Silk Sonic Archives - Hot Pop Today Hot Pop Today Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:45:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Silk Sonic Withdraws From Grammy Awards Consideration https://hotpoptoday.com/silk-sonic-withdraws-from-grammy-awards-consideration/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=11055 Our favorite recording artists are busy submitting their music for the upcoming Grammy Awards, but not Silk Sonic. Bruno Mars announced the musical duo that he founded with Anderson .Paak has withdrawn from consideration for the 2023 Grammy Awards. Mars announced the duo’s withdrawal from awards consideration in a statement shared with Rolling Stone and […]

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]]> Our favorite recording artists are busy submitting their music for the upcoming Grammy Awards, but not Silk Sonic. Bruno Mars announced the musical duo that he founded with Anderson .Paak has withdrawn from consideration for the 2023 Grammy Awards.

Mars announced the duo’s withdrawal from awards consideration in a statement shared with Rolling Stone and thanked everyone who supported and championed their album An Evening with Silk Sonic.

“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,” said Mars.

This announcement stirred a lot of confusion, especially since Silk Sonic won four awards at the Grammys with “Leave the Door Open”, including the record of the year and song of the year. Mars also thanked the Grammys for awarding them and letting them perform at the ceremony, adding they’d be crazy to ask for anything more.

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. released an official statement, saying they appreciate their decision not to submit this year and praised them for being “such a fun highlight” at the last couple of shows.

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]]> 2022 BET Awards: Silk Sonic and Kendrick Lamar Win Big https://hotpoptoday.com/2022-bet-awards-silk-sonic-and-kendrick-lamar-win-big/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 06:02:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=10984 Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak won a slew of accolades since forming Silk Sonic last year, and they just added a few more to their impressive collection. They were crowned as the big winners at this year’s BET Awards with three trophies, followed by Kendrick Lamar with two. Silk Sonic managed to beat tough competition […]

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]]> Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak won a slew of accolades since forming Silk Sonic last year, and they just added a few more to their impressive collection. They were crowned as the big winners at this year’s BET Awards with three trophies, followed by Kendrick Lamar with two.

Silk Sonic managed to beat tough competition to win the album of the year award with An Evening with Silk Sonic. The list of contenders in this category also included Call Me If You Get Lost by Tyler, the Creator, Certified Lover Boy by Drake, Donda by Kanye West, Planet Her by Doja Cat, Heaux Tales, Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe by Jazmine Sullivan, and Back of My Mind by H.E.R.

Silk Sonic’s song “Smokin’ out the Window” tied for the video of the year with “Family Ties” by Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar. Anderson .Paak won an individual award for directing this video, and also won the trophy for the best group with Silk Sonic.

Lamar was named the best male hip hop artist, while Megan Thee Stallion won the award for the best female hip hop artist  Jazmine Sullivan and The Weeknd picked up trophies for the best female and male R&B/pop artist, respectively.

The 2022 BET Awards returned to the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, with Taraji P. Henson hosting the festivities.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT 2022 BET AWARDS:

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
JAZMINE SULLIVAN

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
THE WEEKND

Best Group
BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC

Best Collaboration
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER & TEMS

Best Female Hip Hop Artist
MEGAN THEE STALLION

Best Male Hip Hop Artist
KENDRICK LAMAR

Video of the Year
SMOKIN OUT THE WINDOW – BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC

Video Director of the Year
ANDERSON .PAAK A.K.A. DIRECTOR .PAAK

Best New Artist
LATTO

Album of the Year
AN EVENING WITH SILK SONIC, BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON.PAAK, SILK SONIC

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
WE WIN, LIL BABY X, KIRK FRANKLIN

BET Her
GOOD MORNING GORGEOUS, MARY J. BLIGE

Best International Act
TEMS (NIGERIA)

Best Movie
KING RICHARD

Best Actor
WILL SMITH, KING RICHARD

Best Actress
ZENDAYA, EUPHORIA | SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME

YoungStars Award
MARSAI MARTIN

Sportswoman of the Year Award
NAOMI OSAKA

Sportsman of the Year Award
STEPHEN CURRY

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]]> 2022 Grammy Awards: Jon Batiste, Silk Sonic, and Olivia Rodrigo Crowned as Top Winners https://hotpoptoday.com/2022-grammy-awards-jon-batiste-silk-sonic-and-olivia-rodrigo-crowned-as-top-winners/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:40:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=10917 Music’s biggest night took us to Las Vegas this time around and brought many epic moments our way. The Grammy Awards were held on Sunday, with Jon Batiste topping the list of winners, closely followed by Silk Sonic with four awards and Olivia Rodrigo with three. Batiste’s triumph isn’t surprising since he topped the list […]

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]]> Music’s biggest night took us to Las Vegas this time around and brought many epic moments our way. The Grammy Awards were held on Sunday, with Jon Batiste topping the list of winners, closely followed by Silk Sonic with four awards and Olivia Rodrigo with three.

