Bruno Mars

American musician (born 1985)

Bruno Mars

Mars in 2017

Born|

Peter Gene Hernandez

(1985-10-08) October 8, 1985 (age 39)

Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

Occupations|

* Singer
* songwriter
* musician
* record producer
* dancer
* director

Years active| 1990–present
Works|

* Discography
* songs recorded
* songs written
* videography

Partner| Jessica Caban (2011–present)
Awards| Full list
Musical career
Genres|

* Pop
* R&B
* funk
* soul
* reggae
* rock

Instruments|

* Vocals
* guitar
* piano
* keyboards
* drums
* bass
* ukulele
* congas

Labels|

* Universal Motown
* Atlantic
* Elektra

Member of|

* The Hooligans
* Silk Sonic

Formerly of|

* The Smeezingtons
* Shampoo Press & Curl

Website| brunomars.com

Musical artist

Signature

Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Regarded as a pop icon, he is known for his three-octave tenor vocal range, live performances, retro showmanship and musical versatility. He is accompanied by his band, the Hooligans. Raised in Honolulu, Mars gained recognition in Hawaii as a child for his impersonation of Elvis Presley, before moving to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a musical career.

Mars established his name in the music industry as a songwriter and co-founder of the production team the Smeezingtons. He rose to fame as a recording artist after featuring on the US number-one single "Nothin' on You" (2009) by B.o.B. Mars' first three studio albums – Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010), Unorthodox Jukebox (2012) and 24K Magic (2016) – found critical and commercial success, with the lattermost winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The albums spawned multiple international hit singles, including "Just the Way You Are", "Grenade", "The Lazy Song", "Locked Out of Heaven", "When I Was Your Man", "Treasure", "24K Magic", "That's What I Like" and "Finesse". He also featured on Mark Ronson's 2014 single "Uptown Funk", which became Billboard's best-performing song of the 2010s.

Mars' success continued throughout the 2020s. In 2021, he formed the musical superduo Silk Sonic with Anderson .Paak, and they released the 1970's R&B-inspired album An Evening with Silk Sonic, which contained the US number-one single "Leave the Door Open". Mars' 2024 chart-topping duets "Die with a Smile" with Lady Gaga and "Apt." with Rosé spent a total of 30 weeks atop the Billboard Global 200.

Mars has sold over 150 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has scored nine Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles. His 24K Magic World Tour (2017–2018) ranks among the highest-grossing tours in history. Mars' accolades include 16 Grammy Awards (including 3 Records of the Year and 2 Songs of the Year), 4 Brit Awards, 14 American Music Awards, 13 Soul Train Awards and 7 Guinness World Records. He has been featured on Music Week's best-songwriters (2011) and Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists (2019) lists, as well as the Time 100 and Forbes Celebrity 100 lists. Mars was the first artist with six RIAA diamond-certified songs and the first artist to surpass 150 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

## Life and career

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### 1985–2003: Early life and musical beginnings

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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.[1][2] 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.[2][3][4] His mother emigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii, and had Filipino and Spanish ancestry.[2][5] Mars' parents met while performing in a show in which his mother was a hula dancer and his father was a percussionist.[4] At age two, he was nicknamed "Bruno" by his father because of his resemblance to professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino.[6][7]

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.[8][9] His mother was a singer and a dancer and his father performed Little Richard's music, which inspired him as a young child.[4][10] His uncle, an Elvis impersonator, encouraged the three-year-old Mars to perform songs by Presley and Michael Jackson.[7] 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.[11] 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.[4] Mars appeared in the Hawaiian tabloid shopper MidWeek as "Little Elvis" in 1990, and performed in the halftime show of the 1990 Aloha Bowl.[7][12]

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.[4][13] Mars changed schools and was bullied, but later became popular.[4]

His Elvis impersonations had a major impact on his musical evolution and performing technique.[14] Mars began playing guitar, inspired by American rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix.[15] 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."[16][2] 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.[4][7] He became well-known in Hawaiian entertainment in high school, opening for a large magic show and impersonating Michael Jackson for $75 per performance.[4]

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.[17] In 2003, shortly after graduating from high school, Mars pursued a musical career.[7][18] He lived on Mansfield Avenue, and was surprised by its poverty and squalor.[4] 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."[19] 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.[20]

### 2004–2008: Career beginnings

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> 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.

> — —Mars about moving to Los Angeles to pursue a musical career.[21]

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.[22][20] However, the singer's experience with Motown proved beneficial.[22] 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.[17][23] According to Strang, "Bruno came to the conclusion that the best way to further his career was writing and producing hit songs."[17]

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.[17][24][25] 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."[23][25] Brown agreed in another interview.[24] 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).[17][26]

When Philip 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."[27] 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.[28] 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.[28]

### 2008–2010: Production work and It's Better If You Don't Understand

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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,[27] and Mars and Lawrence decided that they would write and produce songs for other artists.[17] Eventually Creed became Mars' manager for nine years.[27][29]

Mars was a music producer before becoming a successful solo artist, writing songs for Alexandra Burke, Adam Levine, Brandy, Sean Kingston, and K'naan.[8][21] 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".[21] Mars co-wrote the Sugababes's "Get Sexy" (2009) and provided backing vocals on their album, Sweet 7 (2010).[30] He sang on the track "3D" on Far East Movement's second studio album, Animal (2009).[31] 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.[32][33] 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.[34][35][36]

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."[37] He released his debut extended play (EP), It's Better If You Don't Understand, on May 11, 2010.[38] 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.[39][40] Mars and the Smeezingtons composed Green's successful 2010 single, "Fuck You".[41]

### 2010–2012: Doo-Wops and Hooligans

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Mars at a 2010 concert in Houston, Texas

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.[42][43] It topped the charts of several countries, including Australia, Canada and the U.S.[34][44][36] The album, released on October 5, 2010, debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and topped the UK,[45][46][35] Dutch and Canadian.[36][47] Doo-Wops & Hooligans has sold 15.5 million copies worldwide.[48] 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.[35][36]

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.[49][50][51] "Marry You" was released internationally and "Count On Me" was the album's final single in Australia.[52][53] Mars released "It Will Rain" on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 film soundtrack (2011).[54] The single reached number three in the U.S. and number two in New Zealand.[34][36] 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.[34][36]

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.[45] The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour, which Mars headlined, ran from November 2010 to January 2012.[55][56] During this time, the co-headlining Hooligans in Wondaland Tour with Mars and Janelle Monáe played North American dates in May and June 2011.[57][58] 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.[59][60]

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).[61][62] 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).[63] 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.[64][65]

### 2012–2014: Unorthodox Jukebox and Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show

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In March 2012, Mars signed a worldwide publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis US.[66] 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.[67] The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 before topping the chart.[68][39] It also topped the charts in Australia, Canada and the UK.[47][36][69] It has sold over six million copies worldwide.[70]

"Locked out of Heaven" was released in October 2012 and preceded the release of Unorthodox Jukebox, an album produced primarily by the Smeezingtons.[67] The song topped the U.S. and Canadian charts and peaked at number two in the UK;[34][44][35] it reached the top ten in several other countries.[36] 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.[71] The song peaked at number three in Canada, number two in the UK, and reached the top-ten in several other countries.[44][35][36] 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.[72]

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.[73][74] The tour grossed $156.4 million.[75][76] 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.[77][78] The first Super Bowl halftime show headlined by a performer under 30 in a decade.[79] 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).[80][81]

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.[82] That year, the album received a Juno Award for International Album of the Year.[83] Mars was cast as Roberto in the film Rio 2 (2014),[84] and contributed to its soundtrack with the song "Welcome Back".[85] On November 10, 2014, Mark Ronson released "Uptown Funk" with Mars.[86] The song topped the charts in several countries, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand.[44][36] "Uptown Funk" spent fourteen weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and seven weeks atop the UK Singles Chart,[34][35] impacting pop culture.[87]

### 2015–2018: Super Bowl 50 halftime performance and 24K Magic

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Mars and The Hooligans during the 24K Magic World Tour as part of the 2018 Lollapalooza festival in Chicago

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".[88] 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.[89] 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.[90][91] It was one of the most-watched halftime shows.[92]

The album, scheduled for release in March, was postponed for several months due to Mars' Super Bowl halftime appearance; seven songs had been recorded.[93] They were written primarily by Shampoo Press & Curl, a production team consisting of Mars, Lawrence and Brown which replaced the Smeezingtons.[94] Mars began Gorilla Management, operated by Aaron Elharar, in May 2016.[29][95] 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).[96][97] According to Guinness World Records 2017, Mars was the "First Male Artist to achieve three 10-million-selling-singles".[98]

24K Magic, released on November 18, 2016, debuted at number two in Canada, France, New Zealand, and the US.[99][47][36] It sold over five million copies globally.[100] 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.[34][44] "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.[34][36] "24K Magic" peaked at number one in France and New Zealand.[36] Other singles include "Versace on the Floor" and "Chunky" (released in Australia).[101] All singles appeared on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs; "That's What I Like" and "Finesse" topped the chart.[102]

In 2016, Mars began the concert residency Bruno Mars at Park MGM.[103] His headlining tour, 24K Magic World Tour (2017–18), grossed more than $300 million.[95] On November 2017, CBS aired the TV special Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo.[104] 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.[105] He received the Album/Mixtape of the Year award and four others at the 2017 Soul Train Music Awards.[106] 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.[107]

### 2018–2022: Further collaborations and An Evening with Silk Sonic

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According to Nile Rodgers, Mars worked on Chic's studio album It's About Time (2018).[108][109] In early 2018, he worked with recording engineer Charles Moniz and the songwriting-and-recording Stereotypes.[110][111] 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;[112] it reached number 11 in the U.S.[34] In February 2019, he and Cardi B released "Please Me".[113] The single peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100,[34] and reached the top 20 in Canada, New Zealand and the UK.[44][35][36] Mars, Ed Sheeran and Chris Stapleton collaborated on "Blow" five months later for Sheeran's fourth studio album, No.6 Collaborations Project (2019).[114] Mars posted a picture of himself in a recording studio in October of that year, hinting at new music.[115]

