Bruno Mars#The Hooligans – Band members

Peter Gene Hernandez was born on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Peter Hernandez and Bernadette San Pedro Bayot. He grew up in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu.{{cite book|title=Bruno Mars – Emily Herbert|last=Herbert|first=Emily|year=2014|isbn=978-1-78323-050-1|publisher=Omnibus Press}} His father has Puerto Rican and Jewish heritage and is from Brooklyn, New York. Mars has said that his Jewish ancestors were from Hungary and Ukraine.{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/featured/magazine/2017/bruno-mars/|title=Mr. Everything|last=Alarcon|first=Jesus Trivino|work=Latina|date=February 1, 2017|access-date=February 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130174719/http://www.latina.com/featured/magazine/2017/bruno-mars/|archive-date=January 30, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/super-bowl-halftime-performer-bruno-mars-a-quarter-jewish|title=Super Bowl Halftime Performer Bruno Mars a Quarter Jewish|last=Butnick|first=Stephanie|work=Tablet Magazine|date=January 30, 2014|access-date=August 16, 2020|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202123355/https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/super-bowl-halftime-performer-bruno-mars-a-quarter-jewish|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruno-mars-the-golden-child-109624/|title=Bruno Mars: The Golden Child|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=May 10, 2013|access-date=December 29, 2019|url-access=limited|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229174631/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruno-mars-the-golden-child-109624/|url-status=live}} His mother emigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii, and had Filipino and Spanish ancestry. Mars' parents met while performing in a show in which his mother was a hula dancer and his father was a percussionist. At age two, he was nicknamed "Bruno" by his father because of his resemblance to professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino.{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/593/bruno_mars_out_of_this_world/|title=Bruno Mars: Out of this World!|last=Lewis|first=Pete|work=Blues & Soul|access-date=September 22, 2010|archive-date=September 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922192542/http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/593/bruno_mars_out_of_this_world/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://archives.midweek.com/content/story/midweek_coverstory/Bruno_Mars_Nothin_On_You/|title=Starring Bruno Mars|date=April 14, 2010|first=Melissa|last=Moniz|work=MidWeek|location=Honolulu|access-date=September 15, 2010|archive-date=January 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110140650/http://archives.midweek.com/content/story/midweek_coverstory/Bruno_Mars_Nothin_On_You/|url-status=live}}

Mars is one of six children and came from a musical family who exposed him to a diverse mix of musical genres, including rock and roll, reggae, hip hop, and rhythm and blues.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/sep/13/new-band-bruno-mars|title=New band of the day: Bruno Mars (No 865)|date=September 13, 2010|last=Lester|first=Paul|work=The Guardian|access-date=September 15, 2010|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921211949/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/sep/13/new-band-bruno-mars|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/playback/2010/03/ACTION/Mars_Lawrence.aspx|title=Bruno Mars and Phillip Lawrence|date=March 18, 2010|publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|access-date=September 15, 2010|archive-date=October 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007090455/http://www.ascap.com/playback/2010/03/ACTION/Mars_Lawrence.aspx|url-status=live}} His mother was a singer and a dancer and his father performed Little Richard's music, which inspired him as a young child.{{cite web|url=https://blitz.pt/videos/2017-04-01-Em-miudo-Bruno-Mars-ja-tinha-a-escola-toda|title=Em miúdo, Bruno Mars já tinha a escola toda|language=pt|work=Blitz|date=April 1, 2017|access-date=January 16, 2020|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215142023/https://blitz.pt/videos/2017-04-01-Em-miudo-Bruno-Mars-ja-tinha-a-escola-toda|url-status=live}} His uncle, an Elvis impersonator, encouraged the three-year-old Mars to perform songs by Presley and Michael Jackson. Mars began performing five days a week with his family's band (the Love Notes) at age four, and became known in Hawaii for his onstage impersonation of Elvis Presley.{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/content/bruno-mars-songwriting-singing-tot-working-neyo|title=Bruno Mars on Songwriting, Singing as a Tot, Working with Ne-Yo|last=Hope|first=Clover|work=Vibe|date=October 4, 2010|access-date=March 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717195644/http://www.vibe.com/content/bruno-mars-songwriting-singing-tot-working-neyo|archive-date=July 17, 2011}} He urinated on himself during a performance of Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" when he was five; his parents thought they might be making a mistake, but he never wavered. Mars appeared in the Hawaiian tabloid shopper MidWeek as "Little Elvis" in 1990, and performed in the halftime show of the 1990 Aloha Bowl.{{cite web|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/24596277/little-bruno-rocked-the-aloha-bowl-in-1990|title=Little 'Bruno' rocked the Aloha Bowl in 1990|last=Now|first=Hawaii News|work=Hawaii News Now|date=January 30, 2014|access-date=December 28, 2016|archive-date=December 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229102139/http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/24596277/little-bruno-rocked-the-aloha-bowl-in-1990|url-status=live}}

He had a cameo role in the 1992 film Honeymoon in Vegas, and was interviewed by Pauly Shore on MTV. When Mars was six years old, he appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show. He performed two shows a night throughout grade school with his family's band, covering Frankie Lymon and Little Anthony songs. The young Mars had a small drum set, guitar, piano and percussion instruments, and learned to play them. His parents divorced when he was 12 (ending the Love Notes), and his father's varied businesses failed. Mars, his brother and father lived in the "slums of Hawaii" in a car, on rooftops, and in a closed bird zoo (Paradise Park) where his father had worked.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruno-mars-used-to-call-home-60-minutes/|title=The park Bruno Mars used to call home|work=CBS News|date=November 17, 2016|access-date=February 3, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204014436/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruno-mars-used-to-call-home-60-minutes/|url-status=live}} Mars changed schools and was bullied, but later became popular.

His Elvis impersonations had a major impact on his musical evolution and performing technique.{{cite web|url=http://www.4music.com/news/interviews/4Music.com-meets-Bruno-Mars|title=4Music.com meets Bruno Mars|date=September 22, 2010|first=Colin|last=Gentry|work=4Music|access-date=February 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122122/http://www.4music.com/news/interviews/4Music.com-meets-Bruno-Mars|archive-date=March 4, 2016}} Mars began playing guitar, inspired by American rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix.{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/03/bruno-mars-poses-on-the-cover-of-playboy-/1|title=Bruno Mars poses on the cover of 'Playboy'|last=Oldenburg|first=Ann|work=USA Today|date=March 13, 2012|access-date=July 25, 2017|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215142023/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/03/bruno-mars-poses-on-the-cover-of-playboy-/1|url-status=live}} In 2010, he acknowledged his Hawaiian roots and musical family as an influence: "Growing up in Hawaii made me the man I am. I used to do a lot of shows in Hawaii with my father's band. Everybody in my family sings, everyone plays instruments ... I've just been surrounded by it."{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yWMJyNSIpM| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/6yWMJyNSIpM| archive-date=October 28, 2021|title=Greetings From Bruno Mars (YouTube video)| date=August 10, 2010|publisher=Elektra Records}}{{cbignore}} At President Theodore Roosevelt High School in Honolulu, Mars sang in a group (the School Boys) who opened for his father's new band with songs by the Isley Brothers and the Temptations. He became well-known in Hawaiian entertainment in high school, opening for a large magic show and impersonating Michael Jackson for $75 per performance.

After his sister in Los Angeles played a demo for Mike Lynn (head of A&R at Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment label), Lynn summoned Mars to Los Angeles. In 2003, shortly after graduating from high school, Mars pursued a musical career.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-09-16-brunomars16_ST_N.htm|title=Bruno Mars gravitates toward a stellar solo career|last=Artsitas|first=George|work=USA Today|date=September 15, 2010|access-date=September 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918185138/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-09-16-brunomars16_ST_N.htm|archive-date=September 18, 2010}} He lived on Mansfield Avenue, and was surprised by its poverty and squalor. Mars adopted his stage name from his father's childhood nickname, adding "Mars" at the end: "I felt like I didn't have no pizzazz, and a lot of girls say I'm out of this world, so I was like I guess I'm from Mars."{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/05/11/10-questions-for-bruno-mars/|title=10 Questions for Bruno Mars|last=Cline|first=Georgette|work=Rap-Up|access-date=December 23, 2010|archive-date=August 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814081452/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/05/11/10-questions-for-bruno-mars/|url-status=live}} His stage name was also an effort to "avoid being stereotyped", since the music industry tried to pigeonhole him as another Latin artist and tried to convince him to sing in Spanish.

{{blockquote|text=I'd always been a working musician in Hawaii and never had problems paying rent. And then it's like, "Now I'm in L.A. and my phone's getting shut off". That's when reality hit. I started DJing. I told this person I could DJ because they said they could pay me $75 cash under the table. I didn't know how to DJ. I lost that job pretty quick.|source=—Mars about moving to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career.}}

Mars signed a contract with Motown Records in 2004, but the deal "went nowhere" and he had a fruitless conversation with will.i.am's management.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2011-01-25-brunomars25_ST_N.htm|title=Bruno Mars' musical orbit seems inescapable|last=Jones|first=Steve|work=USA Today|date=January 25, 2011|access-date=February 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201064858/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2011-01-25-brunomars25_ST_N.htm|archive-date=February 1, 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/style/wear-it-now/201304/bruno-mars-interview-gq-april-2013|pages=2–3|title=The Mars Expedition|last=Heath|first=Christ|work=GQ|date=March 19, 2013|issue=April 2013|access-date=March 14, 2015|archive-date=April 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416215205/http://www.gq.com/story/bruno-mars-interview-gq-april-2013|url-status=live}} However, the singer's experience with Motown proved beneficial. After Mars was dropped by the label, less than a year later, he remained in Los Angeles and landed a 2005 music-publishing deal with record producers Steve Lindsey and Cameron Strang at Westside Independent.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2011/05/17/celebrity-100-11-bruno-mars-travie-mccoy-janick-mars-attack.html|title=Mars Attacks!|first=Zack O'Malley|last=Greenburg|work=Forbes|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=July 18, 2013|archive-date=September 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928131954/http://www.forbes.com/2011/05/17/celebrity-100-11-bruno-mars-travie-mccoy-janick-mars-attack.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://heatherhill.ca/ascap-expo-my-take/|title=ASCAP Expo: My Take|work=ASCAP|last=Hill|first=Heather|date=April 24, 2013|access-date=July 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001043222/http://heatherhill.ca/ascap-expo-my-take/|archive-date=October 1, 2013|url-status=dead}} According to Strang, "Bruno came to the conclusion that the best way to further his career was writing and producing hit songs."

Lindsey showed Mars and fellow songwriters Brody Brown and Jeff Bhasker (whom Mars met through Mike Lynn) the ins and outs of writing pop music and acted as a mentor, helping them hone their craft.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicconnection.com/songwriter-profile-brody-brown-bruno-mars-adele-mark-ronson/|title=Songwriter Profile: Body Brown (Bruno Mars, Adele, Mark Ronson)|last=Kimpel|first=Dan|work=Music Connection|date=March 7, 2016|access-date=November 11, 2018|archive-date=November 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111173522/https://www.musicconnection.com/songwriter-profile-brody-brown-bruno-mars-adele-mark-ronson/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Rob|last=LeDonne|title=Jeff Bhasker: Music's Go-To Guy|magazine=American Songwriter|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2013/07/songwriter-u-jeff-bhasker-musics-go-to-guy/|date=July 10, 2013|access-date=November 17, 2013|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201213357/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2013/07/songwriter-u-jeff-bhasker-musics-go-to-guy/|url-status=live}} Bhasker explained that Lindsey would "mentor us, and kind of give us lectures as to what a hit pop song is, because you can have talent and music ability, but understanding what makes a hit pop song is a whole other discipline." According to Lindsey, he "held Mars back for five years while they learned an extensive catalog of hit music." Brown agreed in another interview. Mars played cover songs around Los Angeles in Sex Panther, a band with Bhasker and Eric Hernandez (Mars' brother, who became the drummer of the Hooligans).{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/producer-behind-fun-takes-center-stage-grammys-154614875.html|title=Producer Behind Fun. Takes Center Stage at Grammys|agency=Associated Press|last=Fekadu|first=Mesfin|date=January 31, 2013|access-date=May 4, 2014|archive-date=April 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408231714/http://news.yahoo.com/producer-behind-fun-takes-center-stage-grammys-154614875.html|url-status=live}}

When Lawrence was told he should meet Mars, he was reluctant to do so since he did not have money for bus fare. Keith Harris, drummer for the Black Eyed Peas, told Lawrence: "Whatever it costs you to get out here, I'll reimburse you." Lawrence replied, "Just give me five dollars back for the bus."{{cite web|url=http://americansongwriter.com/2013/09/songwriter-u-philip-lawrence-bruno-mars-right-hand-man-goes-solo/|title=Philip Lawrence: Bruno Mars' Right Hand Man Goes Solo|last=LeDonne|first=Rob|work=American Songwriter|date=September 4, 2013|access-date=December 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223092130/http://americansongwriter.com/2013/09/songwriter-u-philip-lawrence-bruno-mars-right-hand-man-goes-solo/|archive-date=December 23, 2015|url-status=dead}} The pair began collaborating on songs for Mars, but received a number of rejections from record labels. Lawrence introduced Mars to Aaron Bay-Schuck, his future A&R manager at Atlantic Records, in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_AaronBaySchuck_int.html|title=Interview with Aaron Bay-Schuck|work=HitQuarters|date=December 13, 2010|access-date=December 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521053612/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_AaronBaySchuck_int.html|archive-date=May 21, 2019|url-status=dead}} After hearing him play a couple of songs on guitar, Bay-Schuck wanted to sign him immediately. It took about three years for Atlantic Records to sign Mars, however, because the label felt it was too early and he needed to develop as an artist.

They received a call in 2008 from Brandon Creed, who was looking for songs for a reunited Menudo. Creed liked their song "Lost", which was written for Mars, and bought it for $20,000. The sale allowed them to continue working, and Mars and Lawrence decided that they would write and produce songs for other artists. Eventually Creed became Mars' manager for nine years.

Mars was a music producer before becoming a successful solo artist, writing songs for Alexandra Burke, Adam Levine, Brandy, Sean Kingston, and K'naan.{{cite magazine|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/04/13/bruno-mars-qa/|title=So who is Bruno Mars? A Q&A with the guy behind B.O.B's smash hit 'Nothin' On You'|first=Brad|last=Wete|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 13, 2010|access-date=September 15, 2010|archive-date=July 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702201549/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/04/13/bruno-mars-qa/|url-status=live}} He said that the first "big hit" he and Lawrence wrote was the 2009 single, "Right Round", by Flo Rida: "That was our first taste of what could really happen with a hit we hundred-percented". Mars co-wrote the Sugababes's "Get Sexy" (2009) and provided backing vocals on their album, Sweet 7 (2010).{{cite AV media notes|title=Sweet 7|title-link=Sweet 7|others=Sugababes|year=2010|type=CD booklet|publisher=Island Records}} He sang on the track "3D" on Far East Movement's second studio album, Animal (2009).{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/album/animal/id303539971|title=Animal by Far East Movement FM|publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc.|access-date=September 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110205536/https://itunes.apple.com/album/animal/id303539971|archive-date=November 10, 2012}} Mars appeared on American pastor and hip hop artist Jaeson Ma's debut single, "Love", and American rapper Travie McCoy's "One at a Time" (a charity single for MTV's Staying Alive foundation) that year.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1070522/travis-mccoy-one-at-a-time|title=Travis McCoy, One at a Time|magazine=Billboard|date=December 4, 2009|access-date=December 30, 2018|archive-date=December 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230092604/https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1070522/travis-mccoy-one-at-a-time|url-status=live}}{{Cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jaeson-ma-releases-new-single-glory-107258648.html|title=Jaeson Ma Releases New Single Glory|date=November 11, 2010|agency=PR Newswire|access-date=November 24, 2010|archive-date=November 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112171416/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jaeson-ma-releases-new-single-glory-107258648.html|url-status=live}} He was recognized as a solo artist after appearing on American rapper B.o.B's "Nothin' on You" (2009) and McCoy's "Billionaire" (2010); both songs peaked in the top ten of several music charts, with the former topping the United States Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.

Mars said about the singles, "I think those songs weren't meant to be full-sung songs. If I'd sung all of 'Nothin' on You', it might've sounded like some '90s R&B." He released his debut extended play (EP), It's Better If You Don't Understand, on May 11, 2010.{{cite press release|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bruno-Mars-Blasts-Off-Into-Top-Ten-Albums-Chart-on-iTunes-With-New-Digital-EP-Acclaimed-1258360.htm|title=Bruno Mars Blasts Off into the Top Ten Albums Chart on iTunes With New Digital EP; Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter/Producer Follows B.o.B's No. 1 Blockbuster, "Nothin' On You" With Much-Anticipated Solo Debut; Four-Song EP Features Guest Appearances From B.o.B and the Legendary Cee Lo Green; Major TV Performances Slated Throughout May; "It's Better If You Don't Understand" Arrives at All Digital Retailers Today|date=May 11, 2010|publisher=Marketwire|access-date=September 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616002909/http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bruno-Mars-Blasts-Off-Into-Top-Ten-Albums-Chart-on-iTunes-With-New-Digital-EP-Acclaimed-1258360.htm|archive-date=June 16, 2011|url-status=dead}} It peaked at number 99 on the US Billboard 200, and a music video was released for "The Other Side" with singer CeeLo Green and B.o.B.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruno-mars/chart-history/tlp|title=Bruno Mars – Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 5, 2020|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117182905/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruno-mars/chart-history/tlp/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1643751/20100715/bruno_mars.jhtml|title=Bruno Mars Shows His 'Darker' Self On 'The Other Side' Video|date=July 15, 2010|first=Jayson|last=Rodriguez|publisher=MTV News|access-date=September 15, 2010|archive-date=November 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105115854/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1643751/bruno-mars-shows-his-darker-self-on-other-side-video.jhtml|url-status=dead}} Mars and the Smeezingtons composed Green's successful 2010 single, "Fuck You".{{cite AV media notes|title=The Lady Killer|others=CeeLo Green|year=2010|edition=standard|publisher=Elektra Records, Roadrunner Records|type=liner notes}}

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Mars released "Just the Way You Are" on July 20, 2010, as the lead single of his debut studio album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, produced primarily by the Smeezingtons.{{Cite press release|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bruno-Mars-Ready-With-New-Solo-Single-Just-The-Way-You-Are-Drops-July-20th-Heralding-1292460.htm|title=Bruno Mars Ready With New Solo Single; "Just The Way You Are" Drops July 20th, Heralding Hugely Anticipated Debut Album; Elektra Recording Artist and Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter/Producer to Join Maroon 5 and One Republic on Tour|date=July 19, 2010|publisher=Marketwire|access-date=September 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722084235/http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bruno-Mars-Ready-With-New-Solo-Single-Just-The-Way-You-Are-Drops-July-20th-Heralding-1292460.htm|archive-date=July 22, 2010|url-status=dead}} It topped the charts of several countries, including Australia, Canada and the U.S.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruno-mars/chart-history/hsi/|title=Bruno Mars – Chart history: The Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|date=September 12, 2008|access-date=November 30, 2014|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118023938/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruno-mars/chart-history/hsi/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruno-mars/chart-history/can/|title=Bruno Mars – Chart history: Billboard Canadian Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 2, 2018|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118023910/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruno-mars/chart-history/can/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bruno+Mars|title=Discography Bruno Mars|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=October 8, 2024|archive-date=December 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201235128/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bruno+Mars|url-status=live}} The album, released on October 5, 2010, debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and topped the UK,{{Cite press release|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bruno-Mars-Unveils-Eagerly-Awaited-Debut-Album-DOO-WOPS-HOOLIGANS-Slated-Arrive-October-1309664.htm|title=Bruno Mars Unveils Eagerly Awaited Debut Album "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" Slated to Arrive October 5th; New Single "Just The Way You Are" Shaping Up as Massive Hit, With Top 3 Success on iTunes "Top Singles"; Sold-Out New York City Live Debut Set for Tonight, Followed by US Tour Alongside Maroon 5 in October|date=August 25, 2010|publisher=Marketwire|access-date=August 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001094834/http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bruno-Mars-Unveils-Eagerly-Awaited-Debut-Album-DOO-WOPS-HOOLIGANS-Slated-Arrive-October-1309664.htm|archive-date=October 1, 2010|url-status=dead}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/953988/toby-keiths-gun-fires-at-no-1-on-billboard-200|title=Toby Keith's 'Gun' Fires at No. 1 on Billboard 200|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|magazine=Billboard|date=October 13, 2010|access-date=October 13, 2010|archive-date=December 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227114718/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/953988/toby-keiths-gun-fires-at-no-1-on-billboard-200|url-status=live}} Dutch and Canadian. Doo-Wops & Hooligans has sold 15.5 million copies worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.elespectador.com/entretenimiento/musica/bruno-mars-celebra-diez-anos-de-doo-wops-hooligans/|title=Bruno Mars celebra diez años de "Doo-Wops & Hooligans"|author=Redacción Entretenimiento|language=es|work=El Espectador|date=October 5, 2020|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=October 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006024253/https://www.elespectador.com/entretenimiento/musica/bruno-mars-celebra-diez-anos-de-doo-wops-hooligans/|url-status=live}} It spawned two other singles: "Grenade" (which topped the Billboard Hot 100, New Zealand, UK, and other charts) and "The Lazy Song", which topped the UK and Danish charts.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6419/bruno-mars/|title=Bruno Mars Official Chart History|date=May 29, 2010 |publisher=Official Charts Company|location=United Kingdom|access-date=September 22, 2012|archive-date=March 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313175650/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6419/BRUNO-MARS/|url-status=live}}

Other singles include "Talking to the Moon", which was released in Brazil and topped Billboard Brasil's Hot Pop Songs and Hot 100 Airplay charts.{{cite web|url=http://www.warnermusic.com.br/portal/newswindow.aspx?317|title=Bruno Mars estána trilha de "Insensato Coração"|language=pt|work=Warner Music Brasil|date=June 21, 2011|access-date=June 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930060029/http://www.warnermusic.com.br/portal/newswindow.aspx?317|archive-date=September 30, 2011}}{{Cite journal |year=2011 |title=Billboard Brasil Hot 100 Airplay |journal=Billboard Brasil |pages=78–79 |editor=BPP}}{{Cite journal |date=December 2011 – January 2012|title=Billboard Brasil Hot Pop & Popular |journal=Billboard Brasil |issue=26 |pages=144–145|publisher=BPP}} "Marry You" was released internationally and "Count On Me" was the album's final single in Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a332198/bruno-mars-marry-you.html|title=Bruno Mars: 'Marry You'|last=Corner|first=Lewis|work=Digital Spy|date=August 1, 2011|access-date=October 3, 2013|archive-date=July 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703200408/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a332198/bruno-mars-marry-you.html|url-status=live}}{{cite journal|author = |title = Bruno Mars – Count On Me|url = http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-releases/singles/2011/11/07/issue--861/bruno-mars---count-on-me/|issue = 861|location = Australia|date = November 7, 2011|journal = The Music Network|access-date = January 10, 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120403114737/http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-releases/singles/2011/11/07/issue--861/bruno-mars---count-on-me/|archive-date=April 3, 2012}} Mars released "It Will Rain" on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 film soundtrack (2011).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467323/exclusive-bruno-mars-says-breaking-dawn-song-shows-darker-side-of-love|title=Exclusive: Bruno Mars Says 'Breaking Dawn' Song Shows 'Darker Side of Love'|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|date=September 23, 2011|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008212706/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467323/exclusive-bruno-mars-says-breaking-dawn-song-shows-darker-side-of-love|archive-date=October 8, 2016|url-status=dead}} The single reached number three in the U.S. and number two in New Zealand. He appeared on "Lighters" with the hip-hop duo Bad Meets Evil, "Mirror" with rapper Lil Wayne, and "Young, Wild & Free" with rappers Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg. The songs reached the top 20 of several countries and two top tens in the US.

