章 213: Chapter 211 The awards ceremony ends
In the backstage dressing room, the incandescent light in the corner of the wall is still bright.
The small fan on the coffee table was whirring, but the doors and windows of the dressing room were tightly closed, and there was no cool breeze coming in. The fan was just stirring the sultry air in vain.
The aroma of whiskey mixed with the smell of perfume, sweat, and hormones. Although they are not gasoline, gunpowder, or incendiary bombs, they can still ignite the air, making the room even more sultry and hot.
"How do you feel?"
Beyoncé slowly got up, a fiery smile on her face.
"You are an amazing woman."
Link smiled lightly and handed her a wet tissue.
"You are also an amazing man, very amazing."
Beyoncé's voice was a little hoarse.
"Will it affect your next performance?"
"Is it too late for you to think about it now?"
Beyoncé glanced at him, picked up the half glass of whiskey on the table, and drank it all in one gulp. Then she shook the empty glass, stepped on high heels, and staggered out the door.
"Your whiskey!"
Link picked up the bottle on the table and said.
"It's your reward."
Beyoncé left without looking back.
Link shook his head, tucked the hem of his shirt into his waistband, and wiped the sweat from his body.
Remembering something, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket, turned off the recording function, thought for a while, and deleted the recording just now.
In special times, he can't be careless.
When he came to the music hall in a suit again, P!nk's performance was over, and the best special effects award continued to be presented on the spot.
The winner is Lady Gaga's single "Paparazzi".
At this year's MTV Music Awards, Lady Gaga has two singles nominated, "Paparazzi" and "Poker Face", and her competitor Beyoncé only has one "Single Ladies".
When Link returned to the auditorium, he was surprised to find that the few people who had left the venue in anger had returned to their seats.
Kanye, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent and others looked gloomy, with the expression of 'I'm super angry, don't mess with me'.
Link thought for a while, and he could guess why a few people came back.
Although several people are big stars in the rap world, they are still a bit inferior to Viacom Media Group behind MTV.
The MTV television network is also an important platform for rappers to promote and promote singles and albums.
In the current music scene, there is no publicity platform that can compare with MTV.
This is also the reason why the awards of a TV channel can be compared with the Grammy Awards and the American Music Awards.
The way they protested against MTV's actions by leaving the meeting could not threaten MTV.
There are a lot of singers in the American music scene, and there are also many rappers. It is said that one out of three African Americans can rap.
As long as there are enough resources, it is not difficult to cultivate one or two more Kanyes.
They failed to blackmail MTV, but MTV has a way to ask them to come back.
Understanding this, the joy that Link had from winning the award gradually disappeared, and he suddenly became disinterested.
In the eyes of capital and media groups, he and Kanye are the same, they are all valuable resources, and they are at their mercy and manipulation within their sphere of influence.
Even if he wins a few people in the singles chart, album sales and awards, he is not the biggest winner in this game, nor is he the one who eats the biggest cake.
The biggest winner is capital.
This feeling is like being in the boxing ring, facing a strong enemy, gritting your teeth and persisting, not afraid of being beaten, and finally defeating the opponent with difficulty.
Just about to receive the award, the golden belt was taken away by the audience off the field.
This kind of battle is very boring.
After he sat down, Kanye and the others continued to stare at him.
Link didn't want to talk to them, and he didn't want to continue competing with them.
His current goal is to make more money, acquire several large websites and TV stations, establish an entertainment media group, and become a chess player.
"Link, don't get complacent, we won't let you be arrogant for too long."
"Yes, you made us lose face, and we will make you lose face too."
Lil Wayne and 50 Cent said darkly behind him.
Link shook his head, raised his legs and said, "It's meaningless to say this, let's do this, we are all singers, if you can write a song that surpasses "See you again" in sales, I will take the initiative to admit defeat to you, Willing to bow down, if you can't do it, please shut up, can you?"
