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Bruno Mars Serenades Karol G From a Phone Booth in New Video

Bruno Mars serenades Karol G from a phone booth in the new "Dance With Me" video, days after his pretaped VMA performance and ahead of a four-night SoFi Stadium run.

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  1. Bruno Mars released the video for "Dance With Me," the latest single from The Romantic, featuring Karol G.
  2. Mars won one award (Best R&B for "I Just Might") from eight nominations at the 2026 VMAs.
  3. The Romantic Tour begins a four-night residency at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium this weekend.

Bruno Mars serenades Karol G in the new video for "Dance With Me," the latest single from his album The Romantic.

Mars released the visual just days after performing the track — pretaped — at the MTV Video Music Awards. In the clip, Mars appears in his Romantic persona, singing from an isolated phone booth to Karol G, his recent duet partner on her single "Still."

The video builds its narrative around that call. After hanging up the pay phone, Mars and his string section appear outside Karol G's balcony. The two singers are ultimately reunited. In a meta moment, a photo of the pair — suggesting their characters' shared history — turns out to be the same image used on the cover art of "Still."

The video caps a high-profile stretch for Mars. At the 2026 VMAs, he collected eight nominations but left with a single Moon Person, winning Best R&B for "I Just Might." He was also up for Video of the Year and Album of the Year, losing those categories to Taylor Swift and Madonna, respectively.

Live dates follow close behind. The Romantic Tour continues this weekend with a four-night residency at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. From there, Mars plays multi-night stops in Santa Clara, California; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Mexico City.

With the "Dance With Me" video linking its storyline back to "Still," the project's visual world appears designed to reward fans following both artists' releases — and the SoFi residency will test whether The Romantic era can fill stadiums on consecutive nights.

Source: Rolling Stone Music

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