Mars began to promote his debut album as the opening act for Maroon 5 and OneRepublic on the fall leg of the former's Palm Trees & Power Lines Tour. On October 18, 2010, he began a co-headlining European concert tour with McCoy which lasted until early November. The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour, which Mars headlined, ran from November 2010 to January 2012.{{Cite press release|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bruno-Mars-Soars-1-on-Billboard-Hot-100-Chart-With-Debut-Single-Just-The-Way-You-Are-1323732.htm|title=Bruno Mars Soars to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart With Debut Single "Just The Way You Are"; Single Lands the Top Position on UK Midweek Chart; Elektra Artist Slated for October 9th Performance on Saturday Night Live; Dates Already Sold Out on First-Ever U.S. Headline Tour; "Doo-Wops & Hooligans", Arrives October 5th|date=September 22, 2010|publisher=Marketwire|access-date=September 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616012351/http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bruno-Mars-Soars-1-on-Billboard-Hot-100-Chart-With-Debut-Single-Just-The-Way-You-Are-1323732.htm|archive-date=June 16, 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.omelete.com.br/summer-soul-festival/summer-soul-festival-2012-bruno-mars-florence-and-machine-rox-dionne-bromfield-e-seu-jorge|title=Summer Soul Festival 2012 – Bruno Mars, Florence and The Machine, Rox, Dionne Bromfield e Seu Jorge|last=Toledo|first=Carolina|work=Omelete|language=pt|access-date=December 7, 2014|date=January 25, 2012|archive-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701164928/https://www.omelete.com.br/summer-soul-festival/summer-soul-festival-2012-bruno-mars-florence-and-machine-rox-dionne-bromfield-e-seu-jorge|url-status=live}} During this time, the co-headlining Hooligans in Wondaland Tour with Mars and Janelle Monáe played North American dates in May and June 2011.{{cite magazine|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/02/15/bruno-mars-janelle-monae-hooligans-in-wondaland-tour/|title=Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae announce 'Hooligans in Wondaland' tour|first=Brad|last=Wete|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 15, 2011|access-date=February 15, 2011|archive-date=February 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216163458/http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/02/15/bruno-mars-janelle-monae-hooligans-in-wondaland-tour/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/473034/update-bruno-mars-and-janelle-monae-announce-joint-tour-dates|title=Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae Announce Joint Tour|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|magazine=Billboard|date=February 15, 2011|access-date=February 15, 2011|archive-date=March 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328203829/http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/473034/update-bruno-mars-and-janelle-monae-announce-joint-tour-dates|url-status=live}} Mars turned down offers to open for arena tours, opting instead to play at smaller venues such as theaters and ballrooms; this was less lucrative, but expanded his fan base.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/01/06/from-cereal-to-super-bowl-the-evolution-of-bruno-mars/|title=From Cereal To Super Bowl: The Evolution of Bruno Mars|last=O'Malley Greenburg|first=Zack|work=Forbes|date=January 6, 2014|access-date=March 1, 2014|archive-date=February 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209080747/http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/01/06/from-cereal-to-super-bowl-the-evolution-of-bruno-mars/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/5687294/wmes-john-marx-on-bruno-mars-super-bowl-gig-sold-out-arena-tour-strategy|title=WME's John Marx on Bruno Mars' Super Bowl Gig, Sold-Out Arena Tour Strategy, Not Having Presales (Q&A)|last=Peters|first=Mitchell|magazine=Billboard|date=September 10, 2013|access-date=September 10, 2013|archive-date=September 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912234529/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/5687294/wmes-john-marx-on-bruno-mars-super-bowl-gig-sold-out-arena-tour-strategy|url-status=dead}}

At the 2011 Grammy Awards, Mars won his first Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Just the Way You Are" and received other six nominations: Best Rap Song, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Record of the Year for "Nothin' on You"; the latter category and Song of the Year for "Fuck You" by CeeLo Green, and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (as the Smeezingtons).{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/feb/14/list-grammy-award-winners|title=Grammy awards 2011: list of winners|work=The Guardian|date=February 14, 2011|access-date=May 5, 2013|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921051920/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/feb/14/list-grammy-award-winners|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/files/53rdpresslist113010.pdf|title=Final Nominations List: 53rd Grammy Awards|work=Naras|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|year=2010|access-date=December 2, 2010|archive-date=December 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214033514/http://www.grammy.com/files/53rdpresslist113010.pdf|url-status=live}} At the 2012 Grammy Awards, Mars was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Doo-Wops & Hooligans, and Best Pop Solo Performance, Record and Song of the Year for "Grenade"; Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (as the Smeezingtons).{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/la-env-grammy-awards-2012-winners-nominees-list,0,3097814.htmlstory#axzz2pGZLEG00|title=Grammy Awards 2012: Winners and nominees list|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=June 30, 2013|archive-date=February 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216211500/http://www.latimes.com/la-env-grammy-awards-2012-winners-nominees-list,0,3097814.htmlstory#axzz2pGZLEG00|url-status=live}} Mars received his first American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, International Male Solo Artist at the Brit Awards, and the Echo Award for Best International Male.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1098264/adele-wins-katy-perry-performs-at-2012-german-echo-awards-in-berlin|title=Adele Wins, Katy Perry Performs at 2012 German ECHO Awards in Berlin|first=Wolfgang|last=Spahr|magazine=Billboard|date=March 23, 2012|access-date=February 25, 2013|archive-date=May 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511080605/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1098264/adele-wins-katy-perry-performs-at-2012-german-echo-awards-in-berlin|url-status=dead}}See below on the Achievements section the links for these awards.

In March 2012, Mars signed a worldwide publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis US.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1048916&c=1|title=BMG Chrysalis captures Bruno Mars|last=Williams|first=Paul|work=Music Week|access-date=March 26, 2012|date=March 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831081957/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/bmg-chrysalis-captures-bruno-mars/048407|archive-date=August 31, 2013}} In a September 2012 interview for Billboard magazine, he affirmed his next album would be more varied musically: "I want to have the freedom and luxury to walk into a studio and say, 'Today I want to do a hip-hop, R&B, soul or rock record{{'"}}. Unorthodox Jukebox was released on December 11, 2012 in the US.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474883/bruno-mars-to-release-unorthodox-jukebox-dec-11-exclusive|title=Bruno Mars to Release 'Unorthodox Jukebox' Dec. 11: Exclusive|author=Billboard Staff|magazine=Billboard|date=September 28, 2012|access-date=September 29, 2012|archive-date=February 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224090240/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474883/bruno-mars-to-release-unorthodox-jukebox-dec-11-exclusive|url-status=live}} The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 before topping the chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481312/bruno-mars-debuts-at-no-2-as-taylor-swifts-red-still-rules|title=Bruno Mars Debuts at No. 2 as Taylor Swift's 'Red' Still Rules|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=December 27, 2012|access-date=January 7, 2012|archive-date=July 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724103446/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481312/bruno-mars-debuts-at-no-2-as-taylor-swifts-red-still-rules|url-status=live}} It also topped the charts in Australia, Canada and the UK.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruno-mars/chart-history/cna/|title=Bruno Mars – Chart History: Canadian Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 2, 2018|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118005743/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruno-mars/chart-history/cna/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526102638/https://www.webcitation.org/6CygKZS8y?url=http://news168.co.uk/news/official-albums-chart-analysis-mars-at-no1-with-136k-first-week-sales |url=http://news168.co.uk/news/official-albums-chart-analysis-mars-at-no1-with-136k-first-week-sales |title=Official Albums Chart Analysis: Mars at No.1 with 136k first week sales |work=Music Week|date=December 17, 2012 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |access-date=December 17, 2012 |url-status=dead}} It has sold over six million copies worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bruno-mars-3-1206168|title=Bruno Mars to release third studio album later this year|last=Marsh|first=Joanne|work=NME|date=March 8, 2016|access-date=February 25, 2017|archive-date=February 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226050124/http://www.nme.com/news/music/bruno-mars-3-1206168|url-status=live}}

"Locked out of Heaven" was released in October 2012 and preceded the release of Unorthodox Jukebox, an album produced primarily by the Smeezingtons. The song topped the U.S. and Canadian charts and peaked at number two in the UK; it reached the top ten in several other countries. Other singles released from the album include "When I Was Your Man", "Treasure", "Gorilla" and "Young Girls". "When I Was Your Man" topped the Billboard Hot 100; except for Elvis Presley, no other male artist has had five number-one singles faster than Mars.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1556766/bruno-mars-lands-fifth-hot-100-no-1-with-when-i-was-your-man|title=Bruno Mars Lands Fifth Hot 100 No. 1 With 'When I Was Your Man'|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=April 10, 2013|access-date=April 11, 2013|archive-date=April 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413001048/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1556766/bruno-mars-lands-fifth-hot-100-no-1-with-when-i-was-your-man|url-status=live}} The song peaked at number three in Canada, number two in the UK, and reached the top-ten in several other countries. Mars contributed vocals to the EDM trio Major Lazer's "Bubble Butt", released in May 2013. The single also includes the rappers Tyga and 2 Chainz and singer Mystic.{{cite web|url=http://fr.7digital.com/artist/major-lazer/release/bubble-butt-remix-feat-b,runo-mars-2-chainz-tyga-and-mystic|title=Bubble Butt (Remix) [feat. Bruno Mars, 2 Chainz, Tyga and Mystic]|publisher=7digital FR|language=fr|access-date=December 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001645/https://fr.7digital.com/artist/major-lazer/release/bubble-butt-remix-feat-bruno-mars-2-chainz-tyga-and-mystic|archive-date=December 31, 2013}}

Mars' second headlining concert tour, the Moonshine Jungle Tour, lasted from June 2013 to October 2014. He announced his first concert residency, Bruno Mars at the Chelsea, Las Vegas.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1549364/bruno-mars-unveils-massive-moonshine-jungle-world-tour|title=Bruno Mars Unveils Massive 'Moonshine Jungle' World Tour|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|magazine=Billboard|date=February 20, 2013|access-date=May 10, 2013|archive-date=May 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529193757/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1549364/bruno-mars-unveils-massive-moonshine-jungle-world-tour|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/cosmo-cheers-bruno-mars-new-orbit/|title=Cosmo cheers Bruno Mars' new orbit|last=Clarke|first=Norm|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=February 5, 2014|access-date=January 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129053128/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/cosmo-cheers-bruno-mars-new-orbit/|archive-date=January 29, 2020|url-status=live}} The tour grossed $156.4 million.{{cite web|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2013/2013Top20WorldwideToursChart.pdf|title=2013 Top 20 Worldwide Tours Chart|work=Pollstar|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075542/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2013/2013Top20WorldwideToursChart.pdf|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2014/2014YearendTop20WorldwideTours.pdf|title=2014 Top 20 Worldwide Tours Chart|work=Pollstar|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075616/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2014/2014YearendTop20WorldwideTours.pdf|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}} On September 8, 2013, Mars was announced as headline performer at the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show with the Red Hot Chili Peppers as guests.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/branding/5755454/why-the-nfl-and-pepsi-booked-but-didnt-pay-bruno-mars-for-super|title=Why The NFL and Pepsi Booked – But Didn't Pay – Bruno Mars For Super Bowl XLVIII (From the Magazine)|last=Hampp|first=Andrew|magazine=Billboard|date=October 14, 2013|access-date=November 3, 2013|archive-date=October 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016221705/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/branding/5755454/why-the-nfl-and-pepsi-booked-but-didnt-pay-bruno-mars-for-super|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bruno-mars-brings-drum-solos-chili-peppers-nostalgia-to-super-bowl-20140202|title=Bruno Mars Brings Drum Solos, Chili Peppers, Nostalgia to Super Bowl|last=Dolan|first=Jon|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 2, 2014|access-date=May 3, 2014|url-access=limited|archive-date=April 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410013343/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bruno-mars-brings-drum-solos-chili-peppers-nostalgia-to-super-bowl-20140202|url-status=live}} The first Super Bowl halftime show headlined by a performer under 30 in a decade.{{cite web|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2014/02/bruno-mars-will-have-all-eyes-halftime-show|title=Bruno Mars will have all eyes on the halftime show|last=M. Watson|first=Denise|work=The Virginian-Pilot|date=February 1, 2014|access-date=May 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202182304/http://hamptonroads.com/2014/02/bruno-mars-will-have-all-eyes-halftime-show|archive-date=February 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} At the time, it was the most-watched halftime show in the history of the Super Bowl (115.3 million viewers, more than for the game itself).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/super-bowl-2014/5893896/bruno-mars-super-bowl-halftime-show-ratings|title=Bruno Mars' Super Bowl Halftime Show Attracts Record Audience of 115.3 Million|last=Gallo|first=Phil|magazine=Billboard|date=February 3, 2014|access-date=January 31, 2018|archive-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212053956/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/super-bowl-2014/5893896/bruno-mars-super-bowl-halftime-show-ratings|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6458264/katy-perry-super-bowl-halftime-record|title=Katy Perry's Halftime Show the Most-Watched in Super Bowl History|last=Gallo|first=Phil|magazine=Billboard|date=February 2, 2015|access-date=February 3, 2015|archive-date=February 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204154530/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6458264/katy-perry-super-bowl-halftime-record|url-status=live}}

At the 2014 Grammy Awards, Mars received the Best Pop Vocal Album award for Unorthodox Jukebox. "Locked Out of Heaven" was nominated for Record and Song of the Year, and "When I Was Your Man" was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammy-nominations-winners-list-story.html|title=Grammys 2014: The complete list of nominees and winners|author=Los Angeles Times Staff|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 26, 2015|access-date=December 7, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304121852/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammy-nominations-winners-list-story.html|url-status=live}} That year, the album received a Juno Award for International Album of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-JUNO-List-GALA.pdf|title=2014 Juno Gala Dinner & Awards Winners|work=Juno|date=March 29, 2014|access-date=March 30, 2014|archive-date=April 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426201952/http://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-JUNO-List-GALA.pdf|url-status=live}} Mars was cast as Roberto in the film Rio 2 (2014),{{cite news|title=Twentieth Century Fox Animation Announces RIO 2 Casting |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130222005613/en/Twentieth-Century-Fox-Animation-Announces-RIO-2 |access-date=February 28, 2013 |work=Business Wire |date=February 22, 2013|archive-date=June 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630013226/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130222005613/en/Twentieth-Century-Fox-Animation-Announces-RIO-2 |url-status=dead}} and contributed to its soundtrack with the song "Welcome Back".{{cite web |url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Bruno-Mars/news-91223.html |title='Rio 2': Bruno Mars chante 'Welcome Back' pour la bande originale du film |publisher=Pure Charts |date=March 27, 2013 |access-date=March 29, 2013 |language=fr |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204041011/http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Bruno-Mars/news-91223.html |url-status=live}} On November 10, 2014, Mark Ronson released "Uptown Funk" with Mars.{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7568580/mark-ronson-uptown-funk-single-bruno-mars|title=Mark Ronson Announces "Uptown Funk" Single, Featuring Bruno Mars|first=Robbie|last=Daw|website=Idolator|date=October 30, 2014|access-date=November 1, 2014|archive-date=November 1, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141101143023/http://www.idolator.com/7568580/mark-ronson-uptown-funk-single-bruno-mars|url-status=live}} The song topped the charts in several countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. "Uptown Funk" spent fourteen weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and seven weeks atop the UK Singles Chart, impacting pop culture.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/dec/09/uptown-funk-phenomenon-cara-cowell-success|title=The Uptown Funk phenomenon: Cara, Cowell and the components of its success|last=Gibsone|first=Harriet|work=The Guardian|date=December 9, 2014|access-date=April 28, 2019|archive-date=April 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406022549/https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/dec/09/uptown-funk-phenomenon-cara-cowell-success|url-status=live}}

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In September 2014, Mars began working on his third studio album but had not come up with a date: "Until it's done ... It's gotta be just as good if not better".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7534116/bruno-mars-third-album-timeline-24k-magic|title=What We Know About The New Bruno Mars Album So Far|last=Redfearn|first=Dominique|magazine=Billboard|date=October 6, 2016|access-date=September 22, 2017|archive-date=April 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429084606/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7534116/bruno-mars-third-album-timeline-24k-magic|url-status=live}} At the 2016 Grammy Awards, "Uptown Funk" earned Ronson and Mars a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Record of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/15/grammy-awards-2016-the-main-nominees|title=Grammy awards winners: the full list|author=Guardian Staff|work=The Guardian|date=February 16, 2016|access-date=April 20, 2016|archive-date=February 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221180634/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/15/grammy-awards-2016-the-main-nominees|url-status=live}} A week earlier, Coldplay headlined the Super Bowl 50 halftime show with Mars and Beyoncé guesting; it was their second appearance on a Super Bowl halftime show.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6686092/bruno-mars-repeat-super-bowl-halftime-performers|title=Bruno Mars Wouldn't Be the First Repeat Super Bowl Halftime Performer|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|magazine=Billboard|date=September 8, 2015|access-date=September 10, 2015|archive-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911191334/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6686092/bruno-mars-repeat-super-bowl-halftime-performers|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=McRady|first=Rachel|title=Coldplay to Headline Super Bowl 2016 Halftime Show: Details! – Us Weekly|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/coldplay-to-headline-super-bowl-2016-halftime-show-details-w158906|work=Us Weekly|date=December 3, 2015|access-date=December 31, 2015|archive-date=January 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102150138/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/coldplay-to-headline-super-bowl-2016-halftime-show-details-w158906|url-status=live}} It was one of the most-watched halftime shows.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-super-bowl-50-862888|title=TV Ratings: Super Bowl 50 Falls Shy of Record With 111.9 Million Viewers|last=O'Connell|first=Michael|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 8, 2016|access-date=February 10, 2016|archive-date=February 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208230417/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-super-bowl-50-862888|url-status=live}}

The album, scheduled for release in March, was postponed for several months due to Mars' Super Bowl halftime appearance; seven songs had been recorded.{{cite web|url=http://www.pressreader.com/usa/honolulu-staradvertiser/20160228/282471412940004|title=Bruno Mars' dad developing family show concept on isle|last=Harada|first=Wayne|work=PressReader|date=February 28, 2016|access-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009154528/http://www.pressreader.com/usa/honolulu-staradvertiser/20160228/282471412940004|archive-date=October 9, 2016}} They were written primarily by Shampoo Press & Curl, a production team consisting of Mars, Lawrence and Brown which replaced the Smeezingtons.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-grammys-2018-nominations-live-the-mysterious-production-team-shampoo-1511887380-htmlstory.html|title=The mysterious production team Shampoo Press & Curl earns nods for Bruno Mars' 24K Magic|last=Roberts|first=Randall|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 28, 2017|access-date=February 1, 2018|archive-date=February 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202190127/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-grammys-2018-nominations-live-the-mysterious-production-team-shampoo-1511887380-htmlstory.html|url-status=live}} Mars began Gorilla Management, operated by Aaron Elharar, in May 2016.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7358142/bruno-mars-manager-brandon-creed-split-part-ways|title=Bruno Mars and Manager Brandon Creed Part Ways|last=Halperin|first=Shirley|magazine=Billboard|date=May 10, 2016|access-date=May 10, 2016|archive-date=May 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511121427/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7358142/bruno-mars-manager-brandon-creed-split-part-ways|url-status=live}} At the 2017 Grammy Awards, he shared the Album of the Year award as part of the Smeezingtons on Adele's "All I Ask" from 25 (2015).{{cite AV media notes|title=25|others=Adele|year=2015|type=booklet|publisher=XL Records|location=London}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/grammy-award-winners-2017-complete-list/2017/02/12/a80988f8-f17f-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html|title=Grammy Award winners 2017: Complete list|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=February 12, 2017|access-date=February 2, 2018|archive-date=August 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821004950/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/grammy-award-winners-2017-complete-list/2017/02/12/a80988f8-f17f-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html|url-status=live}} According to Guinness World Records 2017, Mars was the "First Male Artist to achieve three 10-million-selling-singles".{{cite book|last=Glenday|first=Craig|title=Guinness World Records 2017|date=2016|publisher=Jim Pattison Group|isbn=978-1-910561-34-8|pages=178–180}}

24K Magic, released on November 18, 2016, debuted at number two in Canada, France, New Zealand, and the US.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7588880/billboard-200-metallica-no-1-album|title=Metallica Rocks With Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|date=November 28, 2016|access-date=November 28, 2016|archive-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223125909/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7588880/billboard-200-metallica-no-1-album|url-status=live}} It sold over five million copies globally.{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Bruno-Mars/news-111655.html|title=Bruno Mars de retour en studio : son quatrième album en préparation?|language=fr|last=Goncalves|first=Julien|publisher=Pure Charts|date=October 17, 2019|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115150401/http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Bruno-Mars/news-111655.html|archive-date=January 15, 2020|url-status=live}} Its singles "24K Magic", "That's What I Like" and a remix of "Finesse" with rapper Cardi B, reached the top four of the US and the top-three in Canada. "That's What I Like" topped the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number four in New Zealand, while "Finesse" reached number two in New Zealand. "24K Magic" peaked at number one in France and New Zealand. Other singles include "Versace on the Floor" and "Chunky" (released in Australia).{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/news/most-added-bruno-mars-edges-out-a-promising-newcomer-with-chunky|title=Most Added: Bruno Mars edges out Promising Newcomer with "Chunky"|last=Tuskan|first=Peter|work=The Music Network|date=November 30, 2017|access-date=December 3, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204061312/https://themusicnetwork.com/news/most-added-bruno-mars-edges-out-a-promising-newcomer-with-chunky|url-status=live}} All singles appeared on Billboard{{'}}s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs; "That's What I Like" and "Finesse" topped the chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruno-mars/chart-history/bsi/|title=Bruno Mars – Chart history: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128193456/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruno-mars/chart-history/bsi/|url-status=live}}

In 2016, Mars began the concert residency Bruno Mars at Park MGM.{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/news/199972_exclusive_bruno_mars_partners_with_mgm_resorts_international_for_the_next_two_years|title=Exclusive: Bruno Mars Partners With MGM Resorts International for the Next Two Years|last=McRady|first=Rachel|work=Entertainment Tonight|date=October 10, 2016|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129205027/https://www.etonline.com/news/199972_exclusive_bruno_mars_partners_with_mgm_resorts_international_for_the_next_two_years|url-status=live}} His headlining tour, 24K Magic World Tour (2017–18), grossed more than $300 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalcovers/2018/07/16/100m-magic-why-bruno-mars-and-other-stars-are-ditching-their-managers/|title=$100M Magic: Why Bruno Mars And Other Stars Are Ditching Their Managers|last=O'Malley Greenburg|first=Zack|work=Forbes|date=July 17, 2018|access-date=July 18, 2018|archive-date=July 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717121921/https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalcovers/2018/07/16/100m-magic-why-bruno-mars-and-other-stars-are-ditching-their-managers/|url-status=live}} On November 2017, CBS aired the TV special Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7964560/bruno-mars-24k-magic-tour-apollo-primetime-special-CBS|title=Bruno Mars Prepping First Primetime Special: 'Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo'|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|magazine=Billboard|date=September 12, 2017|access-date=September 17, 2017|archive-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914204158/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7964560/bruno-mars-24k-magic-tour-apollo-primetime-special-CBS|url-status=live}} Mars received seven 2017 American Music Awards, including Artist of the Year, two for "That's What I Like" and another two for 24K Magic.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/8039497/amas-2017-winners-list|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 AMAs|author=Billboard Staff|magazine=Billboard|date=November 19, 2017|access-date=November 20, 2017|archive-date=December 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220132502/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/8039497/amas-2017-winners-list|url-status=live}} He received the Album/Mixtape of the Year award and four others at the 2017 Soul Train Music Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/bet-soul-train-awards-2017-winners-1053955/item/song-year-1049570|title=BET Soul Train Awards: Bruno Mars Tops With 5 Wins|first=Kimberly|last=Nordyke|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 26, 2017|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-date=April 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424072048/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/bet-soul-train-awards-2017-winners-1053955/item/song-year-1049570|url-status=live}} At the 2018 Grammy Awards, Mars won all the categories he was nominated: Album of the Year and Best R&B Album for 24K Magic, Record of the Year for the title track and Song of The Year, Best R&B Performance, and Best R&B Song for "That's What I Like". 24K Magic received a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8096569/grammys-2018-winners-list|title=Grammys 2018 Winners: The Complete List|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|magazine=Billboard|date=January 28, 2018|access-date=January 29, 2018|archive-date=February 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208204548/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8096569/grammys-2018-winners-list|url-status=live}}

