Silk Sonic kicks off Grammys in Vegas, wins song of the year

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Silk Sonic - the all-star union of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak - opened the Grammy Awards on Sunday in Las Vegas with their high-energy, infectious fix of retro soul and funk by performing their “777.” They returned to the stage a short time later to collect the song of the year trophy for “Leave the Door Open.”

The win helps Mars tie the record for most song of the year wins. He had previously won for “24K Magic.”“I couldn't be more proud to be doing this with than anyone other than you,” Mars said to .Paak. “We'll be singing this song together for the rest of our lives.”

During the show's pre-telecast ceremony, Batiste won for best American roots performance, best American roots song, best music video and tied with Carlos Rafael Rivera for best score soundtrack for visual media. His song “Freedom” in the music video category beat out several other tough competitors, including Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish.

It's the first tie since 2019 when Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake tied with Anderson .Paak to win best rap performance. Foo Fighters won three awards, but were not in attendance to pick up their trophies following the recent death of its drummer Taylor Hawkins. The rock band did extend their record for most best rock album wins with five for “Medicine at Midnight.” The group's song “Making a Fire” won best rock performance and “Waiting on a War” bested other nominees for best rock song.

“And here I am tonight, not only accepting this Grammy Award with my brother, which I love so much, but I'm here with a man that I love and he loves me back. ... “I don't know what I did be so lucky.”Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson won his sixth Grammy for best music film through “Summer of Soul His documentary also won an Oscar for best documentary feature last weekend.

 

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