The music duo — Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak — performed a cover of Con Funk Shun’s 1982 hit “Love’s Train”, which is also featured on their debut album An Evening With Silk Sonic.
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The two hit the stage in matching red suits and were accompanied by a backup band’s vocals, who also wore complementing ensembles.
ALL ABOARD! 🚂❤️ That's the way it goes on Love's Train 🎶 @silksonic
The night's still young, tune in to the #BBMAs on @nbc or @peacockTV! pic.twitter.com/gvmS0J4ntn
— Billboard Music Awards (@BBMAs) May 16, 2022
The performance follows the Valentine’s Day release of their “Love’s Train” studio recording, the fourth single from their album, which was originally sung by the ‘70s R&B/Soul group.
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Silk Sonic were nominated for four awards at tonight’s Las Vegas awards ceremony. They went home with the trophy for Top R&B Song for “Leave The Door Open” during the TikTok livestream, which took place ahead of the live broadcast. The two lost Top Duo/Group to BTS and both Top R&B Artist and Top R&B Album to Doja Cat.