According to Nile Rodgers, Mars worked on Chic's studio album It's About Time (2018).{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/nile-rodgers-says-haim-bruno-mars-more-working-on-new-chic-album/|title=Nile Rodgers Says Haim, Bruno Mars, More Working on New CHIC Album|last1=Wicks|first1=Amanda|last2=Kim|first2=Michelle|work=Pitchfork|date=April 22, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-date=April 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422182855/https://pitchfork.com/news/nile-rodgers-says-haim-bruno-mars-more-working-on-new-chic-album/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/nile-rodgers-reveals-bruno-mars-told-make-collab-hit-2535329|title=Nile Rodgers reveals Bruno Mars told him how to make their collab a hit|last=Earls|first=John|work=NME|date=August 5, 2019|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-date=August 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805191349/https://www.nme.com/news/nile-rodgers-reveals-bruno-mars-told-make-collab-hit-2535329|url-status=live}} In early 2018, he worked with recording engineer Charles Moniz and the songwriting-and-recording Stereotypes.{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/entertainment-pmn/grammy-winning-canadian-sound-engineer-on-finding-gold-with-bruno-mars|title=Grammy-winning Canadian sound engineer on finding gold with Bruno Mars|last=Friend|first=David|work=National Post|date=January 25, 2018|access-date=December 1, 2020|archive-date=March 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305150604/https://nationalpost.com/pmn/entertainment-pmn/grammy-winning-canadian-sound-engineer-on-finding-gold-with-bruno-mars|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.egcitizen.com/lifestyle/production-with-finesse/article_a30d3554-0dce-11e8-84e3-2721a886e198.html|title=Production with finesse|last=LeGarreta|first=Raina|work=Elk Grove Citizen|date=February 9, 2018|access-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210203931/http://www.egcitizen.com/lifestyle/production-with-finesse/article_a30d3554-0dce-11e8-84e3-2721a886e198.html|archive-date=February 10, 2018|url-status=live|url-access=limited}} Mars and rappers Gucci Mane and Kodak Black released "Wake Up in the Sky" for Mane's thirteenth studio album, Evil Genius, in September of that year;{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/levels/the-ones-5-best-new-rap-songs-from-6lack-noname-gucci-mane-lowkey-and-ngeeyl/|title=The Ones: 5 Best New Rap Songs From 6LACK, Noname, Gucci Mane, Lowkey, and NgeeYL|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|work=Pitchfork|date=September 17, 2018|access-date=March 15, 2020|archive-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407125030/https://pitchfork.com/levels/the-ones-5-best-new-rap-songs-from-6lack-noname-gucci-mane-lowkey-and-ngeeyl/|url-status=live}} it reached number 11 in the U.S. In February 2019, he and Cardi B released "Please Me".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cardi-b-bruno-mars-please-me-song-listen-795218/|title=Hear Cardi B, Bruno Mars' Flirtatious New Song 'Please Me'|last=Legaspy|first=Althea|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 15, 2019|access-date=February 16, 2019|url-access=limited|archive-date=February 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215160034/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cardi-b-bruno-mars-please-me-song-listen-795218/|url-status=live}} The single peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top 20 in Canada, New Zealand and the UK. Mars, Ed Sheeran and Chris Stapleton collaborated on "Blow" five months later for Sheeran's fourth studio album, No.6 Collaborations Project (2019).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8518788/ed-sheeran-bruno-mars-blow-best-part-of-me|title=Ed Sheeran Drops Bruno Mars-Assisted "Blow" and "Best Part of Me"|author=Billboard Staff|magazine=Billboard|date=July 5, 2019|access-date=July 5, 2019|archive-date=July 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705084550/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8518788/ed-sheeran-bruno-mars-blow-best-part-of-me|url-status=live}} Mars posted a picture of himself in a recording studio in October of that year, hinting at new music.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8533160/bruno-mars-studio-photo-tweet|title=Fans Are Flipping Over This New Pic Of Bruno Mars in the Studio|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|magazine=Billboard|date=October 16, 2019|access-date=October 16, 2019|archive-date=October 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016220910/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8533160/bruno-mars-studio-photo-tweet|url-status=live}}

A partnership was announced in February 2020 between Mars and Disney for a "music-themed theatrical narrative" in which the singer would star in and produce the film.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/8550363/bruno-mars-disney-theatrical-film|title=Bruno Mars to Star in & Co-Produce Disney Theatrical Film|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|magazine=Billboard|date=February 6, 2020|access-date=February 7, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214080932/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/8550363/bruno-mars-disney-theatrical-film|url-status=live}} A month later, it was confirmed that Mars was working on his next album with Babyface.{{cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/mar/06/best-bets-bruno-mars-chicago-tom-segura-/|title=Best Bets: Bruno Mars, Chicago, Tom Segura and more for your Las Vegas weekend|last=Radke|first=Brock|work=Las Vegas Sun|date=March 6, 2020|access-date=December 1, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109142022/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/mar/06/best-bets-bruno-mars-chicago-tom-segura-/|url-status=live}} During the COVID-19 lockdown, he wrote music every day for his upcoming album.{{cite news|url=https://myx.abs-cbn.com/features/23540/bruno-mars-on-new-music-while-on-quarantine|title=Bruno Mars promises He's Hard at Work on New Music While on Quarantine|last=Santos|first=Camille|publisher=Myx|date=April 22, 2020|access-date=December 6, 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019222041/https://myx.abs-cbn.com/features/23540/bruno-mars-on-new-music-while-on-quarantine|url-status=live}} That year, Mars sold part of his song catalog to Warner Chappell Music and kept a small share; his co-publishing contract with BMG was also part of the deal.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/publishing/9577451/bruno-mars-warner-chappell-song-catalog-sale-wmg/|title=Bruno Mars Sells Part of Song Catalog to Warner Chappell Music|last=Christman|first=Ed|magazine=Billboard|date=May 24, 2021|access-date=September 2, 2021|archive-date=September 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902111734/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/publishing/9577451/bruno-mars-warner-chappell-song-catalog-sale-wmg/|url-status=live}} In 2021, Mars was reportedly paid $3.2 million to perform at the Cape Cod wedding of the Motorola CEO's son.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/01/23/beyonc-reportedly-pocketed-at-least-24-million-for-private-atlantis-the-royal-performance---heres-where-she-lands-in-the-top-10-most-expensive-private-performances/?sh=3894488d5e03|title=Beyoncé Reportedly Pocketed At Least $24 Million For Private 'Atlantis The Royal' Performance — Here's Where She Lands In The Top 10 Most Expensive Private Performances|last=Washburn|first=Emily|work=Forbes|date=January 23, 2023|accessdate=January 27, 2023|archive-date=January 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127181921/https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/01/23/beyonc-reportedly-pocketed-at-least-24-million-for-private-atlantis-the-royal-performance---heres-where-she-lands-in-the-top-10-most-expensive-private-performances/?sh=3894488d5e03|url-status=live}}

On February 26, 2021, Mars and rapper Anderson .Paak announced that they recorded an album as Silk Sonic.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-new-band-silk-sonic-announce-album-2889601|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak form new band Silk Sonic, announce album|last=Gallagher|first=Alex|work=NME|date=February 26, 2021|access-date=February 26, 2021|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226205513/https://www.nme.com/news/music/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-new-band-silk-sonic-announce-album-2889601|url-status=live}} An Evening with Silk Sonic, released on November 12 of that year, includes Bootsy Collins as a guest host.{{Cite web|url = https://pitchfork.com/news/bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-reveal-new-silk-sonic-album-release-date/|title = Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Reveal New Silk Sonic Album Release Date|website = Pitchfork|date = October 8, 2021|access-date = November 21, 2021|archive-date = November 21, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211121164148/https://pitchfork.com/news/bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-reveal-new-silk-sonic-album-release-date/|url-status = live}} Primarily produced by Mars and D'Mile,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/9647915/dmile-silk-sonic-producer-grammys-buzz-interview/|title=Silk Sonic Producer D'Mile Shares 'Bruno's Method to His Madness'|last=Rouhani|first=Neena|magazine=Billboard|date=October 21, 2021|access-date=October 23, 2021}} debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and in the top five in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.{{Cite magazine|url = https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tenth-number-one-album-billboard-200-red-taylors-version-1235000860/|title = Taylor Swift Scores 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart with 'Red (Taylor's Version)'|magazine = Billboard|date = November 21, 2021|access-date = November 28, 2021|archive-date = November 23, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211123123924/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tenth-number-one-album-billboard-200-red-taylors-version-1235000860/|url-status = live}} "Leave the Door Open", "Skate, "Smokin out the Window", a cover version of Con Funk Shun's "Love's Train", and "After Last Night" (with Thundercat and Bootsy Collins) were released as singles.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/silk-sonic-after-last-night-number-1-adult-rb-airplay-chart/|title=Silk Sonic Scores Again as 'After Last Night' Hits No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay|url-access=subscription|last=Anderson|first=Trevor|magazine=Billboard|date=November 17, 2022|accessdate=November 18, 2022|archive-date=November 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118022904/https://www.billboard.com/pro/silk-sonic-after-last-night-number-1-adult-rb-airplay-chart/|url-status=live}} "Leave the Door Open" topped the Billboard Hot 100 and New Zealand charts. All the singles except "Skate" topped the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart, and the album was the second with four number-one singles on that chart.

In early 2022, Silk Sonic began their An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM concert residency.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/silk-sonic-las-vegas-residency-1287122/|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Hit Vegas for Silk Sonic Residency|first=Larisha|last=Paul|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 19, 2022|access-date=February 24, 2022|archive-date=February 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223015126/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/silk-sonic-las-vegas-residency-1287122/|url-status=live}} They received Best Group at the BET Awards 2021, International Group of the Year at the 2022 Brit Awards, and the Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration, Traditional award at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/2021-bet-awards-winners-the-full-list.html|title=Megan Thee Stallion Leads the 2021 BET Awards Winners|last=Clark|first=Anne Victoria|work=Vulture|date=June 27, 2021|access-date=July 4, 2021|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628004218/https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/2021-bet-awards-winners-the-full-list.html|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-brit-awards-winners-list-adele-1235028889/|title=Adele Dominates 2022 Brit Awards: Full List of Winners|last=Grein|first=Paul|magazine=Billboard|date=February 2, 2022|accessdate=February 12, 2022|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214044513/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-brit-awards-winners-list-adele-1235028889/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/naacp-image-awards-winners-jazmine-sullivan-silk-sonic-1235098935/|title=NAACP Image Awards: Jazmine Sullivan, Silk Sonic Among Winners From Night 4 of Non-Televised Ceremonies|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 24, 2022|access-date=February 28, 2022|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429211325/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/naacp-image-awards-winners-jazmine-sullivan-silk-sonic-1235098935/|url-status=live}} Silk Sonic received three awards at the 2021 Soul Train Music Awards, including Song of the Year for "Leave the Door Open".{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/soul-train-awards-winners-list-1234637742/|title=Soul Train Awards 2021: See The Complete Winners List|last=Imarenezor|first=Christine|work=Vibe|date=November 28, 2021|accessdate=November 30, 2021|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130082953/https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/soul-train-awards-winners-list-1234637742/|url-status=live}} At the 2022 Grammy Awards, they received Record of the Year, Song of The Year, Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song awards for "Leave the Door Open".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-grammy-awards-winners-list-1235054006/|title=Here Are the 2022 Grammy Awards Winners: Full List|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|magazine=Billboard|date=April 4, 2022|access-date=April 4, 2022|archive-date=July 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726012747/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-grammy-awards-winners-list-1235054006/|url-status=live}} Silk Sonic received the 2022 BET Award for Album of the Year and Video of the Year; the video received the 2022 Soul Train Music Award for Best Video of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/qu18bm/bet-awards-2022-full-list-of-winners-and-honorees|title=BET Awards 2022: Full List of Winners and Honorees (Live Update)|last=Germain|first=Tabie|publisher=BET|date=June 26, 2022|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627161928/https://www.bet.com/article/qu18bm/bet-awards-2022-full-list-of-winners-and-honorees|archive-date=June 27, 2022|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-soul-train-awards-winners-list-1235176180/|title=Beyoncé Wins Big at 2022 Soul Train Awards: Full Winners List|last=Grein|first=Paul|magazine=Billboard|date=November 26, 2021|accessdate=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127031319/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-soul-train-awards-winners-list-1235176180/|url-status=live}}

File:Bruno Mars Concert at Singapore 06.jpg during Mars' 2022–2024 tour]]

Mars continued his Bruno Mars at Park MGM concert residency in 2022, and began a world tour with shows in Sydney and Tokyo.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/business/touring/bruno-mars-officially-open-sydney-allianz-stadium-1235121712/ | title=Bruno Mars Will Officially Open Sydney's Allianz Stadium | magazine=Billboard }}{{cite web|url=https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/38622|title=ブルーノ・マーズの新たな伝説 ドーム5公演が史上最速で完売|language=Japanese|work=Rolling Stone Japan|date=October 25, 2022|accessdate=October 25, 2022}} The tour continued in 2023 in South Korea, the Philippines, Brazil, Chile, Georgia, Qatar and Israel.{{cite web|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/musica/noticia/2023/09/08/apos-the-town-bruno-mars-vira-brunito-no-chile-e-canta-em-espanhol.ghtml|title=Após The Town, Bruno Mars vira Brunito no Chile e canta em espanhol|language=Portuguese|work=O Globo|date=September 8, 2023|accessdate=June 14, 2024|archive-date=June 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614112404/https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/musica/noticia/2023/09/08/apos-the-town-bruno-mars-vira-brunito-no-chile-e-canta-em-espanhol.ghtml|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/bruno-mars-asia-2023-concerts-dates-tickets-3433098|title=Bruno Mars announces concerts in South Korea and the Philippines this June|last=Singh|first=Surej|work=NME|date=April 20, 2023|accessdate=June 14, 2024|archive-date=June 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614112404/https://www.nme.com/news/bruno-mars-asia-2023-concerts-dates-tickets-3433098|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/business/touring/bruno-mars-fled-israel-attacks-left-gear-behind-1235438156/|title=Bruno Mars Evacuated Israel So Quickly Amid Terrorist Attacks, He Left His Band's Gear Behind|last=Brooks|first=Dave|magazine=Billboard|date=October 9, 2023|accessdate=October 10, 2023|archive-date=October 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010055520/https://www.billboard.com/business/touring/bruno-mars-fled-israel-attacks-left-gear-behind-1235438156/|url-status=live}} The following year, after dates in Tokyo, Bangkok and Singapore, the tour ended with a 14-show leg in Brazil.{{Cite web |last=Dias |first=Ana Beatriz |title=The singer performed at the first 'The Town' festival at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/entretenimento/confira-como-foi-a-ultima-passagem-de-bruno-mars-pelo-brasil/ |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=CNN Brasil |language=pt |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521205119/https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/entretenimento/confira-como-foi-a-ultima-passagem-de-bruno-mars-pelo-brasil/ |url-status=live }} He kept performing shows at his concert residency alongside the world tour. The 37 shows reported during 2023 grossed more than $66.3 million.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/2023-year-end-boxscore-charts/#pmc-protected-embed-9|title=2023 Year-End Boxscore Charts|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 31, 2025}}

In 2023, Mars was working on his next studio album with Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence and James Fauntleroy.{{cite web|url=https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/brody-brown-songwriter-bruno-mars.htm|title=7-Time Grammy Winner Brody Brown Talks About Co-Writing Big Hits For Bruno Mars And Silk Sonic, And His Solo Album, The Kick Back|last=Kawashima|first=Dale|publisher=SongwriterUniverse|date=February 22, 2023|accessdate=February 24, 2023|archive-date=February 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224002824/https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/brody-brown-songwriter-bruno-mars.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.evansvilleliving.com/hooligans-for-life/|title=Hooligans for Life|last=Keen|first=Jodi|work=Evansville Living Magazine|date=September 21, 2023|accessdate=July 6, 2024|archive-date=July 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706084850/https://www.evansvilleliving.com/hooligans-for-life/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/r43iqy/james-fauntleroy-is-an-enigmatic-artisan-redefining-rbs-creative-landscape|title=James Fauntleroy is an Enigmatic Artisan Redefining R&B's Creative Landscape|last=Garrett|first=Ural|publisher=BET|date=December 8, 2023|accessdate=July 6, 2024|archive-date=July 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706090002/https://www.bet.com/article/r43iqy/james-fauntleroy-is-an-enigmatic-artisan-redefining-rbs-creative-landscape|url-status=live}} The album was reportedly near completion that May, with a new sound and a tentative release date. Mars was in early talks with Live Nation Entertainment for a 2024–2025 tours.{{cite web|url=https://hot967fm.com/2023/05/22/bruno-mars-to-release-first-new-solo-album-in-7-years/|title=Bruno Mars to release first new solo album in 7 years|author=Trev|publisher=WHTQ|date=May 22, 2023|accessdate=June 11, 2023|archive-date=March 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305150608/https://hot967fm.com/2023/05/22/bruno-mars-to-release-first-new-solo-album-in-7-years/|url-status=live}} In 2024, D'Mile was involved on the singer's follow up album.{{cite podcast|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVl1tIny7q0|title=How To Handle Failure As An Audio Engineer Or Musician|author=My Audionerds Podcast|publisher=Help Me Devvon|website=YouTube|time=23:44|format=video|date=July 4, 2024|accessdate=July 8, 2024|archive-date=July 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708190036/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVl1tIny7q0|url-status=live}} In 2025, Andrew Watt and Andrew Wyatt said they had worked on a song with Mars and D'Mile affirmed he was working with the singer on his studio album.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/robbie-williams-andra-day-songwriter-roundtable-1236102191/|title="Jump In and Learn How to Swim After": Robbie Williams, Andra Day and the Songwriter Roundtable|last=Fekadu|first=Mesfin|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 7, 2025|accessdate=January 22, 2025|archive-date=January 22, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122140411/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/robbie-williams-andra-day-songwriter-roundtable-1236102191/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/dmile-producer-grammys-interview-bruno-mars-lady-gaga-1235885101/|title=Why Stars Like Bruno Mars and H.E.R. Turn to D'Mile To Make Grammy Gold|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|work=Billlboard|date=January 28, 2025|accessdate=January 28, 2025}}

Mars and Lady Gaga released their single, "Die with a Smile", on August 16, 2024.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-song-1235753798/|title=Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars Confirm "Die With a Smile" Collab & Share Release Date|last=Dailey|first=Hannah|magazine=Billboard|date=August 15, 2024|access-date=August 15, 2024|archive-date=August 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815173830/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-song-1235753798/|url-status=live}} It was his first number-one on the Billboard Global 200,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/lady-gaga-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-number-one-global-charts-1235765829/|title=Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars' 'Die With a Smile' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=September 3, 2024|access-date=September 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903180724/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/lady-gaga-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-number-one-global-charts-1235765829/|archive-date=September 3, 2024|url-status=live}} and topped the charts in Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland and the U.S. The song received the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award at the 2025 Grammy Awards and was nominated for Song of the Year.{{Cite news |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |date=February 2, 2025 |title=See who won at the 2025 Grammy Awards |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/entertainment/award-winners-list-grammys/index.html |work=CNN |access-date=February 4, 2025 |archive-date=February 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204180806/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/entertainment/award-winners-list-grammys/index.html |url-status=live }} A month later, Mars and Rosé released "Apt.", the lead single of Rosé's debut album Rosie (2024).{{cite web|first=Rhian|last=Daly|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/track/blackpink-rose-bruno-mars-apt-review-3803953|title=Rosé and Bruno Mars' 'APT.' is an addictively flirty and fun intro to the Blackpink star's solo era|work=NME|date=October 18, 2024|access-date=October 19, 2024|archive-date=November 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112231431/https://www.nme.com/reviews/track/blackpink-rose-bruno-mars-apt-review-3803953|url-status=live}} It was Mars' second number-one on the Billboard Global 200, and topped Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and New Zealand charts.{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/rose-bruno-mars-apt-number-1-global-charts-debut-1235812991/|title=Penthouse 'APT.': ROSÉ & Bruno Mars Debut at No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts|magazine=Billboard|date=28 October 2024|access-date=28 October 2024|archive-date=28 October 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241028175947/https://www.billboard.com/lists/morgan-wallen-love-somebody-hot-100-number-one-debut/love-somebody-streams-airplay-sales/|url-status=live}} Both were the world's top-streamed songs in November 2024, continuing into January 2025.{{cite web|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news%26id%3D343840%26title%3DBRUNOS-BRILLIANT-DUETS-DOMINATE-DSPs|title=Bruno's Brilliant Duets Dominate DSP's|work=Hits|date=November 27, 2024|accessdate=December 11, 2024|archive-date=December 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212201506/https://hitsdailydouble.com/news%26id%3D343840%26title%3DBRUNOS-BRILLIANT-DUETS-DOMINATE-DSPs|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-05 |title=Spotify Charts – Spotify Charts are made by fans |url=https://charts.spotify.com/home |access-date=2025-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105194941/https://charts.spotify.com/home |archive-date=January 5, 2025 }} On January 24, 2025, Mars and Sexyy Red released "Fat Juicy & Wet".{{cite web |last=Mendez |first=Chris Malone |date=January 24, 2025 |title=Bruno Mars And Sexyy Red Team Up For 'Fat, Juicy & Wet' New Single |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cmalone/2025/01/24/bruno-mars-and-sexyy-red-team-up-for-fat-juicy--wet-new-single/ |work=Forbes |access-date=January 27, 2025 |archive-date=January 27, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127094325/https://www.forbes.com/sites/cmalone/2025/01/24/bruno-mars-and-sexyy-red-team-up-for-fat-juicy--wet-new-single/ |url-status=live }}

In December 2024, Mars appeared on the covers of Hits and Las Vegas Magazine. According to Hits{{'}} publisher, he is expected to release an album and tour in 2025.{{cite web|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news%26id%3D343918%26title%3DON-THE-COVER%3A-BRUNO-MARS|title=On the Cover: Bruno Mars|work=Hits|date=December 10, 2024|accessdate=December 11, 2024|archive-date=December 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211013103/https://hitsdailydouble.com/news%26id%3D343918%26title%3DON-THE-COVER%3A-BRUNO-MARS|url-status=live}} Ken Miller of Las Vegas Magazine said that Mars has been working on a new album since early 2023.{{cite web|url=https://lasvegasmagazine.com/entertainment/2024/dec/23/new-years-eve-bruno-mars-las-vegas-park-mgm/|title=Bruno Mars is back in Las Vegas to usher in 2025 in style|last=Miller|first=Ken|work=Las Vegas Magazine|date=December 23, 2024|accessdate=January 5, 2025}}

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Mars was raised on his father's 1950s doo-wop collection ("simple four-chord songs that got straight to the point") and on Little Richard, Frankie Lymon, Little Anthony, and Jerry Lee Lewis.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/arts/music/06mars.html|title=Bruno Mars in Ascension|date=October 5, 2010|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 7, 2010|url-access=limited|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220117152459/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/arts/music/06mars.html|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/953194/bruno-mars-live-billboard-tastemakers-video|title=Bruno Mars Live: Billboard Tastemakers|first=Lisa|last=Binkert|magazine=Billboard|date=October 21, 2010|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-date=December 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227140124/http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/953194/bruno-mars-live-billboard-tastemakers-video|url-status=live}} As a child he impersonated Elvis Presley, affecting Mars' musical evolution: {{blockquote|I'm a big fan of 1950s Elvis when he would go on stage and scare people because he was a force and girls would go nuts! You can say the same thing for Prince or The Police. It's just guys who know that people are here to see a show, so I watch those guys and I love studying them because I'm a fan.}} Mars also impersonated Michael Jackson (another inspiration), and hip-hop songs by The Neptunes and Timbaland which were played on the radio influenced him.

