Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Days after he was arrested in Las Vegas on a cocaine charge, rising R&B singer Bruno Mars, claimed his first No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Wednesday. more info

Idolator — Bruno Mars is having quite the bittersweet week. The singer-songwriter was arrested for cocaine possession while in Las Vegas, but let’s look on the bright side: his single “Just The Way You Are” topped the Hot 100, he just got word that he’l... more info

Topix — It took El DeBarge more than two decades to get off drugs - and he says watching performers like T.I. and Bruno Mars get into trouble over them only proves that every one needs a second chance. more info

Perez Hilton — Are all these songs coming out to deflect attention from his recent drug arrest???? Check out Grenade (above). It's hot! more info

Idolator — Sara Bareilles not only got bumped off the #1 position on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, her sophomore effort Kaleidoscope Heart slid all the way down to #12. Chalk it up to the one-two punch of Linkin Park’s A Thousand Suns and Trey Songz’s ... more info

USA Today Music — It took El DeBarge 22 years to get off drugs and he says watching performers like T.I. and Bruno Mars get into trouble over them only proves ... more info

Detroit Free Press — It took El DeBarge more than two decades to get off drugs - and he says watching performers like T.I. and Bruno Mars get into trouble over them only proves that every one needs a second chance. more info

Perez Hilton — The song is called Liquor Store Blues - and we really like it! But, in lieu of his recent arrest for drug possession, maybe it should be called Cocaine Shame Blues instead??? Check out the song - featuring Damien Marley - above. more info

Idolator — A new Bruno Mars song called “Liquor Store Blues” hitting the Internet right after news of the 23-year-old singer’s arrest for cocaine possession in Las Vegas broke? Now that’s just cruel. Have a swig of the reggae-tinged jam, which also feat... more info

ContactMusic — BRUNO MARS was apprehended by police in Las Vegas over the weekend (18-19Sep10) after a sharp-eyed bathroom attendant spotted the singer/songwriter in a cubicle with a bag... more info