How Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ ‘Die With a Smile’ Went From a Leftover Scrap to One of the Biggest Hits of the Year

When Bruno Mars began sketching the idea that would inevitably become “Die With a Smile” three years ago, he ended up with a handful of lines for the first verse and part of the hook. He’d been collaborating with powerhouse musicians James Fauntleroy, known for sprinkling songwriting magic on hits from Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake, and Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, […]