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.[116] A month later, it was confirmed that Mars was working on his next album with Babyface.[117][118] During the COVID-19 lockdown, he wrote music every day for his upcoming album.[119] 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.[120] In 2021, Mars was reportedly paid $3.2 million to perform at the Cape Cod wedding of the Motorola CEO's son.[121]

On February 26, 2021, Mars and rapper Anderson .Paak announced that they recorded an album as Silk Sonic.[122] An Evening with Silk Sonic, released on November 12 of that year, includes Bootsy Collins as a guest host.[123] Primarily produced by Mars and D'Mile,[124] debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and in the top five in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.[125][47][36] "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.[126] "Leave the Door Open" topped the Billboard Hot 100 and New Zealand charts.[34][36] 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.[126]

In early 2022, Silk Sonic began their An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM concert residency.[127] 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.[128][129][130] Silk Sonic received three awards at the 2021 Soul Train Music Awards, including Song of the Year for "Leave the Door Open".[131] 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".[132] 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.[133][134]

### 2023–present: World tour and fifth studio album

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Mars and the Hooligans in Singapore 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.[135][136] The tour continued in 2023 in South Korea, the Philippines, Brazil, Chile, Georgia, Qatar and Israel.[137][138][139] The following year, after dates in Tokyo, Bangkok and Singapore, the tour ended with a 14-show leg in Brazil.[140] He kept performing shows at his concert residency alongside the world tour. The 37 shows reported during 2023 grossed more than $66.3 million.[141]

In 2023, Mars was working on his next studio album with Brody Brown, Lawrence and James Fauntleroy.[142][143][144] 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.[145] In 2024, D'Mile was involved on the singer's follow up album.[146] 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.[147][148]

Mars and Lady Gaga released their single, "Die with a Smile", on August 16, 2024.[149] It was his first number-one on the Billboard Global 200,[150] and topped the charts in Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland and the U.S.[34][36] The song received the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award at the 2025 Grammy Awards and was nominated for Song of the Year.[151] A month later, Mars and Rosé released "Apt.", the lead single of Rosé's debut album Rosie (2024).[152] It was Mars' second number-one on the Billboard Global 200, and topped Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and New Zealand charts.[153][44][36] Both were the world's top-streamed songs in November 2024, continuing into January 2025.[154][155] On January 24, 2025, Mars and Sexyy Red released "Fat Juicy & Wet".[156]

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.[157] Ken Miller of Las Vegas Magazine said that Mars has been working on a new album since early 2023.[158] Mars produced a new cover of "Burning Love" by Elvis Presley performed by his nephews Nyjah Music and Zyah Rhythm for the Lilo & Stitch (2025) movie.

## Artistry

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### Influences

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Mars' music has been influenced by Michael Jackson (left) and Prince .

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.[159][160] As a child he impersonated Elvis Presley, affecting Mars' musical evolution:

> 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.[14]

Mars also impersonated Michael Jackson (another inspiration),[7] and hip-hop songs by The Neptunes and Timbaland which were played on the radio influenced him.[4]

Mars' musical style initially gravitated towards R&B, and he was influenced by Keith Sweat, Jodeci, and R. Kelly.[161] He noticed Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, New Edition, Bobby Brown, Boyz II Men, Teddy Riley and Babyface as a child,[162] and listened to 1950s rock 'n' roll, doo-wop and Motown.[161] Mars listened to Led Zeppelin and the Beatles in high school, and to singers with high voices such as Stevie Wonder and Freddie Mercury.[161][163] Bob Marley and local bands in Hawaii gave Mars his reggae roots.[164] Hip-hop acts like Jay-Z, the Roots and Cody Chesnutt were favorites, influencing his songwriting.[161] 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."[161]

Other inspirations include Janet Jackson,[165] Jimi Hendrix,[161][166] Amy Winehouse,[167] Sly Stone, Carlos Santana, George Clinton, and Usher.[166][168] Mars has said that he is a fan of Alicia Keys, Jessie J, Jack White, the Saturdays, and Kings of Leon.[169]

### Musical style and themes

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Mars' music has been noted for a variety of styles, musical genres, and influences, including pop,[170] R&B,[171] funk,[172] soul,[173] reggae,[170] and rock.[174] His debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, is primarily a pop, reggae pop and R&B record.[171][173][175][170] Many of Mars' songs on the album have "feel-good", carefree, optimistic sentiments.[176][177] Darker subjects in his songs, however, address failed relationships, pain and loneliness.[173][178] Mars' subsequent release, Unorthodox Jukebox (like his debut album) is influenced by disco, funk, rock, reggae and soul, and balladry.[174][179] His second album differs from the first lyrically, addressing traditional notions of romance, male chauvinism and sexuality;[180][181] the explicit content in "Gorilla" sparked controversy in Australia.[182] Mars's third album, 24K Magic, was influenced by R&B, funk, pop and new jack swing.[183][172][184] Lyrically, the album involves money and sex.[185] 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.[186][187][188] It explores themes of seduction, romance, reconciliation and materialism.[186][189]

### Voice

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Mars has a three-octave tenor vocal range.[179] 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",[159] 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."[190] 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.[191] 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".[192] 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".[193]

### Songwriting

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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.[194] He has said that he typically writes songs by playing the guitar or piano.[195] Mars plays drums,[196][197] guitar,[197][198] keyboard,[198] bass,[197] piano,[71][198] ukulele,[199] and congas.[200] He usually plays the instrumentation (or part of it) on his albums and the songs he composes for other artists.[197][43][201]

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."[202] 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."[164]

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".[37] 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)."[142]

### Showmanship

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Mars and the Hooligans performing with strobe lights

Mars is known for his retro showmanship, which is acclaimed by tour critics and reviewers.[203][204][205] Deanna Ramsay of The Jakarta Post described Mars as a "truly global star".[206] The Boston Herald's Jim Sullivan compared Mars' showmanship to that of Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley.[203] Kevin Johnson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called Mars a "consummate performer."[207] The Boston Globe's Sarah Rodman said Mars shows an "indefatigable ecstatic approach to performing" and "classic showmanship."[204] Jim Farber of the Daily News said Mars's Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show "[brought] old-school showmanship to [a] dynamic performance."[205] 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).[4]

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.[208] 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.[209] 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".[210] 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".[211] 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.[212] The 24K Magic World Tour was praised by critics for its showmanship, guitar skills and stage production.[213][214][215] The tour received two Pollstar awards, two Billboard Music Awards, and a TEC Award.[216] Bruno Mars at Park MGM concert residency won Top R&B Tour at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.[217]

Mars' concerts feature The Hooligans, including a guitarist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist and horn section, who are also dancers and background singers.[207][218] Critics noted the difference the backup band and arrangements made to the live versions of the songs compared with the album versions.[208][219] The shows contained all-band dancing arrangements, including footwork inspired by James Brown and the splits.[211][220][221] The shows, influenced by disco, have a soul-revue-inspired set;[207][205] long, mellow, soft interludes echoing the smooth contemporary R&B style popular during the 1990s are also included.[207][218] The set lists blend several genres of music, including pop, doo-wop, funk, R&B, soul, and reggae.[207][204] Mars' shows usually feature pyrotechnics, strobe and laser lighting,[204][207] and he plays drums and guitar.[204][207] In 2021, Pollstar named Mars the hip-hop/R&B touring artist of the 2010s.[222]

### Music videos

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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.[223] In 2011, Mars developed the second concept and treatment for "The Lazy Song" and brought in Duddy to co-direct its music video.[224][225] 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."[226]

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".[227] In 2024, Mars co-directed the Don Quijote campaign commercial with Daniel Ramos.[228] The singer collaborated with Ramos on music videos for "Die with a Smile", "Apt." and "Fat, Juicy and Wet".[229]

Mars, who choreographed the video for "Treasure", received the Best Choreography award at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.[230] 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").[231][232] Mars' collaborations with Dechard earned them a nomination for Video Director of the Year at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards.[233] 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.[234] 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.[235] 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.[128] The video also received the 2021 MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing.[236]

### Clothing

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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.[237] 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".[238] 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".[237]

## Band members

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* Bruno Mars – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards (2010–present)
* Philip Lawrence – backing vocals (2010–2018, 2022–present)[143]
* 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)[239][240][241]

### Former members

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* Kenji Chan – guitars (2010–2012)[242]
* Phredley Brown – guitars (2012–2022), keyboards (2010–2012), backing vocals (2010–2022)[243]
* Mateus Asato – guitars (2019, 2021, 2022–2023)[244]

### Timeline

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## Other ventures

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### Endorsements and partnerships

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Mars appeared in two commercials for Bench in 2011.[245] 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.[246] 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."[247] 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."[248] Chromatik and NJOY have been acquired by TakeLessons and Marlboro, respectively.[249]

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.[250] In 2020, Mars redesigned the rum's taste, branding and packaging in a 1970s style.[250][251] The brand is co-owned by Mars, Seth and Marc Gold, and Robert Herzig.[252] The Hooligans, .Paak, D'Mile, Fauntleroy, and Moniz became co-owners.[253]

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.[254] When Mars and Trotter began to work, he adopted "an alter ego to help him think as a designer."[255]

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).[256] 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.[257] The Pinky Ring opened on February 12, 2024, with the Hooligans performing every night of its first two weeks.[258] 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.[259]

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".[260] 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."[261]

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).[228][262] Mars wrote the jingle and shared the commercial on his Instagram.[263][264] The collaboration included limited-edition goods released in September.[265]

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.[266] 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.[267]

### Philanthropy

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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.[268] 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.[269]

Mars donated $100,000 in 2014 to the orphans of Bantay Bata, who were among the victims of Typhoon Haiyan.[270][271] He performed at the Make It Right concert (whose goal was to "help build homes for people in need")[272] and at the Robin Hood Foundation's 2014 annual benefit to "fight poverty in New York City by supporting nonprofit organizations."[273] 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.[274] Mars participated in the "Somos Una Voz" relief initiative to help survivors of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, and Mexico's earthquake.[275]

He donated 24,000 meals in 2018 to the Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division's 48th annual Thanksgiving Dinner.[276] In 2020, Mars donated $1 million to the MGM Resorts Foundation to assist MGM employees in financial difficulty due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[117] 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.[277] 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.[278]

Until the end of 2021, Mars donated all profits from SelvaRey Rum to Honolulu Community College's Music & Entertainment Learning Experience.[279] 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.[280] 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".[281] 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.[282]

