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RnB heavyweight Mario releases sixth album entitled 'Glad You Came'

Award-winning musician Mario talks about his new album.   -  
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Grammy-nominated RnB musician Mario has relased his sixth album. Entitled 'Glad You Came', the record will not be his last, he insists.

“I feel like there's a lot more that I have to say in music, and I feel like my talent and what God, the position God wants me to be in, is, you know, being one of, you know, the leading R&B artists that has been around for 20 years and still having my foot in the game,'' he says.

Mario drew upon a range of inspirations for the album, meaning that it may appeal to a wide audience, in his opinion.

“It's just all, I guess, inspirations of mine, you know, from Michael (Jackson) to Marvin (Gaye) to some of the Afrobeat vibes that I've been listening to that I liked towards the end of the album. So, it's a little bit for everybody on there,'' the 38 year old explains.

Along with releasing his new album, Mario has featured in and produced 'Style Me For Christmas', a holiday-themed movie.

If that wasn't enough, Mario also recently clinched second place in the masked singer.

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