Batiste’s triumph isn’t surprising since he topped the list of nominees with a total of 11 nods. Despite the fact that he managed to collect a total of five trophies, only one of them came in the main categories—the award for album of the year for We Are.

Silk Sonic had a much better showing in the main field and walked away with two awards—record and song of the year for “Leave the Door Open”. This song was nominated for four awards and won all of them, including best R&B performance and best R&B song.

Rodrigo was one of the night’s most-nominated stars, and she picked up the trophy for the best new artist and two more awards in the pop categories. The list of winners with three trophies also included D’Mile, Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, and CeCe Winans.

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were held on April 3 in Las Vegas with Trevor Noah returning to host for the second year in a row.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT 2022 GRAMMY AWARDS:

Album of the Year
We Are
Jon Batiste

Record of the Year
“Leave the Door Open”
Silk Sonic

Song of the Year
“Leave the Door Open”
Silk Sonic

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Kiss Me More
Doja Cat Featuring SZA

Best Pop Vocal Album
Sour
Olivia Rodrigo

Best R&B Album
Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Rap Performance
Family Ties
Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar

Best New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo

Best Country Album
Starting Over
Chris Stapleton

Song of the Year
Leave the Door Open
Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)

Producer of the Year
Jack Antonoff

Best Comedy Album
Sincerely
Louis C.K.

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Love For Sale
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

Best Pop Solo Performance
driver’s license
Olivia Rodrigo

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Songwrights Apothecary Lab
Esperanza Spaulding

Best Rap Song
Jail
Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West & Mark Williams

Best Melodic Rap Performance
Hurricane
Kanye West Featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby

Best Progressive R&B Album
Table for two
Lucky Daye

Best R&B Song
Leave the Door Open
Silk Sonic

Best Traditional R&B Performance
Fight for You
H.E.R.

Best R&B Performance – TIE
Leave the Door Open
Silk Sonic

and

Pick Up Your Feelings
Jasmine Sullivan

Best Alternative Music Album
Daddy’s Home
St. Vincent

Best Rock Album
Medicine at Midnight
Foo Fighters

Best Rock Song
Waiting on a War
Foo Fighters

Best Metal Performance
The Alien
Dream Theater

Best Rock Performance
Making a Fire
Foo Fighters

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Shaw: Narrow Sea
Caroline Shaw

Best Classical Compendium
Woman Warriors – Voices of Change
Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson & Lolita Ritmanis

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Mythologies
Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann

Best Classical Instrumental Performance, Solo
Alone Together
Jennifer Koh

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Beethoven: Chello Sonatas
Yo Yo Ma

Best Choral Performance
Mahler: Symphony No. 8
Gustavo Dudamel

Best Opera Recording
Glass: Akhnaten

Producer of the Year, Classical
Judith Sherman

Best Engineered Classical Album
Chanticleer Sings Christmas
Leslie Ann Jones and Michael Romanowski

Best Spoken Word Album
Carry On: Reflections for a  New Generation From John Lewis
Don Cheadle

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Tree Falls
Taylor Eigsti

Best Tropical Latin Album
Salswing!
Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

Best Regional Mexican Music Album
A Mis 80s
Vicente Fernandez

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Origen
Juanes

Best Música Urbana Album
El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo
Bad Bunny

Best Latin Pop Album
Mendó
Alex Cuba

Best Roots Gospel Album
My Savior
Carrie Underwood

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Old Church Basement
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music

Best Gospel Album
Believe For It
CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Believe For It
CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong

Best Gospel Performance/Song
Never Lost
CeCe Winans

Best Music Film
Summer of Soul
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent & Joseph Patel, video producers

