Silk Sonic got things off to a hot start during their opening performance at the 2022 Grammys.
via: Uproxx
30 minutes into the 2022 Grammy Awards, nothing so show-stopping as Will Smith’s slap has afflicted the show as yet — but Silk Sonic nearly became the talk of the show for all the wrong reasons as they accepted their award for Song Of The Year for “Leave The Door Open.” For a quick moment during their acceptance speech — which was mostly handled by producer/songwriter Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, who dedicated the award to his recently deceased mother — the microphone cut off as Anderson .Paak turned his back on the cameras.
Silk Sonic!!! Ayeeee????.
Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak lol #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/DFbFScwVpr— Shannon Lewis? (@shannibabi) April 4, 2022
As it turns out, he had a decent enough reason for swearing on live TV: The fly on his 1970’s-inspired bellbottom pants was down, almost giving the world a glimpse of what .Paak is packing. Fortunately, he was able to keep everything aside from the curse words contained, keeping the Grammys from accumulating the number of FCC complaints that the Oscars got.
Anderson and his musical partner Bruno Mars got to celebrate winning Song Of The Year just minutes after performing their casino-themed cut “777” — appropriate, as the Grammys were held in Vegas this year. Incidentally, they performed the Song Of The Year for the first time at last year’s awards after mounting a campaign to lobby the show for the opportunity to play. They’re still nominated for Record Of The Year, Best R&B Performance, and Best R&B Song.
VIDEO: @SilkSonic open the #Grammys with a performance of "777". They've already won 2 Grammys tonight! pic.twitter.com/FdrOL5M1vZ
— Opinionated Me (@opinion8dmecom) April 4, 2022