American musicians Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak have announced that during the lockdown, they formed a duo named Silk Sonic and have been recording music together; some of which will be released in the coming week.
“We made an album!!” Paak wrote on Instagram. “Y’all get the first song next Friday 3/5!! Rocket emojis and all that!!!”
Bruno Mars confirmed the news and added that the moniker in the accompanying art is, in fact, a band name. “We locked in and made an album,” wrote Mars. “The band’s called Silk Sonic. The first song drops next Friday.”
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Prior to the collaborative album, Anderson Paak opened for Bruno Mars on Mars’ 24K Magic tour.
Mars’ last album, 2016’s 24K Magic, resulted in the star winning the triple crown at the 2018 Grammys. Besides album of the year, he also picked up record of the year for the title track and song of the year for That’s What I Like.
Paak released his last album more recently — Ventura came out in April 2019 — but he has just been releasing singles since then, too. He put out four non-album singles just in 2020, including a Trollz soundtrack collaboration with Justin Timberlake.