Mario takes a lap with The Runners on “Thinkin’ About You,” the follow-up single to “Break Up” off his third album D.N.A. (Oct. 13), featuring production from Jim Jonsin, Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, Babyface, Stargate, Eric Hudson, Bangladesh, and more.

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Time for some action. Nina Sky and Sean Kingston hit the red carpet at the CreArt By Swatch Launch Party at Avenue in New York City on Wednesday. Adrienne Bailon and Mario were also in the house.

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Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett join Mario in the Chris Robinson-directed video for “Break Up,” which was shot in Mario’s hometown of Baltimore. The R&B singer’s fourth album, And Then There Was Me, is scheduled for release on Sept. 22. Read our 10 questions for him here.

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Mario has a dilemma on his hands, one that plenty of artists before him have spent months pondering over. He must whittle down a multitude of tracks and select the gems that will make up the tracklisting of his fourth effort, And Then There Was Me. But the Maryland native isn’t breaking a sweat over it. He’s already chosen his first single, “Break Up” featuring Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett, a tune that has caused critics to raise their eyebrows for its unconventional beat and devoted fans to embrace the R&B singer’s return.

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A tatted-up Mario stars in the newest PSA for PETA’s (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) “Ink, Not Mink” anti-fur series. The R&B singer tells fans, “Be comfortable in your own skin, and let animals keep theirs.”

Baby Bash parodies TMZ in his new video for “That’s How I Go” featuring Lil Jon and Mario. Bash will release his fourth album this summer with production from Happy Perez (Frankie J) and Ryan Tedder (Timbaland, Leona Lewis).

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The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network toasted Barack Obama’s presidency with a star-studded inaugural ball at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

The black-tie affair featured appearances from T.I. (dressed like Count Chocula), Ashanti, Bow Wow, Young Jeezy, LL Cool J, Russell Simmons, Trey Songz, Don King, Nick Cannon, Busta Rhymes, Dawn Richard, Mario, and more.

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While you were out celebrating New Years, your favorite celebs were also poppin’ bottles at events around the country. Rap-Up cover star T.I., who performed “Whatever You Like” in a pre-taped segment for “NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly,” hosted a party with actress Chloë Sevigny at the Gansevoort South Hotel in Miami Beach.

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