Chương 241: Chapter 239: Big Machine Records
After answering a few questions, Link said goodbye to the reporters and editors and returned to the party.
After the American Music Awards ceremony, Vanity Fair held a celebration party at the Hilton Hotel, inviting many singers to attend. Link, Taylor, Selena, and Lana were all there.
"Link, will you be raffling off these two trophies?"
Lana walked over from the crowd with a champagne glass, wearing a white pleated skirt and loose brown curly hair, looking elegant and classic.
"Do you want to participate in the raffle too?"
"Yes, but with tens of millions of records, I think it's hard for me to win."
Lana shrugged.
"Your album sales are good, and you'll have a chance to win this trophy in the future. I'll give this to you, and when you win one, we can exchange."
Link smiled slightly and gave her the Best Album trophy.
"What if I don't win one?"
Lana laughed, holding the trophy.
"Then you should reflect on yourself, not ask me what to do."
Link shook his head, and seeing Selena coming over, he gave her the other trophy.
"I'm going back. Where's Taylor?"
"She's over there!"
Selena pointed to the crowd ahead, where Taylor, Andrea Swift, Big Machine Records president and producer Scott Borchetta, Justin Bieber, and his manager Scooter Braun were.
"Taylor and Justin Bieber seem to be close. Won't you be angry if you see them?"
Selena asked, holding the trophy.
"Of course not."
Link shook his head and smiled.
Taylor and Justin's friendship dates back to the MTV Video Music Awards.
At the MTV Awards ceremony in September, after Taylor stepped down from the stage, Justin Bieber went up as the host and said, "Taylor deserves it," asking the audience to applaud for Taylor.
Later, when Taylor saw the broadcast, she had a good impression of Justin Bieber.
Because of this, Justin Bieber entered Taylor's circle of friends, and she also considered Justin's manager Scooter Braun a friend.
It wasn't until a few years later, when the conflict between Taylor and Kanye erupted again, that Justin and Scooter sided with Kanye, leading fans to slander Taylor and causing her a lot of trouble.
Scooter also became the person Taylor hated the most.
Later, when Taylor's contract with Big Machine Records ended, she announced that she would not renew it, causing dissatisfaction from Big Machine Records president Scott Borchetta.
Scott secretly sold the rights to her first six albums to Scooter, the person she hated the most, for 300 million dollars.
Taylor fought a public opinion war with Scooter and others to regain the rights.
Justin Bieber also sided with Scooter, blaming Taylor and writing songs to mock and ridicule her.
With the pop king on one side and the pop queen on the other, their fight affected the global music scene, causing many people to take sides.
Even though Link knew about the future conflict between them, he wouldn't tell Taylor now that those people weren't good and to stay away from them.
Saying that wouldn't be helpful.
Taylor was very independent and smart, and she knew how to deal with trouble.
Even if she was tricked by them in the future, she didn't suffer much loss. Instead, she gained sympathy from many fans and support from the music industry, becoming the No.1 in the music world.
This also showed that some setbacks and blows were necessary in the growth process of celebrities. For example, after the microphone incident, Taylor's popularity soared, while Kanye West was ridiculed and didn't even attend this year's American Music Awards.
"Hi! Link, congratulations!"
Lady Gaga came over with a wine glass.
Chapter 239: Big Machine Records
Although Lady Gaga didn't win any awards tonight, she was the closing act at the awards ceremony.
Moreover, last week, Lady Gaga's hit song "Bad Romance" topped the Billboard singles chart, dethroning "See You Again" and ending its 12-week reign.
Afterward, Lady Gaga called to apologize to him, saying she would buy him a drink, and she mentioned it again when they met today.
Of course, Link didn't need that kind of apology. "See You Again" achieving a 12-week streak in the competitive year of 2009 far exceeded expectations, and he was quite satisfied.
"Link, I wrote a song that needs a male singer to sing with me. Your voice is perfect for it. Are you interested in collaborating?"
Lady Gaga smiled at him.
"Of course, I love your songs. Call me when you're ready to record."
Link agreed without hesitation.
Lady Gaga was the kind of singer who, at first glance, seemed flashy and attention-grabbing, but if you listened to her songs carefully, you would fall in love with her style.
Moreover, Lady Gaga's songs were groundbreaking, and collaborating with her would allow him to learn some useful things.
