Bruno Mars Becomes First Artist to Surpass 150 Million Monthly Spotify Listeners
Bruno Mars continues to break streaming records, as he becomes the first artist to cross the 150 million monthly listeners threshold on Spotify.
Mars, who has not put out a solo album since 2016's '24K Magic,' made history on the platform on the back of his hot streak of collaborative singles. 'Die With a Smile,' his mid-tempo duet with Lady Gaga, has amassed nearly 1.7 billion Spotify streams since its release in Aug. 2024, becoming his ninth number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 and opening the year in the top spot months after it dropped.
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In October, he continued his hot streak with his Rosé collab 'Apt.' in October, already surging past the billion streams mark and peaking at No. 5 on the Hot 100. His 150 million milestone coincides with Friday's release of 'Fat Juicy & Wet,' his R-rated track with Sexyy Red. In the video for the song, Mars corrals his recent collaborators — including Gaga and Rosé — to throw a celebratory party.
Mars, who is currently the number one artist on Spotify, is teeing up for the Grammy Awards this Sunday, where he's nominated alongside Gaga for song of the year and best pop duo/group performance. Elsewhere, Mars and Rosé just earned the title of best-selling song in the United States last week and hitting 12 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Global Excl. U.S. chart, making it the first K-pop song to do so.
Though Mars has waited nearly a decade to put out his next solo album, he dropped the joint album 'An Evening With Silk Sonic' alongside Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic in 2021. Their single 'Leave the Door Open' won four Grammys, including record and song of the year.
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