Lil Wayne and 50 Cent were stunned for a moment. "See you again" currently has 15 million sales in the United States and 40 million sales worldwide. According to this trend, the total sales are very likely to exceed 100 million.
How to fight this kind of song?
Unless Elvis Presley, the Beatles, MJ, and Garth Brooks come in person, it will be very, very difficult for other singers to come up with such a song.
"Can't you all do it?"
Link's gaze swept across their faces, and he spread his hands in disappointment, "So what method do you want to use to defeat me? Like Tupac and B.I.G killing each other, physically eliminating opponents?"
"Hey hey hey~"
Eminem heard his words, bit the drawstring of his hood, and let out a suppressed laugh.
Wiz Khalifa next to him also laughed.
"We can!"
50 Cent was enraged by the laughter of the two, and said fiercely, clenching his fists.
"That's right, we can."
Drake said seriously.
"Okay! When you defeat "See you again", I will take the initiative to admit defeat to you."
Link clenched his fist and pointed it at 50 Cent.
50 Cent punched hard, then gasped and sat down rubbing his fist.
The others snorted and returned to their seats with embarrassed faces.
"Link, you are such a cunning guy, you just pushed them back with one sentence."
Eminem gave him a thumbs up and smiled.
Link shook his head and smiled. This was a temporary retreat, and he didn't really make a few people give in.
In addition, among these people, Drake is the next generation of rap天王, with global album sales of 200 to 300 million copies and more than a dozen championship singles, surpassing MJ in terms of data.
Maybe in the future, I will write a song with better data than "See you again".
Snapped!
Amidst a burst of warm applause, Jay-Z and his partner Alicia took the stage to sing "Empire State of Mind", which was also the closing performance of this year's MTV Awards.
When Jay-Z was singing, Kanye and others took the lead in cheering loudly, which also set off a small climax at the scene.
Beyoncé also returned to the front row seat at this time, wearing a golden evening dress and holding a spaceman trophy in her hand. When she sat down, she looked back at him.
Link nodded and said 'congratulations'.
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At 9:45 p.m., the 26th MTV Television Music Awards ended, and the awards were also on the headlines of major news websites.
Queen Beyoncé won three out of nine nominations, winning the most valuable video of the year, best dance choreography, and best editing.
Lady Gaga also won three out of nine nominations, winning Best Newcomer, Best Art Direction, and Best Special Effects.
Green Day won three out of three nominations, winning Best Rock Video, Best Cinematography, and Best Director, becoming the nominee with the highest hit rate in this session.
Coldplay won zero out of four nominations, becoming the most regrettable runner-up.
However, the biggest dark horse in this MTV is undoubtedly Link.
No one expected him to win an award this year, and it was to defeat several old rivals Jay-Z, Kanye, and T.I. to win the Best Male Singer of the Year Award.
The second dark horse is undoubtedly Taylor. As a country music singer, she can beat Beyoncé and Lady Gaga to win the best female singer, which is undoubtedly a big surprise.
She also became the first country music singer to win the award since the MTV Awards were established.
When the two dark horses are a couple, the relevant news becomes even more interesting.
Media such as the "New York Post" joked in their comments that "the MTV Music Video Awards are the most romantic awards in the world", and "Link and Taylor became the first couple in MTV history to win the best male and female singers at the same time."
He also used a joking tone to persuade Grammy, American Music Awards, Oscars and other awards to learn from MTV's award-giving style and help others.
In fact, the "New York Post" is mocking the MTV voting committee for being unprofessional in awarding awards.
Some media outlets believe that Link should not have won this award, at least not this year, and it would be more appropriate for him to win next year with "See you again" or "Believer".
However, other media outlets believe that MTV's award selection is very reasonable.
Firstly, among the five nominated singers, Eminem won the best hip-hop video, so he can be excluded; Jay-Z is older and has won this award before, so it is better to encourage newcomers than to give it to him; Kanye West went on stage to grab the microphone, and giving him the award again is tantamount to encouraging this kind of behavior, so he is also passed.
The rest are Link and T.I. PK.
