It's been nearly four years since Bruno Mars treated his Hooligans with a new album, after 2012's Unorthodox Jukebox topped charts the world over.

In fact, both his debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans and its follow-up have topped six million sales worldwide, making him one of the best-selling male artists in music right now.

But where's the new music, Bruno? Yeah, 'Uptown Funk' with Mark Ronson was a deserved global smash last year, but we've been waiting way too long for album number three. Here's everything we know about the anticipated collection.

Album release date: It's coming later in 2016

We can all agree we've already waited long enough for Bruno's new album, but it we have a little while longer yet.

The Hawaiian singer was initially planning to release the collection back in March, but joining Coldplay and Beyoncé for the Super Bowl halftime show in February pushed everything back. Bruno confirmed that he was basically still working on new music back in January.

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Earlier this year, however, Bruno's father Pete Hernandez told his local paper the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that we can expect the star's new music by the autumn. "Bruno has seven great new songs – I've heard 'em – but the album should now be released in September or October, to qualify for next year's Grammy Awards," he said.

Lo and behold, good old Pete was totally on the money, as Bruno Mars released his new single '24k Magic' on October 7. It flew in on Bruno's private jet for the funkiest, slickest visual of his career. Only Bruno could pull off some these outfits.

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So what about that album then? Well it's also called 24k Magic and it will be released on November 18.

Bruno Mars new songs and credits: What will it sound like?

It'll come as no surprise that Bruno Mars has been in the studio with Mark Ronson and Jeff Bhasker. 'Uptown Funk' won two Grammy Awards and was the biggest song of 2015. That being said, Mars was only in the studio with them before 'Uptown Funk' came out, so it's not known if they worked on any other songs together.

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Digital Spy did ask Ronson last summer if he'd been working with Bruno again, but at that point he said he hadn't. Of course, that could've changed by now. Surely after the success of 'Uptown Funk', Bruno would want to sprinkle some of that groovy goodness across his own record?

Lead single '24K Magic' definitely hints at Bruno continuing with his current groove, owning those dance moves and coming back with party tune after party tune. There's certainly a sense this will be a throwback record. Only cementing that further is his new funk-driven track 'Chunky', which he performed for the first time on Saturday Night Live.

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Then there's the '90s smoothness of 'Versace On The Floor', which sound like something Boyz II Men would've released at their peak. It shows the more tender side of Bruno, but still keeps in line with that retro groove.

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It seems like there's even more of that to come on 24K Magic too, as a quick look over the writing credits sees legendary producer Babyface get a mention. As you all know, the American musician is a master of the R&B No.1 hit, and has worked with the likes of Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton and TLC throughout his career.

"There's nothing more joyous for me than those school dances," Mars recently said in his Rolling Stone cover story. "Slow-dancing at the Valentine's Day banquet with the girl you have a crush on, and the DJ spins 'Before I Let You Go,' by Blackstreet. And the shit is magical, and you think about it for the next eight months."

Saying that, the most surprising of his collaborations comes in the form of electronic producer Skrillex. "I'm actually working with Bruno Mars right now," he told Billboard. "I'm not going to give specifics of what it sounds like, but what we're doing is so f**king different, awesome and next level and sounds like nothing else that's happened before." Unfortunately, Bruno later confirmed that the track they worked on isn't finished and so it won't be on the new album. However, that's not to say they won't put it out at a later date.

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That being said, Bruno's sound engineer Charles Moniz stirred up plenty of excitement with his comments on the record. "I think it's going to be the next movement of Bruno," he said, hinting that the music is largely upbeat by adding that the atmosphere in the studio is "about having fun. It's about everyone coming together and having a good time. That's the thing: when the vibe's right and everyone's having fun, that's when the best music comes out."

Speaking about the record himself, Bruno promised us that as soon as we start playing 24k Magic, we won't want to stop. "On this album, I really focused on giving you one continuous wave," he told 97.1 AMP Radio's Carson Daly. "As soon as you put this album on, you're going to be taken for a ride. This album is the best album I've ever done. Out of all three of them, this is the one!"

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As for any hopes for some duets, that's completely out of the question. "I only have 9 tracks on the record," Bruno confirmed. "I don't have any features." This is going to be pure Bruno from start to finish. But what we do know is that Bruno is going to be constantly bringing the energy throughout this whole era. "Anytime you see us, on tour, on TV, I want to be moving ... I was very conscious on this album of the bounce."

Bruno Mars world tour: will he be hitting the road once again?

Considering the 30-year-old played a total of 154 headline shows as part of his worldwide Moonshine Jungle Tour between 2013-2014, taking a mammoth $156.4 million at the box office, it's no wonder he's eager to get back out on the road again.

Bruno Mars has announced a massive 85 shows for his 24K Magic world tour, which will start in Antwerp, Belgium on March 28, 2017. There will be 10 shows across the UK and Ireland, including two huge headline concerts at London's O2 Arena on April 18 and 19.

The full list of dates are as follows:

Tickets go on general sale on November 21, 2016. It's likely they will sell out pretty quickly, but there are plenty of gaps in Bruno's tour dates for more shows to be added.

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