Bruno Mars withdraws from competition at the Grammys

At the last edition of the Grammys, the duo was the big winner of the night with four awards for the title song on the album

Bruno Mars This Thursday, it announced that it will not compete in the next edition of amorous with disc Evening with Silk Sonicis posted with Anderson. buck under the duo silk sonicwhere it has not been submitted to the list of jobs for consideration by voters Music Academy.

The decision is especially shocking because in the latest version of amorous The duo was the biggest winner of the night, taking home four awards for the title track Leave the door openWinner in the major categories of Song and Recordings of the Year.

The song was published in April 2021, therefore, it could compete in that version while the album was released in November of that year, and according to award rules, only the next release could participate.

“We really put all our effort into that record, but silk sonic I would like to gracefully, humbly and most importantly sexually withdraw from our album presentation this year. We look forward to celebrating a great year of music with everyone and participating in the party. Thank you for letting silk sonic flourish,” declared Mars in A statement published by the magazine rolling rock.

The singer adds that they’d be crazy if they “asked for more” and appreciates supporting amorous By allowing them to perform in the last two sessions. In fact, members silk sonic They presented their project for the first time at the 2020 gala with a surprise appearance.

Smaller options for the classic winner

On his part, the CEO of Music Academy American, Harvey Mason Jr.He responded to the resignation with a letter in which he highlighted that the duo silk sonic It was a “fun title at the last festivities” and the progress they’ll perform at the upcoming concert.

Unlike other awards, in amorous Nominations are not automatic: record companies must submit nominations for their artists and in the case of songs, choose the title they aspire to nominate in each category of their collection,

The strange thing about it is that Mars was one of the most famous artists by my constituents amorousIn 2018, he won the Album of the Year award for 24K MagicPublished solo as well as song and recording of the year.

However, this year with the work AdeleAnd the Kendrick Lamar s Beyonce Among the preferred options, his options were much smaller.