Bruno Mars announces new single, album

Bruno Mars announces new single, album

This will be Mars' first single in two years

Singer Bruno Mars at an event. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Brothers Le

Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars will be releasing a new song and an album after a two year hiatus.

In an Instagram post, Mars shared that he has teamed up with Anderson Paak for a new band called Silk Sonic.

"We locked in and made an album. The band’s called Silk Sonic. First song drops next Friday 3/5," he wrote alongside a concert poster of the two.

Paak also shared the news on his official account.

"We made an album! Y'all get the first song next friday 3/5," he wrote.

Mars' last single was Blow featuring Ed Sheeran and Chris Stapleton. It was released in July 2019.

The Grammy winner's last album was 24K Magic, which came out in November 2016

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