Best Music Video
Freedom
Jon Batiste

Best Immersive Audio Album
Alicia
George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Passenger
Mike Shinoda

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Love For Sale
Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers

Best Historical Album
Joni Mitchell Archives, Volume 1: The Early Years
Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer

Best Album Notes
The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions
Ricky Riccardi

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
All Things Must Pass
Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison

Best Recording Package
Pakelang
Li Jheng Han and Yu Wei

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Subconsciously
Black Coffee

Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Alive
Rüfüs Du Sol

Best Raggae Album
Beauty in the Silence
Soja

Best Regional Roots Album
Kau Ka Pe’a
Kalani Pe’a

Best Contemporary Blues Album
662
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

Best Traditional Blues Album
I Be Trying
Cedric Burnside

Best Bluegrass Album
My Bluegrass Heart
Béla Fleck

Best Americana Album
Native Sons
Los Lobos

Best American Roots Performance
Cry
Jon Batiste

Best Country Song
Cold
Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Younger Me
Brothers Osborne

Best Country Solo Performance
You Should Probably Leave
Chris Stapleton

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)
Chick Corea, soloist

Best Latin Jazz Album
Mirror Mirror
Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver
Christian McBride Big Band

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Skyline
Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Best New Age Album
Divine Tides
Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
The Edge of Longing
Vince Mendoza

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Meta Knight’s Revenge
Charlie Rosen and Jake Silervman

Best Instrumental Composition
Eberhard
Lyle Mays

Best Global Music Album
Mother Nature
Anjelique Kidjo

Best Global Musical Performance
Mohabbat
Arooj Aftab

Best Immersive Album
Soundtrack Of The American Soldier
Leslie Ann Jones, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, immersive producer (Jim R. Keene & The United States Army Field Band)

Best Song Written for Visual Media
All Eyes on Me
Bo Burnham
Bo Burnham, video director; Josh Senior, video producer

Best Musical Theater Album
The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical
Composers/Lyricists Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear
Producer Emily Bear

Best Composition Soundtrack Album For Visual Media
The United States vs. Billy Holiday
Andra Day
Compilation Producer Salaam Remi
Music Supervisor Lynn Fainchtein

Best Score Soundrack Album For Visual Media – TIE
Caros Raphael Rivera
The Queen’s Gambit
and
Jon Batiste, Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor
Soul

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]]> Silk Sonic Shares New Single and Tracklist for Upcoming Album https://hotpoptoday.com/silk-sonic-shares-new-single-and-tracklist-for-upcoming-album/ Mon, 08 Nov 2021 06:14:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=10855 Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak surprised us with some amazing new music since joining forces under the moniker Silk Sonic, and their debut album is just around the corner. About a week before its release, they shared a full tracklist and dropped a new single “Smokin’ Out the Window”. Just like the music videos for […]

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]]> Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak surprised us with some amazing new music since joining forces under the moniker Silk Sonic, and their debut album is just around the corner. About a week before its release, they shared a full tracklist and dropped a new single “Smokin’ Out the Window”.

Just like the music videos for the duo’s previous singles, the “Smokin’ Out the Window” visual is as stylish as it gets and it has a strong retro vibe. Mars and Paak are shown performing their latest single on an old school TV set while rocking matching wide lapel tuxedo jackets.

Silk Sonic broke into the scene with their debut single “Leave the Door Open” which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was followed by “Skate” at number 14 and we’re excited to see how well “Smokin’ Out the Window” will do once it enters the chart.

All three singles are expected to be featured on the duo’s debut joint album An Evening with Silk Sonic, which will feature a total of nine songs including a collaboration with Thundercat and Bootsy Collins. The album will be released on November 12th by Aftermath Entertainment and Atlantic Records.

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]]> Best New Songs of the Week https://hotpoptoday.com/best-new-songs-of-the-week-133/ Sun, 07 Mar 2021 06:38:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=10456 If you want to be surprised, just scroll down and get straight into the music part of our best new songs of the week list. If surprises are not your thing, here are the highlights. The most intriguing entry on the list is Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s supergroup Silk Sonic and their first single […]

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]]> If you want to be surprised, just scroll down and get straight into the music part of our best new songs of the week list. If surprises are not your thing, here are the highlights.

The most intriguing entry on the list is Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s supergroup Silk Sonic and their first single “Leave the Door Open.” The song is well crafted with an amazing retro-vibe that’ll keep you going for weeks.

