Mark Ronson | Under the Radar Magazine Under the Radar | Music Blog for the Indie Music Magazine
Thursday, March 28th, 2024  

News

Jan 23, 2024

The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards have just been announced in Los Angeles by actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid. Oppenheimer led with a total of 13 nominations, including Best Picture, followed by Poor Things, with 11 nominations. Barbie garnered eight nominations, including for two of its songs: “I’m Just Ken” (music and lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, sung by Ryan Gosling) and “What Was I Made For?” (music and lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, sung by Eilish).

Grammys 2024 Nominations Announced: boygenius, Alvvays, Olivia Rodrigo, Lana Del Rey, and More

Arctic Monkeys, Paramore, Taylor Swift, Janelle Monáe, PJ Harvey, Gorillaz, and Others Also Nominated

Nov 10, 2023

The nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards have been announced. Under the Radar favorites Alvvays, boygenius, PJ Harvey, Paramore, Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey, Olivia Rodrigo, Janelle Monáe, Gorillaz, James Blake, and others are all up for awards. More

Jul 21, 2023

Barbie the Album, the musical companion to the highly anticipated summer event film Barbie, is out now via Atlantic. More

Jun 15, 2022

Mark Ronson will share his production and songwriting skills for an upcoming BBC Maestro course in Music Production. The full course will be out on July 5. More

Duran Duran Share New Song “ANNIVERSARY”

FUTURE PAST Due Out October 22 via Tape Modern for BMG

Aug 31, 2021

Duran Duran are releasing a new album, FUTURE PAST, on October 22 via Tape Modern for BMG. Now they have shared another song from it, “ANNIVERSARY.” More

Duran Duran Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song “INVISIBLE” (Feat. Graham Coxon)

FUTURE PAST Due Out October 22 via Tape Modern for BMG; Album Features Lykke Li, Mark Ronson, and More

May 20, 2021

Duran Duran have announced a new album, FUTURE PAST, and shared its first single, “INVISIBLE,” via a video for the song (which features Blur’s Graham Coxon on guitar). More

Angel Olsen Shares Mark Ronson Remix of “New Love Cassette”

Cosmic Streams Livestream Concert Series Starts Tonight with Half Way Home Performance

Jun 18, 2020

Angel Olsen released a new album, All Mirrors, last October via Jagjaguwar. Now she has shared a remix of one of the album’s highlights, “New Love Cassette,” by Mark Ronson. Also, Cosmic Streams, her ticketed livestream concert series, starts tonight with Olsen performing her debut solo album, 2012’s Half Way Home, in its entirety. More

Mark Ronson and Anderson .Paak Share New Collaborative Song “Then There Were Two”

Mark Ronson Presents the Music of “Spies in Disguise” Due Out December 13

Nov 18, 2019

Mark Ronson has curated the soundtrack for the new animated film Spies in Disguise and now one of its tracks has been shared, “Then There Were Two,” which is a collaboration between Ronson and Anderson .Paak (aka California musician/producer Brandon Paak Anderson). More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Hatchie, Mark Ronson and Angel Olsen, Absolutely Free, and More

Plus Devendra Banhart, Metronomy, Luke Temple, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Jun 21, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It’s a supersized edition, with a Top 12 instead of a Top 10. A ton of new albums were announced in the last week and then there were some albums and EPs released today featuring non-single tracks we’ve been dying to share in Songs of the Week. More

Album of the Week: Hatchie

Plus Stream New Albums from Mark Ronson, Bedouine, Hot Chip, The Raconteurs, Kirin J Callinan, Richard Reed Parry, and More

Jun 21, 2019

Hatchie is the dream pop project of Australian musician Harriette Pilbeam. Her debut album, Keepsake, was released today via Double Double Whammy and it’s our Album of the Week. Find more info on the album below. More

Jun 21, 2019

Mark Ronson has released a new album, Late Night Feelings, today via Sony. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More

Mark Ronson and Angel Olsen Team Up for New Song “True Blue”

Late Night Feelings Due Out Tomorrow via Sony

Jun 20, 2019

Mark Ronson is releasing a new album, Late Night Feelings, tomorrow (June 21) via Sony. Now he has shared one last pre-release song from the album, “True Blue,” and it features the guest vocals of Angel Olsen. More

Mark Ronson Shares New Song “Pieces of Us” (Feat. King Princess)

Late Night Feelings Due Out This Friday via Sony

Jun 17, 2019

Mark Ronson is releasing a new album, Late Night Feelings, this Friday (June 21) via Sony. Now he has shared another song from the album, “Pieces of Us,” which features King Princess. More

Watch Mark Ronson and Lykke Li Perform “Late Night Feelings” on “The Jonathan Ross Show”

