From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

"August 31st Band's Talented and Brilliant Performance Stuns the Grammys!"

"First Official Public Performance of Their Career, August 31st Band Proves Why They Swept Across the European Continent With Real Talent."

"Beyoncé's Stunning Opening, But August 31st Band Shines on Grammy Night."

"New Artist of the Year. Album of the Year. August 31st Band Becomes the Biggest Winner at the Grammys."

"Anson Wood: Is He Really Just a Pretty Face?"

Astonishment, admiration, cheers—

A bustling, fervent wave. The keywords in headlines across North American news media all surged towards August 31st Band in unison.

Not only that, but media outlets around the world also cast their gazes of attention.

"August 31st Band Leads the Rock Revival Craze."

"The 46th Grammy Awards Conclude, Rock Re-enters the Public Eye."

"Grammy Ratings Create a Twenty-Year High, Anson Wood Makes a Great Contribution."

In 1984, the Grammys wrote a rich and colorful stroke in history. Michael Jackson swept eight awards, the album "Thriller" was recorded in history, and the awards ceremony swept 57 million viewers, setting a peak that has not been surpassed or even approached to this day.

After that, not to mention 50 million, the number of viewers never broke 40 million again. The glory of that night is still talked about by people.

This year, after a full twenty years, the Grammy Awards Ceremony once again ushered in a new high, with the number of viewers reaching 37 million, launching a beautiful turnaround battle. This achievement even surpassed last month's Golden Globe Awards—

August 31st Band made a great contribution.

From the numbers, from the results, from the award results, it seems that the Grammys won big.

Of course, in addition to praise, the awards ceremony also received a series of criticisms.

Inside and out, up and down, everyone is hotly discussing this year's Grammys—

The Recording Academy is the biggest winner.

At the same time, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences took a hit.

The Grammys ended. Leaving aside the ratings, the red carpet craze, the award results, and other important facts, there is one thing that is particularly special:

Anson Wood.

In the opening performance of the second half, Anson showed his talent, which was amazing. Whether it was emotional expression or song interpretation, whether it was stage performance or song creation ability, this young man can be said to have amazed the audience.

In the past, it was just hearsay.

In 2003 and 2004, the spread of information on the Internet was not comprehensive enough. The craze on the August 31st Band's European tour website may not be seen by everyone. Although the band's name frequently appeared on the Billboard charts, it still lacked some intuitive impact after all.

What's more, except for the "Tonight Show" before the band was formed, Anson and August 31st Band have never performed publicly in any formal occasion—

Street performance?

Amateur.

Everyone can perform on the street. The general public also follow suit when they see these amateur performances, because they don't know what is truly professional, just like many people think they are musical geniuses, but only realize that they are tone-deaf after landing on the "American Idol" audition stage. This is the same principle.

Naturally, no one took the praise surrounding Anson and August 31st Band seriously.

Until the night of the Grammys.

Impact, shock—amazing.

Rave reviews.

The craze, wave after wave, can't stop at all.

For a long time, in Hollywood, people's impression of Anson has remained at the "pretty face" stage—

Either, like Johnny Depp, as an actor, he challenges different roles, and then forms a rock band as a hobby, purely to look cool.

Or, like Will Smith, he is packaged as an idol in all aspects from actor to singer, filling the gap in the black actor "little fresh meat".

That's probably it.

But now, the shock and impact of the Grammy night performance stage has created a shocking wave, which continues to spread even after the awards ceremony ends.

Obviously, 100%, Anson is not just a simple pretty face.

Previously, some people maliciously speculated that Anson's band creation may have used a ghostwriter, for example, the lyrics and music were all written by Miles, but Anson was credited.

But now, on the stage of the awards ceremony, everything is a live performance, and even the possibility of a ghostwriter lip-syncing is cut off, truly convincing people with strength.

The impact is far beyond imagination.

From all aspects, Anson is the biggest winner of the Grammy Awards Ceremony, and the image of "pretty face" has encountered unprecedented impact and shock.

Remember the controversy caused by the Golden Globe Awards a few weeks ago—

Should "The Butterfly Effect" and "Elephant" be awarded and worthy of nomination?

At that time, the academy still stubbornly believed that Anson was just a pretty face, refused to give Anson special treatment, and caused attendance disputes.

And now?

The eyes of thousands of melon-eating people in Hollywood are all cast towards the academy.

Does the academy regret it? Are you anxious and regretful? Is it too late to invite Anson to attend the Oscars to save the situation now?

The Grammys provoked the Oscars, but never expected that the Grammys would have the last laugh—

A good show.

It's rare to see the invincible Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences suffer, this scene is really wonderful!

Even within the Hollywood industry, agents, actors, producers, etc., are happy to see the stubborn, old, and prejudiced senior management of the academy embarrassed.

Even if they are also members of the academy, the current stagnant and stubborn attitude of the academy's management, sticking to tradition, makes them feel very aggrieved.

Such a good show is really rare, and it can't be seen casually.

Of course, the senior management of the academy will not bow their heads. Anyway, they can pretend they didn't see it, and nothing happened.

Unfortunately, this time, the follow-up impact throughout North America is far beyond imagination. Even if the senior management of the academy turns a deaf ear, the mighty news is still pervasive—

Anson. Anson. Still Anson.

Anson Wood's momentum soared into the clouds.

After the awards ceremony, the Grammy effect also became prominent.

Immediate effect!

The following week, "Midsummer Midnight" regained the top spot on the Billboard album chart, and single-week sales strongly sold 370,000 copies, directly doubling by 300% compared to the previous week. On the basis of having already sold 5 million in the past year, it was still able to explode with such incredible energy.

It can be called a spectacle.

It is hard to imagine that the market still has potential, and "Midsummer Midnight" has ushered in another wave of craze.

Academy: Suffocated.

At the same time, "Viva la Vida" and "Wake Me Up" strongly rebounded on the Billboard singles chart, both soaring in the top ten.

Academy: Fragile. Helpless. Wronged.