"2025 SONG OF THE YEAR" — Internet reacts to Bruno Mars hinting at a possible collaboration with Sexyy Red

Bruno Mars has hinted at a possible collaboration with Sexyy Red in his latest Instagram post dated January 21, 2025. Mars also thanked his fans for two of his singles making it to the Billboard Hot 100 list.

In his January 21 post, Bruno Mars shared a screenshot of the current Billboard Hot 100 list where two of his tracks were featured. His collaboration song with Lady Gaga, Die With A Smile, occupied the number one spot on the list. His collab with Rose, titled APT, stood fifth on the list. In his caption, he expressed his desire to work with rapper Sexyy Red and wrote:

"THANK YOU ALL! 🥂 I’m headed to the studio right now to make a strip club anthem so I can celebrate and properly act up this weekend. Someone please help me get in touch with Sexyy Red!!"

Fans took to X to react to Mars hinting at a possible collaboration with Red. One X user exclaimed:

"2025 SONG OF THE YEAR."

"This is a collab I have never imagined in my life, still wondering what it will sound like," another user wrote.

"If there’s any artist in the world that can make this collab sound good then it’s BRUNO MARS. I know he’s already cooking concepts and melodies in his head," a fan opined.

"i see the vision," a netizen chimed in.

Meanwhile, some fans were not so thrilled about the potential collaboration:

"I mean I trust Bruno…but idk if I see the vision," a fan remarked.

"The collab we never wanted," another person added.

"Bro how much debt does he even has wtf 😭 he just doing shit with anyone at this point," a user alleged.

Some other users also shared their thoughts:

"no lmao pls get in touch with PinkPantheress," a netizen suggested.

"Mars is one of them people that can make anyone sound amazing," a fan commented.

Bruno Mars' latest collaborations with Rose and Lady Gaga explored

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Bruno Mars delivered two hits while collaborating with Lady Gaga and BLACKPINK star Rose in 2024. In August 2024, Mars and Lady Gaga joined hands for the track Die With A Smile, released through Interscope Records. The song was initially considered a single but was later revealed to be a part of Gaga's upcoming eighth studio album.

Die With A Smile received nominations in the categories of Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in the upcoming 67th Grammy Awards. The song topped the Billboard 200 charts for eight weeks. The song also topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks.

It was Lady Gaga's sixth song to hit the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 while for Bruno Mars it was his ninth track to achieve the feat. According to Billboard, Die With A Smile recorded a total of 62 million radio airplay audience impressions and 29 million official streams.

Another big success for Bruno Mars came with APT - his collaboration track with Rose. Released on October 18, 2024, via The Black Label and Atlantic Records, APT was promoted as the lead single on Rose's debut studio album, Rosie. It also marked Rose's first single in three years after leaving Interscope Records and YG Entertainment in 2023.

The song was a major success and spent eleven weeks on the Billboard Global 200 chart. It was the longest-running number-one song of 2024 and became Rose and Bruno Mars' second number-one single. It was also the first Western song to top the Billboard Japan Hot 100 in over a decade.