Ronson Was Also Interviewed About DJing Tom Cruise’s Wedding

Apr 30, 2019

Mark Ronson is releasing a new album, Late Night Feelings, on June 21 via Sony. Recently he shared its title track, “Late Night Feelings,” which features the guest vocals of Lykke Li. Now Ronson and Li have stopped by the British talk show The Jonathan Ross Show to perform the song. Ronson was also interviewed about DJing Tom Cruise’s wedding and being turned down by Kendrick Lamar and Drake. More

Mark Ronson and Lykke Li Share Video for “Late Night Feelings”

Ronson's Late Night Feelings Due Out June 21 via Sony

Apr 25, 2019

Mark Ronson is releasing a new album, Late Night Feelings, on June 21 via Sony. Recently he shared its title track, “Late Night Feelings,” which features the guest vocals of Lykke Li and was one of our Songs of the Week. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Black Belt Eagle Scout, Hayden Thorpe, Aldous Harding, and More

Plus Tame Impala, Amason, Wand, Clinic, Mark Ronson and Lykke Li, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Apr 12, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We were a bit indecisive this week. There were lots of new tracks to sort through and lots of good ones, but none that immediately screamed #1 Song of the Week. But then we realized there was actually a clear winner after-all. More

Mark Ronson and Lykke Li Team Up for New Song “Late Night Feelings”

Ronson’s Late Night Feelings Due Out June 21

Apr 12, 2019

Mark Ronson has shared a new song, “Late Night Feelings,” that features the guest vocals of Lykke Li. The song will be featured on Ronson’s upcoming new album, also titled Late Night Feelings, which is due out June 21. More

Jul 20, 2018

Silk City is a duo featuring Mark Ronson and Diplo. They’ve been playing some festivals and back in May they shared their first single, “Only Can Get Better,” which featured Daniel Merriweather. Now they have returned with their second single, “Feel About You,” which features Mapei. More

Listen: Queens of the Stone Age - “The Evil Has Landed”

Mark Ronson-Produced Villains Due Out August 25 via Matador

Aug 10, 2017

Queens of the Stone Age are releasing a new album, the Mark Ronson-produced Villains, on August 25 via Matador. Previously they shared the album’s first single, “The Way You Used to Do.” Now here’s another song from the album, “The Evil Has Landed.” More

Charli XCX Shares “Boys” Video with Mac DeMarco, Vampire Weekend, Mark Ronson, and More

Video for New Song Also Includes Diplo, Chromeo, Rostam, Jack Antonoff, and Many Other Boys

Jul 26, 2017

Charli XCX has shared a brand new song, “Boys,” via a video she self-directed (with Sarah McColgan). In keeping with the song’s title, the video features a bunch of well-known “boys.” More

Queens of the Stone Age Announce Album Details and Tour, Share “The Way You Used to Do”

Mark Ronson-Produced Villains Due Out August 25 via Matador

Jun 15, 2017

Yesterday Queens of the Stone Age announced Villains, a new album produced by Mark Ronson, via a funny video where the band was given a lie detector test. It had a cameo from Ronson and featured a snippet of a new song, “Feet Don’t Fail Me.” More

Queens of the Stone Age Announce New Mark Ronson-Produced Album via Funny Lie Detector Video

Queens of the Stone Age Announce New Mark Ronson-Produced Album via Funny Lie Detector Video

Jun 14, 2017

Queens of the Stone Age have announced a new album produced by Mark Ronson. It was announced via a funny video in which Josh Homme and the band are given a lie detector test. More

100 Artists Sign Guitar for Planned Parenthood - Michael Stipe, Florence Welch, Feist, and More

Plus Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Mac DeMarco, Lady Gaga, Arctic Monkey's Alex Turner, Jim James, Matt Berninger, Perfume Genius, and Others

Apr 17, 2017

Over 100 artists have signed an acoustic guitar for Planned Parenthood and for $10 you can buy a drawing ticket to enter to win the guitar. More

Kirin J Callinan Shares Mockumentary Starring Mac DeMarco, Mark Ronson, and Weyes Blood

Video Also Features Jack Black, Tame Impala's Jay Watson, Sebastien Tellier, and More

Mar 29, 2017

Australian experimental musician Kirin J Callinan has shared a funny mockumentary video about his song “Telling Me This.” It features Mac DeMarco, Mark Ronson, Weyes Blood, Jack Black, Jay Watson (Tame Impala, Gum, POND), Sebastien Tellier, Ladyhawke, and others. More

“Suicide Squad” Soundtrack to Feature New Grimes Song and More

Suicide Squad: The Album Due Out August 5

Jun 17, 2016

Suicide Squad is the next DC Comics film to hit the big screen (Warner Bros. have years of DC films planned) and is due out August 5. March’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice raked in the cash, but got a very split response from fans and critics. More

What Are Mark Ronson, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, and Lady Gaga Working On?

Instagram Photos Show Them in All the Studio Together

May 23, 2016

Mark Ronson‘s massive hit fourth album, last year’s Uptown Special, included three songs that were co-written by and featured Kevin Parker of Tame Impala. So it’s not a huge surprise to see Ronson and Parker in the studio together again. More

Feb 10, 2016

Mark Ronson‘s massive hit fourth album, last year’s Uptown Special, featured two songs with guest vocals from Kevin Parker of Tame Impala. Now the two songs have been combined into one video about a young woman (played by model Sarah McDaniel, the cover star of Playboy‘s first non-nude issue) trying to avoid her parents on a tropical family holiday. More

Grammy Nominations: Kendrick Lamar, Mark Ronson, Tame Impala, Wolf Alice, Courtney Barnett, etc.

Plus Florence and the Machine, The Weeknd, Father John Misty, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Björk, and More

Dec 07, 2015

This morning nominations for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards were announced, with the ceremony to go down on February 15, 2016. Kendrick Lamar is nominated 11 times. Other nominees include Mark Ronson, Tame Impala, Wolf Alice, Courtney Barnett, Florence and the Machine, The Weeknd, Caribou, Jamie xx, Alabama Shakes, Death Cab for Cutie, The Dead Weather, and more. More

Watch Foals Cover “Daffodils” by Mark Ronson and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker

Recorded for Australia's Triple J Radio Station, They Also Performed "Mountain At My Gates"

Aug 14, 2015

Foals took part in the “Like A Version” series for Australia’s Triple J radio station yesterday, where they have artists do exclusive cover songs live on the radio. More

Watch Mark Ronson and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker Cover Queens of the Stone Age

Kirin J. Callinan and Miike Snow's Andrew Wyatt also Help Cover "I Sat By the Ocean"

Jul 31, 2015

Mark Ronson took part in the “Like A Version” series for Australia’s Triple J radio station yesterday, where they have artists do exclusive cover songs live on the radio. More

Listen to First Episode of Beats 1 Radio Show Hosted by Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig

Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig Episode 1 Featured Mark Ronson and Rashida Jones

Jul 13, 2015

As we reported on last week, Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig has his very own show on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio station, the intriguingly titled Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig. More

Jun 30, 2015

You’ve just been Rickrolled. Sort of. When I work up this morning I didn’t think I’d be writing a news item on Rick Astley, but what the hell, why not? More

Watch: Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker Perform Two Songs with Mark Ronson at Glastonbury

Ronson and Parker Did "Daffodils" and "Leaving Los Feliz"

Jun 29, 2015

During Mark Ronson‘s Glastonbury set Saturday night, Kevin Parker from Tame Impala came out to do two songs, “Daffodils” and “Leaving Los Feliz.” More

Jun 29, 2015

I guess Bruno Mars couldn’t make it to Glastonbury this past weekend, but no worries, Mark Ronson found some legends to fill in for Mars when he performed his worldwide megahit “Uptown Funk.” More

Jun 24, 2015

Mark Ronson has shared a video for “I Can’t Lose,” his song featuring the vocals of Keyone Starr and another fun and funky cut from Ronson’s hit fourth album, Uptown Special. More

Duran Duran Announce New Album Featuring Janelle Monáe, Mark Ronson, and Lindsay Lohan

Paper Gods Due Out September 18 via Warner Bros., "Pressure Off" Single Featuring Monáe Out This Week

Jun 15, 2015

Duran Duran have announced a new album that features Janelle Monáe and Lindsay Lohan and the production work of Mark Ronson and Nile Rodgers. The ‘80s New Wave icons will be releasing Paper Gods on September 18 in the U.S. (September 11 in the rest of the world) via Warner Bros. More

Watch: Mark Ronson ft. Mystikal - “Feel Right” Video

Mrs. Brady and a School Talent Show

May 11, 2015

Mark Ronson has a tough act to follow with his new video for “Feel Right.” After all, the video for “Uptown Funk,” his worldwide hit featuring Bruno Mars, has so far racked up over 617 million views on YouTube. More

Watch: Mark Ronson on “The Tonight Show”

Uptown Special is out now via RCA

Feb 11, 2015

Last night Mark Ronson stopped by The Tonight Show. More

Watch: Mark Ronson on “SNL”

Performs "Uptown Funk" and "Feel Right" with Bruno Mars

Nov 24, 2014

Over the weekend Saturday Night Live welcomed UK producer Mark Ronson as its musical guest. More

