“I think that success is having fun.” As stated by this new artist of the month, Bruno Mars! The successful hip-hop artist has won over 26 awards and 69 nominations in his career. After his successful album with Silk Sonic called “ An Evening With Silk Sonic,” the artist stayed quiet for 3 years until, in March of 2024, rumors of the artist going into 50 Million dollars in debt after gambling at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, But Bruno Mars denies these claims even making a joke off of it. He quotes, “Las Vegas lounge singer in debt to the mob”. Whether the rumors are true or not, on August 16, 2024, Mars collabs with popular singer Lady Gaga to make a big hit single, “ Die With A Smile.” The song had around 540 million views and over 1.6 billion streams on Spotify. The song was one of the fastest hits to reach 1 billion listens in 96 days. And the artist didn’t stop there; barely 2 months later, the star had a worldwide sensation with over 900 Million listens on Spotify called “APT. “ Mars’ collaboration with Black Pink artist Rose was a catchy production that promotes Korean culture worldwide. It was based on the Korean drinking game APT and quickly became a song that people worldwide were ecstatic about.
Like everything else in life, Bruno Mars worked hard to be one of the top artists around the world. Born on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii, his dream of becoming a famous singer began with his deep passion for music when he was younger. Elvis Presley and Micheal Jackson heavily influenced him, and when he was younger, he performed as an Elvis Presley impersonator. He eventually moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue his dreams and became a successful songwriter. In 2010, he released his two hit singles, “ Locked Out of Heaven” and “ When I Was Your Man”. After his 2016 album 24K Magic, he won 7 Grammy awards; the album had a U.S number one hit singles “ That’s What I Like” and “ 24K Magic”.
His popularity still grows today as he became one of the most famous artists in America. He is an excellent representation of the culture in American music and a variety of others, such as “ APT.” The artist is far from retirement and plans to make more music, so if you’re looking for music to get you up and moving for this new month, try Bruno Mars!
