--- title: BET Awards 2017: Bruno Mars Sleeping Inspires Memes description: The Internet had no chill when a camera caught Bruno Mars appearing to fall asleep while watching a performance at the 2017 BET Awards. canonical: https://time.com/4832847/bruno-mars-sleeping-meme-bet-awards-2017/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-26T17:09:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:44:52.435Z og:title: The Internet Is Losing It Over Bruno Mars' Sleepy Moment og:description: At the BET Awards og:url: https://time.com/4832847/bruno-mars-sleeping-meme-bet-awards-2017/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt884eeb3c027ef126/6988d351bc6cfcbd023e1fd4/bruno-mars-sleeping-bet-awards-meme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 2017 BET Awards - Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Is Losing It Over Bruno Mars' Sleepy Moment twitter:description: At the BET Awards twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt884eeb3c027ef126/6988d351bc6cfcbd023e1fd4/bruno-mars-sleeping-bet-awards-meme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Is Losing It Over Bruno Mars' Relatable Sleepy Moment at the BET Awards > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 26, 2017 5:09 PM UTC  LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 25: Bruno Mars performs onstage at 2017 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 25, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images ) LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 25: Bruno Mars performs onstage at 2017 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 25, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images ) Frederick M. Brown—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 26, 2017 5:09 PM UTC While [Bruno Mars](http://time.com/4668557/grammys-2017-prince-bruno-mars/) pumped up the crowd as the opening act at [the 2017 BET Awards on Sunday night](http://time.com/4832344/bet-awards-2017/) with an electrifying rendition of his song “Perm,” it looks like the [_24k Magic_](http://time.com/4522435/bruno-mars-24k-magic/) singer was feeling considerably less high-energy at one point during the show. Viewers were quick to point out that it appeared as though Mars was shutting his eyes during Mary J. Blige’s very excellent performance and it wasn’t long before the Internet made him into a meme perfect for anyone who’s just been too tired to keep their eyes open at a social function. One user pointed out that it was possible that Bruno was just “resting his eyes.” > [](https://twitter.com/aardodson/status/879152798100852737) Others called it for what they believed it was. > [](https://twitter.com/AndreThaGiant%5F/status/879149218811785221) Another launched a thorough investigation. > [](https://twitter.com/Kissesfromdes/status/879149139573055489) People on the Internet had zero chill when it came to Bruno Mars possibly falling asleep at the BET Awards. > [](https://twitter.com/TripleTeaaa/status/879151233440915456) While others found him very relatable. > [](https://twitter.com/nutellaANDpizza/status/879151687335858176) > [](https://twitter.com/MrNakulPatel/status/879150806876000257) Eternal mood, honestly. > [](https://twitter.com/VinnyRico%5F/status/879150065872506880) > [](https://twitter.com/LaffAlwaisJVB29/status/879151737818492929) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4832847/bruno-mars-sleeping-meme-bet-awards-2017/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4832847/bruno-mars-sleeping-meme-bet-awards-2017/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Losing It Over Bruno Mars' Relatable Sleepy Moment at the BET Awards","datePublished":"2017-06-26T17:09:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:44:52.435Z","description":"Of course, he's already a meme","url":"https://time.com/4832847/bruno-mars-sleeping-meme-bet-awards-2017/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","bruno mars","apester"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt884eeb3c027ef126/6988d351bc6cfcbd023e1fd4/bruno-mars-sleeping-bet-awards-meme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt884eeb3c027ef126/6988d351bc6cfcbd023e1fd4/bruno-mars-sleeping-bet-awards-meme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2017 BET Awards - Show","caption":"2017 BET Awards - Show","creditText":"Frederick M. 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