Speaking about retro, Evanescence has their old energy back according to “Better Without You.” They are fierce, hard, and loud as ever, and this track promises their first album in a decade to be a real treat.

Also on our list of best new songs of the week: Maroon 5, Whispering Sons, Aziya, and more.  

Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open

Evanescence – Better Without You

Maroon 5 – Beautiful Mistakes ft. Megan Thee Stallion

Whispering Sons – Satantango/Surgery

James – All The Colours Of You

Aziya – Slip!

St. Vincent – Pay Your Way In Pain

Winona Oak – Nobody Loves Me feat. ELIO

Ashe & FINNEAS – Till Forever Falls Apart

KREAM – Take Control

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]]> Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Team Up for Band, Silk Sonic, Announce New Album https://hotpoptoday.com/bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-team-up-for-band-silk-sonic-announce-new-album/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:27:37 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=10394 Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have made an exciting announcement via social media—they’re coming together as a band, called Silk Sonic, with a new album on the way as well as a single to be released this week. “We made an album!!” enthused .Paak on Instagram. “Y’all get the first song next Friday 3/5!! Rocket […]

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]]> Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have made an exciting announcement via social media—they’re coming together as a band, called Silk Sonic, with a new album on the way as well as a single to be released this week.

“We made an album!!” enthused .Paak on Instagram. “Y’all get the first song next Friday 3/5!! Rocket emojis and all that!!!”

Mars confirmed the news on Twitter with the accompanying art writing, “We locked in and made an album. The band’s called Silk Sonic. First song drops next Friday.”

The artwork promises legendary Parliamentarian, Bootsy Collins, as a “special guest host”.

The artists have worked together before as tourmates when .Paak opened for Mars on the 24K Magic tour. They also put in separate appearances on the Chic album It’s About Time three years ago.

Mars won the triple crown at the 2018 Grammys for his last album, 2016’s 24K Magic, picking up Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.

.Paak released his last album, Ventura, in 2019 and has been releasing one-offs since. In 2020, he released four non-album singles including a Trollz soundtrack collaboration with Justin Timberlake.

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> Silk Sonic Archives - Hot Pop Today Hot Pop Today Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:45:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Silk Sonic Withdraws From Grammy Awards Consideration https://hotpoptoday.com/silk-sonic-withdraws-from-grammy-awards-consideration/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=11055 Our favorite recording artists are busy submitting their music for the upcoming Grammy Awards, but not Silk Sonic. Bruno Mars announced the musical duo that he founded with Anderson .Paak has withdrawn from consideration for the 2023 Grammy Awards. Mars announced the duo’s withdrawal from awards consideration in a statement shared with Rolling Stone and […]

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]]> Our favorite recording artists are busy submitting their music for the upcoming Grammy Awards, but not Silk Sonic. Bruno Mars announced the musical duo that he founded with Anderson .Paak has withdrawn from consideration for the 2023 Grammy Awards.

Mars announced the duo’s withdrawal from awards consideration in a statement shared with Rolling Stone and thanked everyone who supported and championed their album An Evening with Silk Sonic.

“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,” said Mars.

This announcement stirred a lot of confusion, especially since Silk Sonic won four awards at the Grammys with “Leave the Door Open”, including the record of the year and song of the year. Mars also thanked the Grammys for awarding them and letting them perform at the ceremony, adding they’d be crazy to ask for anything more.

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. released an official statement, saying they appreciate their decision not to submit this year and praised them for being “such a fun highlight” at the last couple of shows.

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]]> 2022 BET Awards: Silk Sonic and Kendrick Lamar Win Big https://hotpoptoday.com/2022-bet-awards-silk-sonic-and-kendrick-lamar-win-big/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 06:02:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=10984 Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak won a slew of accolades since forming Silk Sonic last year, and they just added a few more to their impressive collection. They were crowned as the big winners at this year’s BET Awards with three trophies, followed by Kendrick Lamar with two. Silk Sonic managed to beat tough competition […]

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]]> Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak won a slew of accolades since forming Silk Sonic last year, and they just added a few more to their impressive collection. They were crowned as the big winners at this year’s BET Awards with three trophies, followed by Kendrick Lamar with two.

