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Rosé describes 'APT.' collaborator Bruno Mars as her best friend and mentor

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Rosé described &quot;APT.&quot; collaborator, Filipino-American singer Bruno Mars, not only as a mentor but also a dear friend.</p><p>&quot;[He&#x27;s] the best friend I could ask for in so many ways. He&#x27;s just been a really good mentor to me and really been a good friend,&quot; she shared in an interview with Billboard.</p><p>The K-Pop star opened up about how Bruno played a role while she was working on her first solo album, <em>Rosie.</em></p><p>&quot;He guides me in a lot of things. At the beginning, he really helped me inspire me not just even with &#x27;ATP.&#x27; but with the album. I had a little questions and things that I couldn&#x27;t figure out, and I remember he would just throw these small things and it would help. He was like a big cheerleader for me on the side at one point on a very crucial moment,&quot; she shared.</p><p>The singer further recalled: &quot;It was a very important when I was wrapping everything up, so he was a really good sounding board, and he is really a good friend to chat to.&quot;</p><p>When it comes to collaborating with Bruno on &quot;APT.&quot;, Rose remarked how Bruno has such a dynamic vision when it comes to making music.</p><p>&quot;He had such a vision for everything and at first it was really hard to understand. He would be inspired by a lot of things that I&#x27;ve done in the past. And I would ask him so many questions, and he&#x27;d send me so many videos and be like, &#x27;Rose this is it.&#x27; And as he was sharing, the shape of it would form, so it was just like a lot of communication,&quot; she stated.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DQykLstEtW5/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A3363809.100000024%2C%22ls%22%3A3045821.5%2C%22le%22%3A3046064.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1023" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Rosé recently made history at the Grammys after becoming the first K-Pop soloist to be nominated for the six general field categories.</p><p>The singer-songwriter received nominations for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for the track &quot;APT.&quot; She also bagged a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the track she collaborated with Bruno. </p><p>&quot;Never in a million years would I have thought that this would happen to be nominated for a Grammy. But I think most importantly, I feel like the song that is being celebrated and being nominated for the Grammy contains so much of my culture in it,&quot; the K-Pop star remarked, reflecting on her historic nominations.</p><p>Rosé added that the recognition reaffirmed her belief in the power of cultural representation and inclusivity. &quot;It proves to me also that culture is loved. Different cultures are being accepted, regardless of ages, different backgrounds and cultures, everyone has been enjoying it so much and I&#x27;ve been watching that, and it&#x27;s really just really blown my mind away. And so it means so much to myself, my younger self who grew up feeling like that would not be a possibility,&quot; she stated.</p><p>The K-Pop star also highlighted how meaningful the nominations are to her, particularly as someone who grew up with little representation in the music industry.</p><p>&quot;That means a lot to me because growing up there wasn&#x27;t many people like me. I was the minority and especially on television and in the music industry, and so I remember even then I wanted to do music obviously. Somewhere in me said, &#x27;I want to do music,&#x27; but I didn&#x27;t even know that was like a possibility,&quot; she said.</p><p>The 2026 Grammy Awards is set to happen on February 1, 2026 (US time).</p>

<p>Rosé opened up about how Bruno played a significant role while she was working on her first solo album, '<i>Rosie'.</i></p>

Rosé opened up about how Bruno played a significant role while she was working on her first solo album, ' Rosie'.