Chapter 1750： Face-to-face

Country music has always been the pillar of the American music market. This was the case thirty years ago, and it will still be the same thirty years later. Even with the vicissitudes of life, the country has always occupied an irreplaceable place in North America. Jazz, folk songs, disco, rock, rap, dance music, etc. that were once smashing hits have more or less experienced peaks and troughs, and even gradually withdrew from the mainstream market in the course of history, but the country has never declined. Consistently.

In previous years, Grammys always habitually put the rural department in the second half of the award ceremony, because this will be the guarantee of the ratings, as far as possible, the main viewing groups are reserved for the second half of the award ceremony-the rural department The ratings group has always been stable. But this year is a bit different. Grammys have advanced the rural sector early, and it seems that they are not worried about the loss of the audience.

There are many reasons for this, but the summary is: the country is weak, the rock is rising strongly!

Facts have also proved this. The various awards in the rural sector lack suspense and sparks. The fourteen-year-old girl Li An-Remus completed the rule of the entire department with her first album "blue". The two heavyweight awards for the best country female singer and the best country song have not only made her the youngest winner in the history of the Grammy, but also made people feel that this year's Grammy is extraordinary. breath.

Then neither the jazz department nor the rap department were able to bring surprises further. After half of the awards ceremony, the opening rhythm and blues department was still the most lively. However, the next popular department is enough to cheer up all audiences.

The Best Pop Band Award, which first appeared on the stage, became the focus of the topic as long as the waiting list came out. The shortlisting of Glory To Death, The Beatles, and the Broken Pumpkins made the "pop" style appear to be "rock". The three rock bands that have made outstanding achievements in their respective fields are all nominated for the Best Pop Band Award, which is really dumbfounding.

If you add one of the most commercially successful bands in American rock history, Journey Band (), then the department has gathered four rock bands. Such a sight is indeed a great spectacle for this year's Grammys. The only true pop band, the Neville Brothers (.) is the least competitive among the awards.

In the end, the Beatles had the last laugh in the competition for an award of unknown positioning. They won the award with "Free Like a Bird" in the collection. When Paul McCartney came to the stage to receive the award as a representative, For the first time, the audience stood up and applauded collectively, paying high respect to the greatest rock group in the history of music.

When people cheered for the Beatles, they suddenly discovered one thing: in the nomination stage, they were so glorious to death. At present, in the two award competitions they are participating in, they have not had the last laugh.

Of course, these two awards are not the main awards to the death of glory, rock is the main battlefield of "storm and rain". However, in the nomination stage, the glory to death can be said to be a storm, and the twelve nominations even surpassed the thrilling "trembling" of the year. Almost everyone thinks that glory to death will carry such a momentum and sweep the Grammys-because the success of the album "The Storm" is not only commercial, but also won unanimous praise from critical music critics, and even Comparing this album with the works of The Beatles, Queens, and Pink Floyd that have proven to be among the classics over time, it has become a decisive force to change the entire music market.

It's like the "trembling" of the year.

It can be said that the sweep of the "hurricanes and rains" is without suspense, and it is universal. But now, neither of the two awards belong to the glory to death-even if one loses to Whitney and the other to the Beatles, it is absolutely not wronged, but it still makes people feel a little choked, for the glory to death next The prospect of the awards ceremony had to be marked with a question mark.

Subsequently, the various awards of the popular department have found their respective belongs.

The Best Pop Music Chorus Award was jointly dedicated by Natalie Cole (.) and her famous jazz singer's father, Nat King Cole (nat..) "When I Fall in Love (when. i. fall). .In. won; the best traditional pop performance album belongs to Tony Bennett; the best male pop singer was won by Eric Clapton (.), he was the film "different book." The theme song sung by "Neng" was very popular, and eventually defeated powerful opponents such as Brian Adams, Sting, and Tony Rich Enterprise, and won the award.

In the competition for the best pop album, Celine Dion's "Fall in Love" broke out and won the award; and the contest for the best pop female singer was once again the last laugh by Maria.

This result is undoubtedly intriguing. With the "Butterfly" album in hand, Maria defeated Donnie Breston, Celine Dion, Jewel, and Shawn Cavin. .) And other powerful opponents, it is logical to win the best female pop singer trophy, which once again proves Maria's status as a queen.

