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Repair common Windows errors and clear accumulated junk for a smoother, more stable PC - no reinstall needed.Free scan · no reinstallPhilip Lawrence is a songwriter, producer, performer and comedian, best known for a long creative partnership with Bruno Mars. Together with Mars and Ari Levine, he forms The Smeezingtons, the writing and production team behind much of Mars’s recorded work. Lawrence’s credits also reach into film, with songwriting and music production on the 2020 Netflix musical Jingle Jangle and a voice role in Rio 2.
Who Philip Lawrence is
Lawrence works across four disciplines: writing songs, producing recordings, performing, and comedy. The descriptor comes from his professional roster biography at Stellar Songs. Most of his public recognition, however, comes from songwriting and production on Bruno Mars’s records, and that is where most of the verifiable detail sits.
What “right-hand man” means in this context
“Right-hand man” is headline framing, not a formal job title. Lawrence has no documented role as Mars’s manager, assistant or employee. The better description is a close creative collaborator. Stellar Songs describes him as known for more than a decade of working with Mars, and Music Business Worldwide, in an interview profile, describes him as a key creative partner for more than 15 years. The two figures differ because they measure different things: the roster counts “more than a decade” and the trade publication counts “more than 15 years.” Neither source gives a start date, so the exact length of the partnership is best stated as “more than a decade.”
The Smeezingtons
The Smeezingtons is the name Lawrence, Mars and Ari Levine use as a songwriting and production team. The Recording Academy’s official profile for the group records its nominations and award history, which is the most reliable place to check specific credits. Lawrence’s role is shared with his partners: the Smeezingtons name describes a joint unit, so credits on any given song should be read against the individual song listing rather than assumed from the group name.
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Credited work on Bruno Mars’s records
The Recording Academy’s artist profile for Lawrence lists the following Grammy-linked work. The table shows the connection between each work and his listed role, with the recognition exactly as the official record states it.
| Work | Lawrence’s listed connection | Recognition recorded by the Recording Academy |
|---|---|---|
| “That’s What I Like” | Listed among the writers | Song of the Year and Best R&B Song, 2018 Grammy Awards |
| 24K Magic (Bruno Mars album) | Association with the album | Album of the Year and Record of the Year, 2018 Grammy Awards |
| “APT.” | Listed on the profile | Song of the Year nomination, 2026; role not stated in the profile summary |
The 2018 wins belong to the Mars-led recordings, and the official record attaches Lawrence’s name to them through his writing and production association. Readers should treat the table as a record of what the Recording Academy lists, not as a full credit breakdown for each track.
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Work beyond Bruno Mars
Music Theatre International’s professional profile describes Lawrence’s screen credits. These are selected credits rather than a full filmography.
- Jingle Jangle (2020, Netflix film musical): credited as lead songwriter and co-music producer.
- Rio 2: voiced Felipe, and wrote and performed “It’s A Jungle Out Here.”
Awards totals
Awards totals change as the Recording Academy updates its profiles. The figures below are the totals displayed on each profile when accessed on October 8, 2026.
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| Profile | Wins | Nominations | Source and date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Lawrence | 7 | 19 | Recording Academy / GRAMMY.com artist profile, accessed October 8, 2026. Includes the 2026 Song of the Year nomination for “APT.” |
| The Smeezingtons | 1 | 8 | Recording Academy / GRAMMY.com artist profile, accessed October 8, 2026 |
The Smeezingtons profile lists nominations for “Nothin’ on You,” “Grenade,” “Locked Out of Heaven” and Doo-Wops & Hooligans. Its single win is an Album of the Year award for Adele’s 25.
In Mars’s words
Stellar Songs reproduces a statement from Bruno Mars in Lawrence’s roster biography: “Every song that you’ve heard me sing, every song [that] they said that I produced, I produced with Philip Lawrence, I’ve written with Philip Lawrence.” The roster presents this as Mars’s statement; it is not a separately verified interview with Mars.
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What the sources do not establish
The available sources do not give a detailed early-life history, education, or independently verified birthplace and birth date for Lawrence. This article omits those details rather than estimate them. Where a claim rests on a single source, it is attributed to that source above.
- Credits and awards are shown as the Recording Academy, Music Theatre International, Stellar Songs and Music Business Worldwide present them, not as independently audited.
- Award totals are snapshots from October 8, 2026, and will change as the profiles are updated.
Anyone checking a specific song or award should start with the Recording Academy’s artist profile for Philip Lawrence and the profile for The Smeezingtons, then confirm the individual songwriting credit on the track itself.
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