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APT with a twist: Bruno Mars plays a Gibson Les Paul as he and Rosé deliver a hard rock version of their 2024 hit at the Grammy Awards

Bruno Mars and APT Gibson Cirkut
South Korean-New Zealand singer Rose (L) and US singer-songwriter and record producer Bruno Mars perform on stage during the 68th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 1, 2026. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP via Getty Images) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --.

Bruno Mars and Rosé served their Song of the Year contender APT with a twist at last night’s Grammy Awards, opening the show with a new hard rock arrangement of the 2024 smash.

Right from the off, it was clear that this was going to be a very different interpretation of the song, with Mars wielding a Gibson Les Paul and playing a heavier riff as it began.

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