## Impact

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Mars has been called a "pop icon" by The Philippine Star,[283] Evansville Courier & Press,[284] The Dickinson Press,[285] and iHeartRadio.[286] 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 - according to The New Yorker, overshadowing the lead artists on the songs.[287][288] Amanda Petrusich of The New Yorker described Mars as "arguably one of the most instinctive and enthralling showmen of his generation".[289] Fuse TV credited him with bringing the "funkalicious vibes of retro pop and R&B back to modern music" in 2017,[290] and The Independent's Roisin O'Connor later calling him the "king of retro crooning".[291] In 2013, NPR Music writer Ann Powers called Mars "the most valuable pop historian" of the time.[166] For BET in 2016, Damien Scott called Mars "the prince of pop music".[292] In 2019, Margaret Farrell of Stereogum said that "Uptown Funk"'s success solidified Mars's "kingly pop stature".[293]

A 2018 Billboard article said that no male artist in pop music during the 2010s had had a longer success streak than Mars,[294] and Slate considered him "the most consistent male pop star of the 2010s".[295] In 2021, WBLS said that Mars "has been a dominant force in popular culture for more than a decade".[296] Two years later, The Times ranked Mars thirteenth of the 20 best 21st-century vocalists.[297] The New York Times and Toronto Star described "Uptown Funk" as one of the century's most recognizable pop songs.[298][299] 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.[300] His music and showmanship have inspired AJ Mitchell,[301] Thomas Rhett,[302] Dua Lipa,[303] Benny Dayal,[304] Rauw Alejandro,[305] KiDi,[306] Lee Brice,[307] Shawn Mendes,[308] Selena Gomez,[309] and Meghan Trainor.[310]

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.[212][311] The singer received an Innovator Award at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards and a Visionary Award at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards.[312][313] iHeartRadio Canada listed Mars as one its "Icons of the Decade" in 2019, and Insider gave him an honorable mention on its 2010s list.[314][315] In 2021, Billboard ranked Mars the third Top Artist of the 2010s and 14th on its list of Top Touring Artists of the 2010s.[316][317] 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."[318]

## Awards and achievements

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Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Bruno Mars

Mars has received a number of awards and honors, including 16 Grammy Awards,[319] four Brit Awards,[320] seven Guinness World Record[98][321] 14 American and 14 Soul Train Music Awards.[322][323] He was on Time magazine's 100 list in 2011 and his former songwriting and record-production team, the Smeezingtons, received several accolades.[324][325][326] In 2014, Mars topped Forbes' "30 Under 30" list of the brightest young stars in 15 fields in the U.S.[327] At the 2018 Grammys, he was the second recipient of Record and Song of the Year awards with two songs from the same album.[328] Mars was the second three-time Record of the Year recipient at the 2022 Grammys.[329] In 2019, Billboard ranked Mars number 41 on its list of greatest all-time artists.[330] 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.[331][332]

"Just The Way You Are" spent 20 weeks (the longest debut) on the Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S.[333] "When I Was Your Man" was the country's second number-one song with only piano and vocals.[334] Mars is the first male artist to place two titles as a lead act in the U.S. top 10 simultaneously.[335] He has nine number-one singles in the U.S.[34] 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.[336] He was the first solo male artist with eleven number-ones in the U.S. Mainstream Top 40 chart.[337] Mars, Sheeran and Jewel are the only artists with two songs to spend at least half a year in the U.S. top 10.[338] In 2019, Mars was one of the few artists spending at least 241 weeks in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 top 10.[339] He spent 39 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.[340] Mars had his eleventh number-one on the Digital Song Sales chart, its ninth-best total.[341] He is the only artist to spend 30 weeks at number one on the Global 200.[342]

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.[343] "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.[344] Six of his singles are counted among the list of best-selling singles of all time.[345] Mars sold 26 million albums worldwide by 2016,[162] and 200 million singles by 2020.[346] In 2022, he was the first artist with six diamond-certified songs in the U.S.[347] "Uptown Funk" and "Grenade" were listed by several publications as among the decade's best songs.[348][349][350]

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.[351] The Hawaii state senate passed the law,[352] which died in the conference committee.[353] 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.[354]

Mars was the fastest-selling artist for his five 2022 shows in Japan, selling about 210,000 tickets.[136] He sold 101,000 tickets for two concerts in Seoul the following year, the largest audience of Hyundai Card's Super Concert.[355] In 2024, Mars was the first artist since Michael Jackson to sell out seven shows at the 55,000-capacity Tokyo Dome.[356] His two concerts in Taiwan attracted 157,000 people.[357] Mars played 14 concerts in Brazil that year, breaking RBD's 2006 13-show record for an international artist.[358][359]

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.[360][361] 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.[362] "Apt." was the first song with at least 200 million streams globally in multiple weeks on both charts.[363] "Die with a Smile" and "Apt." spent 18 and 12 weeks at number one on the Global 200, respectively.[364]

## Personal life

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### Family and relationships

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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.[365] Mars began dating model Jessica Caban in 2011.[366] They remained a couple as of 2024[update], living in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills with a Rottweiler named Geronimo.[162]

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.[162][5][367] 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."[368]

### Race

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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.[4] 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."[369]

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.[370][371][372] Mars has often spoken about his influences and has credited several Black artists, including Babyface, Teddy Riley, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.[370][373] 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."[374]

### Legal issues

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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.[375][376][377]

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.[378] The suit was dismissed on September 30, 2020.[379]

"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.[380] Serbian singer Viktorija said that year that "Uptown Funk" infringed on one of her tracks, but decided not to sue Mars and Ronson.[381] 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.[382][383] 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".[384] The Collage and Zapp lawsuits were dropped the following year, and any financial settlement is unknown.[385][386] "Treasure" was re-registered, with writing credits including Thibaut Berland and Christopher Khan, due to similarities to Breakbot's "Baby I'm Yours".[387]

### Wealth

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Billboard estimated Mars' 2013 earnings at $18,839,681, making him the year's twelfth-highest-paid musician.[388] 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.[389] 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.[390] 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.[95] 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.[391]

Mars was reportedly $50 million in debt in March 2024 due to gambling losses, possibly explaining his nine-year Vegas residency at Park MGM.[392][393] 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."[394][395]

## Discography

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Main articles: Bruno Mars discography and List of songs recorded by Bruno Mars

See also: List of songs written by Bruno Mars

### Solo studio albums

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

### Collaborative studio albums

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

## Filmography

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See also: Bruno Mars videography

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

## Tours and residencies

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### Concert tours

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Headlining

* The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour (2010–2012)
* Moonshine Jungle Tour (2013–2014)
* 24K Magic World Tour (2017–2018)
* 2022–2024 Tour

Co-headlining

* European tour with Travie McCoy (2010) (European select dates)
* Hooligans in Wondaland Tour with Janelle Monáe (2011)

Opening act

* Palm Trees & Power Lines Tour (Maroon 5) (2010) (North American select dates)

### Concert residencies

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Headlining

* Bruno Mars at The Chelsea, Las Vegas (2013–2015)
* Bruno Mars at Park MGM (2016–2025)

Co-headlining

* An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM (2022)

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## See also

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* List of best-selling singles in the United States
* List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones
* List of highest-certified music artists in the United States
* List of highest-grossing concert tours
* List of most-followed Twitter accounts

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## External links

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* Media related to Bruno Mars at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website
* Bruno Mars discography at Discogs
* Bruno Mars at IMDb

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Bruno Mars

* Discography
* Videography
* Awards and nominations
* Songs recorded
* Songs written

Studio albums|

* Doo-Wops & Hooligans
* Unorthodox Jukebox
* 24K Magic

Collaborative albums|

* An Evening with Silk Sonic (with Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic)

Extended plays|

* It's Better If You Don't Understand

Tours and residencies|

* The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour
* Hooligans in Wondaland Tour (with Janelle Monáe)
* The Moonshine Jungle Tour
* Bruno Mars at the Chelsea, Las Vegas
* Bruno Mars at Park MGM
* 24K Magic World Tour
* An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM (with Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic)
* 2022–2024 Tour

Television|

* Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo

Related articles|

* The Smeezingtons
* Silk Sonic
* Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show
* Super Bowl 50 halftime show

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Bruno Mars songs

* Discography
* Songs recorded
* Songs written

Doo-Wops & Hooligans|

* "Grenade"
* "Just the Way You Are"
* "Runaway Baby"
* "The Lazy Song"
* "Marry You"
* "Talking to the Moon"
* "Liquor Store Blues"
* "Count On Me"

Unorthodox Jukebox|

* "Young Girls"
* "Locked Out of Heaven"
* "Gorilla"
* "Treasure"
* "Moonshine"
* "When I Was Your Man"

24K Magic|

* "24K Magic"
* "Chunky"
* "That's What I Like"
* "Versace on the Floor"
* "Finesse"

An Evening with Silk Sonic|

* "Leave the Door Open"
* "Skate"
* "Smokin out the Window"
* "Love's Train"
* "After Last Night"

Featured singles|

* "Nothin' on You"
* "Billionaire"
* "Lighters"
* "Young, Wild & Free"
* "Mirror"
* "Bubble Butt"
* "Uptown Funk"

Other songs|

* "Rocketeer"
* "It Will Rain"
* "Wake Up in the Sky"
* "Please Me"
* "Blow"
* "Die with a Smile"
* "Apt."
* "Fat Juicy & Wet"

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Awards for Bruno Mars

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American Music Award for Artist of the Year

* TLC (1996)
* Garth Brooks (1999)
* NSYNC (2001)
* U2 (2002)
* Madonna (2003)
* Kenny Chesney (2004)
* Kelly Clarkson (2005)
* Rascal Flatts (2006)
* Carrie Underwood (2007)
* Chris Brown (2008)
* Taylor Swift (2009)
* Justin Bieber (2010)
* Taylor Swift (2011)
* Justin Bieber (2012)
* Taylor Swift (2013)
* One Direction (2014)
* One Direction (2015)
* Ariana Grande (2016)
* Bruno Mars (2017)
* Taylor Swift (2018)
* Taylor Swift (2019)
* Taylor Swift (2020)
* BTS (2021)
* Taylor Swift (2022)
* Billie Eilish (2025)

