Bruno Mars and Anderson. Paak, the duo also known as Silk Sonic, won Record of the Year at the 2022 Grammys for their ballad “Leave the Door Open.”
Mars took the stage and was filmed lighting a cigarette while Paak accepted the award. “In the industry, we call that a clean thing,” said Paak. Silk Sonic won every award they were nominated for at this year’s Grammys, with four gongs for “Leave the Door Open.”
People on social media were quick to react to the singer smoking on stage, which is highly unusual at an awards show.
“Lmao! Bruno Mars lit a cigarette live on the #GRAMMYs stage after winning record of the year. I can’t even handle it,” wrote journalist Miranda J.
“Cigarettes are bad for you but Bruno Mars I can smoke you one,” Hemal Jhaveri wrote.
Another asked: “Bruno Mars just lit a cigarette on the Grammys stage in the middle of accepting an award, can we talk about this instead of Will Smith?”
Mars and Paak triumphed over Olivia Rodrigo’s hit “Drivers License”, Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever”, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s rendition of “I Get a Kick Out of You” and six other Record of the Year contenders .
Mars is now the artist with Paul Simon for the second-most Record of the Year wins, behind mixing engineer Tom Coyne, who has four.
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