In terms of the quality of the MV video, T.I. is slightly better, but his fame is not as good as Link's.
In the public voting session, he received fewer votes than Link, which is one of the reasons why MTV awarded the award to Link.
Secondly, Link's two albums sold more than 2 million copies in the United States this year, and three singles topped the Billboard singles chart. Up to now, his "See You Again" has also firmly won the championship on both charts.
Knowing that he will win various music awards next year, why not give him an important award in advance, it is better to send charcoal in the snow than to add icing on the cake.
Finally, MTV TV is a commercial organization, and it will also consider commercial factors such as ratings and influence when awarding awards.
Link's upset award will bring more benefits to MTV, which is obviously more in line with the commercial operation model.
Based on the above conditions, it is also very reasonable for Link to win the award.
Since the above article was published by the "New York Daily News", and this newspaper has a close cooperation with MTV TV, the public also acquiesced that this is the official explanation.
With a relatively official explanation, the discussion on this matter in public opinion has gradually decreased.
but
Another incident was presented to the media like a feast - the conflict between Link and the East Coast rap gang reignited.
Speaking of the conflict between these two groups, we have to start with Link's first album launch conference at the beginning of the year.
From the beginning, the two sides accused each other, to the Grammy Awards, the two sides fought hand-to-hand, the conflict intensified, and a lot of big news was caused.
In the middle of March and April, the relationship between the two sides eased briefly.
In May and June, the two sides launched a battle for the list.
This battle continued until July and August, turning into a battle for album sales between Link and Jay-Z.
The battle was fierce.
In mid-August, a video leaked out, Link turned out to be Kanye's fan?
The two sides reconciled again, and the relationship between Link and East Coast rap also tended to ease.
At the MTV Music Awards in September, Kanye went on stage to grab the microphone of Link's girlfriend Taylor, and Link went on stage to grab the microphone back, which also announced that the two had broken up again.
Then Link won the award in an upset, Kanye, Lil Wayne and others left the stage angrily, which also announced the resurgence of the conflict between Link and the East Coast rap gang.
The two sides experienced three conflicts and two reconciliations from the beginning of the year to September.
According to Eminem, an insider, the two sides reached a third reconciliation at the MTV scene, but the news has not yet been confirmed by both sides.
The fight between Link and the East Coast singers has gone through three battles and three reconciliations, which is more exciting than the plot of ordinary movies.
The media reported enthusiastically, and the public also ate melons enthusiastically.
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The first big melon is naturally the 'microphone grabbing incident'.
After the MTV Awards Ceremony, mainstream media commented and strongly criticized Kanye West's behavior at the ceremony.
He is a hip-hop king, a black star, and a singer who has debuted for many years. Going on stage to grab the microphone of a newcomer singer is not only disrespectful to Taylor, but also disrespectful to the audience, organizers, fans, and MTV.
Fans were also puzzled by Kanye West's behavior.
The MTV Music Video Awards is clearly a game of pink cakes. Beyoncé got three, and Lady Gaga got three. It is very appropriate to award the Best Female Singer Award to Taylor, who has the best album sales this year.
Kanye suddenly went on stage to grab the microphone and interrupted Taylor's acceptance speech. This approach is too stupid.
Even the one in Washington publicly criticized Kanye at a press conference, calling him a stupid donkey.
Faced with public accusations, Kanye had to publicly apologize to Taylor on Twitter and the media twice on the second and fifth days.
Said that he drank alcohol at the time, his bipolar disorder broke out, and he did something wrong on impulse. Now he regrets it very much and asks Taylor for forgiveness.
Taylor also quickly replied, saying that she didn't care, and reposted the link to Selena's first single "Let It Go".
After Taylor replied, the popularity of this matter slowly declined.
The second melon is naturally the incident where Kanye and others left the stage to protest when Link won the award.
Leaving the stage when the opponent wins the award is also disrespectful to the opponent, the audience, the fans and the organizer of the MTV Music Awards.