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American Music Award for Collaboration of the Year

2010s|

* Jack Ü featuring Justin Bieber – "Where Are Ü Now" (2015)
* Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign – "Work from Home" (2016)
* Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber – "Despacito" (2017)
* Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug – "Havana" (2018)
* Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – "Señorita" (2019)

2020s|

* Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber – "10,000 Hours" (2020)
* Doja Cat featuring SZA – "Kiss Me More" (2021)
* Elton John and Dua Lipa – "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2022)
* Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – "Die with a Smile" (2025)

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American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist

* Jim Croce (1974)
* John Denver (1975)
* John Denver (1976)
* Elton John (1977)
* Barry Manilow (1978)
* Barry Manilow (1979)
* Barry Manilow (1980)
* Kenny Rogers (1981)
* Kenny Rogers (1982)
* John Mellencamp / Rick Springfield (1983)
* Michael Jackson (1984)
* Lionel Richie (1985)
* Bruce Springsteen (1986)
* Lionel Richie (1987)
* Paul Simon (1988)
* George Michael (1989)
* Bobby Brown (1990)
* Phil Collins (1991)
* Michael Bolton (1992)
* Michael Bolton (1993)
* Eric Clapton (1994)
* Michael Bolton (1995)
* Michael Jackson (1996)
* Eric Clapton (1997)
* Babyface (1998)
* Eric Clapton (1999)
* Will Smith (2000)
* Kid Rock (2001)
* Lenny Kravitz (2002)
* Eminem (2003)
* Kid Rock (2003)
* Usher (2004)
* Will Smith (2005)
* Sean Paul (2006)
* Justin Timberlake (2007)
* Chris Brown (2008)
* Michael Jackson (2009)
* Justin Bieber (2010)
* Bruno Mars (2011)
* Justin Bieber (2012)
* Justin Timberlake (2013)
* Sam Smith (2014)
* Ed Sheeran (2015)
* Justin Bieber (2016)
* Bruno Mars (2017)
* Post Malone (2018)
* Khalid (2019)
* Justin Bieber (2020)
* Ed Sheeran (2021)
* Harry Styles (2022)
* Bruno Mars (2025)

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American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist

* Stevie Wonder (1974)
* Stevie Wonder (1975)
* Barry White (1976)
* Stevie Wonder (1977)
* Stevie Wonder (1978)
* Teddy Pendergrass / Lou Rawls (1979)
* Michael Jackson (1980)
* Michael Jackson (1981)
* Stevie Wonder (1982)
* Lionel Richie (1983)
* Michael Jackson (1984)
* Lionel Richie (1985)
* Stevie Wonder (1986)
* Lionel Richie (1987)
* Luther Vandross (1988)
* George Michael (1989)
* Luther Vandross (1990)
* MC Hammer (1991)
* Luther Vandross (1992)
* Bobby Brown (1993)
* Luther Vandross (1994)
* Babyface (1995)
* Luther Vandross (1996)
* Keith Sweat (1997)
* Babyface (1998)
* Will Smith (1999)
* R. Kelly (2000)
* Brian McKnight (2001)
* Luther Vandross (2002)
* Eminem (2003)
* Luther Vandross (2003)
* Usher (2004)
* R. Kelly (2005)
* Jamie Foxx (2006)
* Akon (2007)
* Chris Brown (2008)
* Michael Jackson (2009)
* Usher (2010)
* Usher (2011)
* Usher (2012)
* Justin Timberlake (2013)
* John Legend (2014)
* The Weeknd (2015)
* Chris Brown (2016)
* Bruno Mars (2017)
* Khalid (2018)
* Bruno Mars (2019)
* The Weeknd (2020)
* The Weeknd (2021)
* Chris Brown (2022)
* The Weeknd (2025)

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American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Song

1970s|

* "Superstition" – Stevie Wonder (1974)
* "Midnight Train to Georgia" – Gladys Knight & the Pips (1975)
* "Get Down Tonight" – KC and the Sunshine Band (1976)
* "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" – Lou Rawls / "Play That Funky Music" – Wild Cherry (1977)
* "Best of My Love" – The Emotions (1978)
* "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" – Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams (1979)

1980s|

* "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" – Michael Jackson (1980)
* "Upside Down" – Diana Ross (1981)
* "Endless Love" – Lionel Richie and Diana Ross (1982)
* "Sexual Healing" – Marvin Gaye (1983)
* "All Night Long (All Night)" – Lionel Richie (1984)
* "When Doves Cry" – Prince (1985)
* "You Give Good Love" – Whitney Houston (1986)
* "Nasty" – Janet Jackson (1987)
* "Bad" – Michael Jackson (1988)
* "Nice 'n' Slow" – Freddie Jackson (1989)

1990s|

* "Miss You Much" – Janet Jackson (1990)
* "U Can't Touch This" – MC Hammer (1991)
* "I Wanna Sex You Up" – Color Me Badd (1992)
* "Remember the Time" – Michael Jackson (1993)
* "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston (1994)
* "I'll Make Love to You" – Boyz II Men (1995)

2010s|

* "Work" – Rihanna featuring Drake (2016)
* "That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars (2017)
* "Finesse (Remix)" – Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B (2018)
* "Talk" – Khalid (2019)

2020s|

* "Heartless" – The Weeknd (2020)
* "Leave the Door Open" – Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) (2021)
* "Essence" – Wizkid featuring Tems (2022)
* "Saturn" – SZA (2025)

Between 1996–2015, the category was retired.

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Asia Artist Awards Grand Prize Winners

2016-18|

* Cho Jin-woong (2016)
* Exo (2016–2017)
* Lee Byung-hun (2018)
* BTS (2018)

2019|

* Jang Dong-gun (Actor of the Year)
* Twice (Artist of the Year)
* Seventeen – An Ode (Album of the Year)
* Red Velvet – "Umpah Umpah" (Song of the Year)
* Got7 (Performance of the Year)

2020|

* Kim Soo-hyun (Actor of the Year – TV)
* Lee Jung-jae (Actor of the Year – Film)
* Twice (Artist of the Year)
* NCT – NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1 (Album of the Year)
* BTS – "Dynamite" (Song of the Year)
* Got7 (Performance of the Year)
* Monsta X (Stage of the Year)
* Lim Young-woong (Trot of the Year)

2021|

* Lee Jung-jae (Actor of the Year)
* Lee Seung-gi (Actor of the Year – TV)
* Yoo Ah-in (Actor of the Year – Film)
* Seventeen (Singer of the Year)
* NCT 127 – Sticker (Album of the Year)
* BTS – "Butter" (Song of the Year)
* Stray Kids (Performance of the Year)
* Aespa (Stage of the Year)
* Lim Young-woong (Trot of the Year)

2022|

* Lee Jun-ho (Actor of the Year)
* Seventeen (Singer of the Year)
* Stray Kids (Album of the Year)
* Ive (Song of the Year)
* NewJeans (Performance of the Year)
* Lim Young-woong (Stage of the Year)

2023|

* Lee Jun-ho (Actor of the Year)
* NewJeans (Singer of the Year)
* Seventeen – FML (Album of the Year)
* NewJeans – "Ditto" (Song of the Year)
* Stray Kids (Stage of the Year)
* BSS (Performance of the Year)
* Lim Young-woong (Fandom of the Year)

2024|

* Kim Soo-hyun (Artist of the Year – Actor)
* Byeon Woo-seok (Best Actor of the Year)
* Park Min-young (Best Actress of the Year)
* NewJeans (Artist of the Year – Singer)
* Day6 – Fourever (Album of the Year)
* Rosé and Bruno Mars – "Apt." (Song of the Year)
* NCT 127 (Stage of the Year)
* Le Sserafim (Performance of the Year)

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BET Award for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

* Musiq (2001)
* Usher (2002)
* Jaheim / R. Kelly (2003)
* Usher (2004)
* Usher (2005)
* Prince (2006)
* Ne-Yo (2007)
* Chris Brown (2008)
* Ne-Yo (2009)
* Trey Songz (2010)
* Chris Brown (2011)
* Chris Brown (2012)
* Miguel (2013)
* Pharrell Williams (2014)
* Chris Brown (2015)
* Bryson Tiller (2016)
* Bruno Mars (2017)
* Bruno Mars (2018)
* Bruno Mars (2019)
* Chris Brown (2020)
* Chris Brown (2021)
* The Weeknd (2022)
* Chris Brown and Usher (2023)
* Usher (2024)

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BET Award for Video of the Year

2000s|

* "Ms. Jackson" – Outkast (2001)
* "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" – Busta Rhymes (2002)
* "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" – Erykah Badu (2003)
* "Hey Ya!" – Outkast (2004)
* "Jesus Walks" – Kanye West (2005)
* "Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige / "Gold Digger" – Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx (2006)
* "Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé (2007)
* "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" – UGK (2008)
* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyoncé (2009)

2010s|

* "Video Phone" – Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga (2010)
* "Look at Me Now" – Chris Brown (2011)
* "Otis" – Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Otis Redding (2012)
* "Started from the Bottom" – Drake (2013)
* "Happy" – Pharrell Williams (2014)
* "7/11" – Beyoncé (2015)
* "Formation" – Beyoncé (2016)
* "Sorry" – Beyoncé / "24K Magic" – Bruno Mars (2017)
* "God's Plan" – Drake (2018)
* "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2019)

2020s|

* "Higher" – DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend (2020)
* "WAP" – Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion (2021)
* "Family Ties" – Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar / "Smokin out the Window" – Silk Sonic (2022)
* "Kill Bill" – SZA (2023)
* "On My Mama" – Victoria Monét (2024)

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BET Award for Video Director of the Year

* Erykah Badu (2008)
* Benny Boom (2009)
* Anthony Mandler (2010)
* Chris Robinson (2011)
* Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson (2012)
* Benny Boom (2013)
* Hype Williams (2014)
* Beyoncé, Ed Burke and Todd Tourso (2015)
* Director X (2016)
* Kahlil Joseph and Beyoncé (2017)
* Ava DuVernay (2018)
* Karena Evans (2019)
* Teyana Taylor (2020)
* Bruno Mars and Florent Déchard (2021)
* Anderson .Paak (2022)
* Teyana Taylor (2023)
* Cole Bennett (2024)

