Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

美国东部时间2月8号20:00，燕京时间9号上午9:00，洛杉矶斯泰普斯中心。

The red carpet ceremony is star-studded and every year is unique.

It is similar in all countries. Female stars compete to show their sexy charm on the red carpet, attracting everyone's attention with bolder outfits, while male stars compete to be handsome, showing their charm with more stylish outfits.

Shen Lang stepped onto the red carpet again. This year was very different from last year. His popularity was incomparable. In addition to Chinese fans, there were more local fans at the scene. They shouted his name in Chinese, which was not standard but full of enthusiasm.

This shows that the influence and popularity of this English album "Towering Waves" has increased significantly.

As of today, the album has sold over 1500 million copies worldwide.

Among them, the United States had the highest sales in a single region, with a total of 507 million copies.

This data is unparalleled, successfully winning the annual album sales championship in 19 countries and regions including the world, the United States, and Asia.

Not to mention the charts, all 10 songs were on the list, winning weekly, monthly and annual championships.

Therefore, as popularity rises, it also brings good "popularity".

Last year, only a few rock bands would communicate with Shen Lang, but this year, most of the stars he met would greet him enthusiastically.

However, there are still some people who discriminate against him regardless of his musical quality or academic performance, simply because of a pair of biased eyes.

The most obvious one was Beyoncé, who expressed her attitude directly on social media.

Shen Lang found this matter quite ridiculous.

If it were in the original time and space, there would indeed be few stars who could be compared with her. After all, her popularity and strength are there.

However, here, she only became popular because of the album released last year, and it was only limited to the United States.

And Shen Lang has now established a firm foothold in Asia, Europe and America. What can you compare with him?

Therefore, one cannot help but wonder whether Beyonce's remarks might be a form of hype to attract fans.

Shen Lang ignored her, thinking that responding to her would be a waste of time and energy.

Because, if someone who is much inferior to you deliberately tries to provoke you and cause controversy, you will fall into a trap if you respond.

"How do you feel about breaking the record of individual Grammy nominations and being a singer from a non-English speaking region?" After walking down the red carpet and arriving at the interview area, the host asked some standard questions.

"Thanks to all the fans for their support. Without them, I wouldn't be where I am today." Shen Lang also answered in a very conventional manner.

"Your outfit today is very unique. Can you tell us what it is?"

"This is our Chinese Hanfu."

The fact that the host could ask such a question showed that he had good vision. Shen Lang's favorability towards him instantly increased. Therefore, he no longer answered subsequent questions with "official" words.

After leaving the interview area, Shen Lang met up with Chen Yaochuan, Du Ting and Ma Qi, and then entered the venue together.

Shen Lang got them tickets to the auditorium so that they could go to watch the show in person without having to wait boringly backstage.

After entering the venue, Du Ting said: "I feel very nervous, even more nervous than last year."

Chen Yaochuan smiled and replied, "Why are you so nervous? After all, it's not you who won the award."

Having said that, he was actually a little nervous inside.

Even if Shen Lang only wins one award, he will create history for Chinese singers. It is relatively easy to develop from 1 to 100, but it is extremely difficult to cross from 0 to 1. This is a significant foundation from nothing to something (here refers to the truly valuable awards for singers, not those meaningless consolation prizes).

Shen Lang is not only an outstanding artist, but also a successful boss and a friend. Regardless of his identity, he has a close connection with them and they can all benefit from it. That is why they feel nervous.

Shen Lang raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and joked in a relaxed tone: "Sister Du, you can't be nervous. I'm counting on you to get the trophy for me later."

Du Ting blushed and said, "Okay, I'll adjust myself and I won't be nervous later."

Chen Yaochuan smiled and said, "If you can't get it, there's me and Ah Qi."

Hearing this, Ma Qi grinned and said that it was no problem. From the moment he entered the venue until now, he had been listening to them quietly all the way. At the same time, he kept his eyes on the surrounding environment so that if anything happened, he could react immediately.

