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\n \t\t\t\t\tHow Big a Deal Is Bruno Mars\u2019 \u2018I Just Might\u2019 Becoming His First Single to Debut at No.\u00a01?\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n
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\n\tRecord Store Day announced on Friday (Jan. 30) Mars would serve as its 2026 ambassador, coinciding with the forthcoming release of his album The Romantic<\/em> (out Feb. 27 via Atlantic) and its accompanying stadium world tour. He joins an esteemed list of RSD ambassadors, including Taylor Swift, Post Malone, Paramore, Ozzy Osbourne, Jack White, Chuck D, Pearl Jam and Metallica.<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cYou get the chance to immerse yourself, surround yourself with music,\u201d Mars mused about record stores in a statement. \u201cI love being able to physically be surrounded by music. Not just staring at your phone and downloading something or listening to something on your phone, but to actually see all of this beautiful art around you. It inspires me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tAs the 2026 Record Store Day ambassador, Mars will partner with record stores to roll out The Romantic<\/em>, hosting listening parties at more than 200 record stores across the U.S. on Feb. 25, granting fans an exclusive advanced listen to the new album. Mars dropped \u201cI Just Might,\u201d the set\u2019s lead single, at the top of January, and it\u2019s already spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100<\/a>, marking his milestone 10th chart-topper. A full list of participating stores can be found at the Record Store Day website<\/a>, and fans can contact individual shops for times and details.<\/p>\n\n\tMars will also contribute to the annual list of special Record Store Day releases with The Collaborations<\/em>, a compilation featuring his smash hits with Mark Ronson (\u201cUptown Funk\u201d), Lady Gaga (\u201cDie With A Smile\u201d) and ROS\u00c9 (\u201cAPT.\u201d). The Collaborations<\/em> follows \u201cThe Grenade Sessions\u201d 10\u2033 single, Mars\u2019 contribution to Record Store Day 2012, and the first vinyl pressing of his It\u2019s Better If You Don\u2019t Understand<\/em> EP, which he shared for last year\u2019s RSD Black Friday. The Collaborations<\/em> will be available at participating record stores on April 18, just a week after Mars kicks off his Romantic Tour at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nev.<\/p>\n\n\tThe full list of 2026 Record Store Day special releases will be revealed in the coming weeks. On Sunday (Feb. 1), Mars will perform at the 2026 Grammy ceremony, where he\u2019s up for record of the year, song of the year and best pop duo\/group performance alongside BLACKPINK\u2019s ROS\u00c9 for their collab, \u201cAPT.\u201d At the 2025 Grammys, he picked up his 16th career Grammy for his Lady Gaga collab \u201cDie With a Smile,\u201d which clinched best pop duo\/group performance.<\/p>\n
\n\tWatch Bruno Mars kick off his Record Store Day ambassadorial year with a crate-digging visit to Moondog Records in Las Vegas, below:<\/p>\n\n
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