Janelle Monae and Bruno Mars both have songs on the %22Rio 2%22 soundtrack. Mars has a voice role in the animated film as a suave macaw as the sequel returns the action to Brazil. The soundtrack ...

The music from the animated film will feature performances from Janelle Monáe and Bruno Mars, along with songs by members of the voice cast including Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx and Kristin Chenoweth.

Twentieth Century Fox’s new animated feature RIO 2 took over Miami, Florida on Friday evening (March 21) for a series of gala events marking the film’s World Premiere. The celebrations included a ...

The hits keep coming for ever-cool music maestro Sérgio Mendes nearly five decades after he recorded "The Look of Love" with Brasil '66. Three years ago, with dozens of albums and concert tours under ...

Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae are among the acts featured on the soundtrack for the upcoming film Rio 2. Mars, who voices the character of Roberto in the movie, has recorded a song called 'Welcome Back ...

In Rio 2, musical legend Sergio Mendes helps expand the Brazilian flavor as the adventure continues in the Amazon. For director Carlos Saldanha, musically it’s richer and more multi-layered, and, as ...

Does the “2” in “Rio 2” stand for “2 Much”? Not officially, but you might think so judging from reviews of the new animated musical, which finds Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway’s blue macaws headed ...

Wonderfully animated and well-voiced, “Rio 2” is nevertheless too much. Too much plot, too many issues, too many characters. But not too much music. Yes, the musical numbers reach saturation levels, ...

A rather misleading title is just one reason to be slightly suspicious of “Rio 2” an eye-popping, ear-tickling animated sequel that labors to fold a cheeky family sitcom, an earnest environmental ...

The best kids’ movies awaken a childlike sense of awe and wonder in us all. The not-so-great ones prompt a childlike sense of fidgeting, as you start squirming around in your seat and wondering if ...