Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

 Chapter 204 Before the Award Ceremony

 Swinginginthebackyard

 Pullupinyourfastcarwhistlingmyname

  Openupabeer

In the link music recording studio, Link was wearing a headset and listening to the song "VideoGames" from Lana Del Rey's first album. After many revisions and remasters, the album was finally recorded in mid-August.

There are a total of twelve songs, the main song is "Young and Beautiful".

The first recording was originally completed in May. There are sixteen songs, including songs that Lana has accumulated in the past few years, including two songs written by Link for Lana, and a cover of "ThisIsMe" from Link's second album. .

 Just after the recording was completed, everyone’s evaluation of the first version was generally not high.

The reason is that the song styles in the playlist are too confusing, including retro baroque pop, rock, pop music, country music, etc.

 The quality of the songs also varies.

ˆAfter the members of the production team held a meeting to discuss, they decided to remove several country music and rock songs from the album, and only retained eight classical-style songs such as "Young and Beautiful", "VideoGames" and "ThisIsMe".

These songs have one thing in common, they are classical sad music with sad tunes and lyrics.

Only eight songs were not enough for a standard album, so producer David Kahn hired someone to write three more songs for Lana, and Lana wrote one herself, making up for twelve songs.

 After more than three months of polishing and refinement, the style and tone of this record have remained at the same level.

　　When Lana sings songs, her vocal conditions are also more mature, unlike in the past where pop music was mixed with rock and country music.

Now she starts singing, she can get into the mood quickly, and her tone has become low and sad. From her singing, Link can also see her growth and transformation.

 "How's it going, Link?"

Wearing a purple sleeveless dress with long wavy brown chestnut hair, Lana stood in front of him handsomely.

Graeme and David Kahn were there, as well as Mars and a few others.

Graeme is the housekeeper, David Kahn is responsible for the production and supervision of Lana's albums, and Mars and the other three take the initiative to help adjust the mix and instruments. So far, the atmosphere in the Link Music Studio is harmonious and there is no workplace struggle.

This is probably also the reason why there are few people. There are few people and few things to do, so there is no need to compete for resources.

Link feels that the current situation is pretty good and should be maintained. Even if there are more singers signed in the future, the total number of singers will not exceed five.

Seeing everyone looking over, Link put down his headphones and said: "Great, Lana, I give you a nine out of 10 for this album."

 “Only nine points?”

 Lana was a little dissatisfied.

“Nine points is pretty good. I’m afraid you’d be proud if I gave you full marks.”

Link smiled softly, looked at Graeme and asked: "Is there any progress in contacting the movie theme song?"

"I sent the demos of the two title songs to several production companies, and so far I have only received responses from two small film projects, one "Remember Me" and one "The Runaways," but their films are still in production. , it won’t be released until next year, so there’s no way we can promote it in advance.”

Graeme spread his hands and said.

"Forget it, the songs in this album are all good, and Lana's singing style is also very unique. It should do very well after it is released. Just follow the normal publicity procedures and release a single first to test the waters. Let's see. Let’s see the market reaction.”

Link said.

Before the album is officially released, most singers will release one or two singles to promote and hit the charts.

 For new singers, releasing promotional singles can increase the popularity of the singer and the album. For star singers, it can check the market trend.

After the single is released, if it can reach the Billboard singles chart, it means that the quality is good and fans are willing to pay for it. The higher the position on the singles chart, the more popular the song is.

Just like Taylor's second album "Fearless", three singles were released to promote and promote it, and they successively reached the top ten of the singles chart.

Two months before the release of Link's second album, he released the single "Givemereason", which topped the singles chart.

His first album did not release a single in advance, but the quality of the songs was high enough. After the album was released, "Unstoppable" topped the singles chart, and other songs also achieved good rankings.

 Lana is a newcomer, but not a newcomer. She failed to debut once before.

During the release of "Go Forward", I performed several times in public with Link, and participated in the recording of "ThisIsMe" and "Rainbow".

After the success of "Go Forward", she also gained some fame, and her name appeared in music magazines many times. Link's fans and people in the industry all know that he has a female singer named Lana Del Rey.

Now that Lana wants to release an album, the conditions are quite mature. The only thing worth noting is that her music style is more classical and tragic.

 Whether the market will accept a singer of her type still needs time to verify.

Link looked at Martian Gomars again and asked about the recording of his first album.

 Mars said that the songs for his album have all been recorded and are in the polishing and refining stage, striving for perfection.

Link agreed with his idea. Mars is not only an excellent singer, but also a top music producer and creator. His pursuit of music is higher. This is probably the reason why he will become a top player in the music industry in the future.

 “Link, it’s time for us to set off.”

Wiz Khalifa shouted from the doorway.

He was wearing a white Dior suit, with a gold chain, a few dreadlocks, and a cigarette in his hand. He looked handsome and handsome.

After collaborating with Link on "SeeYouAgain", his popularity in the music industry has skyrocketed. He used to be in the second or third tier, but now he is in the top tier. In the hip-hop rap industry, his popularity is now ranked among the top five.

 I heard from Weisz that in the past, when he was invited to perform, the appearance fee was less than 50,000 US dollars. Now it is 500,000 US dollars. He also received several advertisements and earned two to three million US dollars.

 A true overnight success.

His trouble now is that it is too popular. Every time he goes to a performance, the organizer asks him to sing "See You Again". He has sung it dozens of times this month and is getting a little annoyed.

