Bruno Mars Arrested For Drug Possession

Bruno Mars has been grabbing headlines recently for his acclaimed work writing hits for B.o.B, Cee-Lo Green and Travie McCoy, as well as for scoring his own chart smash with "Just the Way You Are." But the singer/songwriter wound up with the wrong kind of attention early Sunday morning in Las Vegas when he was arrested on suspicion of narcotics possession.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the 23-year-old singer (born Peter Gene Hernandez), who is preparing to drop his full-length solo debut, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, next month, was arrested at 2:40 a.m. on Sunday, after security at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino confronted him in a bathroom and allegedly found him to be in possession of narcotics.
At press time a spokesperson for the Las Vegas Police Department could not be reached for confirmation of the arrest or for information on what drugs Mars is said to have possessed at the time of his arrest.
Mars, who took the VMA stage last week with B.o.B and Hayley Williams, had performed a show on Saturday at the Hard Rock. He tweeted fans to come check out his performance, writing, "Come see me @ the Hard Rock 2nite!! VEGAS!" He did not, however, appear to provide any comment on the arrest. His next tweet wasn't until early Monday morning (September 20), when he wrote, "Texas is dope! I'm in Dallas rite now looking forward to meeting some folks @ radio stations. Tune in for a special live performance."
Mars' arrest came on the heels of another star dodging a legal bullet after a possession arrest in Vegas. Following her August 27 arrest outside a Las Vegas hotel in which police found 0.8 grams of cocaine in her purse, Paris Hilton will avoid jail time for felony cocaine possession with a plea agreement that will allow her to serve a year of probation but no time behind bars.

Bruno Mars On New Album

Bruno Mars has told his fans that he is "halfway" through completing his second studio album.
The 'Runaway Baby' singer took to his Twitter account yesterday (5^th June) to announce how progress was going on the record and stated he was pleased with what he has created so far.
He tweeted: "I want you guys to know that I'm halfway done with my second album. I couldn't be happier :)"
The star also added that he had a playful title already sorted for the record highlighting the pressure.
"As of now the album title is Bruno Mars Prepare To S*** Yourself," he added.
Last month, Bruno told his followers that he was locking himself in the studio to work on his new album and was spotted out recently at a Gala event in New York City sporting a new curly hair style.

Bruno Mars Shines During Grammy Performance

Performing underneath a marquee emblazoned with his name, Mars was backed by a full band, complete with a horn section, that paid homage to his love of music from the '60s. Mars lifted the mood in the room, which was mourning the loss of Whitney Houston, with his dazzling performance of his Doo-Wops & Hooligans track "Runaway."
Check out photos from the Grammys red carpet 2012.
While his performance focused on the party, he also showed Houston some love when he gave her a shout-out mid-song. "Yo, tonight we celebrate. We celebrate the beautiful Miss Whitney Houston. Get off your rich asses and let's have fun!"
As he shimmied his way through the track, he gave props to another legend of the music industry when he shouted, "Can I have my James Brown?" bringing the energy of the show up to full volume.
Mars is a four-time Grammy nominee this year. He's up for Album of the Year for Hooligans, as well as three awards for "Grenade": Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.
Mars isn't the only performer and nominee with Houston in his heart. Jennifer Hudson is also set to take the stage at the Grammy Awards to pay tribute to Houston, who died suddenly in Los Angeles on Saturday.
"We were up all night, and we just wanted to figure out [and] show Whitney Houston the love, the appreciation, the love, the respect she deserves based on her as a human being and the career that she had and give her that love and make sure that people know we care," Grammy host LL Cool J explained. "And we are connected to her in that way.
"At the same time, there are so many other artists here that are nominated. This is a new Grammy experience for some of them, some are back again, and they deserve to have a good time and enjoy themselves and not be weighed down by the burden," he added, noting that it was "about finding a balance. I think we got it right. We're gonna find out."

Bruno Mars's 'Marry Me' - video

Man lip-syncs marriage proposal to Bruno Mars's 'Marry Me' - video

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Isaac told his girlfriend to meet him for dinner at his parents' house. When she turned up she was greeted by Isaac's brother in the front garden, where he said he wanted to play her a song. He gave her a pair of headphones from which she heard Mars's hit song.

She was told to sit in the open boot of Isaac's brother's Honda CRV. She sat and listened to the song as the car slowly rolled out of the driveway and down the road.

At the same time, Amy was treated to a choreographed dance routine from her friends. The routine ended with Isaac emerging from the group to get down on one knee and propose to his accepting girlfriend.

The clip now has over nine million hits on video site YouTube.

The video was even seen by Mars himself, who congratulated the couple over Twitter: "Congrats to Isaac Lamb and the future Mrs. I don't think I could've made a better music video for this song. Thank you."