However, the best pop album was not awarded to "Butterfly", but to Celine Dion. For Maria, who is aiming to hit the four major comprehensive awards, it is tantamount to a head start. Although music critics have given Maria a lot of recognition for the challenges and attempts, in fact, the quality of the entire album of "Butterfly" is inferior to Maria's previous two albums, and it is even worse than that of "Butterfly". A full grade.

The grand battle of the century and the ultimate showdown made almost everyone ignore this fact. The huge commercial success of "Butterfly" made people mistakenly believe that "Butterfly" is Maria's best album. But now above the Grammys, they clearly gave their own answer: Maria is an excellent singer, but this is not her best album.

This also means that Maria has lost the opportunity in the competition for the four major comprehensive awards-because the rock department has not yet been awarded, all her nominations other than the four major comprehensive awards have already announced the results. She can only passively wait for the announcement of the rock department awards, and then restlessly expect Glory To Death and Oasis to lose both, which will give her a little advantage in the final competition.

In the end, Maria received two phonographs, the best female pop singer and the best female rhythm and blues singer. This is undoubtedly a huge award for her singing skills and singing ability, but the praise for the album "Butterfly" is almost nothing. zero. The best rhythm and blues song was lost to Whitney, and the best pop album was lost to Celine. Only halfway through Maria's Grammy journey, the wind has changed.

Objectively speaking, the two phonograph trophies are the coveted results for countless singers, but they are not enough for Maria, far from enough.

Sitting in her place, Maria seemed a little absent-minded. She originally thought that tonight would be more brilliant. She originally thought that this night would belong to her. She originally thought that she had absolute confidence and glory to fight in front of her death...but Now, two phonograph trophies have given her qualifications, but they have not given her confidence.

Maria couldn't help but squeezed the armrest of the seat. Only in this way could she control her emotions and prevent her from completely releasing her anger during the live broadcast. Even the ongoing performance on the stage could not attract her attention. Hidden in the shadows under the light, Maria’s complexion became so bad that she was almost unable to breathe. The gorgeous dress on her body was like a cage at this time, and she was tightly bound in it. A blazing flame gathered in his chest, which could not be extinguished at all.

Looking back, Maria only saw darkness-Mary Blige was performing on stage at this time, so she couldn't see the Oasis Band or where Glory To Death was at all, but Maria looked in the direction of her memory. , As if to be able to see those familiar faces in the dark.

For half a year, she has been fighting, fighting, and fighting with the Oasis Band, Glory to the Death, and it took her countless efforts to get to where she is today. The peak is already within reach, and she can touch the hot light with a little bit of tiptoe. , Therefore, she will never let the Oasis Band and Glory to death destroy this wonderful moment. She will step on their corpses to reach the peak, and then open up a new world that belongs to her.

Thinking of this, Maria’s anxiety finally calmed down, because she knew that at least she had two trophies in her hand, but Glory To Death and Oasis are now a zero starting point. The next rock department, they will expand Fighting head-on, there is no room for postponement, there is only one winner! It is even possible that both lose out and another candidate will eventually win.

Therefore, she doesn't need to be nervous at all now. Because they are the beasts fighting life and death in the Colosseum and she is the distinguished guest sitting in the audience condescendingly to watch the fight. The only thing she needs to do is to relax her mind and wait for the winner of this "war". She can believe that even if Glory to the death wants to completely defeat the Oasis Band, this will not be an easy task, because this is Grammys, not the music market-she has just experienced it personally, and the market sales. It cannot represent anything here.

Maria looked at the darkness in front of her eyes, the corner of her mouth slowly outlined a smile of the winner, and finally withdrew her gaze, and finally could enjoy the performance on the stage calmly.

Mary Blige’s performance is over. When the host introduced that the awards of the rock department will be presented next, the dull atmosphere on the scene for a long time is like a sunny ocean after rain, and it becomes active in an instant, golden The light fell on the sea, and the water vapor began to surging. Because everyone knows that the rock department, which has been ignored by Grammys for many years, has unknowingly become the highlight tonight-the rock department is the last music classification department before the four major comprehensive awards.

With the strong recovery of rock and roll in recent years, 1996 has become a year of concentrated explosions of rock and roll. The excellent works have continued, and the overall momentum has even surpassed pop and rhythm and blues. It has become the genre with the largest market share in the current music market. This can be seen from the year-end sales rankings. see. More importantly, the duel between Glory to Death and Oasis is on stage!