Mars' musical style initially gravitated towards R&B, and he was influenced by Keith Sweat, Jodeci, and R. Kelly. He noticed Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, New Edition, Bobby Brown, Boyz II Men, Teddy Riley and Babyface as a child, and listened to 1950s rock 'n' roll, doo-wop and Motown.{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/content/bruno-mars-damian-marley-track-hiphop-influences-bob|title=Bruno Mars on Damian Marley Track, Hip-Hop Influences, B.o.B.|last=Hope|first=Clover|work=Vibe|date=October 4, 2010|access-date=February 1, 2011|archive-date=July 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709155152/http://www.vibe.com/content/bruno-mars-damian-marley-track-hiphop-influences-bob|url-status=live}} Mars listened to Led Zeppelin and the Beatles in high school, and to singers with high voices such as Stevie Wonder and Freddie Mercury.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/bruno-mars-every-artist-should-1464017|title=Bruno Mars: Every artist should want to be like Michael Jackson|last=Fulton|first=Rick|work=Daily Record|date=November 30, 2012|access-date=March 14, 2015|archive-date=March 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320163511/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/bruno-mars-every-artist-should-1464017|url-status=live}} Bob Marley and local bands in Hawaii gave Mars his reggae roots.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/10/03/2010-10-03_bruno_mars_follows_his_summer_of_hits_with_a_big_debut_album_doowops__hooligans.html|title=Bruno Mars follows his summer of hits with a big debut album 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans'|last=Farber|first=Jim|work=Daily News|date=October 3, 2010|access-date=December 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006141327/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/10/03/2010-10-03_bruno_mars_follows_his_summer_of_hits_with_a_big_debut_album_doowops__hooligans.html|archive-date=October 6, 2010|url-status=dead}} Hip-hop acts like Jay-Z, the Roots and Cody Chesnutt were favorites, influencing his songwriting. Each musical genre has influenced the singer's style: "It's not easy to [create] songs with that mixture of rock and soul and hip-hop, and there's only a handful of them."

Other inspirations include Janet Jackson,{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvzFlei-0Yw | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/ZvzFlei-0Yw| archive-date=October 28, 2021|title=Sarina Bellissimo interviews Bruno Mars |last=Bellissimo |first=Sarina |date=June 1, 2013 |publisher=BBC Radio 1 |access-date=February 21, 2019}}{{cbignore}} Jimi Hendrix,{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2013/07/24/204893991/bruno-mars-is-more-than-your-average-pop-star|title=Bruno Mars Is More Than Your Average Pop Star|last=Powers|first=Ann|work=NPR|date=July 24, 2013|access-date=March 14, 2015|archive-date=March 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314214441/http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2013/07/24/204893991/bruno-mars-is-more-than-your-average-pop-star|url-status=live}} Amy Winehouse,{{cite news|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/bruno-mars/news/bruno-mars-reveals-amy-winehouse-as-surprise-influence-on-unorthodox-jukebox_3415881|title=Bruno Mars Reveals Amy Winehouse As Surprise Influence On Unorthodox Jukebox|newspaper=Contactmusic.com|date=December 12, 2012|access-date=January 14, 2017|archive-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116165943/http://www.contactmusic.com/bruno-mars/news/bruno-mars-reveals-amy-winehouse-as-surprise-influence-on-unorthodox-jukebox_3415881|url-status=live}} Sly Stone, Carlos Santana, George Clinton, and Usher.{{citation |url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/bruno-mars/related-artists/?filter=influencedBy |title=Artist Influences for Bruno Mars|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617032537/http://www.mtv.com/artists/bruno-mars/related-artists/?filter=influencedBy|url-status=dead |website=MTV|archive-date=June 17, 2016|access-date=December 13, 2016}} Mars has said that he is a fan of Alicia Keys, Jessie J, Jack White, the Saturdays, and Kings of Leon.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a299096/bruno-mars-in-awe-of-alicia-keys.html|title=Bruno Mars 'in awe' of Alicia Keys|last=Copsey|first=Robert|work=Digital Spy|date=January 20, 2011|access-date=February 6, 2011|archive-date=January 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124152930/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a299096/bruno-mars-in-awe-of-alicia-keys.html|url-status=live}}

Mars' music has been noted for a variety of styles, musical genres, and influences, including pop,{{cite news|url=http://www.ngnews.ca/section/2010-10-04/article-1820062/Music-Review:-Singer-songwriter-producer-Bruno-Mars-shows-range-and-pop-flair-on-debut-CD/1 |title=Music Review: Singer-songwriter-producer Bruno Mars shows range and pop flair on debut CD |date=October 4, 2010 |first=Sandy |last=Cohen |work=The News |agency=The Canadian Press |access-date=February 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011164903/http://www.ngnews.ca/section/2010-10-04/article-1820062/Music-Review:-Singer-songwriter-producer-Bruno-Mars-shows-range-and-pop-flair-on-debut-CD/1 |archive-date=October 11, 2011 |url-status=dead}} R&B,{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10280/1093033-388.stm|title=For the Record: Bruno Mars|date=October 7, 2010|first=Scott|last=Mervis|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=October 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011182301/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10280/1093033-388.stm|archive-date=October 11, 2011}} funk, soul,{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/|title=Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010)|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=September 29, 2010|access-date=September 29, 2010|archive-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019191248/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20430431,00.html|url-status=live}} reggae, and rock.{{cite web|first=Jim|last=Fusilli|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/24k-magic-by-bruno-mars-review-a-soundtrack-for-80s-and-90s-pop-nostalgia-opinion-1479509741|title='24K Magic' by Bruno Mars Review: A Soundtrack for '80s and '90s Pop Nostalgia|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|url-access=subscription|date=November 18, 2016|access-date=July 18, 2018|archive-date=December 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221024738/https://www.wsj.com/articles/24k-magic-by-bruno-mars-review-a-soundtrack-for-80s-and-90s-pop-nostalgia-opinion-1479509741|url-status=live}} His debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, is primarily a pop, reggae pop and R&B record.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/45342/215561|title=Bruno Mars: Doo-Wops & Hooligans|date=October 5, 2010|first=Jody|last=Rosen|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 5, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007134824/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/45342/215561|archive-date=October 7, 2010|url-access=limited}} Many of Mars' songs on the album have "feel-good", carefree, optimistic sentiments.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1068877/bruno-mars-just-the-way-you-are|title=Bruno Mars, "Just the Way You Are"|date=August 6, 2010|author=Billboard Staff|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728035903/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1068877/bruno-mars-just-the-way-you-are|archive-date=July 28, 2013}}{{cite magazine|last=Maerz|first=Melissa|date=December 7, 2012|url=https://ew.com/article/2013/02/20/unorthodox-jukebox-review-bruno-mars/|title=Unorthodox Jukebox – review – Bruno Mars Review|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|issue=1237|access-date=December 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117023332/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20653686,00.html|archive-date=January 17, 2013|url-status=live}} Darker subjects in his songs, however, address failed relationships, pain and loneliness.{{cite web|url=http://www.gsusignal.com/2.14062/album-review-doo-wops-hooligans-1.2355430|title=Album Review: Doo-Wops & Hooligans|date=October 5, 2010|first=Emily|last=Yang|work=The Signal|access-date=October 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405203433/http://georgiastatesignal.com/481501/|archive-date=April 5, 2015}} Mars' subsequent release, Unorthodox Jukebox (like his debut album) is influenced by disco, funk, rock, reggae and soul, and balladry.{{cite news|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/bruno-mars-unorthodox-jukebox-atlantic|title=Bruno Mars, 'Unorthodox Jukebox'|first=Dan|last=Hyman|work=Spin|date=December 12, 2012|access-date=April 15, 2013|archive-date=January 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117105157/http://www.spin.com/reviews/bruno-mars-unorthodox-jukebox-atlantic|url-status=live}} His second album differs from the first lyrically, addressing traditional notions of romance, male chauvinism and sexuality;{{cite magazine|author-link=Jody Rosen|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/unorthodox-jukebox-20121211|title=Unorthodox Jukebox|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Rosen|first=Jody|date=December 11, 2012|access-date=December 11, 2012|url-access=limited|archive-date=July 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715050353/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/unorthodox-jukebox-20121211|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Chan|first=Andrew|date=December 9, 2012|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/bruno-mars-unorthodox-jukebox/2945|title=Bruno Mars: Unorthodox Jukebox|work=Slant Magazine|access-date=December 9, 2012|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203091352/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/bruno-mars-unorthodox-jukebox/2945|url-status=live}} the explicit content in "Gorilla" sparked controversy in Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-hills/girls-education-campaigner-calls-for-ban-on-sexualised-bruno-mars-song-8216gorilla8217/story-fngr8i1f-1226717666010|title=Girls education campaigner calls for ban on sexualised Bruno Mars song 'Gorilla'|work=The Daily Telegraph|last=Freymark|first=Susanna|date=September 12, 2013|access-date=September 25, 2013|archive-date=March 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330233450/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-hills/girls-education-campaigner-calls-for-ban-on-sexualised-bruno-mars-song-8216gorilla8217/story-fngr8i1f-1226717666010|url-status=live}} Mars's third album, 24K Magic, was influenced by R&B, funk, pop and new jack swing.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/bruno-mars-24k-magic-album-review-once-more-around-funky-planet-of-sound-1.2867499|title=Bruno Mars – 24K Magic album review: Once more around funky planet of sound|newspaper=Irish Times|last=Carroll|first=Jim|date=November 15, 2016|access-date=November 15, 2016|archive-date=November 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116151558/http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/bruno-mars-24k-magic-album-review-once-more-around-funky-planet-of-sound-1.2867499|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22634-24k-magic/|title=Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Album Review|last=St. Asaph|first=Katherine|work=Pitchfork|date=December 2, 2016|access-date=April 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420093110/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22634-24k-magic/|archive-date=April 20, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-bruno-mars-24k-magic-w451090|title=Review: Bruno Mars' '24k Magic' Is a Lush Nineties Throwback|last=R. Weingarten|first=Christopher|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 18, 2016|access-date=November 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120040607/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-bruno-mars-24k-magic-w451090|archive-date=November 20, 2016|url-status=live|url-access=limited}} Lyrically, the album involves money and sex.{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/bruno-mars-24k-magic|title=Bruno Mars: 24K Magic|last=Wroble|first=Jonathan|work=Slant Magazine|date=November 17, 2016|access-date=June 29, 2017|archive-date=November 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119125845/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/bruno-mars-24k-magic|url-status=live}} An Evening with Silk Sonic is the debut studio album by Silk Sonic, composed of Mars and Anderson .Paak. The album is rooted in R&B, soul, funk, hip hop and pop music.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/arts/music/silk-sonic-bruno-mars.html|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Revisit Vintage Luxury as Silk Sonic|url-access=limited|last=Pareles|first=Jon|work=The New York Times|date=November 12, 2021|access-date=November 12, 2021|archive-date=February 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207104606/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/arts/music/silk-sonic-bruno-mars.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2167289/silk-sonic-album-review-bruno-mars-anderson-paak/columns/the-week-in-pop/|title=With Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak Set Their Time Machine To '70s Funk & Soul|last=Deville|first=Chris|work=Stereogum|date=November 15, 2021|accessdate=February 16, 2023|archive-date=October 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028233345/https://www.stereogum.com/2167289/silk-sonic-album-review-bruno-mars-anderson-paak/columns/the-week-in-pop/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/84088/Silk-Sonic-An-Evening-with-Silk-Sonic/|title=Silk Sonic An Evening with Silk Sonic|author=Sowing|publisher=Sputnikmusic|date=November 15, 2021|access-date=November 15, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126081653/https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/84088/Silk-Sonic-An-Evening-with-Silk-Sonic/|url-status=live}} It explores themes of seduction, romance, reconciliation and materialism.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/silk-sonic-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-review-bruno-mars-anderson-paak-3094008|title=Silk Sonic – 'An Evening With Silk Sonic' review: an unashamedly retro delight|last=Williams|first=Sophie|website=NME|date=November 12, 2021|accessdate=November 12, 2021|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123173817/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/silk-sonic-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-review-bruno-mars-anderson-paak-3094008|url-status=live}}

Mars has a three-octave tenor vocal range. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called him one of the most "versatile and accessible singers in pop, with a light, soul-influenced voice that's an easy fit in a range of styles, a universal donor", and Tim Sendra of AllMusic described the singer's vocals on Doo-Wops & Hooligans as "the kind of smooth instrument that slips into your ear like honey."{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002043948|title=AllMusic (((Doo-Wops & Hooligans > Overview)))|first=Tim|last=Sendra|work=AllMusic|access-date=March 16, 2015|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404081156/https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002043948|url-status=live}} Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone called Mars a "nimble, soulful vocalist" on Unorthodox Jukebox. Jim Farber of the New York Daily News likened his voice to "the purity, cream and range of mid-period Michael Jackson" in a review of a concert promoting Unorthodox Jukebox.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/bruno-70s-show-mars-velous-nyc-article-1.1386245|title=Bruno's shining '70s show just Mars-velous during NYC stop|first=Jim|last=Farber|work=Daily News|date=June 30, 2013|access-date=June 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215142033/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/bruno-70s-show-mars-velous-nyc-article-1.1386245|archive-date=February 15, 2020|url-status=dead}} On 24K Magic, Consequence of Sound{{'}}s Karen Gwen said that Mars showed his "pips" and pushed his vocals to the limit. She described his voice as a "clear, unapologetic tenor" and a modern-day "blessing".{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2016/11/album-review-bruno-mars-24k-magic/|title=Bruno Mars – 24K Magic|last=Gwee|first=Karen|work=Consequence of Sound|date=November 22, 2016|access-date=November 24, 2016|archive-date=November 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123201653/https://consequence.net/2016/11/album-review-bruno-mars-24k-magic/|url-status=live}} Jon Caramanica of The New York Times said that 24K Magic demonstrated the singer's vocal ability, from tenderness to "the more forceful side of his voice".{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/arts/music/bruno-mars-24k-magic-review.html|title=Review: Bruno Mars Delivers Decades of Funk in '24K Magic'|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|work=The New York Times|date=November 23, 2016|access-date=October 23, 2018|url-access=limited|archive-date=November 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123221016/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/arts/music/bruno-mars-24k-magic-review.html|url-status=live}}

Mars has described his writing process: "I don't sit down and think, 'I'm going to write a song{{'"}}; inspiration comes out of the blue in different places. Ideas occur suddenly to him and, occasionally, he can materialize them into lyrics.{{cite web|url=http://www.thatsmags.com/shanghai/post/3971/bruno-mars-mercedes-benz-arena-shanghai-interview-thats-shanghai |title=Bruno Mars talks Grammies, songwriting and Elvis ahead of his Shanghai show |last=Cerini |first=Marianna |work=that's Shanghai |date=March 24, 2015 |access-date=December 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222094021/http://www.thatsmags.com/shanghai/post/3971/bruno-mars-mercedes-benz-arena-shanghai-interview-thats-shanghai |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |url-status=dead}} He has said that he typically writes songs by playing the guitar or piano.{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-leave-the-door-open-for-their-new-band-silk-sonic|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak "Leave the Door Open" for Their New Band, Silk Sonic|last=Crone|first=Madeline|work=American Songwriter|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=March 5, 2021|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117193126/https://americansongwriter.com/bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-leave-the-door-open-for-their-new-band-silk-sonic/|url-status=live}} Mars plays drums,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/6312180/mark-ronson-bruno-mars-uptown-funk|title=Mark Ronson Says New Single With Bruno Mars 'Uptown Funk' Is a Milestone for Both of Them|first=Ray|last=Rogers|magazine=Billboard|date=November 10, 2014|access-date=November 23, 2014|archive-date=April 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430093206/https://www.billboard.com/articles/6312180/mark-ronson-bruno-mars-uptown-funk|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/meet-the-opinionated-bruno-mars-8376244.html |title=Meet the opinionated Bruno Mars |last=Orr |first=Gillian |work=The Independent |date=December 9, 2012 |access-date=March 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924195033/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/meet-the-opinionated-bruno-mars-8376244.html |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead}} guitar,{{cite web|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun11/articles/smeezingtons.htm|title=Ari Levine & The Smeezingtons: Producing Bruno Mars|publisher=SOS Publications Group|work=Sound on Sound|last=Tingen|first=Paul|date=June 2011|access-date=July 27, 2013|archive-date=April 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429170546/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun11/articles/smeezingtons.htm|url-status=live}} keyboard, bass, piano, ukulele,{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-bruno-mars-stars-2011jun09-htmlstory.html|title=Bruno Mars speaks: Up to the stars|last=Varga|first=George|work=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=June 9, 2011|access-date=May 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516103558/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-bruno-mars-stars-2011jun09-htmlstory.html|archive-date=May 16, 2018|url-status=live}} and congas.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-release-new-album-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-listen-and-read-the-full-credits/|title=Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Release New Album An Evening With Silk Sonic: Listen and Read the Full Credits|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|work=Pitchfork|date=November 12, 2021|accessdate=November 12, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112050725/https://pitchfork.com/news/bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-release-new-album-an-evening-with-silk-sonic-listen-and-read-the-full-credits/|url-status=live}} He usually plays the instrumentation (or part of it) on his albums and the songs he composes for other artists.{{cite AV media notes|title=Doo-Wops & Hooligans|others=Bruno Mars|year=2010|type=CD booklet|publisher=Elektra Records}}Instrumentation credits for Bruno Mars:

• {{cite AV media notes|others=Bruno Mars|title=It's Better If You Don't Understand|year=2010|type=Digital booklet|publisher=Atlantic Records, Elektra Records, Fueled by Ramed}}
• {{cite AV media notes|title=Unorthodox Jukebox|others=Bruno Mars|publisher=Atlantic Records|id=533064-2|type=CD liner}}
• {{cite AV media notes|title=B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray|title-link=B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray|others=B.o.B|year=2010|type=CD booklet|publisher=Grand Hustle Records, Rebel Rock, Atlantic Records}}
• {{cite AV media notes|title=The Lady Killer|others=CeeLo Green|year=2010|edition=standard|publisher=Elektra Records, Roadrunner Records|type=liner notes}}
• {{cite AV media notes|title=Sweet 7|others=Sugababes|year=2010|edition=standard|publisher=Island, Roc Nation|type=liner notes}}
• {{cite AV media notes|title=Lazarus|others=Travie McCoy|year=2011|edition=standard|publisher=Atlantic Records, Decaydance Records, Fueled by Ramen|type=liner notes}}
• {{cite AV media notes|others=Nick & Knight|title=Nick & Knight|year=2014|type=inlay cover|publisher=Nick & Knight, Mass Appeal, BMG}}
• {{cite AV media notes|title=Uptown Special|others=Mark Ronson|year=2015|type=album liner notes|publisher=Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited}}
• {{cite AV media notes|title=No.6 Collaborations Project|others=Ed Sheeran|year=2019|type=CD booklet|publisher=Asylum Records, Atlantic Records}}
• {{cite AV media notes|title=An Evening with Silk Sonic |others=Silk Sonic|year=2021|type=CD booklet|publisher= Aftermath, Atlantic|id=2-661922|location=United States}}

Mars says his work with other artists influenced his music style: "Nothin' on You had a Motown vibe, Billionaire was a reggae acoustic guitar-driven song, though one of my favorites is the CeeLo Green song. I don't think anyone else could've sung that song. And there's Just the Way You Are. If you know my story, you know I love all different genres of music."{{cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/article_b1db2769-06cc-5739-8104-03f294758410.html|title=Bruno Mars learned music biz by collaborating with big acts|last=Johnson|first=Kevin C.|date=November 24, 2010|work=STL Daily|access-date=December 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013021554/http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/article_b1db2769-06cc-5739-8104-03f294758410.html|archive-date=October 13, 2012|url-status=dead}} Growing up in Hawaii has influenced his style, giving the songs a reggae sound: "In Hawaii some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. That music brings people together. It's not urban music or pop music. It's just songs. That's what makes it cross over so well. The song comes first."

Although music partner Philip Lawrence said that Mars has a darker side, most of his music is romantic: "I blame that on me singing to girls back in high school".{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-08-18/music/bruno-mars-is-not-soft/full/|title=Bruno Mars Is Not Soft|date=August 18, 2010|first=Mikael|last=Wood|work=The Village Voice|access-date=March 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006173312/https://www.villagevoice.com/2010-08-18/music/bruno-mars-is-not-soft/full/|archive-date=October 6, 2014}} Brody Brown, who has worked with Mars, said that the singer is in charge of the melody and lyrics of his tracks: "I'll just do the music, but Bruno does both. I chime in on some things with words, but the majority of the content is written by Bruno and Phil (Lawrence)."

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Mars is known for his retro showmanship, which is acclaimed by tour critics and reviewers.{{cite news|url=http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view/20101201mars_is_out_of_this_world/|title=Mars is out of this world|date=December 1, 2010|first=Jim|last=Sullivan|work=Boston Herald|access-date=December 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825143111/http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view/20101201mars_is_out_of_this_world/|archive-date=August 25, 2012}}{{subscription required|s}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/06/26/bruno-mars-garden/ujftQhZTgCCbRieVm0niXI/story.html|title=Bruno Mars exudes energy|first=Sarah|last=Rodman|work=The Boston Globe|date=June 27, 2013|access-date=June 28, 2013|archive-date=June 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630215520/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/06/26/bruno-mars-garden/ujftQhZTgCCbRieVm0niXI/story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/super-bowl-halftime-show-star-bruno-mars-brings-old-school-showmanship-article-1.1599911|title=Super Bowl halftime show star Bruno Mars brings old-school showmanship to dynamic performance|first=Jim|last=Farber|work=Daily News|date=June 30, 2013|access-date=June 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215142032/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/super-bowl-halftime-show-star-bruno-mars-brings-old-school-showmanship-article-1.1599911|archive-date=February 15, 2020|url-status=dead}} Deanna Ramsay of The Jakarta Post described Mars as a "truly global star".{{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/04/07/bruno-mars-jakarta-can%E2%80%99t-get-enough.html|title=Bruno Mars: Jakarta can't get enough|last=Ramsay|first=Deanna|work=The Jakarta Post|date=April 10, 2011|access-date=October 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410151629/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/04/07/bruno-mars-jakarta-can%E2%80%99t-get-enough.html|archive-date=April 10, 2011}} The Boston Herald{{'}}s Jim Sullivan compared Mars' showmanship to that of Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley. Kevin Johnson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called Mars a "consummate performer."{{cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/reviews/bruno-mars-is-consummate-showman-at-scottrade-center/article_d1883e70-1655-5551-8511-b5801b8b5c73.html|title=Bruno Mars is consummate showman at Scottrade Center|last=C. Johnson|first=Kevin|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=August 9, 2013|access-date=March 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820171905/https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/reviews/bruno-mars-is-consummate-showman-at-scottrade-center/article_d1883e70-1655-5551-8511-b5801b8b5c73.html|archive-date=August 20, 2014|url-status=dead}} The Boston Globe{{'s}} Sarah Rodman said Mars shows an "indefatigable ecstatic approach to performing" and "classic showmanship." Jim Farber of the Daily News said Mars's Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show "[brought] old-school showmanship to [a] dynamic performance." Mars played videotapes of Elvis, James Brown and Jackson when he was younger. Now, before shows, he watches Brown's T.A.M.I. Show, Jimi Hendrix's Live at Woodstock or Prince performing "Purple Rain" (1984).

