An Evening with Silk Sonic appeared on many year-end best-of lists, with several critics identifying it as one of the best albums of 2021. The following is a selected list of publications. The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Staff List". Billboard. December 1, 2021 . Retrieved December 15, 2021. Sound is clear, separation is present - if you want to have it just for the sake of having it, sure. Sinha, Charu (July 30, 2021). "Slide into Summer With Silk Sonic's 'Skate' ". Vulture . Retrieved October 3, 2021. As mentioned before: There is zero soundstage. While all instruments and vocals are completely separable, you don't get that sense of "watching" a band preform

a b Yoo, Noah (July 30, 2021). "Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) Share Video for New Song "Skate": Watch". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 30, 2021. a b Levitt, Tani (November 12, 2021). "Silk Sonic – An Evening With Silk Sonic". Clash . Retrieved November 12, 2021. An Evening With Slik Sonic - Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Slik Sonic". Apple Music. March 4, 2022 . Retrieved March 5, 2022. a b "Silk Sonic – 'An Evening With Silk Sonic' review: an unashamedly retro delight". NME. November 12, 2021 . Retrieved November 24, 2021.

Silk Sonic – Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak - Leave the Door Open". Hung Medien . Retrieved October 24, 2021. Inman, Demicia (March 23, 2022). "Lil Nas X And Silk Sonic Among Winners, Megan Thee Stallion Honored, At 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards". Vibe . Retrieved March 23, 2022. On February 14, 2022, the duo released a cover of Con Funk Shun's " Love's Train" (1982) as a commemorative song for Valentine's day. [36] Silk Sonic embarked on their concert residency, An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM, which started on February 25, 2022, held at the Park Theater, Park MGM in Las Vegas. At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022, the duo performed "777" as the opening act. [37] The duo performed their cover version of "Love's Train" at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. [38] Singles [ edit ]

On February 26, 2021, Mars and .Paak announced they had recorded an album together under the band name Silk Sonic. At the time, the band's debut album was set to be titled An Evening with Silk Sonic, featuring American musician Bootsy Collins as a special guest host. [5] At the same time, the artwork was revealed and is a retro sketch of the two hitmakers' floating heads that reads, "An evening with Silk Sonic ... with special guest host Bootsy Collins". They also announced the release of the first single the following week, along with the album title. [6] [7] The album was nominated for Favorite R&B Album at the American Music Awards of 2022. [91] However, the duo declined to submit it for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, citing the amount of accolades they had already garnered. Previously, the album had been assumed to be a top contender for Album of the Year. [92] Commercial performance [ edit ] Italiancharts.com – Silk Sonic - Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak – An Evening with Silk Sonic". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 20, 2021. Corcoran, Nina (May 28, 2021). "Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Bring Silk Sonic to 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Watch". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved May 29, 2021.

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