Bruno Mars: How He Overcame Heartbreaking Family Tragedy To Make ’24K Magic’

This is so sad! Bruno Mars finally released a new song on Oct. 6 after a four-year wait, and now a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY that he was busy coping with two family tragedies. Here's how he overcame those hardships to make a catchy, happy album.

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Weā€™ve been waiting patiently for a very long time for some new music from Bruno Mars, 30. His last album Unorthodox Jukebox came out in 2012, and the last hit he sang on was Mark Ronsonā€™s ā€œUptown Funkā€ in 2014. He finally released ā€œ24k Magicā€ on Oct. 6, however the reason that it took him so long to put out new music is absolutely tragic.

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ā€œThe past four years, since his last album have been the hardest years of his life,ā€ a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVEY. ā€œHe lost his mother three years ago totally unexpectedly. She had a brain aneurysm it was a total shock, itā€™s been a major process for him to recover from that and then last February his grandma (maternal grandmother Sally Bayot) who helped raise him passed away right before the Super Bowl.ā€ Oh no!

Bruno had a very close relationship with his grandma, he even dedicated ā€œJust The Way You Areā€ to her at one of his concerts, calling her his ā€œheart and soulā€! ā€œHe was so close to her, it was very hard for him to go on with the show but he did it because he knew thatā€™s what she would want,ā€ the source explained. Bruno even managed to take inspiration from his grandma and make it positive.

ā€œThis album could have gone totally dark, there were certainly some dark days for Bruno, but instead he turned it into a celebration, he chose to honor his mom and grandmother ā€” or Mamma as he called her ā€” by making a joyous album. They were full of good vibes and love and thatā€™s what he wants this album to spread.ā€ So touching! Our hearts go out to Bruno, and weā€™re so proud of him for making his first single ā€œ24k Magicā€ so amazing!

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