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Brit Award for Song of the Year

1970s|

* "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen / "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum (1977)

1980s|

* "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell (1982)
* "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners (1983)
* "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club (1984)
* "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1985)
* "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears (1986)
* "West End Girls" by Pet Shop Boys (1987)
* "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley (1988)
* "Perfect" by Fairground Attraction (1989)

1990s|

* "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins (1990)
* "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode (1991)
* "These Are the Days of Our Lives" by Queen (1992)
* "Could It Be Magic" by Take That (1993)
* "Pray" by Take That (1994)
* "Parklife" by Blur (1995)
* "Back for Good" by Take That (1996)
* "Wannabe" by Spice Girls (1997)
* "Never Ever" by All Saints (1998)
* "Angels" by Robbie Williams (1999)

2000s|

* "She's the One" by Robbie Williams (2000)
* "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams (2001)
* "Don't Stop Movin'" by S Club 7 (2002)
* "Just a Little" by Liberty X (2003)
* "White Flag" by Dido (2004)
* "Your Game" by Will Young (2005)
* "Speed of Sound" by Coldplay (2006)
* "Patience" by Take That (2007)
* "Shine" by Take That (2008)
* "The Promise" by Girls Aloud (2009)

2010s|

* "Beat Again" by JLS (2010)
* "Pass Out" by Tinie Tempah featuring Labrinth (2011)
* "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction (2012)
* "Skyfall" by Adele (2013)
* "Waiting All Night" by Rudimental featuring Ella Eyre (2014)
* "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (2015)
* "Hello" by Adele (2016)
* "Shout Out to My Ex" by Little Mix (2017)
* "Human" by Rag'n'Bone Man (2018)
* "One Kiss" by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa (2019)

2020s|

* "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi (2020)
* "Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles (2021)
* "Easy on Me" by Adele (2022)
* "As It Was" by Harry Styles (2023)
* "Escapism" by Raye featuring 070 Shake (2024)
* "Guess" by Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish (2025)

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Brit Award for International Group

* Huey Lewis and the News (1986)
* The Bangles (1987)
* U2 (1988)
* U2 (1989)
* U2 (1990)
* INXS (1991)
* R.E.M. (1992)
* R.E.M. (1993)
* Crowded House (1994)
* R.E.M. (1995)
* Bon Jovi (1996)
* Fugees (1997)
* U2 (1998)
* The Corrs (1999)
* TLC (2000)
* U2 (2001)
* Destiny's Child (2002)
* Red Hot Chili Peppers (2003)
* The White Stripes (2004)
* Scissor Sisters (2005)
* Green Day (2006)
* The Killers (2007)
* Foo Fighters (2008)
* Kings of Leon (2009)
* Arcade Fire (2011)
* Foo Fighters (2012)
* The Black Keys (2013)
* Daft Punk (2014)
* Foo Fighters (2015)
* Tame Impala (2016)
* A Tribe Called Quest (2017)
* Foo Fighters (2018)
* The Carters (2019)
* Haim (2021)
* Silk Sonic (2022)
* Fontaines D.C. (2023)
* Boygenius (2024)
* Fontaines D.C. (2025)

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Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist

* Michael Jackson (1989)
* Michael Hutchence (1991)
* Lenny Kravitz (1994)
* Prince (1995)
* Prince (1996)
* Beck (1997)
* Jon Bon Jovi (1998)
* Beck (1999)
* Beck (2000)
* Eminem (2001)
* Shaggy (2002)
* Eminem (2003)
* Justin Timberlake (2004)
* Eminem (2005)
* Kanye West (2006)
* Justin Timberlake (2007)
* Kanye West (2008)
* Kanye West (2009)
* Jay-Z (2010)
* CeeLo Green (2011)
* Bruno Mars (2012)
* Frank Ocean (2013)
* Bruno Mars (2014)
* Pharrell Williams (2015)
* Justin Bieber (2016)
* Drake (2017)
* Kendrick Lamar (2018)
* Drake (2019)
* Tyler, the Creator (2020)
* The Weeknd (2021)

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Grammy Award for Album of the Year

1950s|

* The Music from Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini (1958)
* Come Dance with Me! – Frank Sinatra (1959)

1960s|

* The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart – Bob Newhart (1960)
* Judy at Carnegie Hall – Judy Garland (1961)
* The First Family – Vaughn Meader (1962)
* The Barbra Streisand Album – Barbra Streisand (1963)
* Getz/Gilberto – Stan Getz & João Gilberto (1964)
* September of My Years – Frank Sinatra (1965)
* A Man and His Music – Frank Sinatra (1966)
* Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles (1967)
* By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Glen Campbell (1968)
* Blood, Sweat & Tears – Blood, Sweat & Tears (1969)

1970s|

* Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel (1970)
* Tapestry – Carole King (1971)
* The Concert for Bangladesh – George Harrison & Friends (1972)
* Innervisions – Stevie Wonder (1973)
* Fulfillingness' First Finale – Stevie Wonder (1974)
* Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon (1975)
* Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder (1976)
* Rumours – Fleetwood Mac (1977)
* Saturday Night Fever – Various Artists (1978)
* 52nd Street – Billy Joel (1979)

1980s|

* Christopher Cross – Christopher Cross (1980)
* Double Fantasy – John Lennon & Yoko Ono (1981)
* Toto IV – Toto (1982)
* Thriller – Michael Jackson (1983)
* Can't Slow Down – Lionel Richie (1984)
* No Jacket Required – Phil Collins (1985)
* Graceland – Paul Simon (1986)
* The Joshua Tree – U2 (1987)
* Faith – George Michael (1988)
* Nick of Time – Bonnie Raitt (1989)

1990s|

* Back on the Block – Quincy Jones and Various Artists (1990)
* Unforgettable... with Love – Natalie Cole (1991)
* Unplugged – Eric Clapton (1992)
* The Bodyguard – Whitney Houston (1993)
* MTV Unplugged – Tony Bennett (1994)
* Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette (1995)
* Falling into You – Celine Dion (1996)
* Time Out of Mind – Bob Dylan (1997)
* The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill (1998)
* Supernatural – Santana (1999)

2000s|

* Two Against Nature – Steely Dan (2000)
* O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Various Artists (2001)
* Come Away with Me – Norah Jones (2002)
* Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – Outkast (2003)
* Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles & Various Artists (2004)
* How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb – U2 (2005)
* Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks (2006)
* River: The Joni Letters – Herbie Hancock (2007)
* Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (2008)
* Fearless – Taylor Swift (2009)

2010s|

* The Suburbs – Arcade Fire (2010)
* 21 – Adele (2011)
* Babel – Mumford & Sons (2012)
* Random Access Memories – Daft Punk (2013)
* Morning Phase – Beck (2014)
* 1989 – Taylor Swift (2015)
* 25 – Adele (2016)
* 24K Magic – Bruno Mars (2017)
* Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves (2018)
* When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish (2019)

2020s|

* Folklore – Taylor Swift (2020)
* We Are – Jon Batiste (2021)
* Harry's House – Harry Styles (2022)
* Midnights – Taylor Swift (2023)
* Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé (2024)

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Grammy Award for Record of the Year

1950s|

* "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno (1958)
* "Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin (1959)

1960s|

* "Theme from A Summer Place" – Percy Faith (1960)
* "Moon River" – Henry Mancini (1961)
* "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" – Tony Bennett (1962)
* "Days of Wine and Roses" – Henry Mancini (1963)
* "The Girl from Ipanema" – Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (1964)
* "A Taste of Honey" – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1965)
* "Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra (1966)
* "Up, Up and Away" – The 5th Dimension (1967)
* "Mrs. Robinson" – Simon & Garfunkel (1968)
* "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" – The 5th Dimension (1969)

1970s|

* "Bridge over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel (1970)
* "It's Too Late" – Carole King (1971)
* "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack (1972)
* "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Roberta Flack (1973)
* "I Honestly Love You" – Olivia Newton-John (1974)
* "Love Will Keep Us Together" – Captain & Tennille (1975)
* "This Masquerade" – George Benson (1976)
* "Hotel California" – Eagles (1977)
* "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (1978)
* "What a Fool Believes" – The Doobie Brothers (1979)

1980s|

* "Sailing" – Christopher Cross (1980)
* "Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes (1981)
* "Rosanna" – Toto (1982)
* "Beat It" – Michael Jackson (1983)
* "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Tina Turner (1984)
* "We Are the World" – USA for Africa (1985)
* "Higher Love" – Steve Winwood (1986)
* "Graceland" – Paul Simon (1987)
* "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (1988)
* "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Bette Midler (1989)

1990s|

* "Another Day in Paradise" – Phil Collins (1990)
* "Unforgettable" – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (1991)
* "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton (1992)
* "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston (1993)
* "All I Wanna Do" – Sheryl Crow (1994)
* "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (1995)
* "Change the World" – Eric Clapton (1996)
* "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin (1997)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – Celine Dion (1998)
* "Smooth" – Santana featuring Rob Thomas (1999)

2000s|

* "Beautiful Day" – U2 (2000)
* "Walk On" – U2 (2001)
* "Don't Know Why" – Norah Jones (2002)
* "Clocks" – Coldplay (2003)
* "Here We Go Again" – Ray Charles & Norah Jones (2004)
* "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – Green Day (2005)
* "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Dixie Chicks (2006)
* "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (2007)
* "Please Read the Letter" – Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (2008)
* "Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon (2009)

2010s|

* "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum (2010)
* "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele (2011)
* "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra (2012)
* "Get Lucky" – Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers (2013)
* "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – Sam Smith (2014)
* "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (2015)
* "Hello" – Adele (2016)
* "24K Magic" – Bruno Mars (2017)
* "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2018)
* "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish (2019)

2020s|

* "Everything I Wanted" – Billie Eilish (2020)
* "Leave the Door Open" – Silk Sonic (2021)
* "About Damn Time" by Lizzo (2022)
* "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus (2023)
* "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (2024)

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Grammy Award for Song of the Year

1950s|

* "Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno (songwriter) (1958)
* "The Battle of New Orleans" – Jimmy Driftwood (songwriter) (1959)

