Bruno Mars became the first artist in history to hit 150 million monthly listeners on Spotify, as confirmed by the audio streaming giant on January 27, 2025. Now, that’s not the only interesting thing.

Bruno Mars continues to break streaming records, as he becomes the first artist to cross the 150 million monthly listeners threshold on Spotify.

Last week, Bruno Mars set out to drop the next world-dominating strip club anthem. Thanks to his latest single “ Fat Juicy & Wet ” with Sexyy Red, Bruno might have accomplished that. As an added bonus, the track’s warm reception contributed to a new streaming record set by Bruno Mars.

Mars was referencing the persistent rumor that he is in severe gambling debt to MGM, the company that hosts his Vegas residencies. Last year, a report claimed that Mars owed $50 million to the corporation and was continuing to play Vegas shows in order to work off his debts. MGM, however, vehemently denied the rumor.

In short, no. A source told NewsNation that MGM “basically owned” Mars after he racked up millions in gambling debt with the hospitality and entertainment company. They also claimed that Mars was using his $90 million a year salary from his residencies at MGM to help pay the debt.

Bruno Mars has responded with humor to rumors that he created his latest hit with Sexyy Red to clear an alleged $50 million gambling debt. The Grammy-winning singer, known for his Las Vegas residency, took to Instagram to joke about the speculation, urging fans to “keep streaming” so he could “be out of debt in no time.”

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Bruno Mars laughed off speculation that he made his latest hit with Sexyy Red to clear a massive gambling debt.

On January 27th Bruno Mars became the first ever artist to hit 150 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Mars, the number-one artist on the platform, responded with an Instagram seemingly addressing rumors in 2024 that he had a $50 million gambling debt which he wracked up in Los… pic.twitter.com/vYaGqgJo2K