Bruno Mars no longer has to fret about "I Just Might" — because he just did. Indeed, the singer made a triumphant return to the stage at the 2026 Grammys on February 1 for a performance of his solo single, "I Just Might." (Check out all the celebrities in attendance here.) Accompanied by his band, the Hooligans, Bruno appeared on a red heart platform wearing a crimson suit and matching headband to deliver a groovy show with the song from his upcoming album, The Romantic, which drops on February 27. And he got the audience jamming with Lady Gaga and Sabrina Carpenter bopping to the beat in the audience.
But his performance isn't the only milestone the "Leave the Door Open" artist is celebrating. He earned three nominations for music's biggest night, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for his collaboration with Rosé on "APT." which he performed at the start of the show.
Though Bruno has brought his 24K magic to previous award ceremonies hosted by Trevor Noah at the Crypto.com Arena, this marks his first time performing as a solo artist there in nearly a decade. For the 2025 ceremony, the 40-year-old teamed up with collaborator Lady Gaga for a moving tribute to Los Angeles following the devastating wildfires. And prior to that, he and bandmate Anderson .Paak — who together formed the group Silk Sonic — left it all on the floor when they performed at the ceremony in 2022.
However, later that year, the 16-time Grammy winner announced that Silk Sonic were withdrawing their debut album, An Evening With Silk Sonic, from consideration for the following ceremony. "We truly put our all on this record, but Silk Sonic would like to gracefully, humbly, and most importantly, sexually, bow out of submitting our album this year," Bruno told E! News at the time. "We hope we can celebrate with everyone on a great year of music and partake in the party."
Fast-forward nearly four years later, and Bruno is gearing up to embark on his solo career again, releasing his album The Romantic later this month.