Soon, they found their seats and sat down.

Shen Lang also moved up from the third row last year to the first row, and is in the golden C position. It can be seen that "status" is closely related to "nomination".

Sitting next to him was his rival Justin Timberlake.

Justin was nominated for Best Pop Album, Best Male Pop Vocalist, Best Pop Song and other awards for his first solo album "Justified" after leaving the group NSync.

Boss Jia came to the scene today and I just saw him on the red carpet ceremony.

Why do you say that?
Because just a few days ago, on February 2, Justin and Michael Jackson's sister Janet Jackson performed together for the 1th Super Bowl Halftime Show, which resulted in the "Super Bowl Incident". Justin tore off half of Janet's bra, leaving her right breast exposed for a few seconds. This incident went viral on the Internet.

Jenny was supposed to present a special award to Luther Vandross at the Grammys, but she did not show up.

Justin was not affected too much. When asked about this incident by the host in the interview area, he said: "I know that last week was difficult for everyone. What happened was not intentional. I regret it very much. If you feel offended, I apologize to you."

Although Jenny did not show up, everyone did not forget her. When Christina Aguilera, who was wearing a dress with a neckline that was open to the waist and exposed a large area of ​​her chest, came to the interview area, she pointed at her dress and laughed and said that Jenny had "done this before."

The impact of this incident also forced some changes to this year's Grammy Awards ceremony. CBS made technical adjustments to the evening ceremony and delayed the broadcast time by five minutes so that if any similar unexpected situation occurred on the stage, the TV station could cut out the relevant footage.

When Shen Lang saw this news on the Internet, he couldn't help but say - when it comes to making a living, I still can't compare to them.

Not long after, Justin came to the inner field and took a seat, and took the initiative to greet Shen Lang.

He was full of curiosity about Shen Lang. How did Shen Lang become so popular all over the world after only four years of debut? The key is that Shen Lang is not very old, only 26 years old now, and most importantly, Shen Lang can do all the lyrics, music, arrangement and MV production, which is extremely rare in the music industry.

Justin glanced at Shen Lang, his eyes showing a complex mixture of admiration and doubt, trying to find the answer from this young man. At the same time, Shen Lang was also a little curious about him.

In the original time and space.

This guy's ex-girlfriends are Britney Spears and Cameron Diaz, and his wife is Jessica Biel, all of whom are sexy and hot beauties.

Moreover, he has a lot in common with Shen Lang. The title "Boss Jia" is because he has invested in many industries including clothing, golf courses, technology start-ups, record companies, etc. He has also won the American Music Awards, Billboard Awards, etc. He is definitely a singer with both super popularity and strength worldwide.

Many of his actions are worth learning and drawing lessons from for Shen Lang.

Waiting for seven years before releasing a new album is not doing nothing, it is hunger marketing, and the sales volume is proof that the method is very successful. Then releasing two albums in a year is not a fire sale, but a boost to the victory. Even in the days when there are no new albums, he still relies on entertainment programs and maintains a high appearance rate in film and television works. This is to earn brand impression. In view of his outstanding performance in other fields, he will still be treated as a superstar even if he does not return to the music scene. This is a big game of chess, and every step is a business strategy.

However, Justin has not yet grown into the well-known Boss Justin.

However, Shen Lang is already "Boss Shen".

Unexpectedly, the two of them got along quite well and in just a short while, they were laughing and talking happily.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the venue suddenly changed, and many people looked towards the aisle.

Shen Lang and Justin also looked back and found that it was Beyonce who arrived.

There is nothing more exciting than a dispute between the hottest male and female singers in the United States this year, and most people are just watching the show.

Beyoncé took her seat proudly.

Shen Lang, on the other hand, looked calm and unperturbed.

Logically speaking, she was nominated for the R&B rap award, and she was a female singer, so there was no conflict between Shen Lang and her.

