The irrefutable and ever-living presence of Bruno Mars has called upon me this week. Every time you think he’s gone, he pops right back up. A couple of days ago, it was announced that Mars became the first artist to reach 150 million monthly listeners in Spotify history.

Bruno Mars hasn’t released a new solo album for eight years. His most recent solo studio LP was his third, 24K Magic, which dropped in 2016.

Bruno Mars continues to break streaming records, as he becomes the first artist to cross the 150 million monthly listeners threshold on Spotify. Mars, who has not put out a solo album since 2016’s “24K Magic,