After saying goodbye to Lady Gaga, Link chatted with Katy Perry, Eminem, and Carrie Underwood, who were acquaintances.
Katy Perry had a bit of bad luck this year. Her songs were also popular, and her album sales were good.
But she was always overshadowed by Taylor and Lady Gaga.
At the Grammys, MTV Awards, and American Music Awards, she was always a runner-up, unlike Lady Gaga, who had won several awards at the Grammys and MTV Awards.
However, her luck would turn around next year with the hit song "California Gurls," which would sell over four million copies in North America, making her a queen.
Carrie Underwood was also a rising star in country music. Her third album, "Play On," released last week, sold 315,000 copies in the United States in its first week, topping the Billboard 200 album chart. Her momentum was not much worse than Taylor's.
And Eminem, his next album "Recovery" seemed to be the champion of next year's album sales chart, selling over 3.4 million copies, also making a successful comeback.
Seeing these three, as well as newcomers Lana, Selena, Justin, and Mars, Link felt that the competition in the music industry next year would probably be even fiercer, and it would be more difficult to continue winning.
After chatting with them, Taylor, Andrea Swift, and Scott Borchetta came over.
Scott was forty-eight years old this year and was originally the head of the production department at Universal Music Group Nashville.
In 2005, he left Universal and founded Big Machine Records, signing Taylor, who had just left RCA Records, and successfully produced and released her debut album "Taylor Swift" and second album "Fearless."
Big Machine Records also became a famous American record company.
Last year, while discussing the copyright of "Dream It Possible," Link met with him.
At that time, "Despacito" was becoming popular on YouTube, with over 50 million views, and Link had become an internet celebrity.
Scott wanted to sign him, making both him and Taylor artists under Big Machine Records.
After some consideration, Link declined.
Scott was a businessman and a capitalist who focused on profits. At that time, Link was already a boxing champion and had money, so he didn't want to work for others. He later persuaded Ivanka to establish Link Music and become a capitalist himself.
After the success of his two albums and Lana's debut album, Link Music's reputation in the music industry soared, not much less than Big Machine Records.
However, both he and Ivanka were outsiders. In terms of album production, promotion, and understanding of market trends, they couldn't compare to Scott Borchetta, a veteran in the music industry.
This was also the reason why he didn't poach Taylor, even though he knew she would be cheated by Scott in the future due to contract issues.
If he had poached Taylor earlier, he wasn't confident that he could make her as successful. Besides, Taylor was independent and wouldn't agree to be a singer under Ivanka.
"Haha, Link, congratulations on winning two awards."
Scott Borchetta reached out his hand and smiled.
Link shook his hand. "Thank you! Congratulations to Big Machine for winning the biggest award at this year's American Music Awards. That's amazing."
"Haha, compared to your two albums selling over five million copies in total, all other singers in the music industry are behind you this year."
Scott laughed.
Link smiled slightly. If it weren't for MJ's death and Taylor's breakout this year, he would have had a chance to win all the awards.
"Link, look here. Are you jealous?"
Taylor came over and picked up the Artist of the Year trophy, smiling.
"Stop showing off! Next year it will be mine."
"I'm also releasing my third album next year, so it's not certain who will win this award."
Taylor said, not backing down.
Borchetta looked at the two and smiled. "Link, you and Taylor are a couple, and both are the best male and female singers in the music industry. Have you ever thought about collaborating and creating a couple's album together? I think this album could create a miracle."
"We discussed this issue in June, but we were both too busy later and didn't have time."
"You can consider it. I'm looking forward to collaborating with you and Link Music."
Borchetta said.
Link nodded and looked at Taylor. "What do you think? After releasing our third albums, how about collaborating on an album?"
Taylor blinked and thought for a moment. "Collaborating sounds good, but I like writing sad love songs. If we collaborate, I'm worried we won't be able to write good songs."
"How do you know it's not possible without trying?"
"Okay, let's give it a try!"
Taylor shrugged and smiled.
"You two collaborating? That's terrifying. Please give us small singers a way to survive, okay?"
Selena protested with a frown.
"We'll collaborate with you next time."
Link put his arm around Selena's shoulder and smiled.
"OK!"
Happiness was that simple. Hearing him say collaboration, Selena instantly became excited again.
(End of Chapter)
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