubs Bruno a “hat guy” and laments that he needs a hat too before trying on several awful models. The two even do a singing number, in different styles, while Bruno plays the guitar.

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Bruno Mars will join the elite ranks of Mick Jagger and Justin Timberlake when he pulls double duty as host and performer on this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live.” The coveted gig has the “Locked Out of Heaven” singer feeling like he’s being “thrown into the wolves.”

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A blast from the past. Bruno Mars works up a sweat in the ’70s-inspired video for “Locked Out of Heaven,” the first single from his sophomore album Unorthodox Jukebox, due December 11.

Shot in a vintage style, the clip shows what Bruno’s life might be like as a soul singer from the past and revolves around him performing at a club. There are other scenes of him hanging out with his Hooligans and addressing reporters.

The Hawaiian crooner decided to give the Cameron Duddy-directed clip to his fans first instead of holding out for a television premiere. “Everyones telling me to wait for a big primetime premiere on TV but you know what i says to em? I says NO! My fans desoyve to see it foist!” he tweeted.

Bruno will host and perform “Locked Out of Heaven” on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend.

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