Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars tell the BTS story behind their unexpected hit “Die With a Smile”
August 17, 2024, 1:13 PM IST
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars talked about the background of their recent collaboration.
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars have collaborated on a new song called “Die With a Smile,” which they released on Friday night. They also released the music video for the song, which features the two singers in retro-style blue and red country-western outfits. The music video begins with Gaga playing the piano while Mars plays the guitar. The two told the story of how their collaboration came about.
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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars share the BTS story
Gaga began by stressing that the two artists had a lot of respect for each other and discussed collaborating. She said: “I was finishing up my own album in Malibu and one night after a long day he asked me to come to his studio to listen to something he was working on. It was about midnight when I got there and I was blown away when I heard what he had started doing,” as Page Six reported.
She revealed that they both stayed up all night to finish writing and recording their latest release. She also praised her collaborator, saying, “Bruno’s talent is indescribable. His musicianship and vision are on a whole new level. There is no one like him.”
Mars, on the other hand, said it was an honor to work with the Poker Face singer on a song. He said: “She is an icon and makes this song magical. I’m so excited for everyone to hear it.”
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Future efforts
The two artists performed their timeless ballad for the first time at the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California on Thursday, August 15. Although it was the duo’s first time performing together, it wasn’t their first time on stage together, as they performed at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2016.
This year will be even busier for Gaga, as her eighth solo album is in the works and her film “Joker: Folie à Deux” hits theaters on October 4. Mars hasn’t released an album since his 2016 album “24K Magic” and has been touring the world since then.
