Days after he was arrested in Las Vegas on a cocaine charge Sept. 19, rising R&B singer Bruno Mars, claimed his first No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart this week."Just the Way You Are," which also marks his first charting single as a lead artist, rose two places to the top and ended the two-week reign of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream," which fell to No. 4. (Mars previously went to No. 1 in May, as the featured artist on B.o.B's "Nothin' On You").
Mars, 24, was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of possessing cocaine after a suspicious bathroom attendant at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino alerted authorities. the Hawaiian native, born Peter Gene Hernandez, is scheduled to perform on Saturday Night Live when it debuts this Fall.
With an incredibly smooth, soulful voice, let's hope the young performer can leave the drugs alone (assuming it's true) and just focus on making great music!