Stream the 'Rio 2' Soundtrack Featuring Bruno Mars, Janelle Monáe, Ester Dean, & B.o.B
/ 03.24.2014
On April 11, the sequel to the animated film Rio flies into theaters. In addition to a superstar cast including Jamie Foxx and Anne Hathaway, the soundtrack boasts contributions from Janelle Monáe, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, B.o.B., and Ester Dean.
Dean teams with B.o.B on the updated “Rio Rio” theme song, while Janelle Monáe shakes things up on the funky opening number “What Is Love” Bruno Mars, who also voices a parrot named Roberto in the movie, gets in on the fun with “Welcome Back.”
“We wanted to show the diversity of Brazilian music,” executive producer Sergio Mendes tells Billboard.
Stream the full Rio 2 soundtrack before it arrives on March 25.