During the Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour, Ara Jansan of The West Australian called the show "one of the most creative and exciting displays of musical artistry" she had seen in a long time and noted the concert attracted a wide-age-range audience.{{cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/music-reviews/music-review-bruno-mars-ng-ya-173042|title=Music Review: Bruno Mars|last=Jansan|first=Ara|work=The West Australian|date=April 14, 2011|access-date=May 29, 2018|archive-date=July 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707201715/https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/music-reviews/music-review-bruno-mars-ng-ya-173042|url-status=live}} On the Hooligans in Wondaland Tour, the Oregonian{{'}}s Robert Ham noted, that Mars grabbed the audience's attention during the entire concert and had considerable guitar skills.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2011/06/bruno_mars_oozes_confidence_an.html|title=Bruno Mars oozes confidence and charm in 'Hooligans' tour (review)|last=Ham|first=Robert|work=The Oregonian|date=June 6, 2011|access-date=May 29, 2018|archive-date=July 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707231043/https://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2011/06/bruno_mars_oozes_confidence_an.html|url-status=live}} During the Moonshine Jungle Tour, Jason Lipshutz of Billboard described the singer's performance as "entertaining ...and he does a better job at it than almost anyone working in music right now".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1568112/bruno-mars-romps-through-moonshine-jungle-tour-in-philadelphia-live-review|title=Bruno Mars Romps Through 'Moonshine Jungle' Tour in Philadelphia: Live Review|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|magazine=Billboard|date=June 25, 2013|access-date=February 22, 2014|archive-date=June 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628235952/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1568112/bruno-mars-romps-through-moonshine-jungle-tour-in-philadelphia-live-review|url-status=live}} Rolling Stone ranked Mars 35th on its list of 50 Best Live Acts Right Now in 2013: "Anyone from the age of 5 to 95 can walk out of a Bruno Mars concert feeling like the show was designed just for them. Mars walks the old-school walk...he also nails the hits, leads a super-energetic nine-piece soul band, and rips a mean drum solo".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/50-greatest-live-acts-right-now-20130731|title=50 Best Live Bands; Best Live Musicians|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 31, 2013|access-date=March 30, 2015|url-access=limited|archive-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403161954/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/50-greatest-live-acts-right-now-20130731|url-status=live}} NFL executives Sarah Moll and Tracy Perlman said, "If you go to his concerts, it's 11-year-old girls to 65-year-old women" after seeing the Moonshine Jungle tour several times during the summer of 2013.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5827385/bruno-mars-billboard-artist-of-the-year-cover-story|title=Bruno Mars: Billboard Artist of the Year Cover Story|first=Gail|last=Mitchell|magazine=Billboard|date=December 13, 2013|access-date=December 13, 2013|archive-date=December 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214121017/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5827385/bruno-mars-billboard-artist-of-the-year-cover-story|url-status=live}} The 24K Magic World Tour was praised by critics for its showmanship, guitar skills and stage production.{{cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/music/941956/bruno-mars-and-his-infectious-tunes-get-crowd-dancing-all-night-sold-out-vancouver-gig|title=Bruno Mars and his infectious tunes get the crowd dancing all night at sold-out Vancouver gig|last=Kwan|first=Tammy|work=The Georgia Straight|date=July 17, 2017|access-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207165154/https://www.straight.com/music/941956/bruno-mars-and-his-infectious-tunes-get-crowd-dancing-all-night-sold-out-vancouver-gig|archive-date=December 7, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/review-bruno-mars-at-toyota-center-october-24-2017-9905156|title=Bruno Mars Plays His Superstar Role to the Hilt at Toyota Center|last=Sendejas|first=Jesse Jr.|work=Houston Press|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=December 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403195330/http://www.houstonpress.com/music/review-bruno-mars-at-toyota-center-october-24-2017-9905156|archive-date=April 3, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/showmanship-highest-order-bruno-mars-o2-review/|title=Showmanship of the highest order – Bruno Mars, O2, review|last=McCormick|first=Neil|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=April 19, 2017|access-date=August 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731195159/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/showmanship-highest-order-bruno-mars-o2-review/|archive-date=July 31, 2017|url-status=live}} The tour received two Pollstar awards, two Billboard Music Awards, and a TEC Award.24K Magic World Tour awards

• {{cite web|url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/pollstar-awards-winners-tom-petty-cara-lewis-gregg-perloff-bruno-mars-134515|title=Pollstar Awards Winners: Tom Petty, Cara Lewis, Gregg Perloff, Bruno Mars|last=Borba|first=Ryan|publisher=Pollstar|date=February 2, 2018|access-date=May 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204150733/https://www.pollstar.com/article/pollstar-awards-winners-tom-petty-cara-lewis-gregg-perloff-bruno-mars-134515|archive-date=February 4, 2019|url-status=live |ref=none}}
• {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbma/8456842/billboard-music-awards-2018-winners-list-bbmas|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 Billboard Music Awards|author=Billboard Staff|magazine=Billboard|date=May 10, 2018|access-date=May 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524084717/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbma/8456842/billboard-music-awards-2018-winners-list-bbmas|archive-date=May 24, 2018|url-status=live |ref=none}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.tecawards.org/winners-2018|title=The 33rd annual NAMM TEC Awards Winners|work=TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio, Inc.|publisher=NAMM Foundation|access-date=January 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130091503/https://www.tecawards.org/winners-2018|archive-date=January 30, 2018|url-status=live |ref=none}}
• {{cite magazine|last=Lynch|first=Joe|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8509655/billboard-music-awards-2019-winners-list|title=2019 Billboard Music Awards Winners: The Complete List|magazine=Billboard|date=May 1, 2019|access-date=May 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516041948/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8509655/billboard-music-awards-2019-winners-list|archive-date=May 16, 2019|url-status=live |ref=none}} Bruno Mars at Park MGM concert residency won Top R&B Tour at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/billboard-awards-nominations-weeknd-doja-cat-1235228393/|title=Billboard Awards Nominations Led by the Weeknd, Doja Cat, Kanye West, Olivia Rodrigo and Justin Bieber|last=Wilman|first=Chris|date=April 8, 2022|magazine=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408160352/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/billboard-awards-nominations-weeknd-doja-cat-1235228393/|archive-date=April 8, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=April 9, 2022}}

Mars' concerts feature The Hooligans, including a guitarist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist and horn section, who are also dancers and background singers.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a522316/bruno-mars-live-at-londons-o2-arena-review.html|title=Bruno Mars live at London's O2 Arena – Review|last=Copsey|first=Robert|work=Digital Spy|date=October 9, 2013|access-date=April 1, 2015|archive-date=December 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205084106/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a522316/bruno-mars-live-at-londons-o2-arena-review.html|url-status=live}} Critics noted the difference the backup band and arrangements made to the live versions of the songs compared with the album versions.{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10720272|title=Concert Review: Bruno Mars, Vector Arena|last=Herald|first=NZ|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=April 19, 2011|access-date=May 29, 2018|archive-date=July 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708021020/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10720272|url-status=live}} The shows contained all-band dancing arrangements, including footwork inspired by James Brown and the splits.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/feb/02/bruno-mars-super-bowl-halftime-show-chili-peppers|title=Bruno Mars' Super Bowl halftime show spiced by much-needed Chili Peppers|last=Hoby|first=Hermione|work=The Guardian|date=February 3, 2014|access-date=April 1, 2015|archive-date=May 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509183624/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/feb/02/bruno-mars-super-bowl-halftime-show-chili-peppers|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20782627,00.html|title=What It Looks Like When the Internet Dances Along with Bruno Mars|last=Bender|first=Kelli|work=People|date=February 2, 2014|access-date=April 1, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115558/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20782627,00.html|url-status=dead}} The shows, influenced by disco, have a soul-revue-inspired set; long, mellow, soft interludes echoing the smooth contemporary R&B style popular during the 1990s are also included. The set lists blend several genres of music, including pop, doo-wop, funk, R&B, soul, and reggae. Mars' shows usually feature pyrotechnics, strobe and laser lighting, and he plays drums and guitar. In 2021, Pollstar named Mars the hip-hop/R&B touring artist of the 2010s.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/pollstar-awards-touring-artists-decade-beyonce-1234998873/|title=Pollstar Awards Laud Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Garth Brooks and Others as Touring Artists of the Decade|last=Willman|first=Chris|work=Variety|publisher=Michelle Sobrino|date=June 16, 2021|access-date=July 5, 2021|archive-date=July 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705084749/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/pollstar-awards-touring-artists-decade-beyonce-1234998873/|url-status=live}}

Mars has collaborated with several directors to produce his music videos, and has emerged as a music-video director. From 2010 to 2017, Mars co-directed ten music videos from his albums Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Unorthodox Jukebox, 24K Magic, and singles with Cameron Duddy.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2017/08/25/this-guy-once-lent-bruno-mars-a-jacket-now-theyre-a-creative-dream-team/|title=This guy once lent Bruno Mars a jacket; now, they're a creative dream team|last=Phull|first=Hardeep|work=New York Post|date=August 25, 2017|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022151/http://nypost.com/2017/08/25/this-guy-once-lent-bruno-mars-a-jacket-now-theyre-a-creative-dream-team/|url-status=live}} In 2011, Mars developed the second concept and treatment for "The Lazy Song" and brought in Duddy to co-direct its music video.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruno-mars-on-songwriting-60-minutes-overtime/|title=Bruno Mars on songwriting: "It has to sound like me"|last=McCandless|first=Brit|work=60 Minutes|date=November 21, 2016|access-date=November 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218133516/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruno-mars-on-songwriting-60-minutes-overtime/|archive-date=December 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1695581/bruno-mars-locked-out-of-heaven-video-premiere/|title=Bruno Mars Has 'Old-Fashioned Fun' In 'Locked Out Of Heaven' Video|first=James|last=Montgomery|work=MTV News|date=October 15, 2012|access-date=May 28, 2020|archive-date=April 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408141115/http://www.mtv.com/news/1695581/bruno-mars-locked-out-of-heaven-video-premiere/|url-status=dead}} In an interview, Duddy said that he and Mars "can fight...when it comes to doing music videos. The best collaborations are always fueled by opposite perspectives or alternative ideas. We always find a common ground."{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/midland-bassist-video-director-vmas-bruno-mars-1202539414/|title=How a Country Music Bassist Made 'Magic' With Bruno Mars and Nabbed Four VMA Nominations|last=Willman|first=Chris|work=Variety|date=August 25, 2017|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925025309/https://variety.com/2017/music/news/midland-bassist-video-director-vmas-bruno-mars-1202539414/|url-status=live}}

In 2018, Mars co-directed the music video for "Finesse" with Florent Dechard. He collaborated with Dechard on music videos for "Please Me", "Blow", "Leave the Door Open" and "Skate".{{cite web|url=https://florentdechard.co/|title=Florent Déchard Work|publisher=Florent Déchard|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101092010/https://florentdechard.co/|url-status=live}} In 2024, Mars co-directed the Don Quijote campaign commercial with Daniel Ramos.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/news/0000470980/|title=【動画あり】ブルーノ・マーズがドンキ新cmに登場！「ドンキイクヨ」とMEGAドン・キホーテ渋谷本店のいたるところで踊る|website=The First Times|language=Japanese|date=August 21, 2024|accessdate=August 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824130138/https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/news/0000470980/|archive-date=24 August 2024}} The singer collaborated with Ramos on music videos for "Die with a Smile", "Apt." and "Fat, Juicy and Wet".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/blackpink-rose-bruno-mars-music-video-for-apt-3803950|title=Watch BLACKPINK's Rosé and Bruno Mars rock it out in new music video for 'APT.'|last=Ziwei|first=Puah|website=NME|date=October 18, 2024|access-date=October 18, 2024|archive-date=October 18, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241018175804/https://www.nme.com/news/music/blackpink-rose-bruno-mars-music-video-for-apt-3803950|url-status=live}}

Mars, who choreographed the video for "Treasure", received the Best Choreography award at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/08/25/vmas-mtv-winners-list/2696963/ |title=MTV VMAs: The winners and nominees |last=Willis |first=Kim |work=USA Today |date=August 26, 2013 |access-date=September 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826183832/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/08/25/vmas-mtv-winners-list/2696963/ |archive-date=August 26, 2013 |url-status=dead}} Mars and Duddy's work was recognized at several awards shows, including two nominations for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction (for "Uptown Funk" and "24K Magic").{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/6678711/vmas-2015-winners-list-full|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2015: The Winners Are...|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|magazine=Billboard|date=August 30, 2015|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913034243/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/6678711/vmas-2015-winners-list-full|archive-date=September 13, 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vmas-2017-the-complete-winners-list-w499123|title=VMAs 2017: The Complete Winners List|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 28, 2017|access-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828202651/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vmas-2017-the-complete-winners-list-w499123|archive-date=August 28, 2017|url-status=live|url-access=limited}} Mars' collaborations with Dechard earned them a nomination for Video Director of the Year at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8532511/bet-hip-hop-awards-2019-complete-winners-list|title=BET Hip Hop Awards 2019: Complete Winners List|author=Billboard Staff|magazine=Billboard|date=October 8, 2019|access-date=October 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009234521/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8532511/bet-hip-hop-awards-2019-complete-winners-list|archive-date=October 9, 2019|url-status=live}} In 2017, "That's What I Like" (directed by Mars and Jonathan Lia) led them to a nomination at the BET Awards 2017 for Video Director of the Year.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7842121/bet-awards-2017-winners-list|title=Here Is the Complete List of BET Awards 2017 Winners|author=Billboard Staff|magazine=Billboard|date=June 25, 2017|access-date=June 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626224414/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7842121/bet-awards-2017-winners-list|archive-date=June 26, 2017|url-status=live}} The following year, Mars and Ben Winston's direction of Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo (2017) earned them a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/creative-arts-emmys-2018-winners-list-1138674|title=Creative Arts Emmys: Complete Winners List|last=Sanchez|first=Omar|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 8, 2018|access-date=September 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909082623/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/creative-arts-emmys-2018-winners-list-1138674|archive-date=September 9, 2018|url-status=live}} Mars and Dechard directed the video for "Leave the Door Open" in 2021, for which they received the BET Award for Video Director of the Year award. The video also received the 2021 MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9628303/2021-mtv-vmas-winners-list|title=2021 MTV VMAs Winners: Complete List|magazine=Billboard|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|date=September 9, 2012|access-date=September 15, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913012516/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9628303/2021-mtv-vmas-winners-list/ |archive-date=September 13, 2021}}

Mars wears outfits inspired by previous decades, and matches that aesthetic to his music. On Doo-Wops and Hooligans, the singer wore '60s-inspired suits and had faded hair; on 24K Magic, Mars channeled the 1980s and 1990s in sound and aesthetic.{{cite web|url=https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/bruno-mars-70s-style-short-king-summer|title=Bruno Mars's '70s Style is a Celebration of Short King Summer|last=Petak|first=Tessa|work=InStyle|date=July 21, 2022|accessdate=July 24, 2022|archive-date=July 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724004809/https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/bruno-mars-70s-style-short-king-summer|url-status=live}} He imposed a dress code in the studio during the recording of that album, favoring jewelry and "fine clothes" over sweatpants to create "groovy, smooth and soulful songs".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7581250/bruno-mars-24k-magic-interview|title=Why Bruno Mars Believes Clothes Make the Album|magazine=Billboard|date=November 17, 2016|access-date=March 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328204059/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7581250/bruno-mars-24k-magic-interview|archive-date=March 28, 2020|url-status=live}} When Mars collaborated with Anderson .Paak on Silk Sonic in 2021, he wore the "wide collars, leisure suits, and funky patterns" common during the 1970s; this complemented their sound. For InStyle, Tessa Petak wrote: "Regardless of the decade he's emulating, Mars's fashion sense and stage presence make him larger-than-life".

• Bruno Mars – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards (2010–present)
• Philip Lawrence – backing vocals (2010–2018, 2022–present)
• Jamareo Artis – bass guitar (2010–present)
• Eric Hernandez – drums (2010–present)
• Kameron Whalum – trombone (2010–present), backing vocals (2018–present)
• Dwayne Dugger – saxophone (2010–present)
• James King – trumpet (2010–present), backing vocals (2018–present)
• John Fossitt – keyboards (2012–present)
• Luke Kennedy Aiono – guitars (2023–present){{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/06/bruno_mars_moonshine_jungle_to_1.html|title=Bruno Mars and the Hooligans provide dizzying fun with 'Moonshine Jungle' concert in Birmingham|last=Colurso|first=Mary|work=The Birmingham News|date=June 12, 2014|access-date=June 24, 2016|archive-date=August 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807034816/http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/06/bruno_mars_moonshine_jungle_to_1.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/bruno-mars-band-audemars-piguet-watch-band-instagram-24k-magic-tour-a8709971.html|title=Bruno Mars gave each of his bandmates a $55k watch|last=Ritschel|first=Chelsea|work=The Independent|date=January 3, 2019|access-date=December 1, 2019|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506175059/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/bruno-mars-band-audemars-piguet-watch-band-instagram-24k-magic-tour-a8709971.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=https://igormiranda.com.br/2023/09/bruno-mars-show-the-town-2023-resenha/ | title=Bruno Mars faz show 99% perfeito em sua 1ª noite no the Town | date=September 4, 2023 }}

• Kenji Chan – guitars (2010–2012){{cite web|url=https://www.theaquarian.com/2015/07/15/interview-with-letlive-patience-character-and-strength/|title=Interview with letlive.: Patience, Character, And Strength|last=Scordilis|first=Dean|work=The Aquarian Weekly|date=July 15, 2015|access-date=January 17, 2020|archive-date=March 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320154839/https://www.theaquarian.com/2015/07/15/interview-with-letlive-patience-character-and-strength/|url-status=live}}
• Phredley Brown – guitars (2012–2022), keyboards (2010–2012), backing vocals (2010–2022)Phredley Brown
• {{cite web|url=https://eu.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2015/04/07/phredley-brown-bruno-music-director/25429807/|title=Phredley Brown sets solo course amid Bruno Mars success|last=McCollum|first=Brian|work=Detroit Free Press|date=April 8, 2015|access-date=February 5, 2019|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029180235/https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2015/04/07/phredley-brown-bruno-music-director/25429807/|url-status=live}}
• {{cite tweet|author=Phredley Brown|user=phredley|number=1480247762406961154|title=First show I've ever played on my birthday! Thanks for the bday love katyperry What a fun show to be a part of! Come see us PLAY in Vegas!|date=January 9, 2022}}
• Mateus Asato – guitars (2019, 2021, 2022–2023)Mateus Asato
• {{cite web|url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/mateus-asato-interview-singapore-2019|title=Mateus Asato talks touring life, working with pop stars, and how he gets his hair so pretty|last=Bodegon|first=Kara|work=Bandwagon|date=July 19, 2019|accessdate=March 24, 2022|archive-date=March 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306013426/https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/mateus-asato-interview-singapore-2019|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.braziliantimes.com/entretenimento/2021/09/02/guitarrista-brasileiro-fala-sobre-emocao-de-tocar-para-bruno-mars.html|title=Guitarrista brasileiro fala sobre emoção de tocar para Bruno Mars|author=Brazilian Times Staff|work=Brazilian Times|language=Portuguese|date=March 9, 2021|accessdate=March 24, 2022|archive-date=March 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306014242/https://www.braziliantimes.com/entretenimento/2021/09/02/guitarrista-brasileiro-fala-sobre-emocao-de-tocar-para-bruno-mars.html|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://rollingstone.uol.com.br/musica/video-mostra-mateus-asato-na-plateia-de-bruno-mars-anos-antes-de-tocar-com-ele/|title=Vídeo mostra Mateus Asato na plateia de Bruno Mars anos antes de tocar com ele|last=Miranda|first=Igor|work=Rolling Stone Brasil|language=Portuguese|date=January 11, 2023|accessdate=September 13, 2023|archive-date=September 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919222710/https://rollingstone.uol.com.br/musica/video-mostra-mateus-asato-na-plateia-de-bruno-mars-anos-antes-de-tocar-com-ele/|url-status=live}}
• https://primeirapagina.com.br/musica/campo-grandense-mateus-asato-ensinou-evidencias-para-bruno-mars/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405152521/https://primeirapagina.com.br/musica/campo-grandense-mateus-asato-ensinou-evidencias-para-bruno-mars/ |date=April 5, 2024 }}

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Mars appeared in two commercials for Bench in 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.preview.ph/fashion/bench-international-endorsers-a00191-20170829|title=All the Bench International Endorsers in the Last 30 Years|last=Sison|first=Steph|work=Preview Magazine|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=November 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330213053/http://www.preview.ph/fashion/bench-international-endorsers-a00191-20170829|archive-date=March 30, 2019|url-status=live}} He and model Joan Smalls were photographed in 1950s-influenced suits in Puerto Rico as part of the clothing line "La Isla Bonita" for Vogue.{{cite web|url=https://archive.vogue.com/article/2011/06/01/bruno-marscraig-mcdean|title=Bruno Mars/Craig McDean|last=Campion|first=Freddie|work=Vogue|date=June 2011|access-date=June 3, 2018|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603183604/https://archive.vogue.com/article/2011/06/01/bruno-marscraig-mcdean|url-status=live}} Mars invested in Chromatik, which makes digital versions of sheet music for the web and the iPad, the following year: "I love that Chromatik will bring better music education into schools. [...] And I'm happy to be a part of it."{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/hey-look-bruno-mars-is-investing-in-startups-2012-11|title=Hey Look, Bruno Mars Is Investing in Startups|last=Shontell|first=Alyson|work=Business Insider|date=November 15, 2012|access-date=March 21, 2014|archive-date=March 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322013418/http://www.businessinsider.com/hey-look-bruno-mars-is-investing-in-startups-2012-11|url-status=live}} In 2013, Mars tweeted a picture of himself smoking an electronic cigarette. A press release reported his investment in the NJOY electronic-cigarette company "to quit smoking for his mother"; the singer "believe[d] in the product and the company's mission."{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/03/bruno-mars-quit-smoking-mom_n_3378948.html|title=Bruno Mars Invests in NJOY Electronic Cigarette Company, Started Using Product For Mom|last=Moreno|first=Carolina|work=HuffPost|date=June 3, 2013|access-date=January 30, 2014|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203084837/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/03/bruno-mars-quit-smoking-mom_n_3378948.html|url-status=live}} Chromatik and NJOY have been acquired by TakeLessons and Marlboro, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/13/bruno-mars-reveals-the-no-1-skill-thats-helped-him-succeed.html|title=Bruno Mars credits his success to this one skill—and it's not musical talent: 'It's become the most important thing for me'|last=Smith|first=Morgan|work=CNBC|date=August 13, 2023|accessdate=August 15, 2023|archive-date=August 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814225156/https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/08/13/bruno-mars-reveals-the-no-1-skill-thats-helped-him-succeed.html|url-status=live}}

