Bruno is featured in the April 2011 issue of GQ Magazine. With this great honor, comes a brand new photo shoot (4 new images) as well as a great new article written by the magazine. Be sure you check out the article & pictures below – and of course once the magazine is out – I will be uploading scans.

It’s one of the tritest battle cries a modern musician can utter: “I keep it real!” That’s pop whiz Bruno Mars—real name Peter Gene Hernandez—speaking, and boy, it gets worse. “The last few months,” he says, “it’s been a rocket…to Mars!” Zing! But before you write off his enthusiasm as rookie bluster, consider the 25-year-old Hawaiian’s life before 2011. Here’s a guy who impersonated Elvis professionally at age 3; a guy who fronted a lounge band called Sex Panther. He’s built his career on earnest cheeseballery, and he ain’t stopping it now.

In the past nine months—on the strength of the saccharine lyric You’re amazing just the way you are—Mars has scored triple-platinum sales, landed seven Grammy nominations, and for fun authored the hook from Cee Lo’s “Fuck You.” As he says, he’s just keepin’ it real. Though maybe a little too real. In September, Mars was busted for cocaine possession at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Vegas. “I’m not gonna preach that I’m a role model,” he says. “I’m a fucking musician! But I’ve learned people are watching, so don’t do nothing stupid.” He’s just hoping to keep his nose clean (so to speak), acknowledging that there’s no backup plan. “My jump shot sucks,” he says.

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LOL!!! Check out this new interview that Bruno Mars did with NRJ Radio live from Paris, France. In the interview (as well as perform his #1 single “Grenade”), Bruno also got some “special treatment” from one of the co-hosts. Haha, what do y’all think?

Check out this clip from Bruno’s live interview on The Graham Norton Show in The UK. He also performs a little bit of Cee-Lo’s “F*ck You” (which he wrote) acapella for the crowd. I will be posting the full appearance once I find it.

Check out this new photo shoot outtake & article from Bruno’s new feature in the ever popular LA Times. You’ll def. love the entire article & I can’t wait for the rest of the pictures to come out. Enjoy guys!

“I’m feeling like a winner right now, sir — I’m not going to lie!” Mars exclaimed in a recent phone interview between European tour stops. “But I’m still crossing my fingers about the Grammys. They stay crossed: I tend to overthink things. I’m not the guy who screams ‘This is a world smash!’ when I finish a song.” The Grammy Awards take place next Sunday at Staples Center.

Indeed, although “Just the Way You Are” was nominated for “Best Pop Vocal Performance” alongside John Mayer and Michael Jackson, Mars seems more excited by his collaborations. “I’m fortunate to work with guys like Cee Lo and B.o.B,” he says. “‘Nothin’ on You’ by B.o.B was the first song where I heard myself on the radio. I’d been trying my whole career to write a song like that, which incorporates live instruments with hip-hop and singing.”

And Green’s 2006 hit as part of Gnarls Barkley, “Crazy,” captured Mars’ imagination: “It epitomized what I wanted to achieve: a song that would be played on pop stations, on hip-hop stations, on rock stations — just because it was good.” (At the 2011 Grammy Awards ceremony, Mars will perform with B.o.B and another crossover success of last year, Janelle Monáe.)

Mars’ voice and production style — blending classic soul, reggae-tinged grooves suggesting the Police and Sublime, OutKast’s iconoclastic hip-hop and Sade’s smooth internationalism — have become pop radio’s dominant sound. “Bruno’s songs have no boundaries,” says John Ivey, program director for the influential top-40 radio station, KIIS-FM. “No one in the past year has had hits as varied. When we first heard ‘Just the Way You Are,’ it was a little shocking. We’d assumed he was a hip-hop artist, and all of a sudden he’s Billy Joel!”

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Bruno Mars performed a beautiful & heart-felt rendition of his NO.1 single “Grenade” on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today as well as a sit-down interview with the comedic legend. During the chat, Bruno speaks on his love for Ellen & performing as an Elvis impersonator as a kid. Check out the videos below!

Check out this brand new interview that Bruno did with Rolling Stone Magazine. In the interview, he talks about the writing concept of “Grenade” and “F*ck You”. Where did the name “Bruno” come from? He even opens up about the Grammy Award nominations! Watch the interview for these answers + much more!

Check out Bruno’s interview with BET’s 106 & Park back on December 10th. Bruno stopped by to premiere the “Grenade” music video + with that comes this great, hilarious interview. As always, Bruno was his funny self & the crowd went crazy for him!

Before performing at the sold out Z100 Jingle Bell Ball, Bruno stopped backstage with FUSE TV for an interview, where he talked about his collaborations, the performances he most looked forward to and a lot more. Enjoy guys!

Check out Bruno’s interview from yesterday’s live taping of “The Seven”. Bruno appeared on the MTV show, where he spoke on receiving 7 nominations as well as a fan Q&A session.

Bruno recently stopped by Voltage Radio for an interview during the “Doo-Wops & Hooligans” promo tour. The French radio show asked Bruno about everything from the tour, to the album release and much more. Be sure to check out the 2-part interview below: