"Double happiness?"
Now it was Renly's turn to be stunned. As a client, why didn't he know, what else did he do today
Everyone in the room raised their hands and applauded for Renly - celebrating her second role as an actor, but Renly was still confused on the stage.
Stanley immediately saw Renly's daze, laughed, and said to Neil, "Look, I told you, he must know nothing, not a clue."
Neil didn't care at all, and rubbed his hands excitedly, "Believe me, believe me, you will be as happy as we are when you see this news!" Then he turned to the back of the stage and found He pulled a rope and pulled it down, and a banner fell "swipe", and the huge handwriting on it accurately conveyed the information:
Congrats to "Cleopatra" on the Billboard Singles 100!
Renly's eyes widened, his teeth clenched so hard that he almost dislocated his jaw. This... This... This is even more incredible than his victory over Ryan Reynolds for the role of "Buried Alive". Even if Renly had to guess a hundred times, he wouldn't associate the surprise with the Billboard singles chart!
"Look, I told you!" Neil shouted loudly, his face full of uncontrollable excitement, "I told you!" Then he rushed over and gave Renly a big hug , "It's happening, it's really happening! Can you believe it? The latest issue of the Billboard singles chart just announced this morning, 'Cleopatra' is really on the chart!"
It was only not long ago that "Cleopatra" relied on the popularity of "War in the Pacific" to enter the iTunes instant download chart, and Renly thought it was bizarre enough. At the time, he thought it was just a flash in the pan, and he didn't care at all. . But things took a turn for the worse than Renly had expected.
The song "Cleopatra" was featured in a Mixer magazine feature three weeks ago, again taking the song's popularity to a different level in unexpected ways. the height of.
"Mixer" is an independent professional magazine in the North American music industry. It was founded in 1999. With its lively style, sharp language and humorous title, it has quickly become a best-selling magazine. Its professional attitude and music inventory have become the biggest selling points. In just five years, it has grown rapidly, surpassing the other two independent music magazines "Rotation" and "Atmosphere" in the industry, and once threatened the status of the top magazine "Rolling Stone" in the industry, forcing the latter to try new styles.
In 2005, Mixer was voted America's Journal of the Year.
However, in recent years, the strong impact of the Internet has begun to challenge the dominance of traditional paper media. Many magazines have encountered bottlenecks in their operations, including "mixers". After many attempts to reform and innovate have failed. , last April, "Mixer" announced the official cessation of publication - only the publication of the print magazine was stopped, but the online version continued to be published.
While print magazines are a thing of the past, the online version of Mixer continues to be a huge hit, especially among younger generations of readers. Relying on the timeliness of Facebook, Twitter and the Internet, the influence of "Mixer" has increased instead of declining, and its authority is beyond doubt. Many people are willing to dig their favorite music from the "Mixer" recommended music list. of independent musicians.
In the first week of May, professional music critic Clyde Clyde- of The Mixer wrote a feature review on folk.
The first half of the article mentioned the bad situation of folk songs in the United States now. Even among independent singers, folk singers have almost disappeared. Now the really developed areas of folk songs are still in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Every year, a group of outstanding singers can appear. music and creators.
Clyde believes that the real reason for such a situation is that American music lacks a foundation. Folk is a form of music that requires a deep literary foundation and deep thinking ability. Since Bob Dylan, in the nearly two decades. , the American music circle has no folk songwriters worthy of admiration. Especially under the strong offensive of commercial interests, music has also begun to industrialize like movies, gradually losing its own characteristics and falling into an inextricable quagmire.
It seems that Hollywood is losing its artistry and becoming a paradise for commercial films; North American music is also embarking on this road of no return, not only folk, but also pop, hip-hop, electronic and other music types.
In the second half of the article, Clyde recommends some notable folk singers.
