Bruno Mars Paid Tribute to Amy Winehouse in 2011, and His Performance Still Thrills Us
Bruno Mars captivated us with his stellar tribute to Prince at the Grammys on Sunday, but it wasn't the first time he paid homage to an artist at a major awards show. Back in 2011, just one month after Amy Winehouse's death, Mars gave a truly incredible performance of her hit "Valerie" at the MTV VMAs. The song was originally sung by rock band The Zutons and was given a new life when Mark Ronson enlisted Winehouse to cover the song for his Version album in 2007 (a slower-tempo rendition also ap...
Stereogum — Every time Bruno Mars gets onstage, he delivers. Tonight, he took his old-school showmanship to the Grammys, performing 24K Magic's "That's What I Like" flanked by his us... more info
Stereogum — Bruno Mars and Morris Day & The Time took us back to the '80s tonight when they paid tribute to Prince on the Grammy stage. Day opened the set with "Jungle Love" before b... more info
Dlisted — If I was in charge of the Prince tribute at the Grammys, I would have cut together a 45-minute clip package of Prince’s sexiest scenes from Purple Rain and Under the Ch... more info
PopSugar UK —
Bruno Mars captivated us with his stellar tribute to Prince at the Grammys on Sunday, but it wasn't the first time he paid homage to an artist at a major awards show. Ba... more info