In 2014, SelvaRey Rum began catering events and parties by Mars. He was introduced to the brand by co-founder Seth Gold the following year, and invested an undisclosed amount.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-20/bruno-mars-has-stake-in-selvarey-rum-plans-global-domination|title=Celebrities Are Cashing In on Tequila, But Bruno Mars Bets on Rum|last=Krader|first=Kate|work=Bloomberg L.P.|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=November 21, 2020|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129131908/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-20/bruno-mars-has-stake-in-selvarey-rum-plans-global-domination|url-status=live}} In 2020, Mars redesigned the rum's taste, branding and packaging in a 1970s style.{{cite web|url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/food-drink/cocktails-spirits/bruno-mars-selvarey-rum-tropical-luxury|title=Bruno Mars Wants You to Know His Rum Collection Is 'Vacation in a Glass'|last=Saunders|first=Tanner|work=Travel + Leisure|date=November 20, 2020|access-date=November 21, 2020|archive-date=November 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120235908/https://www.travelandleisure.com/food-drink/cocktails-spirits/bruno-mars-selvarey-rum-tropical-luxury|url-status=live}} The brand is co-owned by Mars, Seth and Marc Gold, and Robert Herzig.{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/lifestyle/style/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-james-flauntleroy-selvarey-coconut-rum-campaign-1234620230/|title=Bruno Mars's SelvaRey Coconut Rum Campaign Is Kicking Off Summer|last=Imarenezor|first=Christine|work=Vibe|date=June 3, 2021|access-date=June 3, 2021|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603150821/https://www.vibe.com/lifestyle/style/bruno-mars-anderson-paak-james-flauntleroy-selvarey-coconut-rum-campaign-1234620230/|url-status=live}} The Hooligans, .Paak, D'Mile, Fauntleroy, and Moniz became co-owners.{{cite web|url=https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/bruno-mars-selvarey-rum-launch-las-vegas-dates|title=Bruno Mars Wants to Give People "An Outlet of Joy After Quarantine"|last=Simon|first=Samantha|work=InStyle|date=June 3, 2021|access-date=June 7, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607003342/https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/bruno-mars-selvarey-rum-launch-las-vegas-dates|url-status=live}}

Mars released Lacoste x Ricky Regal, a luxury 1970s-inspired sportswear line with Lacoste, on March 5, 2021. Working with Lacoste creative director Louise Trotter to create a clothing line which blended his personality with Lacoste sportswear, he was involved with every aspect of the collection.{{cite web|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/lacoste-bruno-mars-anderson-paak|title=Exclusive: Lacoste's first-ever musical collaboration is with Bruno Mars|last=Maoui|first=Zak|work=GQ|date=February 27, 2021|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=February 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227111941/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/lacoste-bruno-mars-anderson-paak|url-status=live}} When Mars and Trotter began to work, he adopted "an alter ego to help him think as a designer."{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/bruno-mars-ricky-regal-lacoste-line|title=Bruno Mars's First Clothing Line Channels His Alter Ego|last=Allaire|first=Christian|work=Vogue|date=February 27, 2021|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=February 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227134940/https://www.vogue.com/article/bruno-mars-ricky-regal-lacoste-line|url-status=live}}

On July 29, 2022, Mars was ready to open the Pinky Ring, a lounge bar on the Las Vegas Strip replacing the Lily Bar & Lounge at the Bellagio; its name referred to the lyrics of "24K Magic" (2016).{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/bruno-mars-to-open-new-lounge-on-the-strip-sources-say-2615008/|title=Bruno Mars to open new lounge on the Strip, sources say|last=Wright|first=Johnathan L.|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=July 29, 2022|access-date=July 29, 2022|archive-date=July 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729172804/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/bruno-mars-to-open-new-lounge-on-the-strip-sources-say-2615008/|url-status=live}} On October 2023, the bar was announced to open in early 2024. It is planned to include "moody" lighting, a specialty bar, live music, and DJs.{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/bruno-mars-announces-debut-of-his-jazz-bar-on-the-strip-2955968/|title=Bruno Mars announces debut of his jazz bar on the Strip|last=Wright|first=Johnathan L.|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=November 29, 2022|access-date=February 11, 2024|archive-date=January 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101154355/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/bruno-mars-announces-debut-of-his-jazz-bar-on-the-strip-2955968/|url-status=live}} The Pinky Ring opened on February 12, 2024, with the Hooligans performing every night of its first two weeks.{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/nightlife/opening-date-set-for-bruno-mars-cocktail-lounge-on-las-vegas-strip-2995413/|title=Opening date set for Bruno Mars' cocktail lounge on Las Vegas Strip|last=Lilly|first=Caitlin|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=July 29, 2022|access-date=July 29, 2022|archive-date=February 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207173307/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/nightlife/opening-date-set-for-bruno-mars-cocktail-lounge-on-las-vegas-strip-2995413/|url-status=live}} Mars wore a pinky ring to celebrate the opening, created by Tiffany & Co. in yellow gold with the Pinky Ring initials framed in white diamonds on the front and "Pinky Ring 2024" on the back.{{cite web | url=https://somethingaboutrocks.com/article/bruno-mars-debuts-las-vegas-jazz-lounge-named-after-the-pinky-ring/ | title=Bruno Mars debuts Las Vegas jazz lounge named after the Pinky Ring | access-date=May 23, 2024 | archive-date=May 23, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523151005/https://somethingaboutrocks.com/article/bruno-mars-debuts-las-vegas-jazz-lounge-named-after-the-pinky-ring/ | url-status=live }}

Mars' partnership with Fender on the "Bruno Mars Stratocaster", a limited-edition Fender Stratocaster in a color called "Mars Mocha Heirloom", was announced on November 7, 2023. The guitar, inspired by Mars's "retro style and showmanship", includes a "'69 neck profile modeled on Mars's own '69 Strat", "custom-voiced Fender Mars pickups" and "a leopard print strap, which pays homage to two of Mars's favorite guitar players, Jimi Hendrix and Prince".{{cite web|url=https://guitar.com/news/gear-news/fender-bruno-mars-first-ever-signature-guitar-stratocaster/|title="We're confident this will be one of our largest signature launches to date": Fender partners with Bruno Mars for his first-ever signature guitar|last=Roberts|first=Rachel|work=Guitar.com|date=November 7, 2023|accessdate=November 7, 2023|archive-date=November 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107200711/https://guitar.com/news/gear-news/fender-bruno-mars-first-ever-signature-guitar-stratocaster/|url-status=live}} Mars said, "I don't think of myself as a guitar player. Every song is like a puzzle you have to solve, and a good guitar can bring something out of you that can help take you to the finish line."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/bruno-mars-fender-guitar-where-to-buy-1235465688/|title=Bruno Mars Teams With Fender to Release His Own Signature Guitar: Where to Buy the Limited-Edition Stratocaster|last=Muhammad|first=Latifah|magazine=Billboard|date=November 7, 2023|accessdate=November 9, 2023|archive-date=November 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108214009/https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/bruno-mars-fender-guitar-where-to-buy-1235465688/|url-status=live}}

Mars appeared in an August 2024 commercial for the Japanese discount-store chain Don Quijote. He, dancers Miyu, Haruka, Miyuri and miku, and store mascot Donpen danced around the Mega Don Quijote store in Shibuya while picking up articles from its People Brand (Jōnetsu kakaku).{{cite web|url=https://www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/news-and-opinion/the-new-face-of-donki-is-bruno-mars/|title=The New Face of Donki is… Bruno Mars?|last=Oto|first=Wakaba|website=Tokyo Weekender|date=August 21, 2024|access-date=August 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824123013/https://www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/news-and-opinion/the-new-face-of-donki-is-bruno-mars/|archive-date=August 24, 2024}} Mars wrote the jingle and shared the commercial on his Instagram.{{cite web |title=ブルーノ・マーズ「ドン・キホーテ」CMでドンペンとダンス 映像プロデュース&ジングルも手がける |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2340937/full/|website=Oricon|language=Japanese|date=August 20, 2024|accessdate=August 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824123735/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2340937/full/|archive-date=August 24, 2024}}{{cite Instagram |user=brunomars|postid=C-5xRYSSQkH|title=Made a quick trip to Japan to get some snacks at my favorite store @donki_jp. Luckily @spiribolt brought his camera to record the Kawaii King do his thing. 😎🇯🇵|date=August 20, 2024 |access-date=August 24, 2024}} The collaboration included limited-edition goods released in September.{{cite web|url=https://realsound.jp/2024/08/post-1752825.html|title=ブルーノ・マーズ、ドン・キホーテ新CMに出演＆コラボグッズも「ドンキイクヨ」をテーマに店内で踊る|website= Real Sound|language=Japanese|date=August 20, 2024|accessdate=August 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824125115/https://realsound.jp/2024/08/post-1752825.html|archive-date=August 24, 2024}}

In September 2024, Mars (as Ricky Regal) partnered with Stetson to release a new "silhouette inspired by the American heritage brand's early designs". Available in different colours, it includes a "gold-toned horseshoe pin with rhinestones" and a "Stetson x Ricky Regal liner featuring a red rose". Mars designed the collection's hat.{{cite web|url=https://wwd.com/pop-culture/new-fashion-releases/bruno-mars-ricky-regal-stetson-collaboration-collection-1236639527/|title=Bruno Mars' Ricky Regal Revamps Modern Western Style With Stetson Collaboration|last=Street|first=Mikelle|work=Women's Wear Daily|date=September 24, 2024|accessdate=September 26, 2024}} In December 2024, Mars and Hello Kitty collaborated to celebrate Hello Kitty's 50th anniversary and the opening of Mars' Park MGM residency. Limited-edition merchandise and themed food and drink was available at Park MGM's Hello Kitty Cafe, and a Hello Kitty meet-and-greet was held that month.{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hello-kitty-and-bruno-mars-reunite-in-las-vegas-to-celebrate-her-50th-anniversary-302327821.html|title=Hello Kitty® and Bruno Mars Reunite in Las Vegas to Celebrate Her 50th Anniversary|publisher=PR Newswire|date=December 10, 2024|accessdate=January 5, 2025}}

In 2014, it was announced that Mars had partnered with the Hawai'i Community Foundation and the Grammy Foundation to establish a Grammy Camp Scholarship Fund for qualified needs-based applicants from Hawaii.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/news/grammy-foundation-launches-bruno-mars-scholarship-fund|title=Grammy Foundation Launches Bruno Mars Scholarship Fund|author=Naras|publisher=The Recording Academy|date=February 26, 2014|access-date=February 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302170411/http://www.grammy.com/news/grammy-foundation-launches-bruno-mars-scholarship-fund|archive-date=March 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} On September 27, 2017, he expanded his camp scholarship to applicants from throughout the United States. Mars established the partnership in honor of his mother.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/bruno-mars-expands-grammy-camp-scholarship-support|title=Bruno Mars Expands Grammy Camp Scholarship Support|last=McPahte|first=Tim|publisher=The Recording Academy|date=September 27, 2017|access-date=October 7, 2017|archive-date=February 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201065405/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/bruno-mars-expands-grammy-camp-scholarship-support|url-status=live}}

Mars donated $100,000 in 2014 to the orphans of Bantay Bata, who were among the victims of Typhoon Haiyan.{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/138006/bruno-mars-roars-in-manila-leg-of-concert-tour|title=Bruno Mars roars in Manila leg of concert tour|last=Policarpio|first=Allan|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=March 23, 2014|access-date=October 12, 2016|archive-date=October 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013144031/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/138006/bruno-mars-roars-in-manila-leg-of-concert-tour|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.myxph.com/features/9891/bruno-marss-treasure-for-kids-affected-by-typhoon-yolanda/|title=Bruno Mars' "Treasure" For Kids Affected By Typhoon Yolanda|first=MYX|last=Philippines|publisher=Myx|access-date=March 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630080924/http://www.myxph.com/features/9891/bruno-marss-treasure-for-kids-affected-by-typhoon-yolanda/|archive-date=June 30, 2017}} He performed at the Make It Right concert (whose goal was to "help build homes for people in need"){{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/video-brad-pitt-launches-new-699047|title=Brad Pitt Launches New 'Make It Right' Campaign With Groupon|last=Emery|first=Debbie|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 25, 2014|access-date=April 26, 2014|archive-date=April 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429063723/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/video-brad-pitt-launches-new-699047|url-status=live}} and at the Robin Hood Foundation's 2014 annual benefit to "fight poverty in New York City by supporting nonprofit organizations."{{cite web|url=https://www.robinhood.org/2014-robin-hood-benefit|title=2014 Robin Hood Benefit|publisher=Robin Hood|date=May 12, 2014|access-date=June 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425042346/https://www.robinhood.org/2014-robin-hood-benefit|archive-date=April 25, 2016|url-status=dead}} In 2017, Mars and Live Nation donated one million dollars from the show at Auburn Hills, Michigan's Palace to help victims of the Flint water crisis.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7898205/bruno-mars-donates-1-million-to-flint-water-crisis-efforts-at-michigan|title=Bruno Mars Donates $1 Million to Flint Water Crisis Efforts at Michigan Concert|last=Graff|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=August 13, 2017|access-date=September 9, 2017|archive-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913190209/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7898205/bruno-mars-donates-1-million-to-flint-water-crisis-efforts-at-michigan|url-status=live}} Mars participated in the "Somos Una Voz" relief initiative to help survivors of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, and Mexico's earthquake.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7980831/marc-anthony-jennifer-lopez-humanitarian-somos-una-voz|title=Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez Plan Major Humanitarian Relief Campaign 'Somos Una Voz'|first=Judy|last=Cantor-Navas|magazine=Billboard|date=September 27, 2017|access-date=October 1, 2017|archive-date=September 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929232135/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7980831/marc-anthony-jennifer-lopez-humanitarian-somos-una-voz|url-status=live}}

He donated 24,000 meals in 2018 to the Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division's 48th annual Thanksgiving Dinner.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8484307/bruno-mars-to-help-provide-meals-for-24k-hawaiians-this-thanksgiving-24k-magic|title=Bruno Mars to Help Provide Meals for 24K Hawaiians This Thanksgiving|last=Peters|first=Mitchell|magazine=Billboard|date=November 11, 2018|access-date=November 18, 2018|archive-date=November 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118212726/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8484307/bruno-mars-to-help-provide-meals-for-24k-hawaiians-this-thanksgiving-24k-magic|url-status=live}} In 2020, Mars donated $1 million to the MGM Resorts Foundation to assist MGM employees in financial difficulty due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/bruno-mars-cuts-1m-check-to-mgm-resorts-assistance-fund-1991797/|title=Bruno Mars cuts $1M check to MGM Resorts assistance fund|last=Katsilometes|first=John|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=March 26, 2020|access-date=March 26, 2020|archive-date=March 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326231620/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/bruno-mars-cuts-1m-check-to-mgm-resorts-assistance-fund-1991797/|url-status=live}} That year, Mars and other artists donated autographed microphones to music-gear marketplace Reverb.com for sale "with all proceeds going to ten youth music education programs" affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/paul-mccartney-the-weeknd-john-legend-reverb-charity-microphone-sale-1095305/|title=Paul McCartney, the Weeknd, John Legend Donate Microphones for Charity Sale|last=Blistein|first=Jon|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 25, 2020|access-date=November 29, 2020|url-access=limited|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127155138/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/paul-mccartney-the-weeknd-john-legend-reverb-charity-microphone-sale-1095305/|url-status=live}} He created a protest sign with an Angela Davis quote for the Show Me the Signs auction to help families of black women killed by police.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/nov/26/black-women-killed-police-art-exhibition-cardi-b-billie-eilish|title='Sisterhood of sorrow': an art auction for families of black women killed by police|last=Sayej|first=Nadja|work=The Guardian|date=November 26, 2020|access-date=December 1, 2020|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130034804/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/nov/26/black-women-killed-police-art-exhibition-cardi-b-billie-eilish|url-status=live}}

Until the end of 2021, Mars donated all profits from SelvaRey Rum to Honolulu Community College's Music & Entertainment Learning Experience.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/09/bruno-mars-rum-profits-donated-to-hawaii-music-education/|title=Bruno Mars donates rum profits to Hawaii music education|last=Feilden|first=Eloise|work=The Drinks Business|date=September 17, 2021|access-date=September 20, 2021|archive-date=September 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212246/https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/09/bruno-mars-rum-profits-donated-to-hawaii-music-education/|url-status=live}} That year he was part of the Keep Memory Alive Power of Love event, whose proceeds support services, care, and resources to patients with neurocognitive diseases and their caregivers.{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/bruno-mars-brings-out-babyface-in-power-of-love-spectacle-2461514/|title=Bruno Mars brings out 'Babyface' in Power of Love spectacle|last=Katsilometes|first=John|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=October 17, 2021|access-date=November 23, 2021|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123091745/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/bruno-mars-brings-out-babyface-in-power-of-love-spectacle-2461514/|url-status=live}} In 2022, Mars, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Shawn Mendes, and Rosalía were named co-chairs for the Grammy Museum's Campaign for Music Education to raise three to five million dollars for its educational programs. It gave people younger than 18 and college students free admission to the Los Angeles Grammy Museum and access to "music education programs".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/billie-eilish-dua-lipa-grammy-museum-music-education-campaign-chairs-1235154574/|title=Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Bruno Mars & More Co-Chair Grammy Museum's Campaign for Music Education: Exclusive|last=Grein|first=Paul|magazine=Billboard|date=October 12, 2022|accessdate=October 12, 2022|archive-date=October 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012130425/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/billie-eilish-dua-lipa-grammy-museum-music-education-campaign-chairs-1235154574/|url-status=live}} In 2024, Mars performed a charity concert sponsored by Budweiser Brasil at the Tokio Marine Hall in São Paulo to help victims of the 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/entretenimento/bruno-mars-fara-show-para-arrecadar-fundos-para-o-rio-grande-do-sul/|title=Bruno Mars fará show para arrecadar fundos para o Rio Grande do Sul |trans-title=Bruno Mars will perform to raise funds for Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |language=Portuguese|last=Dias|first=Ana Beatriz|work=CNN Brazil|date=June 14, 2024|access-date=June 14, 2024}}

Mars has been called a "pop icon" by The Philippine Star,{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907112139/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/09/07/1736695/bruno-mars-manila-concert-extended-another-day|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/09/07/1736695/bruno-mars-manila-concert-extended-another-day|title=Bruno Mars Manila concert extended for another day|newspaper=The Philippine Star|archivedate=September 7, 2017|date=September 7, 2017|access-date=March 3, 2022}} Evansville Courier & Press,{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930093718/https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2018/01/29/evansvilles-own-philip-lawrence-earns-major-grammy-wins-bruno-mars/1074963001/|url=https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2018/01/29/evansvilles-own-philip-lawrence-earns-major-grammy-wins-bruno-mars/1074963001/|title=Evansville's own Philip Lawrence earns major Grammy wins with Bruno Mars|first=Zach|last=Evans|newspaper=Evansville Courier & Press|archivedate=September 30, 2020|date=January 29, 2018|access-date=March 3, 2022}} The Dickinson Press,{{cite news|url=https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/so-how-well-do-you-know-bruno|title=So how well do you know Bruno?|first=John|last=Lamb|newspaper=The Dickinson Press|date=January 28, 2018|access-date=March 3, 2022|archive-date=March 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302080235/https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/so-how-well-do-you-know-bruno|url-status=live}} and iHeartRadio.{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-08-13-bruno-mars-drops-versace-on-the-floor-visual-starring-zendaya-video/|title=Bruno Mars Drops 'Versace on the Floor' Visual Starring Zendaya (Video)|publisher=iHeartRadio|date=August 13, 2017|access-date=March 3, 2022|archive-date=March 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302094054/https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-08-13-bruno-mars-drops-versace-on-the-floor-visual-starring-zendaya-video/|url-status=live}} The Guardian{{'s}} Michael Cragg identified "the Bruno Mars strategy": a "songwriter turned popstar", writing and producing hit singles for other artists and later appearing with them{{snd}}according to The New Yorker, overshadowing the lead artists on the songs.{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126021340/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/oct/21/songwriters-turned-pop-stars|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/oct/21/songwriters-turned-pop-stars|title=Songwriters turned pop stars: the Bruno Mars strategy|newspaper=The Guardian|archivedate=November 26, 2020|date=October 21, 2010|access-date=March 3, 2022|first=Michael|last=Cragg}}{{cite magazine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128224411/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/02/14/mars-attacks|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/02/14/mars-attacks|title=Mars Attacks!|magazine=The New Yorker|archivedate=November 28, 2020|date=February 6, 2011|access-date=March 3, 2022|first=Sasha|last=Frere-Jones}} Amanda Petrusich of The New Yorker described Mars as "arguably one of the most instinctive and enthralling showmen of his generation".{{cite magazine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824114545/https://www.newyorker.com/sections/culture/weirdly-we-might-be-overlooking-bruno-mars|url=https://www.newyorker.com/sections/culture/weirdly-we-might-be-overlooking-bruno-mars|title=Weirdly, We Might Be Overlooking Bruno Mars|magazine=The New Yorker|archivedate=August 24, 2020|date=December 1, 2017|access-date=March 3, 2022|first=Amanda|last=Petrusich}} Fuse TV credited him with bringing the "funkalicious vibes of retro pop and R&B back to modern music" in 2017,{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214085005/https://www.fuse.tv/2017/05/bruno-mars-future-asian-pacific-history-month|url=https://www.fuse.tv/2017/05/bruno-mars-future-asian-pacific-history-month|title=Future Asian & Pacific History Month: Bruno Mars' Undeniable Swagger|publisher=Fuse TV|archivedate=December 14, 2018|date=May 2017|access-date=March 3, 2022}} and The Independent{{'s}} Roisin O'Connor later calling him the "king of retro crooning".{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119065322/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/snoop-dogg-review-algorithm-silk-sonic-b1960083.html|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/snoop-dogg-review-algorithm-silk-sonic-b1960083.html|title=Album reviews: Snoop Dogg – Algorithm, and Silk Sonic – An Evening with Silk Sonic|newspaper=The Independent|date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=November 19, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|first=Roisin|last=O'Connor}} In 2013, NPR Music writer Ann Powers called Mars "the most valuable pop historian" of the time. For BET in 2016, Damien Scott called Mars "the prince of pop music".{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/music/2016/11/18/bruno-mars-24k-magic-interview.html|title=Bruno Mars Just Wants You to Have a Good Time|last=Scott|first=Damien|publisher=BET|date=November 19, 2022|accessdate=July 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119012258/http://www.bet.com/music/2016/11/18/bruno-mars-24k-magic-interview.html|archive-date=November 19, 2016|url-status=dead}} In 2019, Margaret Farrell of Stereogum said that "Uptown Funk"{{'}}s success solidified Mars's "kingly pop stature".{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2062403/best-songs-of-the-2010s-list/lists/ultimate-playlist/|title=The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s|website=Stereogum|date=November 5, 2019|access-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106132915/https://www.stereogum.com/featured/best-songs-of-the-2010s-list/|archive-date=November 6, 2019|url-status=live}}

