Perez Hilton — Check Bruno Mars' soulful, stripped-down rendition of Katy Perry's California Gurls (above)! The dude is super talented!!!! more info

ContactMusic — Bruno Mars is "in awe" of Alicia Keys.The 'Grenade' hitmaker has said if he could pick anyone, he'd love to collaborate with the 'Empire State Of Mind' hitmaker on a track.The singer and songwriter said "I always say I wanna work with Alicia Keys. I'... more info

Gigwise — Along with Eminem, Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Adele and Bruno Mars are currently battling it out to be the UK's No.1 single, according to midweek chart figures. Adele's new single, Rolling In The Deep, is currently on course to give the... more info

NME — It's one of the tightest battles in months... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — As previously reported on The Hip Hop Chronicle, Kiss are running their first open live auditions to find a presenter to join their team. Number 1 selling artist Bruno Mars offered some advice to presenters who are looking to take part. The “Grenad... more info

Gigwise — By Music Week... more info

Perez Hilton — Amazing! Bruno Mars' new single Grenade hit number one on the UK charts on Sunday. It had the highest sales for a January release in the past 15 years. Grenade sold about 150,000 units just last week. He should be very proud! [Image via WENN.] more info

ContactMusic — BRITNEY SPEARS is set to reclaim her crown as the princess of pop in the U.S. this week (beg17Jan11) - her new single is on course to debut at number one.Hold It Against Me is expected to topple Bruno Mars' Grenade at the top of the Billboard Hot 100... more info

Scotsman.com — Bruno Mars knows the markets he's flogging to and exploits them with aplomb, but unfortunately he's missed his own goal - beating Gnarls Barkley more info