But today he has to sing it again.

At this year's MTV Music and Television Awards ceremony, an important part was to commemorate the late superstar MJ.

 Now when it comes to public activities to commemorate MJ, "SeeYouAgain" is one of the indispensable songs. This seems to have become the consensus of MJ fans all over the world.

Weiz was also invited by MTV as a guest singer to sing "SeeYouAgain" with Link on stage. The awards ceremony is at 8 p.m.

Link looked at the time. It was already seven o'clock, and it was time to set off.

He and Wiz said goodbye to everyone, got into a Rolls-Royce Phantom, and headed to the MTV Awards ceremony.

This year's awards ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, not far from the Rockefeller Building.

Before he arrived at the scene, Taylor called and asked where he was and why he hadn't come yet?

Link said he would be there soon.

Taylor asked him if he had changed his clothes. If not, go and change quickly. She was dressed beautifully today and did not want to be downgraded by his clothes.

Link smiled and assured her that she must be personable and handsome.

At the corner of Sixth Avenue, the Rolls-Royce Phantom met Taylor's car. It was a black Bentley State Limousine, the same car that the Queen of England rode at the 50th anniversary ceremony of her coronation.

Link said goodbye to Wiz for the time being and walked into Taylor's car.

He and Taylor are currently the most famous couple in the music industry, and they were also nominated for Best Male/Female Vocalist at this year’s MTV Awards.

If they don't appear together, tomorrow the media will hype up the rift between him and Taylor, or even say they have broken up.

Linkla opened the door and saw Taylor sitting in the back seat, wearing a silver gauze one-shoulder long dress, designed by the famous designer KaufmanFranco himself, revealing her fair and delicate left shoulder, with long blond hair tied on her head. A few strands of blonde curls dangle down the sides.

Today she wore strawberry red lips, her eyebrows and eyelashes were retouched, and her entire cheeks became more delicate and attractive.

“Wow! So beautiful. How could there be such a beautiful girl in the world? You must be the reflection of the goddess of beauty, Venus, in the mortal world.”

Link praised without hesitation.

Taylor didn’t look at him either, just raised the corners of his lips and gave him a calm expression.

Link smiled softly and sat across from her, "Beautiful lady, can I kiss the back of your hand?"

Tyler slowly raised his finger and handed it to him.

Link took it and kissed the back of her hand. It smelled of Chanel and a little bit of sweets. She must have eaten desserts just now.

 “Is it okay to kiss on the cheek?”

 “No, you will ruin my makeup.”

Taylor rolled her eyes at him, retracted her hand and said, "Sit down, I want to see your dress. If it's too ugly, you can go down here and change."

"How is it possible that with my image and figure, appearing in a garbage bag will lead the fashion trend? What's more, I have a suit specially made for me by the Dior suit designer, as well as my hairstyle, tie, and shirt, all of which have been imaged. With the strict control of the designers, how could my outfit be bad?”

Link crossed his legs and leaned on the seat with a smile.

Taylor looked him up and down and saw that his suit style was very trendy and suited his temperament and figure. It made his already handsome appearance more angular, paired with his bright eyes, clean temperament, and smooth mouth. You Ruowu's smile is so handsome.

Taylor felt that even if the guy in front of him was not a boxing champion singer, he would still like him just because of his face.

 “Not bad, just a little worse than me.”

Taylor stretched out his fingertips and gestured.

 “Thank you for the compliment!”

“You two, stop making trouble and get ready, it’s coming soon.”

Mrs. Andrea reminded.

Link and Taylor fell silent and looked out the car window at the street. The closer they got to Radio City, the denser the crowds on the street became.

Tens of thousands of fans crowded on both sides of the street, cheers rising and falling as star singers arrived one after another.

Just as Link and Taylor were about to enter the car, a yellow fire truck drove in from outside. The four members of the Green Day band stepped off the fire truck one after another, causing cheers from the fans at the scene.

 In addition to fire trucks, there are also buses, buses, horse-drawn carriages, ambulances, etc., all kinds of means of transportation.

 This is the difference between MTV and the Grammy Awards.

  Grammy Awards are conservative and like classical music. The atmosphere at the awards ceremony was relatively solemn.

 Everyone who participates in the Grammy Awards will also follow this rule and will not do any extraordinary performances.

The MTV Music Television Awards are relatively avant-garde. They advocate leading the world's music trends, being inclusive and open to outstanding musicians from all over the world. China's Cui Jian, Zheng Jun, Jolin Tsai and other singers have all won relevant awards.

　　When attending the MTV Awards, the singers were also unique in dressing up, with all kinds of weird and wacky outfits, like an all-star masquerade.

 “Link, that’s Joanne.”

Taylor pointed to the person in the car next to her and said, "Her outfit is really cool."

 Lady Gaga also saw them, pointed to the position in front, and asked them to go first.

Link waved his hand, asking her to go first, and her position was further forward.

The conductor directing traffic on the street also let Lady Gaga’s car pass first.

 Waiting for Lady Gaga's car to leave, just as the Bentley was about to start, a white stretched Lincoln rushed over from the side and cut diagonally into the front position.

The car door opened, and Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, T.I., 50 Cent, and Drake got out of the car one after another.

Lil Wayne and several others turned back and grinned at him.

Link shook his head, raised his thumbs up, and gestured downwards.

 (End of this chapter)