Nov 17, 2014

Mark Ronson has premiered a brand new music video for “Uptown Funk,” the lead single to his newly announced album, Uptown Special. More

Nov 10, 2014

Early today we learned that Mark Ronson is putting out a new album featuring none other than Bruno Mars and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker. More

Mark Ronson Announces New Album Featuring Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker and Bruno Mars

Uptown Special Features Lyrics Written by Michael Chabon and is Due Out Jan. 27

Nov 10, 2014

Mark Ronson has announced the forthcoming release of his fourth full-length album, Uptown Special. Due out Jan. 27, the record was written and produced over 18 months in studios across London, Memphis, Los Angeles and New York City. More

Aug 03, 2011

Duran Duran have announced that they will be headlining a fall North American Tour, kicking off September 23 in Washington and ending October 29 in New Jersey. More

Jul 27, 2011

Hot on the heels of the candy-coated delights of last year’s Record Collection, Mark Ronson (and the Business Inl) have announced single, “Record Collection 2012.” We have the details. More

Nov 05, 2010

Mark Ronson & the Business International (MNDR, Andrew Wyatt, Spank Rock and Rose Elinor Dougall) recently hit AOL Spinner’s The Interface in support of recently released album, Record Collection. We have the video. More

Mark Ronson Throws a Party For Boy George in New Video “Somebody to Love Me”

Mark Ronson, Boy George, and Andrew Wyatt Hit Jools Holland

Oct 15, 2010

In Mark Ronson’s new video for melancholy up-tempo cut “Somebody to Love Me” he repurposes vintage footage of a Boy George surprise party. He’s also been hitting the late night shows. We have video of both. More

Mark Ronson and the Business Intl. Play Letterman

Rose Elinor Dougall, MDNR and Q-Tip Guest

Oct 12, 2010

Last night Mark Ronson and the Business Intl. (this time, Rose Elinor Dougall, MDNR and Q-Tip) took the stage at Letterman to play ear-worm cut “Bang Bang Bang” (from recently released Record Collection More

Mark Ronson Shares His Record Collection on Later With Jools Holland

“Somebody to Love Me” and “Bang Bang Bang”

Oct 01, 2010

Mark Ronson recently stopped by Jools Holland to play a few cuts from recently released album, Record Collection. We have the videos. More

Sep 21, 2010

Mark Ronson’s sophomore album Record Collection (out 9/28) is now streaming via Myspace. More

Sep 01, 2010

Mark Ronson has released the video for new single “The Bike Song.” We have the retro-looking clip that features Spank Rock, The View’s Kyle Falconer, and Rose Elinor Dougall. More

Mark Ronson Announces September U.S. Release Date for New Album

Album Features Simon Le Bon, Boy George, and Rose Elinor Dougall

Aug 10, 2010

Mark Ronson has announced a September 28 U.S. release date for his third album, Record Collection, the followup to 2007’s Version More

Mark Ronson Announces New Album Details and Guests

Record Collection Due This September

Jun 10, 2010

Just in time for the summer, producer/musician Mark Ronson is back with a new album, Record Collection (due September via RCA). We have the details and guest list. More



Interviews

Feb 18, 2016

I can’t even finish my question before Mark Ronson answers it. “How does it feel to have a song that…?” I ask, and he replies “...will be played at weddings for the rest of time” without missing a beat. Needless to say, he has heard this question before, and he’s well aware that “Uptown Funk,” the inescapable disco-pop anthem he wrote with Bruno Mars, has graduated to the list of songs that will provide the backdrop for public celebrations for as long as mirror balls reflect light.

Mark Ronson

A Change is Gonna Come

Oct 12, 2010

Going into the follow-up to his 2007 smash album Version, Mark Ronson knew he needed to do something different. Although Ronson’s previous production work with Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen catapulted him to the forefront of prestigious DJs/producers worldwide, Version established him as an artist in his own right, with its danceable, horn-filled reinterpretations of seminal British songs from the likes of Radiohead, The Jam, and The Smiths. The album was cutting edge, but with its success came a backlash, especially from those who took offense to his genre-hopping covers of what Ronson refers to as beloved sacred cows. More


Reviews

Feb 26, 2015

“Uptown Funk,” the first single off of Mark Ronson‘s new album Uptown Special, is a funk and Motown track, slickly bedazzled with the coolness of Bruno Mars’s attitude and style, and though the album as a whole doesn’t totally resemble that track inasmuch as a surface approach, it does seem to be indicative of this sonic painting of a particular time and landscape. More

Oct 01, 2010

The past few years have seen Mark Ronson skyrocket into the higher echelon of producer/DJ/soul/dance music pioneers. More