The first to bear the brunt is naturally the train band. The song "Hey, Life Girl" should strictly be classified into alternative rock, but the song combines various styles such as folk, soul and rock, forming a unique temperament belonging to the train band. Won plaudits. This single did not attract any attention at all at the beginning of its release, but with word-of-mouth singing, it entered the public's attention step by step, and finally achieved incredible results—
At the time of this writing, "Hey, Girl For Life" was already in the top 10 of the Billboard singles chart, the first song in a decade since Elton-John to reach Such a successful ballad single has attracted a lot of exclamations and is also the motivation for Clyde to write this article.
In addition, singers such as Gotye, Iron & Wine, Ja, The-Weepies, Mumford & Sons have also entered Clyde's sight.
Among them, Renly - Hall's name is also impressively among them.
"This is a mysterious guy, and I can hardly find any relevant information. So far, I have only composed one single, which is low-key and not much different from the missing person. But with this single, this newcomer is enough. catch everyone's attention.
'Cleopatra' is a joyous and sad single, heartbreakingly beautiful with poetry and connotations between the lines, reminiscent of the poignancy of music. The lyrics follow Cleopatra, the most famous tragic woman in history, telling a story about women, about love, and about freedom. The light music and bitter sadness burst out under the moving interpretation. The indescribable charm makes people unable to extricate themselves.
'The only gift God gave me was a life and a divorce, but I read the script and the costumes were just right, so I would play my part well. '
Life is like a play, everyone is just an actor on the stage, but they can't help themselves. They can only perform according to God's script, like a marionette. There is no freedom, no life, and no soul. The poetic and beautiful words touch the softness of the hearts of every listener, the sadness is hazy in the eyes, and the surging reflections follow, which reminds people of Bob Dylan.
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Renly Hall, his future is worth looking forward to. "
A short music review, but not stingy with praise, can see that Clyde's admiration means.
After the publication of this article, it has undoubtedly caused widespread discussion again. Whether it is a heated discussion about folk songs or attention to recommended singers, there has been a frenzied discussion on the Internet, and Renly is naturally the focus. among.
At the beginning, people did not associate singer Renly with actor Renly. After all, there are too many newcomers in the entertainment industry every year. The screening of "War in the Pacific" has ended for nearly a month, and the craze has subsided. Youtube The influence of video is also very limited. However, the truth was soon discovered - after all, this is the age of the Internet, the power of netizens need not be repeated, and then the netizens will fry.
A rookie actor with a bright future, but still a rookie singer with outstanding strength? Expectations began to rise steadily.
In just three weeks, the exposure of "Cleopatra" began to rise at a rate visible to the naked eye, first in the top 20 on the iTunes instant download chart, ranking as high as 16, and even It continues to rise slowly, and the number of new downloads is increasing every day, which is really gratifying; and then the video click rate on the YouTube has also risen rapidly by a rocket, from 2 million directly to 20 million, a full tenth. times!
When the "War in the Pacific" was broadcast, the video attracted a lot of firepower, but objectively speaking, this is just a mini-series broadcast on cable TV stations, and its influence is limited after all. The real test moment will come after entering the video tape market. At present, the audience base is still relatively weak. Among them, one hundred people can search for Renly because of the role of Eugene, Sledgehammer, and Sledge. Among the hits of "Cleopatra", the two million hits are really nothing.
This time, the powerful influence of "mixer" on the Internet is actually reflected. "Cleopatra" even became one of the most popular videos of the week, attracting countless attention. In addition to the 20 million click rate, the daily new click rate has exceeded 500,000, and the upward momentum has not weakened. , is still strengthening. Even the number of likes has exceeded 100,000.
Unexpectedly, the popularity of "Cleopatra" made netizens interested in singer Renly, and they began to search for his information, and then the Google link attracted netizens to the "Pacific War". related pages, thus attracting another wave of heated discussions for the episode. Posts from the Yahoo community are buzzing again.
This is a result that Clyde hadn't anticipated before writing his review.
Before, TV dramas brought attention to music; now, music has increased the popularity of TV dramas. As a newcomer, the number of discussions Renly had had in just three months was completely off track.
And so, a miracle was born!
With no physical album and no radio on demand, "Cleopatra" inconceivably reached the top 100 on the Billboard singles chart, becoming Renly's first official single!