1960s|

* "Theme of Exodus" – Ernest Gold (songwriter) (1960)
* "Moon River" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (songwriters) (1961)
* "What Kind of Fool Am I?" – Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (songwriters) (1962)
* "Days of Wine and Roses" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (songwriters) (1963)
* "Hello, Dolly!" – Jerry Herman (songwriter) (1964)
* "The Shadow of Your Smile" – Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel (songwriters) (1965)
* "Michelle" – John Lennon & Paul McCartney (songwriters) (1966)
* "Up, Up, and Away" – Jimmy Webb (songwriter) (1967)
* "Little Green Apples" – Bobby Russell (songwriter) (1968)
* "Games People Play" – Joe South (songwriter) (1969)

1970s|

* "Bridge over Troubled Water" – Paul Simon (songwriter) (1970)
* "You've Got a Friend" – Carole King (songwriter) (1971)
* "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Ewan MacColl (songwriter) (1972)
* "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox (songwriters) (1973)
* "The Way We Were" – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (songwriters) (1974)
* "Send In the Clowns" – Stephen Sondheim (songwriter) (1975)
* "I Write the Songs" – Bruce Johnston (songwriter) (1976)
* "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" – Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams (songwriters) / "You Light Up My Life" – Joe Brooks (songwriter) (1977)
* "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (songwriter) (1978)
* "What a Fool Believes" – Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald (songwriters) (1979)

1980s|

* "Sailing" – Christopher Cross (songwriter) (1980)
* "Bette Davis Eyes" – Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (songwriters) (1981)
* "Always on My Mind" – Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson (songwriters) (1982)
* "Every Breath You Take" – Sting (songwriter) (1983)
* "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Graham Lyle & Terry Britten (songwriters) (1984)
* "We Are the World" – Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie (songwriters) (1985)
* "That's What Friends Are For" – Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager (songwriters) (1986)
* "Somewhere Out There" – James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) (1987)
* "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (songwriter) (1988)
* "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar (songwriters) (1989)

1990s|

* "From a Distance" – Julie Gold (songwriter) (1990)
* "Unforgettable" – Irving Gordon (songwriter) (1991)
* "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1992)
* "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) (1993)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (1994)
* "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (songwriter) (1995)
* "Change the World" – Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims (songwriters) (1996)
* "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal (songwriters) (1997)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – James Horner & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1998)
* "Smooth" – Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas (songwriters) (1999)

2000s|

* "Beautiful Day" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2000)
* "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys (songwriter) (2001)
* "Don't Know Why" – Jesse Harris (songwriter) (2002)
* "Dance with My Father" – Richard Marx & Luther Vandross (songwriters) (2003)
* "Daughters" – John Mayer (songwriter) (2004)
* "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2005)
* "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2006)
* "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (songwriter) (2007)
* "Viva la Vida" – Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion & Christopher Martin (songwriters) (2008)
* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2009)

2010s|

* "Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (songwriters) (2010)
* "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (songwriters) (2011)
* "We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess (songwriters) (2012)
* "Royals" – Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor (songwriters) (2013)
* "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith (songwriters) (2014)
* "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge (songwriters) (2015)
* "Hello" – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin (songwriters) (2016)
* "That's What I Like" – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwriters) (2017)
* "This Is America" – Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson & Jeffery Lamar Williams (songwriters) (2018)
* "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2019)

2020s|

* "I Can't Breathe" – Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas (songwriters) (2020)
* "Leave the Door Open" – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars (songwriters) (2021)
* "Just Like That" – Bonnie Raitt (songwriter) (2022)
* "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2023)
* "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (songwriter) (2024)

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Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

2010s|

* "Body and Soul" – Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse (2011)
* "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra (2012)
* "Get Lucky" – Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers (2013)
* "Say Something" – A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera (2014)
* "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (2015)
* "Stressed Out" – Twenty One Pilots (2016)
* "Feel It Still" – Portugal. The Man (2017)
* "Shallow" – Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (2018)
* "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (2019)

2020s|

* "Rain on Me" – Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande (2020)
* "Kiss Me More" – Doja Cat featuring SZA (2021)
* "Unholy" – Sam Smith and Kim Petras (2022)
* "Ghost in the Machine" – SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers (2023)
* "Die with a Smile" – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (2024)

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Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album

1960s|

* Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles (1967)

1990s|

* Longing in Their Hearts – Bonnie Raitt (1994)
* Turbulent Indigo – Joni Mitchell (1995)
* Falling into You – Celine Dion (1996)
* Hourglass – James Taylor (1997)
* Ray of Light – Madonna (1998)
* Brand New Day – Sting (1999)

2000s|

* Two Against Nature – Steely Dan (2000)
* Lovers Rock – Sade (2001)
* Come Away with Me – Norah Jones (2002)
* Justified – Justin Timberlake (2003)
* Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles and various artists (2004)
* Breakaway – Kelly Clarkson (2005)
* Continuum – John Mayer (2006)
* Back to Black – Amy Winehouse (2007)
* Rockferry – Duffy (2008)
* The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas (2009)

2010s|

* The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga (2010)
* 21 – Adele (2011)
* Stronger – Kelly Clarkson (2012)
* Unorthodox Jukebox – Bruno Mars (2013)
* In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith (2014)
* 1989 – Taylor Swift (2015)
* 25 – Adele (2016)
* ÷ – Ed Sheeran (2017)
* Sweetener – Ariana Grande (2018)
* When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish (2019)

2020s|

* Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa (2020)
* Sour – Olivia Rodrigo (2021)
* Harry's House – Harry Styles (2022)
* Midnights – Taylor Swift (2023)
* Short n' Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter (2024)

From 1968–1993, the category was discontinued.

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Grammy Award for Best R&B Album

1990s|

* II – Boyz II Men (1994)
* CrazySexyCool – TLC (1995)
* Words – Tony Rich (1996)
* Baduizm – Erykah Badu (1997)
* The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill (1998)
* FanMail – TLC (1999)

2000s|

* Voodoo – D'Angelo (2000)
* Songs in A Minor – Alicia Keys (2001)
* Voyage to India – India Arie (2002)
* Dance with My Father – Luther Vandross (2003)
* The Diary of Alicia Keys – Alicia Keys (2004)
* Get Lifted – John Legend (2005)
* The Breakthrough – Mary J. Blige (2006)
* Funk This – Chaka Khan (2007)
* Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson (2008)
* BLACKsummers'night – Maxwell (2009)

2010s|

* Wake Up! – John Legend and The Roots (2010)
* F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown (2011)
* Black Radio – Robert Glasper (2012)
* Girl on Fire – Alicia Keys (2013)
* Love, Marriage & Divorce – Toni Braxton and Babyface (2014)
* Black Messiah – D'Angelo & The Vanguard (2015)
* Lalah Hathaway Live – Lalah Hathaway (2016)
* 24K Magic – Bruno Mars (2017)
* H.E.R. – H.E.R. (2018)
* Ventura – Anderson .Paak (2019)

2020s|

* Bigger Love – John Legend (2020)
* Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan (2021)
* Black Radio III – Robert Glasper (2022)
* Jaguar II – Victoria Monét (2023)
* 11:11 (Deluxe) – Chris Brown (2024)

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Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

1960s|

* "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" – Otis Redding & Steve Cropper (songwriters) (1968)
* "Color Him Father" – Richard Lewis Spencer (songwriter) (1969)

1970s|

* "Patches" – Ronald Dunbar & General Johnson (songwriters) (1970)
* "Ain't No Sunshine" – Bill Withers (songwriter) (1971)
* "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" – Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield (songwriters) (1972)
* "Superstition" – Stevie Wonder (songwriter) (1973)
* "Living for the City" – Stevie Wonder (songwriter) (1974)
* "Where Is the Love" – Harry Wayne Casey, Willie Clarke, Richard Finch & Betty Wright (songwriters) (1975)
* "Lowdown" – Boz Scaggs & David Paich (songwriters) (1976)
* "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" – Leo Sayer & Vini Poncia (songwriters) (1977)
* "Last Dance" – Paul Jabara (songwriter) (1978)
* "After the Love Has Gone" – David Foster, Jay Graydon & Bill Champlin (songwriters) (1979)

1980s|

* "Never Knew Love Like This Before" – Reggie Lucas & James Mtume (songwriters) (1980)
* "Just the Two of Us" – Bill Withers, William Salter & Ralph MacDonald (songwriters) (1981)
* "Turn Your Love Around" – Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather & Bill Champlin (songwriters) (1982)
* "Billie Jean" – Michael Jackson (songwriter) (1983)
* "I Feel for You" – Prince (songwriter) (1984)
* "Freeway of Love" – Jeffrey E. Cohen & Narada Michael Walden (songwriters) (1985)
* "Sweet Love" – Anita Baker, Louis A. Johnson & Gary Bias (songwriters) (1986)
* "Lean on Me" – Bill Withers (songwriter) (1987)
* "Giving You the Best That I Got" – Anita Baker, Randy Holland & Skip Scarborough (songwriters) (1988)
* "If You Don't Know Me by Now" – Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff (songwriters) (1989)

1990s|

* "U Can't Touch This" – MC Hammer, Rick James & Alonzo Miller (songwriters) (1990)
* "Power of Love/Love Power" – Marcus Miller, Luther Vandross & Teddy Vann (songwriters) (1991)
* "End of the Road" – Babyface, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons (songwriters) (1992)
* "That's the Way Love Goes" – Janet Jackson,  Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (songwriters) (1993)
* "I'll Make Love to You" – Babyface (songwriter) (1994)
* "For Your Love" – Stevie Wonder (songwriter) (1995)
* "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" – Babyface (songwriter) (1996)
* "I Believe I Can Fly" – R. Kelly (songwriter) (1997)
* "Doo Wop (That Thing)" – Lauryn Hill (songwriter) (1998)
* "No Scrubs" – Kandi Burruss, Kevin Briggs & Tameka Cottle (songwriters) (1999)

