The multi-talented Bruno Mars and Anderson.Paak have joined together as a duo band named Silk Sonic.
What We Know:
- Together as Silk Sonic, the two artists will release a single first in March and follow that with an album. The collaboration was first announced Thursday night by Silk Sonic via their respective social media accounts. There aren’t any confirmed dates on when the Silk Sonic album is supposed to be released. However, the project appears to be complete already, with Anderson.Paak exclaiming, “We made an album!!”.
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- The pair are not strangers to working together, Anderson.Paak previously opened for Mars on the 24K Magic World Tour. His first introduction to performing was as a drummer at his family’s church. His first album, Venice, debuted in October 2014. Since then, Anderson.Paak has become a prominent figure in the music industry, having worked with a variety of different artists and earning awards. Paak recently won two Grammys for his 2020 album Ventura. The project won categories Best R&B Performance as well as Best R&B Album.
- The collaboration project will be Mars’ first album since the days of 2016’s chart-topping 24K Magic. The project earned Mars six awards at the 2018 Grammy Awards, making that a total of 11 Grammys he has ever won. Some of the awards won included album of the year, record of the year, and best r&b album. Mars still has plans to star and produce a movie with Disney, where the goal is to create a music-driven theatrical film.
- There aren’t any plot details being revealed to the public yet, although there is news that Mars will be making original music for the project. Mars’ acting history extends back to 1992 where he appeared in the film Honeymoon in Vegas. Mars is also responsible for voicing a character in 2014’s Rio 2.
- The Silk Sonic project entitled, An Evening with Silk Sonic… will feature Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer Bootsy Collins. Collin’s career began when he formed The Pacemakers band in 1968. The Pacemakers were hired as James Brown‘s backing band in 1970 and performed with him for one year. Collins released his first solo album, Ultra Wave, in 1980. Nearly a decade later, Collins became an inductee into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame when the group Parliament-Funkadelic earned the honor in 1997. Collins is currently 69 years old and has been involved in the music industry for over 50 years. As of right now, Collins is the only confirmed guest on the album.
There is currently no confirmation on what genre of music Silk Sonic will be performing or what other artists are involved in.
