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Silk Sonic won’t leave the door open for more Grammy Awards this year. The duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson refused. Pak send their album Evening with Silk Sonic To the Grammys, Mars Tell rolling rock. “Silk-Sonic would like to bow gracefully, humbly and most importantly, sexually, from presenting our album this year,” he said in a statement. Last year, Silk surprised Sonic with the most wins tonight – four Including record and song of the year – on their own Leave the door open. “Set those victories evening with as the top contender in the busy Album of the Year field, which is expected to include Beyoncé (Renaissance), Adele (30and Kendrick LamarMr. Morale and Big Steppers). The duo could have earned some other song nominations as well, most likely for the single “Smokin Out the Window.” (evening with It was released in November 2021, and it qualifies for the current Grammys.) “We’d be crazy to ask for anything else,” Mars said, adding that the Leave Door Open Awards were “shine on the cake” for their success. After winning SilkSonic last year, Mars tied the record for most wins with a record majority of the year by an artist at three times (along with “Uptown Funk!” and “24K Magic”), and earned a previous album of the year. . 24K Magic.

They aren’t the first musicians to drop out of the Grammys, but they are a rare case of artists doing so for a positive reason. The Weeknd Crossing Prizes After being ignored because of “Blinding Lights” and After hours 2021 and criticism of the “secret committees” that have since been disbanded; He could have been the best competitor this year Dawn FM. drake, Who has already criticized the awardsAnd the He also withdrew from the competition last year After his candidacy has already been announced. Pitchfork has since reported that he hasn’t submitted his album Honestly, Nevermind for 2023. Now, with this year scheduled to talk about past controversies such as Adele beat Beyonce for 25 Taylor Swift defeated Lamar for 1989Can more artists be recruited to follow in SilkSonic’s footsteps? Can Chief Beyhive member Adele?

This story has been updated with additional information.