{"id":1261,"date":"2026-01-06T07:38:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/?p=1261"},"modified":"2026-01-06T07:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:38:32","slug":"bruno-mars-announces-my-album-is-done-10-years-after-last-solo-lp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/bruno-mars-announces-my-album-is-done-10-years-after-last-solo-lp\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Mars Announces \u201cMy Album is Done\u201d 10 YEARS After Last Solo LP"},"content":{"rendered":"

The chart-topper signaled his imminent return moments ago with a message that has fans buzzing in earnest.<\/p>\n

Taking to X, Mars kept it brief but sweet when tweeting:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy album is done.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The words were enough to send his Hooligans into a frenzy.And with good reason.<\/p>\n

Beyond being simply new Bruno music, it will serve as the star\u2019s first solo album in a decade.<\/p>\n

Yes, time flies, because 2026 marks ten whole years since the performer released his last solo effort, \u201924K Magic\u2019<\/strong> \u2013 home to colossal classics such as #1 smash \u2018That\u2019s What I Like,\u2019 \u2018Finesse,\u2019<\/strong> That Grape Juice favorite \u2018Chunky,\u2019<\/strong> and its electrifying title track.<\/div>\n

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In the years since, Mars has managed to be omnipresent with projects such as Silk Sonic alongside Anderson. Paak <\/strong>and collaborations such as Lady Gaga. Both of which birthed Billboard Hot 100 hits, \u2018Leave The Door Open\u2019 <\/strong>\u00a0and \u2018Die With A Smile.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With a new chapter nigh, we say: bring on the new music!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The chart-topper signaled his imminent return moments ago with a message that has fans buzzing in earnest. Taking to X, Mars kept it brief but sweet when tweeting: \u201cMy album is done.\u201d The words were enough to send his Hooligans into a frenzy.And with good reason. Beyond being simply new Bruno music, it will serve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[160],"class_list":["post-1261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","author-urbanafrica"],"authors":[{"term_id":160,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"urbanafrica","display_name":"URBANAFRICA","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-FFB50F59-0D6C-491C-BACA-64123F72D056.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-FFB50F59-0D6C-491C-BACA-64123F72D056.jpg"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1261"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1263,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1261\/revisions\/1263"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1261"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=1261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}