A 2018 Billboard article said that no male artist in pop music during the 2010s had had a longer success streak than Mars,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/bruno-mars-grammys-wins-bad-thing-career-8096896/|title=Could Bruno Mars' Big Night at the Grammys End Up Being a Bad Thing for His Career?|date=February 27, 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 3, 2022|first=Andrew|last=Unterberger|archive-date=March 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302080202/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/bruno-mars-grammys-wins-bad-thing-career-8096896/|url-status=live}} and Slate considered him "the most consistent male pop star of the 2010s".{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114010830/https://slate.com/culture/2017/05/why-bruno-mars-that-s-what-i-like-is-no-1-on-the-hot-100.html|url=https://slate.com/culture/2017/05/why-bruno-mars-that-s-what-i-like-is-no-1-on-the-hot-100.html|title=Bruno Mars' New No. 1 Proves He's the Canniest Hit-Maker of the Decade|magazine=Slate|archivedate=November 14, 2018|date=May 5, 2017|access-date=March 3, 2022|first=Chris|last=Molanphy}} In 2021, WBLS said that Mars "has been a dominant force in popular culture for more than a decade".{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809161848/https://www.wbls.com/news/featured/is-bruno-mars-an-rb-star-or-pop-star/|url=https://www.wbls.com/news/featured/is-bruno-mars-an-rb-star-or-pop-star/|title=Is Bruno Mars an R&B Star or Pop Star?|publisher=WBLS|first=Jason N.|last=Peters|date=August 9, 2021|archive-date=August 9, 2021|access-date=October 9, 2021}} Two years later, The Times ranked Mars thirteenth of the 20 best 21st-century vocalists.{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/article/ranked-the-best-20-solo-singers-of-this-century-3bxk7zt93|title=Ranked: the best 20 solo singers of this century|url-access=subscription|last1=Cairns|first1=Dan|last2=Wollocombe|first2=Luz|newspaper=The Times|date=January 22, 2013|access-date=January 24, 2023|archive-date=January 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122140631/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ranked-the-best-20-solo-singers-of-this-century-3bxk7zt93|url-status=live}} The New York Times and Toronto Star described "Uptown Funk" as one of the century's most recognizable pop songs.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/arts/mark-ronson-late-night-feelings.html|title=Mark Ronson, a Party Boy No More, Tries on Melancholy After a Parade of Hits|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|newspaper=The New York Times|date= June 13, 2019|access-date= June 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613225852/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/arts/mark-ronson-late-night-feelings.html|archive-date=June 13, 2019|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729191649/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2021/07/29/how-mark-ronson-and-bruno-mars-finished-writing-uptown-funk-at-torontos-cherry-beach-studios.html|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2021/07/29/how-mark-ronson-and-bruno-mars-finished-writing-uptown-funk-at-torontos-cherry-beach-studios.html|title=How Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars finished writing 'Uptown Funk' at Toronto's Cherry Beach studios|website=Toronto Star|archivedate=July 29, 2021|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=July 29, 2021|first=Jonathan|last=Dekel}} About Mars' Puerto Rican roots and ethnic labels, Remezcla said that he was "the first proud Latino artist to make it" to the "top of international pop culture" while not following the music industry's "cynical labels game" and being pigeonholed.{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722205805/https://remezcla.com/culture/bruno-mars-puerto-rican-latina-interview/|url=https://remezcla.com/culture/bruno-mars-puerto-rican-latina-interview/|title="My Father's a Puerto Rican Pimp": Bruno Mars Gets Personal About Boricua Roots in New Interview|publisher=Remezcla|archivedate=July 22, 2018|date=February 1, 2017|access-date=March 3, 2022|first=Andrew S.|last=Vargas}} His music and showmanship have inspired AJ Mitchell,{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816112052/http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtv-push/news/get-to-know-aj-mitchell|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/e5dzyk/get-to-know-aj-mitchell|title=get to know: aj mitchell|publisher=MTV|archive-date=August 16, 2019|date=August 16, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=March 3, 2022}} Thomas Rhett,{{cite magazine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210204933/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/thomas-rhett-talks-new-albums-bruno-mars-influence-88871/|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/thomas-rhett-talks-new-albums-bruno-mars-influence-88871/|title=Thomas Rhett Talks New Album's Bruno Mars Influence|magazine=Rolling Stone|archivedate=February 10, 2021|date=March 10, 2015 |access-date=March 3, 2022|first=Joseph|last=Hudak}} Dua Lipa,{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926202859/https://elvisduran.iheart.com/featured/elvis-duran/content/2017-09-26-dua-lipa-learns-this-from-bruno-mars-every-night/|url=https://elvisduran.iheart.com/featured/elvis-duran/content/2017-09-26-dua-lipa-learns-this-from-bruno-mars-every-night/|title=Dua Lipa Learns THIS From Bruno Mars Every Night|work=Elvis Duran and the Morning Show|archivedate=September 26, 2017|date=September 26, 2017|access-date=March 3, 2022}} Benny Dayal,{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105013934/https://www.dtnext.in/News/Cinema/2020/12/21223125/1267552/Singer-Benny-Dayal-On-How-Bruno-Mars-Inspires-His-.vpf|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/Cinema/2020/12/21223125/1267552/Singer-Benny-Dayal-On-How-Bruno-Mars-Inspires-His-.vpf|title=Singer Benny Dayal On How Bruno Mars Inspires His Music|newspaper=DT Next|archivedate=January 5, 2021|date=December 21, 2020|access-date=March 3, 2022}} Rauw Alejandro,{{cite magazine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827144258/https://billboard.com.ar/rauw-alejandro-me-siento-bendecido/|url=https://billboard.com.ar/rauw-alejandro-me-siento-bendecido/|title=Rauw Alejandro: "Me Siento Bendecido"|magazine=Billboard|archivedate=August 27, 2021|access-date=March 3, 2022|first1=Santiago |first2=Gustavo |last1=Torres |last2=Serna|location=Argentina|date=August 27, 2021}} KiDi,{{cite web|url=https://menafn.com/1102879375/Touch-It-singer-Kidi-takes-inspiration-from-Bruno-Mars-Chris-Brown-Usher-Exclusive|title='Touch It' singer Kidi takes inspiration from Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, Usher (Exclusive)|last=Sharma|first=Ekatmata|work=MENAFN|date=September 28, 2021|accessdate=June 16, 2022|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005160133/https://menafn.com/1102879375/Touch-It-singer-Kidi-takes-inspiration-from-Bruno-Mars-Chris-Brown-Usher-Exclusive|url-status=live}} Lee Brice,{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304011050/https://www.floridatoday.com/story/entertainment/2015/03/15/lee-brice-true-redneck-loves-performin-writin/24829545/|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/entertainment/2015/03/15/lee-brice-true-redneck-loves-performin-writin/24829545/|title=Lee Brice: A 'true redneck' who loves performin' & writin'|newspaper=Florida Today|archivedate=March 4, 2021|date=March 15, 2015|access-date=March 3, 2022|first=Mike|last=Nunez}} Shawn Mendes,{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916041450/https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/shawn-mendes-wins-first-american-music-award-1.3449670|url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/shawn-mendes-wins-first-american-music-award-1.3449670|title=Shawn Mendes Wins First American Music Award|publisher=iHeartRadio|archivedate=September 16, 2019|date=November 19, 2017|access-date=March 3, 2022|first=Brad|last=McCrea}} Selena Gomez,{{cite magazine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925111903/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/selena-gomez-gives-it-up-176014/|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/selena-gomez-gives-it-up-176014/|title=Selena Gomez Gives "It" Up!|magazine=Rolling Stone|archivedate=September 25, 2020|date=July 23, 2013|access-date=March 3, 2022|first=Dave|last=DiMartino}} and Meghan Trainor.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/sep/01/pops-weighty-issue-all-about-that-bass-body-positive-anthems|title=Pop's weighty issue: All About That Bass and other body-positive anthems|last=Sullivan|first=Caroline|newspaper=The Guardian|date=September 1, 2014|access-date=January 5, 2015|archive-date=December 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213192331/http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/sep/01/pops-weighty-issue-all-about-that-bass-body-positive-anthems|url-status=live}}

Mars was named Billboard{{'s}} 2013 Artist of the Year, and was a 2016 NRJ Artist of Honor in recognition of his contribution to music.{{cite web|url=http://www.wmg.com/news/warner-music-france-triumphs-nrj-music-awards-21831|title=Warner Music France Triumphs at the NRJ Music Awards|publisher=Warner Music Group|date=November 14, 2016|access-date=November 19, 2016|archive-date=November 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120054533/http://www.wmg.com/news/warner-music-france-triumphs-nrj-music-awards-21831|url-status=live}} The singer received an Innovator Award at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards and a Visionary Award at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7710210/iheartradio-music-awards-2017-winners-list|title=2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Complete Winners List|author=Billboard Staff|magazine=Billboard|date=March 5, 2017|access-date=March 6, 2017|archive-date=March 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306014120/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7710210/iheartradio-music-awards-2017-winners-list|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/awards/teen-choice-awards-2017-tcas-fox-winners-list-riverdale-fifth-harmony-1202526197/|title=Teen Choice Awards 2017: 'Riverdale,' Fifth Harmony Shut Out Competition|last1=Rubin|first1=Rebecca|last2=Knapp|first2=JD|work=Variety|date=August 13, 2017|access-date=August 27, 2017|archive-date=August 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816144937/http://variety.com/2017/tv/awards/teen-choice-awards-2017-tcas-fox-winners-list-riverdale-fifth-harmony-1202526197/|url-status=live}} iHeartRadio Canada listed Mars as one its "Icons of the Decade" in 2019, and Insider gave him an honorable mention on its 2010s list.{{cite web|url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/all-videos?target=1.10315571|title=Icons of the Decade: Bruno Mars|publisher=iHeartRadio|access-date=January 8, 2020|archive-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223211415/https://www.iheartradio.ca/all-videos?target=1.10315571|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/best-most-important-artists-of-the-decade-2010s|title=The 20 top artists of the decade|last1=Ahlgrim|first1=Callie|last2=Larocca|first2=Courteney|work=Insider|date=December 23, 2019|access-date=March 10, 2020}} In 2021, Billboard ranked Mars the third Top Artist of the 2010s and 14th on its list of Top Touring Artists of the 2010s.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9570382/drake-billboard-artist-of-the-decade-2021-billboard-music-awards/|title=Drake Is Billboard's Artist of the Decade, Will Receive Honor at 2021 Billboard Music Awards|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=May 11, 2021|access-date=May 12, 2021|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512022324/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9570382/drake-billboard-artist-of-the-decade-2021-billboard-music-awards|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/top-touring-artists|title=Top Touring Artists|magazine=Billboard|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=December 29, 2019|archive-date=November 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116073136/https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/top-touring-artists|url-status=live}} Three years later, he was ranked 20th on Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars' 21st-century list. Kyle Dines called Mars "one of the century's great writers, performers and hitmakers, who essentially arrived to early-'10s pop already on top of the world and has scarcely left his perch since."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/bruno-mars-greatest-pop-stars-21st-century-1235768954/|title=Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 20 — Bruno Mars|last=Denis|first=Kyle|magazine=Billboard|date=September 6, 2024|accessdate=September 17, 2024}}

{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Bruno Mars}}

Mars has received a number of awards and honors, including 16 Grammy Awards,{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/bruno-mars/5082|title=Bruno Mars|publisher=NARAS|access-date=February 4, 2025}} four Brit Awards,Brit Awards for Bruno Mars:

• {{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2012|title=The Brits 2012|work=Brits|publisher=British Phonographic Industry's|access-date=September 26, 2013|archive-date=January 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116015245/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2012|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2014|title=The Brits 2014|work=Brits|publisher=British Phonographic Industry's|access-date=February 20, 2014|archive-date=September 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907031312/https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2014|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2015|title=The Brits 2015|work=Brits|publisher=British Phonographic Industry's|access-date=December 22, 2015|archive-date=December 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223053550/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2015|url-status=live}} four Guinness World Record{{cite book|last=Glenday|first=Craig|title=Guinness World Records 2016|date=2015|publisher=Bantam Books|isbn=978-1-101-88380-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec0000unse_f8z3/page/103 103]}}{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/1/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-this-years-grammy-nominees-511688|title=10 Things You Didn't Know about This Year's Grammy Nominees|last=Stephenson|first=Kristen|work=Guinness World Records|publisher=Jim Pattison Group|date=January 26, 2018|access-date=January 6, 2019|archive-date=January 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106205152/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/1/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-this-years-grammy-nominees-511688|url-status=live}} 11 American and 14 Soul Train Music Awards.American Music Awards for Bruno Mars:
• {{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ama-american-music-awards-katy-perry-bieber-264237|title=AMAs 2011: Winners and Nominees Complete List|first=Jane|last=Kellogg|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 20, 2011|access-date=March 25, 2013|archive-date=July 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701170008/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ama-american-music-awards-katy-perry-bieber-264237|url-status=live}}
• {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/8039497/amas-2017-winners-list|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 AMAs|author=Billboard Staff|magazine=Billboard|date=November 19, 2017|access-date=November 20, 2017|archive-date=December 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220132502/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/8039497/amas-2017-winners-list|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/american-music-awards-full-list-winners-2018-1146665/item/artist-year-1142124|title=American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Wins Artist of the Year, Sets New Record|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 9, 2018|access-date=October 10, 2018|archive-date=October 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010134958/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/american-music-awards-full-list-winners-2018-1146665/item/artist-year-1142124|url-status=live}}
• {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8544611/2019-amas-winners-list|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2019 American Music Awards|last=Warner|first=Denise|magazine=Billboard|date=November 24, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=November 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125043916/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8544611/2019-amas-winners-list|url-status=live}}
• {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2021-amas-winners-list-1235000924/|title=Here Are All the 2021 American Music Awards Winners|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|magazine=Billboard|date=November 21, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=January 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105032628/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2021-amas-winners-list-1235000924/|url-status=live}}Soul Train Music Awards for Bruno Mars:
• {{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/3lw1d6/2010-soul-train-awards-recap-or-music-news|title=2010 Soul Train Awards Recap|last=Osorio|first=Kim|work=BET News|date=November 28, 2010|access-date=November 29, 2010|archive-date=February 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210012948/http://www.bet.com/news/music/2010/11/29/sta2010recapmuscnewsmusic112910.html|url-status=live}}
• {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/videos/popular/6777934/the-weeknd-uptown-funk-jidenna-2015-soul-train-awards|title=The Weeknd, 'Uptown Funk' and Jidenna Big Winners at 2015 Soul Train Awards|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|magazine=Billboard|date=November 29, 2015|access-date=February 17, 2016|archive-date=February 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222160306/http://www.billboard.com/articles/videos/popular/6777934/the-weeknd-uptown-funk-jidenna-2015-soul-train-awards|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/bet-soul-train-awards-2017-winners-1053955/item/song-year-1049570|title=BET Soul Train Awards: Bruno Mars Tops With 5 Wins|first=Kimberly|last=Nordyke|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 26, 2017|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-date=April 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424072048/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/bet-soul-train-awards-2017-winners-1053955/item/song-year-1049570|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/11/drake-lecrae-and-cardi-b-win-at-2018-soul-train-awards/|title=Drake, Lecrae and Cardi B Win at 2018 Soul Train Music Awards|last=Centero|first=Tony M.|work=XXL|date=November 26, 2018|access-date=December 1, 2018|archive-date=December 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201192336/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/11/drake-lecrae-and-cardi-b-win-at-2018-soul-train-awards/|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/soul-train-awards-winners-list-1234637742/|title=Soul Train Awards 2021: See The Complete Winners List|last=Imarenezor|first=Christine|work=Vibe|date=November 28, 2021|accessdate=November 30, 2021|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130082953/https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/soul-train-awards-winners-list-1234637742/|url-status=live}}
• {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-soul-train-awards-winners-list-1235176180/|title=Beyoncé Wins Big at 2022 Soul Train Awards: Full Winners List|last=Grein|first=Paul|magazine=Billboard|date=November 26, 2021|accessdate=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127031319/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-soul-train-awards-winners-list-1235176180/|url-status=live}} He was on Time magazine's 100 list in 2011 and his former songwriting and record-production team, the Smeezingtons, received several accolades.{{cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066319,00.html|title=The 2011 Time 100|author=B.o.B|magazine=Time|date=April 21, 2011|access-date=October 4, 2013|archive-date=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005031941/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066319,00.html|url-status=live}}Accolades for The Smeezingtons:
• {{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a298618/bruno-mars-named-best-songwriter-of-2010.html|title=Bruno Mars named best songwriter of 2010|first=Robert|last=Copsey|work=Digital Spy|date=January 18, 2011|access-date=October 22, 2013|archive-date=October 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020165843/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a298618/bruno-mars-named-best-songwriter-of-2010.html|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/katy-perry-rihanna-pink-taylor-418295/item/smeezingtons-musics-35-top-hitmakers-418358|title=THR Names Music's 35 Top Hitmakers|first=Colin|last=Stutz|work=The Hoolywood Reporter|date=June 2, 2013|access-date=July 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425143220/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/katy-perry-rihanna-pink-taylor-418295/item/smeezingtons-musics-35-top-hitmakers-418358|archive-date=April 25, 2016|url-status=live}}
• {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5763091/sound-selectors-the-top-10-producers-in-music|title=Sound Selectors: The Top 10 Producers in Music|author=Billboard Staff|magazine=Billboard|date=October 21, 2013|access-date=October 22, 2013|archive-date=October 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021162356/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5763091/sound-selectors-the-top-10-producers-in-music|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/press/2011/0624_RS_Awards.aspx|title=Sean "Diddy" Combs, Dr. Dre, Drake, Mary Mary and Other Top Names in Music Attend ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul Music Awards|publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|date=June 24, 2011|access-date=September 25, 2013|archive-date=September 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927191834/http://www.ascap.com/press/2011/0624_RS_Awards.aspx|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/who-is-bruno-mars-mystery-producer-shampoo-press-curl|title=Who is Bruno Mars' mystery producer Shampoo Press & Curl? and what happened to the Smeezingtons?|last=Mench|first=Chris|work=Genius|date=November 18, 2016|access-date=November 30, 2016|archive-date=December 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201015557/http://genius.com/a/who-is-bruno-mars-mystery-producer-shampoo-press-curl|url-status=live}} In 2014, Mars topped Forbes{{'}} "30 Under 30" list of the brightest young stars in 15 fields in the U.S.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/01/06/30-under-30-bruno-mars-and-musics-brightest-young-stars/|title=30 Under 30: Bruno Mars And Music's Brightest Young Stars|last=O'Malley Greenburg|first=Zack|work=Forbes|date=January 6, 2014|access-date=January 10, 2014|archive-date=January 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110134200/http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/01/06/30-under-30-bruno-mars-and-musics-brightest-young-stars/|url-status=live}} At the 2018 Grammys, he was the second recipient of Record and Song of the Year awards with two songs from the same album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8097294/bruno-mars-2018-grammys-historic-win-facts|title=How Historic Was Bruno Mars' Big Night at the Grammys?|last=Cirisano|first=Tatiana|magazine=Billboard|date=January 30, 2018|access-date=April 29, 2018|archive-date=April 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428030551/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8097294/bruno-mars-2018-grammys-historic-win-facts|url-status=live}} Mars was the second three-time Record of the Year recipient at the 2022 Grammys.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/bruno-mars-grammy-record-record-of-the-year-wins-broken-records-1235053939/|title=Silk Sonic, Tony Bennett & More 2022 Grammy Record-Setters|last=Grein|first=Paul|magazine=Billboard|date=April 4, 2022|access-date=April 4, 2022|archive-date=April 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404072727/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/bruno-mars-grammy-record-record-of-the-year-wins-broken-records-1235053939/|url-status=live}} In 2019, Billboard ranked Mars number 41 on its list of greatest all-time artists.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-artists|title=Greatest of All Time Artists|magazine=Billboard|date=November 14, 2019|access-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114170915/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-artists|archive-date=November 14, 2019|url-status=live}} With the Smeezingtons, Music Week called Mars one of the best songwriters of 2010; Billboard ranked him sixth on its 2013 list of Hot 100 Songwriters.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a298618/bruno-mars-named-best-songwriter-of-2010.html|title=Bruno Mars named best songwriter of 2010|first=Robert|last=Copsey|work=Digital Spy|date=January 18, 2011|access-date=October 22, 2013|archive-date=October 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020165843/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a298618/bruno-mars-named-best-songwriter-of-2010.html|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/hot-100-songwriters|title=Hot 100 Songwriters|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 31, 2013|archive-date=May 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503065028/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/hot-100-songwriters|url-status=live}}

"Just The Way You Are" spent 20 weeks (the longest debut) on the Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/428841/top-50-music-stars-of-the-50-states|title=Born in the U.S.A.: Top 50 Stars of the 50 States|author=Billboard Staff|magazine=Billboard|date=July 3, 2013|access-date=July 4, 2013|archive-date=May 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524102150/http://www.billboard.com/photos/428841/top-50-music-stars-of-the-50-states|url-status=live}} "When I Was Your Man" was the country's second number-one song with only piano and vocals.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6077635/hot-100-john-legend-all-of-me-ariana-grande-iggy-azalea|title=John Legend's 'All Of Me' Tops Hot 100, Ariana Grande Debuts at No. 3|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=May 7, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2014|archive-date=May 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509231333/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6077635/hot-100-john-legend-all-of-me-ariana-grande-iggy-azalea|url-status=live}} Mars is the first male artist to place two titles as a lead act in the U.S. top 10 simultaneously.{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|title=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' 'Thrift Shop' No. 1 on Hot 100 for Fourth Week|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1538888/macklemore-ryan-lewis-thrift-shop-no-1-on-hot-100-for-fourth-week|access-date=February 14, 2013|magazine=Billboard|date=February 13, 2013|archive-date=February 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216055058/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1538888/macklemore-ryan-lewis-thrift-shop-no-1-on-hot-100-for-fourth-week|url-status=live}} He has nine number-one singles in the U.S. In 2018, he matched Beyonce and Mariah Carey as the only artists with three top-five singles in the U.S. from their first three studio albums.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8094906/bruno-mars-mariah-carey-beyonce-top-five-hot-100-hits-first-three-albums|title=Bruno Mars Matches Mariah Carey & Beyonce as Only Artists With Three Top Five Hot 100 Hits From Each of Their First Three Albums|first=Gary|last=Trust|magazine=Billboard|date=January 18, 2018|access-date=January 18, 2018|archive-date=January 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118204740/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8094906/bruno-mars-mariah-carey-beyonce-top-five-hot-100-hits-first-three-albums|url-status=live}} He was the first solo male artist with eleven number-ones in the U.S. Mainstream Top 40 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/rose-bruno-mars-apt-number-one-k-pop-pop-airplay-chart-1235882842/|title=ROSÉ & Bruno Mars' 'APT.' Becomes First No. 1 by a K-Pop Artist on Billboard's Pop Airplay Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=January 24, 2025|access-date=January 26, 2025}} Mars, Sheeran and Jewel are the only artists with two songs to spend at least half a year in the U.S. top 10.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8456285/ed-sheeran-perfect-26-weeks-hot-100-top-10|title=Ed Sheeran's 'Perfect' Is Just 10th Single to Spend at Least Half a Year in Hot 100's Top 10|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=May 16, 2018|access-date=May 21, 2018|archive-date=May 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519142941/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8456285/ed-sheeran-perfect-26-weeks-hot-100-top-10|url-status=live}} In 2019, Mars was one of the few artists spending at least 241 weeks in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 top 10.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/justin-bieber-200th-week-hot-100-top-10/|title=Justin Bieber Banks 200th Total Week in Hot 100s Top 10 — The Youngest Solo Male to Reach Milestone|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|url-access=limited|date=October 14, 2019|accessdate=December 20, 2021|archive-date=December 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220193725/https://www.billboard.com/pro/justin-bieber-200th-week-hot-100-top-10/|url-status=live}} He spent 39 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite web|url= https://www.billboard.com/lists/lady-gaga-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-hot-100-number-one-five-weeks/|title=Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars' 'Die With a Smile' Rebounds for Fifth Week at No. 1 on Hot 100|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=February 10, 2025|access-date=February 10, 2025}} Mars had his eleventh number-one on the Digital Song Sales chart, its ninth-best total.{{cite web|url= https://www.billboard.com/lists/lady-gaga-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-hot-100-number-one-third-week/mars-has-8th-most-weeks-at-no-1/|title=Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars' 'Die With a Smile' Scores Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=January 21, 2025|access-date=January 21, 2025}} He is the only artist to spend 30 weeks at number one on the Global 200.

