Bruno Mars Performs First Solo Song at Grammys in Nearly 10 Years

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Bruno Mars—nominated for three awards at the 2026 Grammys—made an electrifying return to the stage at the Feb. 1 ceremony, performing his new single, "I Just Might.”

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Bruno Mars doesn't have to worry about just might anymore—considering he just did

Indeed, the singer made an epic return to the stage at the 2026 Grammys Feb. 1 for a performance of his solo single, "I Just Might." (See every celeb in attendance here).

Taking the stage with his band the Hooligans, Bruno appeared on a red heart platform wearing a crimson suit and matching headband to give a groovy show with the song off his upcoming album, The Romantic, out Feb. 27. 

And he got the audience jamming with Lady Gaga and Sabrina Carpenter bopping to the beat in the audience.

But his performance isn't the only milestone the "Leave the Door Open" artist is celebrating, considering he earned three nominations for music's biggest night including Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for his collaboration with Rosé, “APT.” which he performed at the start of the show.

Though Bruno has brought his 24K magic to the award ceremony—hosted by Trevor Noah at the Crypto.com Arena—in years past, this marks his first time performing as a solo artist there in nearly a decade. For the 2025 ceremony, the 40-year-old teamed up with collaborator Lady Gaga for a moving tribute to Los Angeles following the devastating wildfires.

And prior to that, he and bandmate Anderson .Paak—who together formed the group Silk Sonic—left it all on the floor when they performed at the ceremony in 2022.

However, later that year, the 16-time Grammy winner announced the group were withdrawing their debut album, An Evening With Silk Sonic, from consideration for the following ceremony.

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"We truly put our all on this record, but Silk Sonic would like to gracefully, humbly and most importantly, sexually, bow out of submitting our album this year," Bruno told E! News at the time. "We hope we can celebrate with everyone on a great year of music and partake in the party."

Fast-forward nearly four years later, and Bruno is gearing up to embark on his solo career again, releasing his album, The Romantic, later this month.

Keep reading to see every celeb at the 2026 Grammys...

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Michelle Williams

in Jean-Louis Sabaji and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.

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Karol G

in Paolo Sebastian, Gianvito Rossi heels and Jacob & Co. Jewelry.

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Olivia Dean

in Chanel.

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Tyla

in Dsquared2 and Pandora jewelry.

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Bad Bunny

in custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture.

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Chappell Roan

in custom Mugler.

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Tate McRae

in Balenciaga.

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Queen Latifah 

in Stephane Rolland.

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Lady Gaga

In custom Matieres Fecales.

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Darren Criss

in custom Tanner Fletcher and Christian Louboutin.

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Pharrell Williams

in custom Louis Vuitton.

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Sombr

in custom Valentino.

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Kelsea Ballerini

In Etro.

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Laufey

In Miu Miu and Jared Atelier jewelry.

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KATSEYE

in Ludovic De Saint Sernin.

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Sabrina Carpenter

in Valentino.

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Miley Cyrus

in Celine and Pomellato jewelry.

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Addison Rae

in Alaïa.

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Zara Larsson

in Germanier.

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Coco Jones

In Kristina K. and Casadei heels.

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Ali Wong

in Vivienne Westwood.

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Doechii

in custom Roberto Cavalli and Chopard jewelry.

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Rosé

in custom Giambattista Valli Couture, Le Silla and Tiffany & Co. jewelry

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Shaboozey

in Ralph Lauren Purple Label and RRL Denim, Christian Louboutin shoes, Bode tie and Piaget watch.

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Adrienne Bailon-Houghton

in in J'Aton Couture.

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FKA twigs

in custom Paolo Carzana.

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PinkPantheress 

In Vivienne Westwood and custom Pandora jewelry.

Watch the Grammys 2026 Sunday, Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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