"This is officially my 13th reason" - Netizens react as Bruno Mars shares snippet from upcoming Sexyy Red collaboration

Popular musician Bruno Mars teased an upcoming collaboration with rapper Sexyy Red. The Locked Out of Heaven hitmaker took to his Instagram on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, to share a snippet from the track. The post features Red hugging Bruno and is captioned:

"Found her!"

The caption builds on the singer's previous post commemorating his songs Die with a Smile (with Lady Gaga) and APT. (with Rosé of Blackpink) topping the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Global, respectively, where he 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!!"

Bruno Mars' IG post teasing the single (Image via Instagram/@brunomars)

Netizens were quick to react under PopCrave's post on X, with one stating:

"This is officially my 13th reason"

Many commented on Bruno Mars' marketing skills, referencing his previous post. Here are some comments seen on X:

"So the collab was ready a long time ago and they were just pretending," one person wrote.

"so basically he actually had this collab in the bag but he was just doing promo. clever businessman," another person noted.

Others expressed their excitement for the upcoming track.

"Both of them are legends in their own right, this is gonna be a hit," a fan commented.

"Banger incoming. He knew it all along," another netizen added.

However, there were a few who were seemingly not content with the collab.

"Well his perfect 3 songs streak ends here," one netizen reacted.

"bruno.. anyone else but her please," another X user stated.

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The track marks Bruno Mars and Sexyy Red's first collaboration

While Bruno Mars or Sexyy Red have not confirmed details about the song, internet users speculate that it would drop this Friday (January 24) and is titled, "Fat, Juicy, & Wet." The track would mark the Grenade hitmaker's first single this year and his first collaboration with Red.

According to a report by Complex, Red commented (since deleted) under Mars' earlier Instagram post celebrating his recent songs topping the Billboard charts, writing:

"You lookin for ah real bthc baby I’m right hur."

Mars and Lady Gaga's collab, Die With a Smile, secured the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs chart for the third consecutive time. The position came 5 months after its release in August 2024. At the time, it peaked at the top position on the Global 200, spending 8 weeks on the spot. This is Bruno Mars' 9th Hot 100 leader, while Gaga's sixth.

Mars' collaborations are known to be commercially successful. These include Uptown Funk with Mark Ronson, Finesse (Remix) with Cardi B, and Mirrors with Lil Wayne.

While the St. Louis rapper has not publicly commented on her upcoming single, she recently found herself in hot water after sharing an AI-generated photo of herself with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Following criticism, Red reposted a tweet by MLK's youngest daughter (Dr. Bernice King) to apologize for the same.