2000s|

* "Say My Name" – Beyoncé, Rodney Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson & Kelly Rowland (songwriters) (2000)
* "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys (songwriter) (2001)
* "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" – Erykah Badu, Glenn Standridge, James Poyser, Madukwu Chinwah, Raphael Saadiq, Lonnie Lynn & Robert Ozuna (songwriters) (2002)
* "Crazy in Love" – Beyoncé, Shawn Carter & Rich Harrison (songwriters) (2003)
* "You Don't Know My Name" – Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly & Kanye West (songwriters) (2004)
* "We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey, Johntá Austin, Manuel Seal Jr. & Jermaine Dupri (songwriters) (2005)
* "Be Without You" – Bryan-Michael Cox, Jason Perry, Johntá Austin & Mary J. Blige (songwriters) (2006)
* "No One" – Alicia Keys, George M. Harry & Kerry "Krucial" Brothers (songwriters) (2007)
* "Miss Independent" – Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen & Ne-Yo (songwriters) (2008)
* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2009)

2010s|

* "Shine" – John Legend (songwriter) (2010)
* "Fool for You" – CeeLo Green, Melanie Fiona & Jack Splash (songwriters) (2011)
* "Adorn" – Miguel Pimentel (songwriter) (2012)
* "Pusher Love Girl" – James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake (songwriters) (2013)
* "Drunk in Love" – Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosley, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko (songwriters) (2014)
* "Really Love" – D'Angelo, Gina Figueroa & Kendra Foster (songwriters) (2015)
* "Lake by the Ocean" – Hod David & Musze (songwriters) (2016)
* "That's What I Like" – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwriters) (2017)
* "Boo'd Up" – Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane (songwriters) (2018)
* "Say So" – PJ Morton (songwriter) (2019)

2020s|

* "Better Than I Imagined" – Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson (songwriters) (2020)
* "Leave the Door Open" – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars (songwriters) (2021)
* "Cuff It" – Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Beyoncé, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers & Raphael Saadiq (songwriters) (2022)
* "Snooze" – Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe & Leon Thomas III (songwriters) (2023)
* "Saturn" – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang (songwriters) (2024)

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IFPI Global Year-End Charts

Artist of the Year|

* One Direction (2013)
* Taylor Swift (2014)
* Adele (2015)
* Drake (2016)
* Ed Sheeran (2017)
* Drake (2018)
* Taylor Swift (2019)
* BTS (2020–2021)
* Taylor Swift (2022–2024)

Album of the Year|

* Hybrid Theory – Linkin Park (2001)
* The Eminem Show – Eminem (2002)
* Come Away with Me – Norah Jones (2003)
* Confessions – Usher (2004)
* X&Y – Coldplay (2005)
* High School Musical – Various Artists (2006)
* High School Musical 2 – Various Artists (2007)
* Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay (2008)
* I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle (2009)
* Recovery – Eminem (2010)
* 21 – Adele (2011)
* 21 – Adele (2012)
* Midnight Memories – One Direction (2013)
* Frozen – Various Artists (2014)
* 25 – Adele (2015)
* Lemonade – Beyoncé (2016)
* ÷ – Ed Sheeran (2017)
* The Greatest Showman – Various Artists (2018)
* 5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019 – Arashi (2019)
* Map of the Soul: 7 – BTS (2020)
* 30 – Adele (2021)
* Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny (2022)
* FML – Seventeen (2023)
* The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift (2024)

Single of the Year|

* "Girlfriend" – Avril Lavigne (2007)
* "Lollipop" – Lil Wayne featuring Static Major (2008)
* "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga (2009)
* "Tik Tok" – Kesha (2010)
* "Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars (2011)
* "Call Me Maybe" – Carly Rae Jepsen (2012)
* "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell (2013)
* "Happy" – Pharrell Williams (2014)
* "See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (2015)
* "One Dance" – Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla (2016)
* "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran (2017)
* "Havana" – Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug (2018)
* "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish (2019)
* "Blinding Lights" – the Weeknd (2020)
* "Save Your Tears" – the Weeknd (2021)
* "As It Was" – Harry Styles (2022)
* "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus (2023)
* "Beautiful Things" – Benson Boone (2024)

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Melon Music Award for Best Pop Song

* Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa — "Payphone" (2012)
* Bruno Mars — "Young Girls" (2013)
* Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars — "Uptown Funk" (2015)
* Justin Bieber — "Love Yourself" (2016)
* Ed Sheeran — "Shape of You" (2017)
* Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug — "Havana" (2018)
* Billie Eilish — "Bad Guy" (2019)
* Sam Smith — "To Die For" (2020)

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MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act

* Crash Test Dummies (1994)
* Dog Eat Dog (1995)
* Garbage (1996)
* Hanson (1997)
* All Saints (1998)
* Britney Spears (1999)
* Blink 182 (2000)
* Dido (2001)
* The Calling (2002)
* Sean Paul (2003)
* Maroon 5 (2004)
* James Blunt (2005)
* Gnarls Barkley (2006)
* Bedwetters (2007)
* Katy Perry (2008)
* Lady Gaga (2009)
* Kesha (2010)
* Bruno Mars (2011)
* One Direction (2012)
* Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2013)
* 5 Seconds of Summer (2014)
* Shawn Mendes (2015)
* Zara Larsson (2016)
* Dua Lipa (2017)
* Cardi B (2018)
* Billie Eilish (2019)
* Doja Cat (2020)
* Saweetie (2021)
* Seventeen (2022)
* Peso Pluma (2023)
* Benson Boone (2024)

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MTV Europe Music Award for Best Push Act

* Pixie Lott (2009)
* Justin Bieber (2010)
* Bruno Mars (2011)
* Carly Rae Jepsen (2012)
* Austin Mahone (2013)
* 5 Seconds of Summer (2014)
* Shawn Mendes (2015)
* DNCE (2016)
* Hailee Steinfeld (2017)
* Grace VanderWaal (2018)
* Ava Max (2019)
* Yungblud (2020)
* Olivia Rodrigo (2021)
* Seventeen (2022)
* Tomorrow X Together (2023)
* Le Sserafim (2024)

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MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography

* Michael Jackson and Michael Peters (1984)
* David Atkins (1985)
* Prince (1986)
* Paula Abdul (1987)
* Barry Lather (1988)
* Paula Abdul (1989)
* Janet Jackson and Anthony Thomas (1990)
* Jamale Graves (1991)
* Frank Gatson, Travis Payne and LaVelle Smith Jr. (1992)
* Frank Gatson, LaVelle Smith Jr. and Travis Payne (1993)
* Frank Gatson and Randy Connor (1994)
* LaVelle Smith Jr., Tina Landon, Travis Payne and Sean Cheesman (1995)
* Michael Rooney (1996)
* Peggy Hickey (1997)
* Madonna and Jonas Åkerlund (1998)
* Richard Koufey and Michael Rooney (1999)
* Darrin Henson (2000)
* Michael Rooney, Spike Jonze and Christopher Walken (2001)
* Michael Rooney (2002)
* Frank Gatson and LaVelle Smith Jr. (2003)
* Fatima Robinson (2004)
* Kishaya Dudley (2005)
* Shakira (2006)
* Marty Kudelka (2007)
* Michael Rooney (2008)
* Frank Gatson and JaQuel Knight (2009)
* Laurieann Gibson (2010)
* Frank Gatson, Sheryl Murakami and Jeffrey Page (2011)
* Anwar "Flii" Burton (2012)
* Bruno Mars (2013)
* Ryan Heffington (2014)
* OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano (2015)
* Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight and Dana Foglia (2016)
* Teyana Taylor, Guapo, Matthew Pasterisa, Jae Blaze and Derek Watkins (2017)
* Sherrie Silver (2018)
* Charm La'Donna (2019)
* The Lab and Son Sung Deuk (2020)
* Paul Roberts (2021)
* Fullout Cortland (2022)
* Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung and Taryn Cheng (2023)
* Charm La'Donna (2024)

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MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video

1990s|

* En Vogue – "Free Your Mind" (1993)
* Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue – "Whatta Man" (1994)
* TLC – "Waterfalls" (1995)
* Fugees – "Killing Me Softly" (1996)
* Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 – "I'll Be Missing You" (1997)
* Wyclef Jean featuring Refugee Allstars – "Gone till November" (1998)
* Lauryn Hill – "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (1999)

2000s|

* Destiny's Child – "Say My Name" (2000)
* Destiny's Child – "Survivor" (2001)
* Mary J. Blige – "No More Drama" (2002)
* Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z – "Crazy in Love" (2003)
* Alicia Keys – "If I Ain't Got You" (2004)
* Alicia Keys – "Karma" (2005)
* Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug and Bun B – "Check on It" (2006)

2010s|

* Normani featuring 6LACK – "Waves" (2019)

2020s|

* The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" (2020)
* Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, and Silk Sonic – "Leave the Door Open" (2021)
* The Weeknd – "Out of Time" (2022)
* SZA – "Shirt" (2023)
* SZA – "Snooze" (2024)

Between 2007–2018, the category was retired.

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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist

1970s|

* Larry Graham (1979)

1980s|

* Lionel Richie (1982)
* Michael Jackson (1987)
* Lou Rawls (1988)
* Luther Vandross (1989)

1990s|

* Luther Vandross (1991)
* Stevie Wonder (1992)
* Luther Vandross (1993)
* Luther Vandross (1995)
* Babyface (1996)
* Babyface (1997)
* Luther Vandross (1998)
* Brian McKnight (1999)

2000s|

* R. Kelly (2000)
* Luther Vandross (2001)
* LL Cool J (2002)
* Luther Vandross (2003)
* Usher (2004)
* Jamie Foxx (2005)
* Prince (2006)
* Chris Brown (2007)
* Jamie Foxx (2008)
* Maxwell (2009)

2010s|

* Usher (2010)
* CeeLo Green (2011)
* Usher (2012)
* John Legend (2013)
* Pharrell Williams (2014)
* Pharrell Williams (2015)
* Maxwell (2016)
* Bruno Mars (2017)
* Bruno Mars (2018)
* Bruno Mars (2019)

2020s|

* Drake (2020)
* Anthony Hamilton (2021)
* Chris Brown (2022)
* Usher (2023)
* Chris Brown (2024)

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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video

1990s|

* "Unforgettable" – Natalie Cole (1991)
* "Black or White" – Michael Jackson (1992)
* "I'm Every Woman" – Whitney Houston (1993)
* No Award (1994)
* "Waterfalls" – TLC (1995)
* "I Believe I Can Fly" – R. Kelly (1996)
* "Stomp" – God's Property (1997)
* "Just the Two of Us" – Will Smith (1998)
* "Wild Wild West" – Will Smith (1999)

