"Sixteen years since his sugary debut Just the Way You Are became a megahit, Bruno Mars is the most-streamed musician in the world. Last year, the Hawaiian-born 40-year-old became the first (and still only) artist to reach 150m monthly listeners on Spotify, and his staying power shows little sign of waning: Mars now has more listeners than even Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift."
"His latest, funk-inspired single I Just Might which he performed at the Grammys earlier this month, with a brass band, slick suit and his trademark bandana shot to the top of the US Hot 100, making him only the fourth male soloist in chart history to achieve 10 No 1 singles there, after Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Drake."
"The two musicians were introduced in 2006 and bonded over a shared dream to get signed and get on stage. That was our connection let's perform! Stardom didn't come quickly enough, though, so along with Ari Levine they formed songwriting and production trio the Smeezingtons, and shaped the sound of the 2010s by creating a raft of chart-toppers for other artists."
"Last week, this retro pop-rock track about a Korean drinking game was confirmed as the world's biggest-selling single of 2025 by industry body IFPI. Lawrence recently achieved his 19th Grammy nomination for contributions to APT., a duet between Mars and K-pop star Rose (Mars himself has 16 Grammys from 36 nominations)."
Bruno Mars has become the most-streamed musician globally, reaching 150 million monthly listeners on Spotify—a milestone no other artist has achieved. At 40 years old, the Hawaiian-born performer surpasses Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift in listener count. His latest funk-inspired single "I Just Might" reached No. 1 on the US Hot 100, making him only the fourth male soloist in chart history to achieve 10 No. 1 singles, alongside Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and Drake. Philip Lawrence, his longtime songwriter and producer collaborator since 2006, has been instrumental in shaping Mars's career. Together with Ari Levine, they formed the Smeezingtons production trio, creating chart-toppers for various artists before launching Mars's solo career. Their recent collaboration "APT." with K-pop star Rosé became the world's biggest-selling single of 2025.
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