Chapter 1242 Newcomer of the Year
"The 46th Grammy New Artist of the Year Nomination——
August 31st Band. ”
With just one sentence, the rough image of the band's European street tour on August 31 appeared again on the big screen, and their unique style came to mind.
Staples's absent-minded and frequently wandering attention regrouped from scattered corners, and without realizing it, he had a conditioned reflex due to the music of the August 31st Band.
There is no doubt that the band August 31st is special.
There are no music videos or live performance videos, so when the nominations were announced tonight, the band used the images they shot themselves during street performances in Europe. They were rough and simple, without any modification, but they released a fierce power. Coming through the screen.
Especially after the opening performance of the second half, the vitality in the music became more vivid and stronger. Looking at their figures laughing and running wildly on the big screen, an indescribable vitality also surged in the chest of every audience.
This touch of color has brought so much excitement to the music world in the past year.
However, the rivals competing with the August 31st Band for Newcomer of the Year should not be underestimated——
Evanescence, Fifty Cents, Sean Paul, Heather-Headley.
The most obvious and intuitive thing is that Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake, two new solo singers who have been receiving praise throughout the year, both missed the nomination for New Artist of the Year. This is the only time in each singer's career that they have been nominated. There was an opportunity, but both of them regretted missing it.
From professional reviews to public feedback, from album sales to media opinions, from popularity to cultural influence, the list of nominees for Newcomer of the Year is top-notch. Before the awards ceremony, this was known as one of the most suspenseful awards. At the same time, It is also one of the important highlights of the award ceremony night.
Judging from various analyzes before the award ceremony, Fifty Cents took the lead. This rapper who emerged from nowhere completely subverted the entire music scene and brought a violent impact with a devastating attitude; Evanescence was not to be outdone. This rock band has a distinctive The unique imprint establishes its own presence in the Gothic metal style, and is called by the media the "female version of Linkin Park", but the style is sharper and darker.
Of course, no one can ignore the existence of the August 31st Band. The unique style of mixing classical instruments with rock makes the band unique. Professionals cannot even simply classify the band's music type.
This distinctive color has successfully allowed the band August 31st to fight its way through the fierce market competition, but it may also become a shackle for the band to deviate from the mainstream image. It is like a double-edged sword, and its impact is incalculable.
Maybe, this can declare one's existence like Norah Jones; maybe, this can be ignored by the academy judges like Linkin Park.
Things that seem familiar have already happened at last year's Grammy Awards; at this year's Grammy, unpredictable uncertainties still exist.
So, who can win?
Fifty cents? Evanescence? Or the band August 31st?
Or is it a case of snipe and clam competing for the betterment, with Sean Paul and Heather Headley fighting back to reach the top?
The suspense has been maintained to this day.
When all the videos of the nominees were played and the live broadcast camera returned to the two award presenters Norah Jones and James Franco, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Because of curiosity, because of expectation, and because of an inexplicable sense of expectation.
Involuntarily and inexplicably, there seems to be a candidate deep down in my heart who is looking forward to winning, but because I am not clear about my own ideas and uncertain about the competitive landscape, I have become extremely anxious and uneasy.
Norah Jones could clearly feel the focus of attention surrounded by the audience, and she could not help but become nervous, and her hands trembled slightly.
James Franco noticed it and cast a glance at Nola, both asking and comforting. Unlike Nola, he was just an actor. His appearance here was purely a guest appearance, and his mentality always remained relaxed.
If necessary, he wouldn't mind taking over Nora's role in announcing the results, but as last year's Newcomer of the Year winner, the Grammys definitely still want Nora to complete the task.
Nora could feel James's eyes. She took a deep breath and stood her ground slightly. Underneath the seemingly soft and cute appearance, there was a persevering soul.
Then, Nora opened the envelope and pulled out the card inside in front of the scorching eyes of the audience - there was a gleam of light in her eyes.
The Staples Center was guessing at the information hidden in Nola's eyes and expressions. Her heart was lifted up involuntarily, almost getting stuck in her throat. Before her thoughts had time to expand, a sound came from the speakers.
"…August 31st Band."
Wait, who?
They were stunned for a moment, and then their hearts exploded. All the guests looked around frantically to find the location of the band on August 31st.
However, still found nothing.
Everyone:? ? ?
What the hell is the band August 31 doing? The entire first half disappeared, and the second half also disappeared. Does this count as attending the award ceremony or not?
The excitement and passion had already risen to the throat, and it was about to explode, but it was stuck. The feeling of being unable to stop but having nowhere to vent took control of the entire Staples Center.
Not only the frontcourt, but also the backstage were stunned.
Because the scene was so chaotic and sudden, Higgins was actually stunned.
After a moment of reaction, Higgins finally realized what had happened.
"Let's go!"
Amidst a series of high-pitched "Go, Go, Go" sounds, the band started running wildly again on August 31, running wildly and forcefully, finally breaking through the darkness, breaking through the constraints, and bursting into the light all over the sky.
The first one is obviously Connor.
After waiting and waiting, suppressing and suppressing, the Staples Center finally waited for the spotlight. The emotions in my chest could no longer be controlled and were fully released——
Wow!
It exploded in one second and continued to rise.
It broke through the sky directly without even brewing or waiting.
The whole place roared.
Previously, during the opening performance of the second half, although all the emotions were released, the band disappeared directly after the performance ended on August 31, so that the audience never found a chance to truly applaud the band, nor were they able to Looking directly at the band again, I felt the shock and impact. Such emotions have been accumulating in my chest, and no one has noticed.
Until now.
On August 31st the band finally appeared again, winning New Artist of the Year.
That emotion could no longer be suppressed, and burst out without warning, and finally turned into a standing ovation by the audience——
For Rookie of the Year, this was undoubtedly an incredible treatment, and the entire Staples Center went into a frenzy for the band's victory on August 31st.
Crazy.
(End of chapter)