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EPISODE · Aug 17, 2026 · 4 MIN

Bruno Mars and “Risk It All”

from Rhythm & News · host CLE RADIO

Bruno Mars has never been embarrassed by romance.While much of modern pop keeps love at arm's length with irony, ambiguity or emotional detachment, Mars has repeatedly gone in the opposite direction.He can be playful. He can be seductive. He can make a party record.But when Bruno Mars decides to make a love song, he isn't afraid to make it enormous.“Risk It All” takes that philosophy almost to its logical extreme.Released February 27, 2026 as part of Mars' fourth solo studio album, The Romantic, the song is built around total devotion. Apple Music and Shazam both confirm the release date, while the official credits identify Mars, D'Mile, Philip Lawrence and James Fauntleroy as its primary writers. Yet “Risk It All” is more than another Bruno Mars ballad.Its Latin bolero influence, orchestral strings, horns and old-fashioned declaration of love connect several parts of Mars' musical identity that have been developing since long before he became famous.

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Bruno Mars has never been embarrassed by romance. While much of modern pop keeps love at arm's length with irony, ambiguity or emotional detachment, Mars has repeatedly gone in the opposite direction. He can be playful. He can be seductive. He can make a party record. But when Bruno Mars decides to make a love song, he isn't afraid to make it enormous. “Risk It All” takes that philosophy almost to its logical extreme. Released February 27, 2026 as part of Mars' fourth solo studio album, The R...

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