On December 2 , 2015 , it was announced that British rock band Coldplay would be headlining the Super Bowl 50 halftime show on February 7 , 2016 . Mars and Beyoncé were guest acts , marking their second time appearing on the Super Bowl halftime . They are surpassed by Gloria Estefan and Justin Timberlake , with three appearances each . The halftime show became one of the most watched in Super Bowl history . At the 2016 Grammy Awards , Ronson and Mars ' single , " Uptown Funk " , won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Record of the Year . In the same year , it was reported that Mars was working with bass player Jamareo Artis , engineer Charles Moniz , musician Brody Brown , singer-songwriter Andrew Wyatt and EDM producer Skrillex . Moniz confirmed the album was close to being finished and Artis claimed it was set to be released in 2016 . The album was to be issued in March , but Mars ' appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show led the release to be postponed several months . At that time , seven songs for the album had already been recorded . In May 2016 , the singer split with his manager , Brandon Creed , as the latter sold half his management company . Mars took his business affairs under his own management company , Gorilla Management , operated by Aaron Elharar . In 2017 , the corresponding edition of the '' Guinness Book of World Records '' recognized Mars as the " First Male Artist to achieve three 10-million-selling-singles "
2016 Grammy Awards
58th Annual Grammy Awards
Bruno Mars