VIDEO: Bruno Mars opens 2017 BET Awards

Credit: Paras Griffin

Credit: Paras Griffin

The 2017 BET Awards opened with an energizing performance from Bruno Mars.

Billboard reported that the first-time BET Award winner performed "Perm," an upbeat song from his latest album "24K Magic."

>> Read more trending news

Mars and his band, the Hooligans, rollicked and rolled across the stage at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and got the crowed ready for the show.

Mars closed out the performance with a solo dance break in a baseball-inspired outfit.

A video of the performance from BET  can be watched below.

About the Author