Under the bright lights, Renly stood quietly in front of the microphone, no accompaniment, no lights, no rehearsal, just singing in a clear voice, with a moving voice, with a hint of hoarseness, like poetry, but also like singing, eloquent The story of Dao Lai gently and deeply pulls the emotions deep in the soul, and a touch of bitterness spreads on the tip of the tongue.
This is the acceptance speech, this is the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. However, Renly did not speak, did not thank anyone, but chose to sing a cappella.
Not only is the sword slanted, it is shocking, causing ripples; more importantly, Renly's singing is so moving, so sincere and so beautiful, and the charm of the melody and lyrics makes everyone involuntarily fall into it. , entered the world built by Renly, and gradually, gradually, gradually understood the meaning of this "recognition speech".
As a result, not only Staples Field, not only Pioneer Village, but also the audience watching the Grammys in the United States, all fell into a brief moment of stunned and confused. Temporarily put down the things in his hand, and listened quietly, quietly.
"Casting perfection and flying away."
A song "Beast", finished singing. Renly stood there quietly, his turbulent emotions not being able to calm down quickly. He completed the concert agreement, but she did not complete the "Beast" agreement; but tonight, at least he can stand on the stage, complete the "Beast" performance, and also fulfill her dream.
He lowered his head, the gramophone trophy in his hand was dazzling and dazzling under the lights, and the heavy weight was heavy in his heart. This trophy was awarded to "Don Quixote", which is also the dream of musicians, and countless more. Don Quixote's persistence; at the same time, for Renly, it was Heather's dream.
Starting today, he will carry another dream and move on.
Mind, calm; fist, clenched.
Renly raised his head again and said into the microphone, "Thank you!" A thank you carried too much, but it was enough. Without stopping, Renly turned around and left the stage neatly.
All the guests were silent, immersed in the melody of the song, unable to return to their senses.
No one chooses to sing a cappella as an acceptance speech, no one sings "So Grass/Your Dreams" to thank the Grammys, no one turns around and walks away after winning Album of the Year... until Tonight, the aftermath seems far from stopping.
According to statistics, more than 43 million viewers tuned in to the ceremony that night, second only to the Grammy Awards in 1984, when Michael Jackson swept eight gramophone trophies and attracted 5,000 One million viewers!
This is not only the first time since 1988 that the audience of the Grammy Awards has exceeded 30 million; it has also become the second most-watched event in history by an absolute advantage.
After the millennium, the ratings of major awards shows have gradually declined, and the Grammys and Oscars are no exception. For the Grammys, the highest number of viewers in the past 12 years was only 27 million, but this year it has skyrocketed to 43 million, reaching an unbelievable peak.
This is undoubtedly important good news for the drastic, reformed and innovative Grammys!
According to a sample survey, Adele was the highlight of the night, with more than 17% of the interviewees choosing her; while Renly became the second highlight of the ceremony, with 16% choosing her. Five of the interviewees chose him; in addition, Adele and Bruno Mars' duel, tribute to Whitney Houston, Miss Gaga's performance, etc. ranked third to fifth respectively.
Regarding the "biggest surprise of the night" question, 26% of the interviewees chose "Renly Hall's surprise win", and 19% of the interviewees chose "Adele sweeps five trophy", and 11 percent of the crowd chose "Renly Hall's three-time acceptance speech".
The most astonishing thing is that the question about "the best performance of the night", Adele's first comeback performance after throat surgery, deservedly topped the list with 23 percent of the vote, but gained 1 percent. The second-ranked performance after the 18th vote was the "Award Speech for the Album of the Year Award"!
When Renly received the album of the year award, he chose an unexpected way of winning the acceptance speech, but received explosive reactions and feedback, including Paul McCartney, John Legend, Katy Perry, Miss Gaga All the musicians in the show are also full of praise, not to mention the general audience.
In a sample survey, the performance of this award-winning speech beat countless wonderful performances and gained 18% of the vote, which is just the tip of the iceberg; then, Google's keyword search rankings, " Renly-Hall, acceptance speech, performance" keywords, remained the champion for up to 48 hours and remained high.
