On Jan. 17, 2015 — ten years ago today — “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It would spend 14 consecutive weeks in the top spot, set ...

The suit claims substantial parts of Ronson's hit were copied from Zapp's "More Bounce to the Ounce." By Gil Kaufman, Billboard Mark Ronson is facing another lawsuit over his smash hit “Uptown Funk,” ...

When in lockdown, an uplifting instrumental cover of one of the most cheerful pop hits of all time might be just what you need to stay motivated... A Scottish orchestra is lifting people’s spirits ...

It’s entirely possible that the lyrics to “Uptown Funk” can be heard as something else when singer Bruno Mars says, “Uptown Funk You Up” (you heard it, right?). The phonics there are similar to an ...

Sound the pop music success horn: the Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars collaboration "Uptown Funk" is now RIAA-certified diamond. What does this mean exactly? Diamond status is when a track sells more than ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

It’s not easy to make one of the best-selling singles of all time. In fact, Bruno Mars told Lara Logan on “60 Minutes” that the process behind his smash hit “Uptown Funk,” which won a Grammy for ...

Here's a tour of the uptown funk of the early '80s with songs that listeners have heard alluded to in the Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars hit, some fleetingly, some more obviously. By Sean Ross Part of the ...

Last year, a jury found that Robin Thicke’s 2013 song “Blurred Lines” had copied from Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit “Got to Give It Up,” and a judge ordered Thicke and co-writer Pharrell to pay more than ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. The song "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson was one of the biggest hits of the year. Today, we hear from Ronson as we continue our series of some of our favorite ...