Bruno Mars Withdraws Silk Sonic From Grammy Consideration

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Bruno Mars announced today that he and Anderson .Paak, known by the duo name Silk Sonic, will not submit their album An Evening With Silk Sonic for Grammy Award consideration.

The album was expected to have been a top contender. Mars made his announced to Rolling Stone. “We truly put our all on this record, but Silk Sonic would like to gracefully, humbly and most importantly, sexually, bow out of submitting our album this year,” Mars said. “We hope we can celebrate with everyone on a great year of music and partake in the party.

Thank you for letting Silk Sonic thrive.” Silk Sonic has already won four Grammys for one of the songs from the album – the single “Leave the Door Open,” which was released in April, 2021.

That record was named Single of the Year, among other honors. The album was released in November, 2021, and would have been eligible for awards at the 2023 ceremony.