Dannyka Manangan

Bruno Mars returns with 'The Romantic,' nearly a decade since last solo album

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>After nearly a decade since his last solo release, Bruno Mars has returned with his fourth studio album,<em> The Romantic</em>, which dropped on February 26 via Atlantic Records.</p><p>The nine-track record features the explosive single &quot;I Just Might,&quot; which marked Bruno&#x27;s first-ever No. 1 debut on the Billboard Hot 100. Another standout from the album, &quot;Risk It All,&quot; was released alongside an official music video directed by the singer and Daniel Ramos, now streaming on YouTube.</p><p>To celebrate the album&#x27;s launch, the global pop star premiered <em>The Romantic </em>across all iHeartRadio stations and simultaneously livestreamed the event on TikTok Live, further amplifying excitement around the highly anticipated comeback.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DU_0NjlEqA0/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A11791382.099999998%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p><em>The Romantic</em> features nine tracks including “Risk It All,” “Cha Cha Cha,” “I Just Might,” “God Was Showing Off,” “Why You Wanna Fight?,” “On My Soul,” “Something Serious,” “Nothing Left,” and “Dance With Me.”</p><p>The new album arrives amid Bruno&#x27;s sustained chart dominance in recent years. His collaboration with Lady Gaga, “Die With A Smile,” earned a Grammy Award and became the fastest song in Spotify history to surpass one billion streams. The track also topped the Billboard Global 200 chart for 18 weeks.</p><p>Meanwhile, his hit collaboration “APT.” with BLACKPINK&#x27;s Rosé achieved major global milestones. The song was named IFPI’s biggest-selling global single of 2025 and Apple Music’s most globally streamed song of the year. It spent 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and 12 weeks atop the Billboard Global 200.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/9/8/blackpink-s-ros-bruno-mars-win-song-of-the-year-at-mtv-vmas-with-apt-1406"><strong>READ: Blackpink&#x27;s Rosé, Bruno Mars win Song of the Year at MTV VMAs with &#x27;APT.&#x27;</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>Beyond its commercial success, “APT.” also won Song of the Year at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards and earned three nominations at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.</p><p>Bruno last released a studio album in November 2016 with <em>24K Magic</em>, which has sold more than five million copies worldwide.</p><p>At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, <em>24K Magic</em> swept the major categories, taking home seven trophies, including Album of the Year and Best R&amp;B Album. Its title track won Record of the Year, while “That’s What I Like” secured Song of the Year honors during the same ceremony.</p>

<p>Bruno Mars's 'The Romantic' features nine tracks, including the lead single 'I Just Might.' </p>

Bruno Mars's 'The Romantic' features nine tracks, including the lead single 'I Just Might.'