Silk Sonic has announced that they will not submit their album for 2023 Grammy consideration. Artists not offering their albums to be considered for the Grammys is a rare occurrence. However, the duo is not the first to do it. The album in question is called An Evening With Silk Sonic. The duo released it in November 2021. The album has enjoyed great success on the Billboard charts, and many fans considered it a front-runner at the Grammys this year.
Fans will remember that the duo both won and performed at last year’s ceremony. Despite the explanation, it’s still unclear why Silk Sonic decided not to submit their album for Grammy consideration. Perhaps this is a subtle way for a mainstream artist to show their lack of support for award shows. Fans should note that many artists in recent years have expressed a disinterest in attending and being nominated for awards due to the seemingly unfair process.
Here’s What Silk Sonic Said
Bruno Mars announced that they would not be submitting the album for Grammy consideration in a Rolling Stone interview by saying :
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“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. 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.”
He then continued by saying:
“Andy and I, and everyone that worked on this project, won the moment the world responded to ‘Leave The Door Open.’ Everything else was just icing on the cake,” he says. “We thank the Grammys for allowing us to perform on their platform — not once but twice — and awarding us at last year’s ceremony. We’d be crazy to ask for anything more. Thank you to everyone that supported this project and championed it.”