Everyone is asking the same question: what is that song called
Obviously not everyone has listened to "Don Quixote", and not everyone recognizes Renly as a singer. However, after tonight, things seem to have started to change quietly.
On the iTunes instant download chart, the single "Beast" rose rapidly in the form of a rocket, and it took only two hours to reach the top spot; correspondingly, Adele's "Falling into the Abyss" became a hit After a year, it recovered again and returned to the runner-up position in the instant download list.
After that, "The Beast" stayed on top of the championship, one day, two days, three days... The state of continuous popularity seems to have no end, even surpassing "Cleopatra" and "" Believe It or Not," became Renly's most well-known single to date.
Grammy's influence is evident!
The annual Grammys have always been the focus of attention, but this year's focus is extraordinarily hot. First Adele, then Bruno Mars, then Renly, plus Kanye West and the Spitfire, one topic after another, one heat wave after another, and the entire North American region was sensationalized , has become the most lively, interesting and memorable event in the past three decades.
"Invincible begins with the sacrifice of ancestors"
Facts have also proved this.
Standing in the future 20 or 30 years later, and returning to the development context of the music industry after the 21st century, people suddenly found that this Grammy has truly entered the annals of history—
Not only because of the strong rise of new singers such as Adele, Schreck, and Renly, who have injected new vitality into the entire market in addition to taking classes and seized power; not only because folk and rock have re-showed the recovery momentum, and awakened independent music again. People's creative enthusiasm; moreover, because of the success of the album "Don Quixote", a dream seed was planted in the hearts of young people. The power of the status quo!
This year's Grammys have had an indelible impact on the development of the industry, the composition of the market, and even the trend of fashion.
Under the background of the Internet age and fast food culture, the mainstream momentum of electronics, dance music and pop is unshakable, which is the general trend of the times; but in niche areas and independent spaces outside the mainstream market, bluegrass, jazz, folk songs , rock, soul, rhythm and blues, etc. have all returned to people's sight again, and a hundred flowers are blooming and a hundred schools of thought contend.
The torrent of the times is surging, and no one can stop it; however, at least those so-called niche people can still win their own place. Culture and art need not singleness, but diversity; not mainstream, but prosperity. The 54th Grammys was a crucial turning point.
History is always like this, inadvertently subverting an era; but this time, when the awards ceremony ended, people more or less caught a glimpse of the mystery.
Another year of Grammys is coming to an end, and the biggest winner this year is, without a doubt, Adele.
Six nominations and five trophies, including two comprehensive trophies for production of the year and single of the year, and defeating two strong rivals, Miss Gaga and Bruno Mars in the pop category, each award is full of weight! The only album of the year that failed, although it was defeated, "21" was still the best-selling album in 2011!
In addition to Adele, Kanye West and the Spitfire, who have won four trophies, completely dominated their music category, and their absolutely strong performance has also become a beautiful landscape; they captured three gramophones. The trophy's Schreck has become a dark horse in the electronic and dance music category. The electronic/dance music style of newcomers will become more and more fierce, and the replacement will become faster and faster.
Relatively speaking, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Miss Gaga, and Lil Wayne, who returned empty-handed, became the disappointments of the night. Especially Bruno and Katie, the two singers' albums have achieved incredible success in the market, but after all, they have not been favored by the Grammys, which is embarrassing.
However, after the whole awards ceremony ended, the only person who could compare with Adele was not Kanye, nor Bruno, but Renly.
Renly, who has continuously climbed the peak of his career as an actor, dedicated a wonderful album in 2011. On the 2011 summary list selected by many magazines, "Don Quixote" almost swept the army, with absolute Advantage was rated as the best, most exciting and best album of the year, and professional reviews ushered in an explosion across the board.
But those mere affirmations from professional music critics were enough to secure a Grammy nomination for "Don Quixote," but not enough for the album to win a gramophone trophy—except this time, though.
Best Alternative Album, Newcomer of the Year, Album of the Year. Three gramophone trophies came from six nominations. The 50% winning rate is not high, but it includes two comprehensive awards, which is two points with Adele; more importantly, this is a Zhang folk albums, and even no folk albums of their own classification.
Such a feat, incredible!