While much of the music industry was still schmoozing at MusiCares Person of the Year Gala paying tribute to Barbra Streisand, the industry’s up-and-comers were lined up to get into the Smeezingtons Celebration (starting at 10 p.m.), saluting singer/songwriter/producer Bruno Mars for his multiple Grammy nominations.
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Folks were lined up outside Bardot Hollywood on Vine, the storied street of dreams in Hollywood’s early days. Once inside the venue, low-glowing lights kept the mood dark and mysterious as a DJ spun old-school jams like Bell Biv DeVoe‘s “Poison.”
About 11:30 p.m. the man himself was ushered into the building. In a sunken room off the main dance floor, Mars and his band took over for the DJ, performing a mix of old-school (Bobby Brown‘s “Every Little Step,” Montel Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It”) and, of course, a smooth groove mix of his Grammy-nominated “Just the Way You Are.”
Joining Mars onstage to sing were Monica and Keri Hilson. Comprised more of young, up-and-comer types versus industry execs, partiers included singer Jay Sean and “90210” actor Tristan Wilds.