In 2012, "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade" were the best-selling digital singles of the year with sales of 12.5 million and 10.2 million; Mars was the year's biggest-selling artist.{{cite news|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2012.pdf|title=Digital music report 2012|date=January 23, 2012|access-date=December 6, 2014|archive-date=December 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205091833/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2012.pdf|url-status=live}} "Just The Way You Are", "Grenade", "Locked Out Of Heaven", and "When I Was Your Man" have each sold over 4 million digital copies, making him the first male artist to do so as a lead singer.{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-eminem-fab-four-215427213.html|title=Chart Watch: Eminem & The Fab Four|last=Grein|first=Paul|publisher=Yahoo! Music|date=November 6, 2013|access-date=November 17, 2013|archive-date=October 11, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141011130448/https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-eminem-fab-four-215427213.html|url-status=live}} Six of his singles are counted among the list of best-selling singles of all time.International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Sales:

• {{cite news|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2012.pdf|title=Digital Music Report 2012|date=January 23, 2012|access-date=December 6, 2014|archive-date=December 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205091833/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2012.pdf|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/news/music-subscription-revenues-help-drive-growth-in-most-major-markets|title=Music subscription revenues help drive growth in most major markets|work=IFPI|access-date=March 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318193727/http://www.ifpi.org/news/music-subscription-revenues-help-drive-growth-in-most-major-markets|archive-date=March 18, 2014}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2016.pdf|title=IFPI Global Music Report 2016: State of the Industry|page=7|publisher=IFPI|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322173813/https://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2016.pdf|url-status=dead}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2018.pdf|title=Global Music Report 2018: Annual State of the Industry|page=9|publisher=IFPI|date=April 25, 2018|access-date=April 25, 2018|archive-date=April 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424202534/http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2018.pdf|url-status=live}} Mars sold 26 million albums worldwide by 2016, and 200 million singles by 2020.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/bruno-mars-disney-deal-live-action-theatrical-feature-flim-sean-bailehy-mitchell-leib-1202852299/|title=Disney Makes Bruno Mars Deal; Platinum-Selling Singer Will Star In, Produce Music-Driven Theatrical Film|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 6, 2020|access-date=February 24, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225215140/https://deadline.com/2020/02/bruno-mars-disney-deal-live-action-theatrical-feature-flim-sean-bailehy-mitchell-leib-1202852299/|url-status=live}} In 2022, he was the first artist with six diamond-certified songs in the U.S.{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/bruno-mars-diamond-record-locked-heaven-1234699007/|title=Bruno Mars Earns Another Diamond Certification|last=Inman|first=DeMicia|work=Vibe|date=October 5, 2022|access-date=October 6, 2022}} "Uptown Funk" and "Grenade" were listed by several publications as among the decade's best songs.{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/11/top-100-songs-of-the-2010s/4/|title=Top 100 Songs of the 2010|work=Consequence of Sound|date=November 11, 2019|access-date=November 17, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/music/2019/12/26/the-best-pop-songs-of-the-2010s-taylor-swift-bruno-mars-lorde-more/|title=The best pop songs of the 2010s: Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Lorde, more|last=Cridlin|first=Jay|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=December 26, 2019|access-date=December 28, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/g30151906/best-2010s-songs/?slide=25|title=The 52 Best Songs That Defined the 2010s|last=Penrose|first=Nerisha|work=Elle|date=December 13, 2019|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131150928/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/g30151906/best-2010s-songs/?slide=25|url-status=live}}

Due to ticket reselling during the week after Mars' 2014 Super Bowl performance, Hawaii Senate president Donna Mercado Kim introduced Senate Resolution 12 (also known as the Bruno Mars Act). It limits all ticket purchases within 48 hours of the on-sale date to a physical box office, discouraging ticket scalping.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jesselawrence/2014/02/12/could-the-bruno-mars-act-change-the-way-tickets-are-bought-for-high-demand-concerts/|title=Could "The Bruno Mars Act" Change The Way Tickets Are Bought For High Demand Concerts?|last=Lawrence|first=Jesse|work=Forbes|date=February 12, 2014|access-date=February 27, 2014|archive-date=February 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222041939/http://www.forbes.com/sites/jesselawrence/2014/02/12/could-the-bruno-mars-act-change-the-way-tickets-are-bought-for-high-demand-concerts/|url-status=live}} The Hawaii state senate passed the law,{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jesselawrence/2014/04/03/sparse-primary-market-helps-drive-up-price-of-bruno-mars-tickets-on-secondary-market/|title=Sparse Primary Market Helps Drive Up Price of Bruno Mars Tickets on Secondary Market|last=Lawrence|first=Jesse|work=Forbes|date=April 4, 2014|access-date=April 26, 2014|archive-date=April 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426235224/http://www.forbes.com/sites/jesselawrence/2014/04/03/sparse-primary-market-helps-drive-up-price-of-bruno-mars-tickets-on-secondary-market/|url-status=live}} which died in the conference committee.{{cite web|url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38409717/how-did-so-many-get-shut-out-of-bruno-mars-tickets-blame-it-on-the-bots/|title=How did so many get shut out of Bruno Mars tickets? Blame it on the bots|work=Hawaii News Now|date=June 12, 2018|access-date=December 4, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204151420/https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38409717/how-did-so-many-get-shut-out-of-bruno-mars-tickets-blame-it-on-the-bots/|url-status=live}} Billboard reported in September 2021 that Mars earned $604.4 million from concerts, one of less than 30 artists to cross the $600-million threshold.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9637468/boxscore-charts-return-after-pandemic-break|title=Boxscore Charts Return After Year-Plus Break: Classic Rock, Country & Vegas Lead the Way|last=Frankenberg|first=Eric|magazine=Billboard|date=September 28, 2021|access-date=October 2, 2021|archive-date=October 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001215204/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9637468/boxscore-charts-return-after-pandemic-break|url-status=live}}

Mars was the fastest-selling artist for his five 2022 shows in Japan, selling about 210,000 tickets. He sold 101,000 tickets for two concerts in Seoul the following year, the largest audience of Hyundai Card's Super Concert.{{cite web|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230619000596|title=Bruno Mars brings magic to sold-out crowd in Seoul with finesse|last=Dam-young|first=Hong|work=The Korea Herald|date=June 19, 2023|accessdate=June 2, 2023}} In 2024, Mars was the first artist since Michael Jackson to sell out seven shows at the 55,000-capacity Tokyo Dome.{{cite web|url=https://www.iq-mag.net/2023/11/bruno-mars-history-japan-concerts/|title=Magnificent 7: Bruno Mars' historic Tokyo stand|last=Henderson|first=Lisa|work=IQ|date=November 17, 2023|accessdate=November 7, 2024}} His two concerts in Taiwan attracted 157,000 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5935113|title=157,000 fans|last=Everington|first=Keoni|work=Taiwan News|date=September 12, 2024|accessdate=November 6, 2024}} Mars played 14 concerts in Brazil that year, breaking RBD's 2006 13-show record for an international artist.{{Cite news|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u61289.shtml|title=RBD confirms tour in Brazil in September and october; check out the 12 cities.|date=June 11, 2006|access-date=February 2, 2024|work=Folha de S.Paulo|language=pt}}{{Cite news|url=https://ofuxico.com.br/musica-e-shows/bruno-mars-quebra-recorde-de-maior-turne-internacional-no-brasil/|title=Bruno Mars quebra recorde de maior turnê internacional no Brasil|last=Araujo|first=Raphael|work=OFuxico|date=May 17, 2024|accessdate=November 6, 2024|language=pt}}

After the January 2025 release of "Die With a Smile" with Lady Gaga and "Apt." with Rosé, Mars had a record 150 million monthly listeners on Spotify.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bruno-mars-spotify-history-first-artist-150-million-monthly-listeners-1235885067/|title=Bruno Mars Makes Spotify History as First Artist to Reach 150 Million Monthly Listeners|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|magazine=Billboard|date=January 27, 2025|accessdate=January 27, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/643272-most-monthly-listeners-on-spotify|title=Most monthly listeners on Spotify (male)|publisher=Jim Pattison Group|date=January 11, 2025|access-date=January 17, 2025}} He was the second artist (after Sabrina Carpenter) "to replace himself at number one and take the top two spots" at the same time on the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excluding United States, and had the biggest debut by a male artist on the Global 200.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/rose-bruno-mars-apt-number-1-global-charts-debut-1235812991/|title=Penthouse 'APT.': ROSÉ & Bruno Mars Debut at No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=October 28, 2024|accessdate=November 6, 2024}} "Apt." was the first song with at least 200 million streams globally in multiple weeks on both charts.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/rose-bruno-mars-apt-number-1-global-charts-second-week-1235819774/|title=ROSÉ & Bruno Mars' 'APT.' Adds Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts, Sets Record Streaming Streak|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=November 4, 2024|accessdate=November 6, 2024}} "Die with a Smile" and "Apt." spent 18 and 12 weeks at number one on the Global 200, respectively.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/lady-gaga-bruno-mars-die-with-a-smile-number-1-global-200-18-1235956965/|title=Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars' 'Die With a Smile' Tops Global 200 Chart for 18th Week|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=April 28, 2025|access-date=April 28, 2025}}

Mars' brother Eric Hernandez is the drummer for his backup band, The Hooligans. Their sisters Tiara, Tahiti and Presley and their cousin, Jamie, make up the all-girl Lylas. When she was young, Jamie moved in with the siblings due to parental issues.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1705558/bruno-mars-sisters-lylas-wetv/|title=Bruno Mars' Sisters Taking Their Turn on the Spotlight Band on 'The Lylas' And Of Course They're Getting A Reality Show|last=Roland|first=Driadonna|work=MTV|date=April 12, 2013|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-date=December 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231075401/http://www.mtv.com/news/1705558/bruno-mars-sisters-lylas-wetv/|url-status=dead}} Mars began dating model Jessica Caban in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/buzz/bruno-mars-girlfriend-jessica-caban-bio-facts#6|title=8 things to know about Bruno Mars' girlfriend|last=Rodriguez|first=Priscilla|work=Latina|date=January 9, 2018|access-date=March 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201184924/http://www.latina.com/buzz/bruno-mars-girlfriend-jessica-caban-bio-facts|archive-date=February 1, 2014}} They remained a couple {{as of|2024|lc=y}}, living in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills with a Rottweiler named Geronimo.

On May 31, 2013, Mars was returning to Los Angeles from overseas when he learned at the airport that his mother was gravely ill; he immediately got on a plane to Hawaii. His mother died at Queens Medical Center in Honolulu the following day at age 55 from complications of a brain aneurysm.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/life-on-planet-mars-w447916|title=Bruno Mars: The Private Anxiety of a Pop Perfectionist|last=Eells|first=Josh|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 2, 2016|access-date=November 2, 2016|url-access=limited|archive-date=November 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103014403/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/life-on-planet-mars-w447916|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bruno-mars-mother-dies-of-brain-aneurysm-20130602|title=Bruno Mars' Mother Dies of Brain Aneurysm|first=Miriam|last=Coleman|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 2, 2013|access-date=March 27, 2015|url-access=limited|archive-date=April 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408045932/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bruno-mars-mother-dies-of-brain-aneurysm-20130602|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/02/bruno-mars-mother-dead_n_3374588.html|title=Bruno Mars' Mother Dead at 55, According To Source|last=Mumbi Moody|first=Nekesa|work=HuffPost|date=June 2, 2013|access-date=March 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402203105/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/02/bruno-mars-mother-dead_n_3374588.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015}} On June 7, 2013, the singer wrote about the loss of his mother on Twitter: "So thankful for all the love during the most difficult time in my life. I'll be back on my feet again soon. That's what mom wants, she told me."{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/bruno-mars-breaks-silence-his-564716|title=Bruno Mars Breaks Silence on His Mother's Death|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 7, 2013|access-date=March 27, 2015|archive-date=April 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408131914/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/bruno-mars-breaks-silence-his-564716|url-status=live}}

In 2013, Mars told Rolling Stone that record executives "had trouble categorizing him" and were unsure which radio stations would play his songs or to which audience (Black or white) he would appeal. That May, he said that "Nothin' on You" was rejected by a "music industry decision-maker" because of his race. The experience made him feel like a "mutant", and he said that was his lowest point: "Even with that song in my back pocket to seal the deal, things like that are coming out of people's mouths. It made me feel like I wasn't even in the room."{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2013/05/17/bruno-mars-red-hot/2/|title=Bruno Mars is red hot|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 17, 2013|access-date=December 28, 2016|archive-date=December 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229040951/http://ew.com/article/2013/05/17/bruno-mars-red-hot/2/|url-status=live}}

In 2018, Mars was accused of cultural appropriation on social media for using his racial ambiguity to profit from black music and was criticized for mimicking the sound of past artists. Black celebrities, including Stevie Wonder, Charlie Wilson, 9th Wonder, Marjua Estevez, and Stereo Williams, dismissed the accusations.{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/12/entertainment/bruno-mars-cultural-appropriation-reaction-trnd/index.html|title=After Bruno Mars is accused of cultural appropriation, black celebrities come to his defense|last=Zaru|first=Deena|publisher=CNN|date=March 13, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|archive-date=October 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022073425/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/12/entertainment/bruno-mars-cultural-appropriation-reaction-trnd/index.html|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8251486/stevie-wonder-bullshit-all-bruno-mars-cultural-appropriator|title=Stevie Wonder Says It's 'Bulls---' to Call Bruno Mars an Appropriator|last=Golding|first=Shenequa|magazine=Billboard|date=March 3, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|archive-date=October 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022042306/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8251486/stevie-wonder-bullshit-all-bruno-mars-cultural-appropriator|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bruno-mars-accused-cultural-appropriation-2261789|title=Bruno Mars accused of cultural appropriation|last=Connick|first=Tom|work=NME|date=March 13, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|archive-date=October 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022033730/https://www.nme.com/news/music/bruno-mars-accused-cultural-appropriation-2261789|url-status=live}} Mars has often spoken about his influences and has credited several Black artists, including Babyface, Teddy Riley, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8240346/bruno-mars-cultural-appropriation-tipping-point|title=Bruno Mars, George Michael and the 'Cultural Appropriation' Tipping Point: Critic's Take|last=Williams|first=Stereo|magazine=Billboard|date=March 11, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|archive-date=October 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023012852/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8240346/bruno-mars-cultural-appropriation-tipping-point|url-status=live}} During a 2021 interview on The Breakfast Club, Mars responded to the criticism: "The only reason why I'm here is because of James Brown, is because of Prince, Michael [Jackson] ... that's it. This music comes from love and if you can't hear that, then I don't know what to tell you."{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/silk-sonic/an-evening-with-silk-sonic-album-review/|title=Silk Sonic Showcase Their Natural Cool on An Evening with Silk Sonic|last=McDuffie|first=Candace|website=Paste|date=November 15, 2021|access-date=November 15, 2021}}

Mars was arrested in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Casino for possession of cocaine on September 19, 2010, and pled guilty to felony drug possession. He was fined $2,000, sentenced to 200 hours of community service, given 12 months of probation, and required to receive eight hours of drug counseling. In January 2012, his cocaine-possession charges were dismissed after his attorneys informed a state court judge that he had completed community service and met the conditions of a plea deal reached a year earlier.{{Cite web |date=2012-01-18 |title=Bruno Mars clear of cocaine possession case – CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruno-mars-clear-of-cocaine-possession-case/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=2012-01-19 |title=Judge clears Bruno Mars of cocaine drug charge |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-16625774 |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |date=2011-02-17 |title=Bruno Mars avoids jail sentence on cocaine charge |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-12491494 |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

Demetrius Orlandus Proctor filed a lawsuit on January 28, 2014, saying that he held the copyright for the McCoy and Mars track "Billionaire". Proctor alleged that he owned the copyright to the song's music and lyrics since March 31, 2011, although the song had been released a year before. As evidence, he submitted a United States Copyright Office registration certificate issued in 2000 for "Frisky Vol. 1 to 30 (Tapes)". Proctor accused McCoy and Mars of "willful and intentional" copyright infringement, sought the destruction of all copies of the recording, and claimed exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the song.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/01/bruno-mars-billionaire-lawsuit-copyright-travie-mccoy/|title=Wanna Be a 'Billionaire': Bruno Mars and Travie McCoy Sued Over Copyright|last=Martins|first=Chris|work=Spin|date=January 29, 2014|access-date=March 28, 2015|archive-date=April 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406032343/http://www.spin.com/2014/01/bruno-mars-billionaire-lawsuit-copyright-travie-mccoy/|url-status=live}} The suit was dismissed on September 30, 2020.{{cite web |title=Proctor v. McCoy |url=https://casetext.com/case/proctor-v-mccoy |website=Casetext |access-date=22 February 2025}}

"Uptown Funk" by Ronson and Mars has been cited for copyright infringement. In 2015, similarities to "Oops Up Side Your Head" (1979) by the Gap Band led them, keyboardist Rudolph Taylor and producer Lonnie Simmons to be added as co-writers of "Uptown Funk" and receive publishing royalties.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6553522/uptown-funk-gains-more-writers-after-gap-bands-legal-claim|title='Uptown Funk!' Gains More Writers After Gap Band's Legal Claim|first=Ed|last=Christman|magazine=Billboard|date=May 1, 2015|access-date=May 1, 2015|archive-date=May 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502222345/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6553522/uptown-funk-gains-more-writers-after-gap-bands-legal-claim|url-status=live}} Serbian singer Viktorija said that year that "Uptown Funk" infringed on one of her tracks, but decided not to sue Mars and Ronson.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/mark-ronson-and-bruno-mars-accused-of-plagiarising-uptown-funk-again-10451682.html|title=Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars accused of plagiarising Uptown Funk, again|last=Shepherd|first=Jack|work=The Independent|access-date=August 12, 2015|date=August 12, 2015|archive-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914083206/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/mark-ronson-and-bruno-mars-accused-of-plagiarising-uptown-funk-again-10451682.html|url-status=live}} Electro-funk band Collage sued Ronson and Mars in 2016 for copying their 1983 single, "Young Girls"; the Sequence, a rap group, said that it infringed their 1979 single "Funk You Up" and sued a year later.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/69413-mark-ronson-and-bruno-mars-sued-over-uptown-funk/|title=Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars Sued Over "Uptown Funk"|last=Minsker|first=Evan|work=Pitchfork|date=October 29, 2016|access-date=February 12, 2018|archive-date=February 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213080043/https://pitchfork.com/news/69413-mark-ronson-and-bruno-mars-sued-over-uptown-funk/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mark-ronson-bruno-mars-sued-again-uptown-funk-sequence-funk-you-up-2198882|title=Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars are being sued again over 'Uptown Funk'|last=Bowman|first=Lisa|work=NME|date=December 30, 2017|access-date=April 15, 2022}} In 2017, Lastrada Entertainment filed a lawsuit due to similarities with "More Bounce to the Ounce" (1980) by Zapp. The company sought damages and a jury trial to prevent Ronson from profiting from "Uptown Funk".{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mark-ronson-sued-over-uptown-funk-zapp-similarities/|title=Mark Ronson Sued Over "Uptown Funk" Zapp Similarities|first=Evan|last=Minsker|work=Pitchfork|date=September 14, 2017|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423232318/https://pitchfork.com/news/mark-ronson-sued-over-uptown-funk-zapp-similarities/|url-status=live}} The Collage and Zapp lawsuits were dropped the following year, and any financial settlement is unknown.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bruno-mars-and-mark-ronson-settle-one-of-three-uptown-funk-lawsuits-report/|title=Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson Settle One of Three "Uptown Funk" Lawsuits: Report|last=Monroe|first=Jazz|work=Pitchfork|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170046/https://pitchfork.com/news/bruno-mars-and-mark-ronson-settle-one-of-three-uptown-funk-lawsuits-report/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mark-ronson-settles-uptown-funk-zapp-copyright-lawsuit/|title=Mark Ronson Settles "Uptown Funk" Zapp Copyright Lawsuit|last=Yoo|first=Noah|work=Pitchfork|date=July 2, 2018|access-date=April 27, 2019|archive-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427190632/https://pitchfork.com/news/mark-ronson-settles-uptown-funk-zapp-copyright-lawsuit/|url-status=live}} "Treasure" was re-registered, with writing credits including Thibaut Berland and Christopher Khan, due to similarities to Breakbot's "Baby I'm Yours".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8544613/best-dance-songs-of-the-decade-top-60|title=The 60 Greatest Dance Songs of the Decade: Staff List|author=Billboard Staff|magazine=Billboard|date=November 26, 2019|access-date=December 4, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128103041/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8544613/best-dance-songs-of-the-decade-top-60|url-status=live}}

Billboard estimated Mars' 2013 earnings at $18,839,681, making him the year's twelfth-highest-paid musician.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5930326/music-s-top-40-money-makers-2014-the-rich-list|title=Music's Top 40 Money Makers 2014: The Rich List|author=Billboard Staff|magazine=Billboard|date=March 10, 2014|access-date=March 15, 2014|archive-date=March 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315003336/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/5930326/music-s-top-40-money-makers-2014-the-rich-list|url-status=dead}} Forbes began reporting his earnings in 2014, calculating that the $60 million earned between June 2013 and June 2014 for his music and tour placed him thirteenth on the magazine's Celebrity 100 list.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/06/30/matthew-mcconaughey-and-bruno-mars-are-among-newcomers-on-the-celebrity-100-list/|title=Matthew McConaughey And Bruno Mars Are Among Newcomers on the Celebrity 100 List|last=Pomerantz|first=Dorothy|work=Forbes|date=June 30, 2014|access-date=October 3, 2014|archive-date=October 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007021315/http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/06/30/matthew-mcconaughey-and-bruno-mars-are-among-newcomers-on-the-celebrity-100-list/|url-status=dead}} Mars was sixth on the magazine's World's Highest Paid Celebrities list in 2017, earning an estimated $39 million from June 2016 through June 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2017/06/12/full-list-the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrities-2017/#1bd3d01b49ec|title=Full List: The World's Highest-Paid Celebrities 2017|last=O'Malley Greenburg|first=Zack|work=Forbes|date=June 12, 2017|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044743/https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2017/06/12/full-list-the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrities-2017/#1bd3d01b49ec|url-status=live}} Forbes announced that Mars was America's highest-paid musician in 2017, with an estimated total of $100 million; this placed him eleventh on the Celebrity 100 list and were his highest yearly earnings to date. He was 54th on the 2019 Forbes Celebrity 100 list, with estimated earnings of $51.5 million between June 1, 2018, and June 1, 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8519360/taylor-swift-tops-forbes-highest-paid-celebrity-100-list-2019-BTS|title=Taylor Swift Tops Forbes' Highest-Paid Celebrity 100 List in 2019 With $185 Million; BTS Earn First Ranking|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|magazine=Billboard|date=June 10, 2019|access-date=June 10, 2019|archive-date=July 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710201223/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8519360/taylor-swift-tops-forbes-highest-paid-celebrity-100-list-2019-BTS|url-status=live}}

Mars was reportedly $50 million in debt in March 2024 due to gambling losses, possibly explaining his nine-year Vegas residency at Park MGM.{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2024/03/bruno-mars-gambling-debts/|title=Bruno Mars Apparently Owes $50 Million in Gambling Debt|last=Harrison|first=Scoop|work=Consequence|date=March 16, 2024|accessdate=March 18, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bruno-mars-is-reportedly-50million-in-debt-due-to-gambling-3602329|title=Bruno Mars is reportedly $50million in debt due to gambling|last=Rigotti|first=Alex|work=NME|date=March 17, 2024|accessdate=March 18, 2024}} MGM Resorts denied the allegations on March 18, with senior vice president of public relations Jenn Michaels saying that he "has no debt with MGM ... speculation otherwise is completely false."{{Cite news |last=Pequeño IV |first=Antonio |date=March 18, 2024 |title=MGM Denies Viral Report Claiming Bruno Mars Has Serious Casino Debt |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/03/18/mgm-denies-viral-report-claiming-bruno-mars-has-serious-casino-debt/?sh=2403f17c42ba |work=Forbes}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mgm-grand-denies-bruno-mars-debt-gambling-1235636092|title=MGM Grand Says Bruno Mars Does Not Have $50 Million Gambling Debt|last=Anifto|first=Rania|magazine=Billboard|date=March 18, 2024|accessdate=April 4, 2024}}

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• Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010)
• Unorthodox Jukebox (2012)
• 24K Magic (2016)

• An Evening with Silk Sonic (with Anderson .Paak, as Silk Sonic) (2021)

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• Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
• Rio 2 (2014)

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• The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour (2010–2012)
• Moonshine Jungle Tour (2013–2014)
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