2000s|

* "I Wish" – R. Kelly (2000)
* "You Rock My World" – Michael Jackson (2001)
* "Little Things" – India Arie (2002)
* "Dance with My Father" – Luther Vandross (2003)
* "If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys (2004)
* "Unbreakable" – Alicia Keys (2005)
* "Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige (2006)
* "Like You'll Never See Me Again" – Alicia Keys (2007)
* "Yes We Can" – will.i.am (2008)
* "I Look to You" – Whitney Houston (2009)

2010s|

* "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" – Alicia Keys (2010)
* "Where You At?" – Jennifer Hudson (2011)
* "Girl on Fire" – Alicia Keys (2012)
* "Q.U.E.E.N." – Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu (2013)
* "You & I (Nobody in the World)" – John Legend (2014)
* "Shame" – Tyrese Gibson (2015)
* "Formation" – Beyoncé (2016)
* "That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars (2017)
* "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2018)
* "Juice" – Lizzo (2019)

2020s|

* "Brown Skin Girl" – Beyoncé, Saint Jhn, and Wizkid featuring Blue Ivy Carter (2020)
* "Essence" – Wizkid featuring Tems (2021)
* "Lift Me Up" – Rihanna (2022)
* "Sensational" – Chris Brown featuring Davido & Lojay (2023)
* "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (2024)

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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song

Song
(1971–2015)|

* "Theme from Shaft" – Isaac Hayes (1971)
* No Award (1972–1994)
* "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" – Whitney Houston (1995)
* "I Believe I Can Fly" – R. Kelly (1996)
* "A Song for Mama" – Boyz II Men (1997)
* "Lean on Me" – Kirk Franklin (1998)
* "Spend My Life with You" – Eric Benét featuring Tamia (1999)
* "Open My Heart" – Yolanda Adams (2000)
* "A Woman's Worth" – Alicia Keys (2001)
* "Brighter Day" – Kirk Franklin (2002)
* "Dance with My Father" – Luther Vandross (2003)
* "If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys (2004)
* "Unbreakable" – Alicia Keys (2005)
* "I Am Not My Hair" – India Arie (2006)
* "Like You'll Never See Me Again" – Alicia Keys (2007)
* "Yes We Can" – will.i.am (2008)
* "God in Me" – Mary Mary (2009)
* "Bittersweet" – Fantasia (2010)
* "I Smile" – Kirk Franklin (2011)
* "I Look to You" – Whitney Houston and R. Kelly (2012)
* "All of Me" – John Legend (2013)
* "We Are Here" – Alicia Keys (2014)
* "Back Together" – Jill Scott (2015)

Contemporary
(2016–2019)|

* "Freedom" – Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar (2016)
* "HUMBLE." – Kendrick Lamar (2017)
* "Boo'd Up" – Ella Mai (2018)
* "Before I Let Go" – Beyoncé (2019)

Traditional
(2016–2019)|

* "I See Victory" – Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams (2016)
* "That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars (2017)
* "Long as I Live" – Toni Braxton (2018)
* "Spirit" – Beyoncé (2019)

Soul/R&B
(2020–present)|

* "Do It" – Chloe x Halle (2020)
* "Pick Up Your Feelings" – Jazmine Sullivan (2021)
* "Cuff It" – Beyoncé (2022)
* "ICU (Remix)" – Coco Jones featuring Justin Timberlake (2023)
* "Residuals" – Chris Brown (2024)

Hip Hop/Rap
(2020–present)|

* "Savage (Remix)" – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé (2020)
* "Fye Fye" – Tobe Nwigwe featuring Fat Nwigwe (2021)
* "Hotel Lobby" – Quavo and Takeoff (2022)
* "Cobra" – Megan Thee Stallion (2023)
* "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (2024)

International
(2020–present)|

* "Lockdown" – Original Koffee (2020)
* "Essence" – Wizkid featuring Tems and Justin Bieber (2021)
* "No Woman, No Cry" – Tems (2022)
* "Me & U" – Tems (2023)
* "Hmmm" – Chris Brown featuring Davido (2024)

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Billboard Year-End number one singles (2000–2019)

* 2000: "Breathe" – Faith Hill
* 2001: "Hanging by a Moment" – Lifehouse
* 2002: "How You Remind Me" – Nickelback
* 2003: "In da Club" – 50 Cent
* 2004: "Yeah!" – Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
* 2005: "We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey
* 2006: "Bad Day" – Daniel Powter
* 2007: "Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé
* 2008: "Low" – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
* 2009: "Boom Boom Pow" – The Black Eyed Peas
* 2010: "Tik Tok" – Kesha
* 2011: "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele
* 2012: "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra
* 2013: "Thrift Shop" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
* 2014: "Happy" – Pharrell Williams
* 2015: "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
* 2016: "Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber
* 2017: "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran
* 2018: "God's Plan" – Drake
* 2019: "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus

* Complete list
* (1946–1959)
* (1960–1979)
* (1980–1999)
* (2000–2019)
* (2020–present)

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Billboard Year-End Top Artist

1981–1999|

* 1981: REO Speedwagon
* 1982: The Go-Go's
* 1983: Michael Jackson
* 1984: Lionel Richie
* 1985: Madonna
* 1986: Whitney Houston
* 1987: Bon Jovi
* 1988: George Michael
* 1989: New Kids on the Block
* 1990: New Kids on the Block
* 1991: Mariah Carey
* 1992: Garth Brooks
* 1993: Garth Brooks
* 1994: Ace of Base
* 1995: TLC
* 1996: Alanis Morissette
* 1997: LeAnn Rimes
* 1998: Usher
* 1999: Backstreet Boys

2000–2019|

* 2000: Destiny's Child
* 2001: Destiny's Child
* 2002: Nelly
* 2003: 50 Cent
* 2004: Usher
* 2005: 50 Cent
* 2006: Chris Brown
* 2007: Akon
* 2008: Chris Brown
* 2009: Taylor Swift
* 2010: Lady Gaga
* 2011: Adele
* 2012: Adele
* 2013: Bruno Mars
* 2014: One Direction
* 2015: Taylor Swift
* 2016: Adele
* 2017: Ed Sheeran
* 2018: Drake
* 2019: Post Malone

2020-present|

* 2020: Post Malone
* 2021: Drake
* 2022: Bad Bunny
* 2023: Taylor Swift
* 2024: Taylor Swift

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Best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom

1950s|

* 1952: "Here in My Heart" – Al Martino
* 1953: "I Believe" – Frankie Laine
* 1954: "Secret Love" – Doris Day
* 1955: "Rose Marie" – Slim Whitman
* 1956: "I'll Be Home" – Pat Boone
* 1957: "Diana" – Paul Anka
* 1958: "Jailhouse Rock" – Elvis Presley
* 1959: "Living Doll" – Cliff Richard (UK)

1960s|

* 1960: "It's Now or Never" – Elvis Presley
* 1961: "Wooden Heart" – Elvis Presley
* 1962: "I Remember You" – Frank Ifield (UK)
* 1963: "She Loves You" – The Beatles (UK)
* 1964: "Can't Buy Me Love" – The Beatles (UK)
* 1965: "Tears" – Ken Dodd (UK)
* 1966: "Green, Green Grass of Home" – Tom Jones (UK)
* 1967: "Release Me" – Engelbert Humperdinck (UK)
* 1968: "Hey Jude" – The Beatles (UK)
* 1969: "Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies

1970s|

* 1970: "The Wonder of You" – Elvis Presley / "In the Summertime" – Mungo Jerry (UK)
* 1971: "My Sweet Lord" – George Harrison (UK)
* 1972: "Amazing Grace" – Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (UK)
* 1973: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
* 1974: "Tiger Feet" – Mud (UK)
* 1975: "Bye Bye Baby" – Bay City Rollers (UK)
* 1976: "Save Your Kisses for Me" – Brotherhood of Man (UK)
* 1977: "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" – Wings (UK)
* 1978: "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" – Boney M.
* 1979: "Bright Eyes" – Art Garfunkel

1980s|

* 1980: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – The Police (UK)
* 1981: "Tainted Love" – Soft Cell (UK) / "Don't You Want Me" – The Human League (UK)
* 1982: "Come On Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners (UK)
* 1983: "Karma Chameleon" – Culture Club (UK)
* 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid (UK)
* 1985: "The Power of Love" – Jennifer Rush
* 1986: "Don't Leave Me This Way" – The Communards (UK)
* 1987: "Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley (UK)
* 1988: "Mistletoe and Wine" – Cliff Richard (UK)
* 1989: "Ride on Time" – Black Box

1990s|

* 1990: "Unchained Melody" – The Righteous Brothers
* 1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams
* 1992: "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
* 1993: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" – Meat Loaf
* 1994: "Love Is All Around" – Wet Wet Wet (UK)
* 1995: "Unchained Melody" – Robson & Jerome (UK)
* 1996: "Killing Me Softly" – Fugees
* 1997: "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John (UK)
* 1998: "Believe" – Cher
* 1999: "...Baby One More Time" – Britney Spears

2000s|

* 2000: "Can We Fix It?" – Bob the Builder (UK)
* 2001: "It Wasn't Me" – Shaggy featuring Rikrok (UK)
* 2002: "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" – Will Young (UK)
* 2003: "Where Is the Love?" – Black Eyed Peas
* 2004: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid 20 (UK)
* 2005: "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" – Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay (UK)
* 2006: "Crazy" – Gnarls Barkley
* 2007: "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis (UK)
* 2008: "Hallelujah" – Alexandra Burke (UK)
* 2009: "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga

2010s|

* 2010: "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna
* 2011: "Someone like You" – Adele (UK)
* 2012: "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra
* 2013: "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams
* 2014: "Happy" – Pharrell Williams
* 2015: "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson (UK) featuring Bruno Mars
* 2016: "One Dance" – Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla (UK)
* 2017: "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran (UK)
* 2018: "One Kiss" – Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa (UK)
* 2019: "Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi (UK)

2020s|

* 2020: "Blinding Lights" – The Weeknd
* 2021: "Bad Habits" – Ed Sheeran (UK)
* 2022: "As It Was" – Harry Styles (UK)
* 2023: "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus
* 2024: "Stick Season" - Noah Kahan

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