Silk Sonic managed to beat tough competition to win the album of the year award with An Evening with Silk Sonic. The list of contenders in this category also included Call Me If You Get Lost by Tyler, the Creator, Certified Lover Boy by Drake, Donda by Kanye West, Planet Her by Doja Cat, Heaux Tales, Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe by Jazmine Sullivan, and Back of My Mind by H.E.R.

Silk Sonic’s song “Smokin’ out the Window” tied for the video of the year with “Family Ties” by Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar. Anderson .Paak won an individual award for directing this video, and also won the trophy for the best group with Silk Sonic.

Lamar was named the best male hip hop artist, while Megan Thee Stallion won the award for the best female hip hop artist  Jazmine Sullivan and The Weeknd picked up trophies for the best female and male R&B/pop artist, respectively.

The 2022 BET Awards returned to the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26, with Taraji P. Henson hosting the festivities.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT 2022 BET AWARDS:

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
JAZMINE SULLIVAN

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
THE WEEKND

Best Group
BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC

Best Collaboration
ESSENCE – WIZKID FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER & TEMS

Best Female Hip Hop Artist
MEGAN THEE STALLION

Best Male Hip Hop Artist
KENDRICK LAMAR

Video of the Year
SMOKIN OUT THE WINDOW – BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON .PAAK, SILK SONIC

Video Director of the Year
ANDERSON .PAAK A.K.A. DIRECTOR .PAAK

Best New Artist
LATTO

Album of the Year
AN EVENING WITH SILK SONIC, BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON.PAAK, SILK SONIC

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
WE WIN, LIL BABY X, KIRK FRANKLIN

BET Her
GOOD MORNING GORGEOUS, MARY J. BLIGE

Best International Act
TEMS (NIGERIA)

Best Movie
KING RICHARD

Best Actor
WILL SMITH, KING RICHARD

Best Actress
ZENDAYA, EUPHORIA | SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME

YoungStars Award
MARSAI MARTIN

Sportswoman of the Year Award
NAOMI OSAKA

Sportsman of the Year Award
STEPHEN CURRY

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]]> 2022 Grammy Awards: Jon Batiste, Silk Sonic, and Olivia Rodrigo Crowned as Top Winners https://hotpoptoday.com/2022-grammy-awards-jon-batiste-silk-sonic-and-olivia-rodrigo-crowned-as-top-winners/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:40:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=10917 Music’s biggest night took us to Las Vegas this time around and brought many epic moments our way. The Grammy Awards were held on Sunday, with Jon Batiste topping the list of winners, closely followed by Silk Sonic with four awards and Olivia Rodrigo with three. Batiste’s triumph isn’t surprising since he topped the list […]

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]]> Music’s biggest night took us to Las Vegas this time around and brought many epic moments our way. The Grammy Awards were held on Sunday, with Jon Batiste topping the list of winners, closely followed by Silk Sonic with four awards and Olivia Rodrigo with three.

Batiste’s triumph isn’t surprising since he topped the list of nominees with a total of 11 nods. Despite the fact that he managed to collect a total of five trophies, only one of them came in the main categories—the award for album of the year for We Are.

Silk Sonic had a much better showing in the main field and walked away with two awards—record and song of the year for “Leave the Door Open”. This song was nominated for four awards and won all of them, including best R&B performance and best R&B song.

Rodrigo was one of the night’s most-nominated stars, and she picked up the trophy for the best new artist and two more awards in the pop categories. The list of winners with three trophies also included D’Mile, Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, and CeCe Winans.

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were held on April 3 in Las Vegas with Trevor Noah returning to host for the second year in a row.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT 2022 GRAMMY AWARDS:

Album of the Year
We Are
Jon Batiste

Record of the Year
“Leave the Door Open”
Silk Sonic

Song of the Year
“Leave the Door Open”
Silk Sonic

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Kiss Me More
Doja Cat Featuring SZA

Best Pop Vocal Album
Sour
Olivia Rodrigo

Best R&B Album
Heaux Tales
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Rap Performance
Family Ties
Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar

Best New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo

Best Country Album
Starting Over
Chris Stapleton

Song of the Year
Leave the Door Open
Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)

Producer of the Year
Jack Antonoff

Best Comedy Album
Sincerely
Louis C.K.

