Overview
- Mars announced on Instagram, "New music this Friday 🫂 The Romantic coming 2.27," confirming the album title and rollout.
- The first single arrives Friday, Jan. 9, with the full album slated for Feb. 27 via Atlantic Records, and preorders are live on his website.
- The Romantic will be his fourth solo studio album and his first since 2016’s 24K Magic.
- Wednesday’s reveal followed his earlier X post, "My album is done," which sparked widespread fan excitement online.
- Industry reports attribute contributions from longtime collaborator Philip Lawrence and suggest no featured artists, details not yet confirmed by Mars’ team.