If everyone in the circle is like them, whoever wins the award and who doesn't win the award, everything is according to their wishes, how can we talk about the fairness of the major awards?
After the relevant news was broadcast, the behavior of Kanye, Lil and others was criticized by the mainstream media again.
The public began to feel that what Link said in March made some sense. It seems that since this year, Kanye and his group seem to be getting more and more arrogant and rampant, becoming defiant and no longer taking others seriously.
The third melon is the speculation and debate among netizens about whether the 26th MTV Awards Ceremony has a script.
The main reason is that this year's MTV Awards Ceremony is too exciting, not only the music and dance programs are wonderful, but the performances in the auditorium are also wonderful.
From Link and Taylor being forced to sit separately, to Kanye grabbing the microphone, to Link winning the award, the East Coast singer group leaving the stage angrily, to returning voluntarily after more than ten minutes, it is rumored that they have reconciled again.
46% of netizens support this is a scripted performance.
Because when Eminem came to the stage to accept the award, he was attacked by the host Russell, and Eminem swore and cursed.
Afterwards, Eminem admitted on the show that this was a plot that Russell had discussed with him before the party, so the period of Link and the East Coast rap group may also be a script.
43% of netizens think there is no script. Whether it is grabbing the microphone or leaving the stage, it is negative news. The East Coast rap group will not joke about their reputation, they are not that stupid.
The rest of the netizens said that it is good to have melons to eat, no matter whether there is a script or not.
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At the end of the MTV Awards, the eighth week release data of "Fearless" was released.
Sales this week were 231,000 copies, winning the Billboard album chart championship again, and it also became the first album with five consecutive championships in 2009.
Currently, "Fearless" has sold 2.752 million copies in the United States, becoming the third record in the United States in 2009 with sales exceeding 2.7 million copies.
The second place is "Christmas Special" released by the famous Italian blind tenor Andrea Bocelli, with sales of 225,000 copies in the first week, directly approaching "Fearless"
The media predicts that "Christmas Special" may hit the championship next week.
Affected by the 'microphone grabbing incident', Taylor's second album "fearless" soared in sales this week, selling 125,000 copies, an increase of 3.2 times from last week, ranking fifth.
The total sales of "Fearless" also successfully exceeded 3.2 million copies, becoming the first album in the United States in 2009 with sales exceeding 3.2 million copies.
In the eighth week, the second month's sales data from overseas also came back one after another.
A total of 2.338 million copies were sold in the second month, 400,000 copies less than the first month, but the total overseas sales also exceeded 5 million copies.
According to the data sent by Universal Music and Atlantic Records, Link's album songs are still selling well overseas.
If the world tour starts immediately, the total sales volume is expected to exceed 10 million copies within the year, which can also drive the sales of the first album.
After thinking about it, Link agreed to start the tour, but it could not affect the two boxing unification battles.
After he agreed to start the tour, Link Music and Universal Music and Atlantic Records began to intensively arrange his tour schedule, and also invited Dynasty Promotion Company to participate and jointly allocate his next year's time.
It's just that when he got the first version of the tour arrangement form, his eyes couldn't help but twitch.
"236 shows? Isn't that too many?" Link looked at Ms. Mandy and asked.
"Not many, Taylor held 107 shows overseas last year and this year, and Lady Gaga's new round of concerts is planned to be more than 200 shows. You, a boy, can't compare to them?" Ms. Mandy smiled.
"Yes, Link, if you want to be a singer, you have to be more diligent and don't be too lazy." Taylor said, wearing a white yoga suit, doing yoga on the balcony.
"Do your yoga and don't talk." Link waved his hand, touched his chin and thought for a while, "More than two hundred shows are too many. I have not only boxing matches but also movies in the next two years. You guys should find a way to reduce it a little bit. Compress it to about 150 games, and leave me some time to train boxing."
Ms. Mandy smiled slightly, put away the folder and said, "Okay, I'll go back and discuss it with them."
(End of this chapter)
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