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Love For Sale
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

Best Pop Solo Performance
driver’s license
Olivia Rodrigo

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Songwrights Apothecary Lab
Esperanza Spaulding

Best Rap Song
Jail
Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West & Mark Williams

Best Melodic Rap Performance
Hurricane
Kanye West Featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby

Best Progressive R&B Album
Table for two
Lucky Daye

Best R&B Song
Leave the Door Open
Silk Sonic

Best Traditional R&B Performance
Fight for You
H.E.R.

Best R&B Performance – TIE
Leave the Door Open
Silk Sonic

and

Pick Up Your Feelings
Jasmine Sullivan

Best Alternative Music Album
Daddy’s Home
St. Vincent

Best Rock Album
Medicine at Midnight
Foo Fighters

Best Rock Song
Waiting on a War
Foo Fighters

Best Metal Performance
The Alien
Dream Theater

Best Rock Performance
Making a Fire
Foo Fighters

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Shaw: Narrow Sea
Caroline Shaw

Best Classical Compendium
Woman Warriors – Voices of Change
Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson & Lolita Ritmanis

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Mythologies
Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann

Best Classical Instrumental Performance, Solo
Alone Together
Jennifer Koh

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Beethoven: Chello Sonatas
Yo Yo Ma

Best Choral Performance
Mahler: Symphony No. 8
Gustavo Dudamel

Best Opera Recording
Glass: Akhnaten

Producer of the Year, Classical
Judith Sherman

Best Engineered Classical Album
Chanticleer Sings Christmas
Leslie Ann Jones and Michael Romanowski

Best Spoken Word Album
Carry On: Reflections for a  New Generation From John Lewis
Don Cheadle

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Tree Falls
Taylor Eigsti

Best Tropical Latin Album
Salswing!
Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

Best Regional Mexican Music Album
A Mis 80s
Vicente Fernandez

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Origen
Juanes

Best Música Urbana Album
El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo
Bad Bunny

Best Latin Pop Album
Mendó
Alex Cuba

Best Roots Gospel Album
My Savior
Carrie Underwood

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Old Church Basement
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music

Best Gospel Album
Believe For It
CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Believe For It
CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong

Best Gospel Performance/Song
Never Lost
CeCe Winans

Best Music Film
Summer of Soul
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent & Joseph Patel, video producers

Best Music Video
Freedom
Jon Batiste

Best Immersive Audio Album
Alicia
George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Passenger
Mike Shinoda

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Love For Sale
Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers

Best Historical Album
Joni Mitchell Archives, Volume 1: The Early Years
Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer

Best Album Notes
The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions
Ricky Riccardi

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
All Things Must Pass
Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison

Best Recording Package
Pakelang
Li Jheng Han and Yu Wei

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Subconsciously
Black Coffee

Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Alive
Rüfüs Du Sol

Best Raggae Album
Beauty in the Silence
Soja

Best Regional Roots Album
Kau Ka Pe’a
Kalani Pe’a

Best Contemporary Blues Album
662
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

Best Traditional Blues Album
I Be Trying
Cedric Burnside

Best Bluegrass Album
My Bluegrass Heart
Béla Fleck

Best Americana Album
Native Sons
Los Lobos

Best American Roots Performance
Cry
Jon Batiste

Best Country Song
Cold
Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Younger Me
Brothers Osborne

Best Country Solo Performance
You Should Probably Leave
Chris Stapleton

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)
Chick Corea, soloist

Best Latin Jazz Album
Mirror Mirror
Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver
Christian McBride Big Band

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Skyline
Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Best New Age Album
Divine Tides
Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
The Edge of Longing
Vince Mendoza

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Meta Knight’s Revenge
Charlie Rosen and Jake Silervman

Best Instrumental Composition
Eberhard
Lyle Mays

Best Global Music Album
Mother Nature
Anjelique Kidjo

Best Global Musical Performance
Mohabbat
Arooj Aftab

Best Immersive Album
Soundtrack Of The American Soldier
Leslie Ann Jones, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, immersive producer (Jim R. Keene & The United States Army Field Band)

Best Song Written for Visual Media
All Eyes on Me
Bo Burnham
Bo Burnham, video director; Josh Senior, video producer

Best Musical Theater Album
The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical
Composers/Lyricists Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear
Producer Emily Bear

Best Composition Soundtrack Album For Visual Media
The United States vs. Billy Holiday
Andra Day
Compilation Producer Salaam Remi
Music Supervisor Lynn Fainchtein

