Pop music is plagued with artists that can’t give proper live interpretations of their own songs. Commonly, their performances are supported by pre-recorded backtracks, ineffective dancing to used to distract their poor vocals and/or amazing background vocalists.

Seldom does one experience what Bruno Mars offers–soaring vocals backed by a simple yet powerful arrangement. Witness his impeccable rendition of Unorthodox Jukebox’s “When I Was Your Man” from his Jimmy Kimmel Live! appearance below.

Meanwhile, the debonair “Locked Out of Heaven” singer rocked a curly fro in the February ’13 issue of InStyle magazine for their “Man of Style” feature. He also covered Flaunt magazine and took some rather intimate shots with a model for the black-and-white pictorial.