Back in August, the duo suggested that the album wouldn’t be arriving until January 2022. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Mars said: “We’re really in touch-up mode now. We’ve got the bones of most of the album, so it’s really about touching up parts that need a little more… grease.”

In a post on social media on Mars’ birthday, the pair confirmed the release would could sooner than expected.

Anderson .Paak shared the news on Twitter, sharing a picture of the pair alongside funk legend Bootsy Collins. “ALBUM DROPS NOVEMBER 12!! Now spam the comments with happy birthday wishes to my brother @BrunoMars,” he wrote.

You can see the post here:

✨✨ #SilkSonic ALBUM OUT NOVEMBER 12!!!! 🚀🚀 Pre-Save/Pre-Order: https://t.co/mrMvL9n5w2@AndersonPaak @Bootsy_Collins

+ a big happy birthday to @BrunoMars 🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/V29Vm5mm7l

— Silk Sonic (@silksonic) October 8, 2021

‘An Evening With Silk Sonic’ will mark the first studio album from Mars since 2016’s ’24K Magic’. In 2019 he released a pair of collaborative singles: ‘Please Me’ with Cardi B and ‘Blow’ alongside Ed Sheeran and Chris Stapleton.

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.Paak released his fourth studio album ‘Ventura’ in 2019. In May, .Paak directed a music video for the single ‘Motorbike’ by Leon Bridges.

Earlier this year, the pair spoke to Rolling Stone about their working relationship, explaining that they first met when .Paak supported Mars on the European leg of his ’24K Magic’ tour in 2016.

“I was opening for the ’24K Magic’ tour,””.Paak recalled, “and a week in, we were in the studio.” Mars added: “Real quick!”

When it came to collaborating, the pair said they initially aimed to take backstage jokes they had developed on tour, known to them as “jibb talk”, and turn them into songs.

.Paak said “jibb talk” is “bullshit with a smile – we just talk all day and do bits. But it’s all from the heart, because we’re writing from our experiences, from our relationships – it’s rare that two men can come together and talk about love.”

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Recording Industry Association Of America chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier said of the achievement: “Congratulations to Bruno Mars — the first artist with five Diamond Single Awards in the history of RIAA’s Gold and Platinum Program!”

“This milestone is a testament to Bruno’s unstoppable creative genius and the incredible partnership he has built with the team at Atlantic Records. What Bruno has accomplished is just extraordinary. Fewer than 60 Diamond Single Awards have ever been awarded — and Bruno now has five of them!”

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Back in March, Mars and Anderson .Paak brought their new collaboration Silk Sonic to the stage for the first time at the Grammys 2021.

The pair announced the new project earlier this year (February 26) and released their first single ‘Leave The Door Open’ on March 5.

Mars and .Paak joined forces on stage for the first time at tonight’s Grammys, performing alongside the likes of Harry Styles, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish.

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They brought some vintage style to the annual awards show, dressed in matching burnt orange suits to deliver their debut live performance.

Mars and .Paak also returned to the Grammy stage after debuting their new project to pay tribute to Little Richard. 

Paak took on drumming duties while Mars sang on a medley of ‘Long Tall Sally’ and ‘Good Golly Miss Molly’. “We love you Little Richard,” Mars said as the performance ended.

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Sharing news about the project on Instagram, Mars wrote: “Yo @fortnite let ya uncle Brunz teach ya how to swang to this thang.”

The emote is available to access now via the game’s shop. You can see Mars’ post about the project below:

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Mars and Anderson .Paak brought their new collaboration Silk Sonic to the stage for the first time at the Grammys 2021 in March.

The pair announced the new project last month (February 26) and released their first single ‘Leave The Door Open’ on March 5.

Mars and .Paak joined forces on stage for the first time at tonight’s Grammys, performing alongside the likes of Harry Styles, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish.

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Mars and Anderson .Paak toured extensively together back in 2017, with .Paak opening for Mars on his ’24K Magic’ world tour.

‘An Evening with Silk Sonic’ will mark the first album from Mars since 2016’s ’24K Magic’. In 2019, he released a pair of collaborative singles – ‘Please Me’ with Cardi B and ‘Blow’ alongside Ed Sheeran and Chris Stapleton.

.Paak, meanwhile, released his latest album ‘Ventura’ back in 2019. Late last year, NxWorries – .Paak’s collaborative project with producer Knxwledge – debuted a new song titled ‘Where I Go’ as part of the virtual Double Happiness festival.

Earlier in the year, .Paak teamed up with Busta Rhymes for the collaborative single ‘YUUUU’. Taken from Busta’s album ‘Extinction Level 2: The Wrath of God’, the duo released the single in September, performing it on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon the following month.

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