Best Score Soundrack Album For Visual Media – TIE
Caros Raphael Rivera
The Queen’s Gambit
and
Jon Batiste, Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor
Soul

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]]> Silk Sonic Shares New Single and Tracklist for Upcoming Album https://hotpoptoday.com/silk-sonic-shares-new-single-and-tracklist-for-upcoming-album/ Mon, 08 Nov 2021 06:14:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=10855 Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak surprised us with some amazing new music since joining forces under the moniker Silk Sonic, and their debut album is just around the corner. About a week before its release, they shared a full tracklist and dropped a new single “Smokin’ Out the Window”. Just like the music videos for […]

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]]> Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak surprised us with some amazing new music since joining forces under the moniker Silk Sonic, and their debut album is just around the corner. About a week before its release, they shared a full tracklist and dropped a new single “Smokin’ Out the Window”.

Just like the music videos for the duo’s previous singles, the “Smokin’ Out the Window” visual is as stylish as it gets and it has a strong retro vibe. Mars and Paak are shown performing their latest single on an old school TV set while rocking matching wide lapel tuxedo jackets.

Silk Sonic broke into the scene with their debut single “Leave the Door Open” which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was followed by “Skate” at number 14 and we’re excited to see how well “Smokin’ Out the Window” will do once it enters the chart.

All three singles are expected to be featured on the duo’s debut joint album An Evening with Silk Sonic, which will feature a total of nine songs including a collaboration with Thundercat and Bootsy Collins. The album will be released on November 12th by Aftermath Entertainment and Atlantic Records.

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]]> Best New Songs of the Week https://hotpoptoday.com/best-new-songs-of-the-week-133/ Sun, 07 Mar 2021 06:38:00 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=10456 If you want to be surprised, just scroll down and get straight into the music part of our best new songs of the week list. If surprises are not your thing, here are the highlights. The most intriguing entry on the list is Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s supergroup Silk Sonic and their first single […]

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]]> If you want to be surprised, just scroll down and get straight into the music part of our best new songs of the week list. If surprises are not your thing, here are the highlights.

The most intriguing entry on the list is Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s supergroup Silk Sonic and their first single “Leave the Door Open.” The song is well crafted with an amazing retro-vibe that’ll keep you going for weeks.

Speaking about retro, Evanescence has their old energy back according to “Better Without You.” They are fierce, hard, and loud as ever, and this track promises their first album in a decade to be a real treat.

Also on our list of best new songs of the week: Maroon 5, Whispering Sons, Aziya, and more.  

Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open

Evanescence – Better Without You

Maroon 5 – Beautiful Mistakes ft. Megan Thee Stallion

Whispering Sons – Satantango/Surgery

James – All The Colours Of You

Aziya – Slip!

St. Vincent – Pay Your Way In Pain

Winona Oak – Nobody Loves Me feat. ELIO

Ashe & FINNEAS – Till Forever Falls Apart

KREAM – Take Control

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]]> Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Team Up for Band, Silk Sonic, Announce New Album https://hotpoptoday.com/bruno-mars-and-anderson-paak-team-up-for-band-silk-sonic-announce-new-album/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:27:37 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=10394 Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have made an exciting announcement via social media—they’re coming together as a band, called Silk Sonic, with a new album on the way as well as a single to be released this week. “We made an album!!” enthused .Paak on Instagram. “Y’all get the first song next Friday 3/5!! Rocket […]

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]]> Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have made an exciting announcement via social media—they’re coming together as a band, called Silk Sonic, with a new album on the way as well as a single to be released this week.

“We made an album!!” enthused .Paak on Instagram. “Y’all get the first song next Friday 3/5!! Rocket emojis and all that!!!”

Mars confirmed the news on Twitter with the accompanying art writing, “We locked in and made an album. The band’s called Silk Sonic. First song drops next Friday.”

The artwork promises legendary Parliamentarian, Bootsy Collins, as a “special guest host”.

The artists have worked together before as tourmates when .Paak opened for Mars on the 24K Magic tour. They also put in separate appearances on the Chic album It’s About Time three years ago.

Mars won the triple crown at the 2018 Grammys for his last album, 2016’s 24K Magic, picking up Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.

.Paak released his last album, Ventura, in 2019 and has been releasing one-offs since. In 2020, he released four non-album singles including a Trollz soundtrack collaboration with Justin Timberlake.

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