The reason she said that was because she had been preparing for the album for a year and was going to release it last year, but unexpectedly someone came along and ruined her plans and shattered her beautiful dream.

The singles "Crazy In Love" and "Baby Boy" from her album only stayed at the top of the Billboard Hot 8 for 9 and weeks respectively before being squeezed out by Shen Lang's songs.

The same thing happened on the Billboard 200 album chart, where it only stayed at the top for one week before being relegated to second place and never raised its head again.

If it was a local singer, she would have swallowed her anger, but unfortunately it was not the case. She could not accept that her efforts were easily surpassed by an outsider. Her heart was filled with resentment and indignation, so she expressed her dissatisfaction on social media to release her inner resentment.

Soon, the party officially began.

The show was also opened by the ever-glorious Beyoncé and the famous alternative singer "Prince", who sang their classic works "Purple Rain" and "Crazy in Love". This opening can be said to have opened the curtain for the Grammy Awards to become younger and more idol-oriented.

After the opening, an 11-minute FUNK suite kicked off, and many nominees of this year's Grammy Awards took the stage one by one, and the youthful vitality surged.

Among them, Shen Lang's "Uptown funk" was particularly outstanding, which pushed the atmosphere to a hot level, and many stars and audiences swayed their bodies to the rhythm.

Of course, the steady performances of veterans like Madonna, Queen Latifah and others are in no way inferior to their younger successors.

Then, a series of small awards were presented in a procedural manner.

This year's Grammy Awards will award a total of 30 awards in 105 categories. Although such a large number of awards can reflect the richness and diversity of the music field, it also reflects the fierceness of the competition.

Moreover, too many awards made the pace of the party very tight, and the awarding of some small awards seemed rather hasty.

Fortunately, some awards do not require going on stage to receive the awards, otherwise, one night would definitely not be enough.

Slowly, the evening entered its climax and the highly anticipated awards began to be presented.

The first "Best Short Music Video Award" went to Shen Lang, who was nominated for his MV "Sugar".

This song is known as a popular wedding song in Europe and the United States, just like "Marry Me Today".

In the MV, Shen Lang and his band members dropped in on an amateur wedding to sing, which was very creative, romantic and sweet.

However, the winner was Christina's "Hurt".

The video was shot by Floria Sigismodi and was shot over 5 days. It begins with Linda Perry introducing the audience to a circus while Cristina is in her dressing room, receives a telegram, changes, and goes on stage. The content of the telegram is the news of the discovery of her father's death and her realization that she is almost done. She realizes that the outline has disappeared and her father is really gone. The video ends with Cristina sitting outside a circus, singing and crying.

When the results were announced, everyone at the scene was very surprised, even Christina was surprised.

She definitely hoped that she could win the award, but after watching Shen Lang's "Sugar", she felt that her chances of winning were slim.

Yet, these are the Grammys, chosen by more than 9000 people voting.

Everyone was surprised because they felt that Shen Lang had the greatest chance of winning a less important award like this one. If he couldn't even get this award, the rest of the awards would probably be in jeopardy.

Shen Lang remained calm as usual and applauded when it was time to do so.

The Grammy Awards is ultimately an American music award. Foreign singers are nominated only because their record companies have released their albums in the United States.

As an award with decades of history, the Grammy Awards is definitely a model of mature commercial games, but it cannot truly represent the artistic taste of music.

The music circles of various countries are paying more and more attention to the Grammy Awards. However, there is still a lot of excellent music outside the range of the Grammy Awards. It is just because the Grammy Awards have a great influence that most people think that the winning music is good music. In fact, these are two completely different things.

Shen Lang's desire to win a Grammy Award is also a purely commercial act.

After all, who would complain about having too much money?

Shen Lang also did not win the smaller "Best Album Annotation Award".

In order to explain the origin or story of each song to foreign fans, he found a professional translator to write very detailed and vivid English annotations.

12 went to 2, are we going to return empty-handed? (End of this chapter)