Chapter 1249 The Biggest Winner
Grammy, the highest award in the North American music industry. When an activity, a project, and a group reach such a height, they, like Spider-Man, shoulder their own responsibilities——
With great ability comes greater responsibility.
The awards ceremony is naturally not just a simple carnival party.
A typical comparison is that the Golden Globe Awards is known as the only event in North America with ratings that can compete with the Oscars, but why is the Golden Globe Awards' status in the industry always slightly inferior?
In North America, the four top awards in the entertainment industry are collectively called EGOT:
Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, Tony Awards.
Representing the highest stages of television, music, film, and theater industries respectively.
Here, there is no Ballon d'Or.
The fundamental reason is that all the influence of the Golden Globe Awards is to "predict the Oscars." The Hollywood Foreign Press Association awards awards not based on the work or the actor's own performance, but on the momentum and prospects of the work during the awards season, and strives to defend " "Oscar Weather Vane" title.
Naturally, the Golden Globes were relegated to the Oscars' subsidiary list.
EGOT is different.
These four major awards shoulder the mission of the industry, and they need to realize that the presentation of each award may have a series of impacts on their respective industries.
Take the Grammys, for example.
Last year, all four overall awards were awarded to Norah Jones' "Go Away."
This once-little-noticed album finally ranked among the top five in sales at the end of the year, and its global sales have exceeded 10 million copies.
Moreover, it is not just Norah Jones. Jazz, a music genre that was once glorious and now in decline, has once again entered the public eye.
A trophy can indeed affect changes in the entire industry.
Otherwise, why is Hollywood so enthusiastic about biopics? Isn’t it because the biography has the highest winning rate for Oscar-winning actors and actresses.
This year is no exception.
The Grammy not only caters to the market's overall focus on rhythm and blues and hip-hop, but also casts a new favorable gaze on the music genre of rock.
Rock has always been a varied and inclusive music type. It was born out of folk songs, and then evolved into a new type like punk, and incorporated a large number of different cultural elements in the development process——
Vision. Hardcore. Metal, goth. British style.
Not to mention Queen's provocative innovation of integrating opera into rock.
Now, after entering the new century, Linkin Park has integrated rap into rock, Coldplay has integrated electronics into rock, and August 31st has integrated classical music into rock, and rock has taken on a new vitality.
Two years ago, Linkin Park burst onto the scene, racking up three Grammy nominations but only one trophy, and the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' lukewarm response was depressing.
Two years later, Coldplay and August 31st broke out and withstood the pressure to make comebacks in succession. Although it was not an upset in terms of individual awards, it was another matter from an overall perspective.
Grammy has finally taken a solid step forward.
The shock and shock just started after the award ceremony.
Indie band. record company. General public. In the next year, the impact on all aspects of the entire music industry will gradually emerge, as Anson said in his final acceptance speech:
Those who are still pursuing their dreams should look forward to it. Maybe they will meet their midsummer midnight moment on the street corner.
Everything just begins. Moreover, this is only one aspect. The influence of the 46th Grammy Awards goes far beyond that, and is also involved in other aspects.
At the end of the award ceremony, the overwhelming praises all rushed towards Beyoncé, because Beyoncé is the biggest winner——
Five gramophone trophies!
For other singers, a gramophone trophy is a luxury; however, Beyoncé, who debuted as a solo artist with Destined Girl, soared to the sky and won five trophies as a solo singer for the first time in her career.
It is worth mentioning that in the nearly half-century of music history of the Grammy Awards, the record for male singers to win eight awards in a single awards ceremony——
Jointly held by Michael Jackson and Santana, the Santana here is the band of Carlos Santana, the guest who will present the Album of the Year tonight. They won eight trophies at the Grammy Awards four years ago, tying Michael Jackson. record set in 1984.
The record for a female singer to win at a single awards ceremony is five.
Lauryn Hill made history in 1999, Alicia Keys in 2002, and Norah Jones in 2003. This year, it’s Beyoncé’s turn.
For the third consecutive year, the Grammy Awards witnessed female singers setting records and making the entire music industry aware of the heyday of female singers with their unparalleled performances——
Alicia Keys, R&B.
Norah Jones, Jazz.
Beyoncé, R&B.
Not just a female singer, but also the heyday of rhythm and blues.
And, a very important point is that all three female singers accomplished such a feat with their first solo albums. Alicia and Nora both won the New Artist of the Year that year.
Only Beyoncé missed out, and she didn't even manage to win a nomination.
It is precisely because of this that on the night when Beyoncé wrote history and created glory, some people couldn't help asking that if Beyoncé won the Newcomer of the Year, then she would be able to alone enjoy six gramophone trophies and write a new record. However, this If it didn’t happen, who would stop Beyoncé?
The answer is, the band August 31st.
People are praising Beyoncé's feat of winning five gramophone trophies. Beyoncé is undoubtedly the most shining presence on Grammy night; however, there is always a regret in this hustle and bustle.
Is Beyoncé really the biggest winner at the 46th Grammy Awards?
Don’t forget, the band also won four gramophone trophies on August 31st, including two heavyweight trophies: Newcomer of the Year and Album of the Year——
The gold content is even better.
There's quantity as well as quality, and the August 31st band is the real hidden winner.
Moreover, trophies are only one aspect, influence is the real thing.
Beyoncé’s opening performance sparked heated discussions, but was completely forgotten after her opening performance in the second half. The heat quickly cooled down before it had time to spread. When the awards ceremony was over, people only remembered August 31st. The Japanese band performed.
What's more, the band was the final winner of the entire awards ceremony on August 31st.
It can be seen from the curve of the ratings figures that the influence of the August 31st band is beyond imagination; but the reality is more direct and cruel that it is not just the ratings figures, everyone is discussing August 31st Band——
Literally no one is exempt.
Even Hollywood is the same.
(End of chapter)