Bruno Mars has announced the arrival of his newest project later this week. The singer took to X to share a sketch of himself, sporting a bandana, alongside a caption revealing that he has new music out this Friday, January 9. He also confirmed that an album, The Romantic, is forthcoming as of January 27. Fans have since begun reacting to the news with glee, such as this one user who penned on X: "STARTING THIS YEAR WITH GOOD MUSIC LETS GO" The comments didn't end there: "the only things i still love in this world are your music, my ex-wife, and Fridays," one fan quipped. "AHHHHH WE READY," another exclaimed. "i know what the radio will play all summer long," someone else joked. "BRUNO IS BACK!!!" a fourth user gushed. The comments didn't end there. See how the rest of X is reacting: "Woaaaaah the legend is back !" one user exclaimed. "this artwork captures your vibe perfectly, cant wait for the romantic to drop friday," another remarked. "He's about to take back his top spot from The Weekend, Rihanna, Bey, and in fact all existing pop stars combined! Bruno what a star you are!" yet another gushed. "Bruno dropping romance right before Valentine’s season is nasty work. this is about to have people texting exes they swore they were over," one user joked. Bruno Mars makes a comeback to music after nearly a decade: Read more Bruno Mars' forthcoming fourth studio album marks his first project in nearly a decade. The Grammy-winning singer has already offered fans the link to pre-order his album, which marks his first full-length solo piece since he debuted 24K Magic in November 2016. He did, however, work with Anderson .Paak in 2021 to debut An Evening with Silk Sonic. Furthermore, he also made headlines last year when his Die With a Smile collaboration with Lady Gaga dominated charts, including Billboard's year-end Hot 100 Songs chart. The song reportedly spent five non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 early last year, clocked 51 weeks in the Top 10, and became the first annual Hot 100 Songs #1 duet by a female and male soloist in the chart's 67-year history. The ballad even became the first to ever hit 1 billion streams so quickly on Spotify, with a staggering 96 days. As of this writing, further details about Bruno Mars' new album remain under wraps, including the tracklist, album length, or collaborators. Stay tuned to SoapCentral for more.