On the afternoon of February 23, 2003, there was a lot of excitement outside Madison Square Garden. The long red carpet was spread from the entrance to a place dozens of feet away, and reporters blocked by railings on both sides were holding various

The 45th Grammy Awards ceremony is about to be held in the most prestigious place in New York. As a music award as famous as the Oscars,

It's weird to receive this level of attention.

"Hell, Mariah Carey just went in."

"Where's Madonna? Is she here today?"

"Hey, look over there, Britney Spears!"

The voices of one after another kept ringing in the group of reporters. They tried every means to find their prey and wanted to get the news they wanted from each other, because this was their duty and their right!

"Hey, is that lucky boy here?" Someone suddenly asked when a big name entered the square garden, not many important characters appeared later, and the scene fell into a brief silence.

"Which lucky boy?" Some people haven't reacted yet.

"Who else could it be? Of course it's that Sean? Tang." Someone took over, "As a high-profile new actor, he released a song, and it happened to be very popular. In the end, he was nominated for a Grammy. Luck.

It’s really good enough.”

"Otherwise, why would you call him Lucky Boy?" Someone added with a smile, which caused many others to laugh.

"Doesn't this guy have some kind of background?" Someone asked, "Maybe he's hooked up with some big shot and is being praised or something."

"Are you trying to say that David Geffen likes him?" someone asked immediately, triggering another burst of laughter.

"Okay, let's not mention that kid who has nothing but luck. His luck has been exhausted. The Grammy trophy is not something you can get easily." Someone said this. Obviously, this was someone who didn't like Sean.

people.

"Hey, it's hard to say. The Recording Academy never likes to play cards according to the rules." Someone immediately retorted.

"It won't be his turn!" Someone immediately answered, and it resonated with many people. Indeed, no one thought Sean could win a Grammy award from the beginning to the end.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in front. The reporters looked around, and after seeing it clearly, they started to dig out the guy, because the person they just talked about had already appeared on the red carpet.

"Mr. Tang, do you think you can win an award?"

"Mr. Tang, how do you feel about attending the Grammys today?"

"Mr. Tang, if you get nothing today, what would you think?"

Reporters asked all kinds of questions, even those who had ridiculed him before. Of course, the intentions of these questions were very sinister.

However, Sean didn't seem to take it to heart. He always had a smile on his face, but he didn't answer these directly. He just said: "The results will come out naturally in a few hours, so why rush it."

As for more questions, he either laughed and blurted them out, or changed his mind to other aspects with a few words, and then quickly walked into the square garden. In short, he seemed to be cooperative, but in fact he was extremely uncooperative.

"This guy is as slippery as a loach. He asked so many questions but didn't get any answers he wanted." Someone looked at his back and complained.

"Don't worry, if you want, you can wait here for a few hours and take a picture of his expression when he comes out." Some people don't care.

"I believe it must be very beautiful." Others cheered.

No matter how noisy they were, it had no effect on Sean at this moment. He felt a little complacent when he walked into Madison Square Garden. This is a place where countless competitions, concerts, and gatherings have been held. This is one of the most famous buildings in New York.

, it’s not like he has never been here before, but this is his first time coming as a nominee.

"Hey, Sean." Someone called out at this time. Galen, Sanders, Frederick and Neil, who had come in from other entrances, were already waiting for him in the front hall.

"How do you feel? How is the Grammy red carpet different from the Oscars?" the manager asked with a smile.

"If there is a difference, it's the attitude of reporters. They seem to want me to announce on the spot that I will win all the nominated awards, or that I won't win anything and am just here for sightseeing." Sean shrugged.

"This place looks completely different from the Sacred Auditorium and the Kodak Theatre." Galen said after looking around.

Indeed, the layout of Madison Square Garden is smaller than the Sacred Auditorium and Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. Even if it is not really small, since New York is one of the fashion capitals, the Square Garden is naturally larger in this regard.

It is far superior to auditoriums and theaters. Look at the surrounding decorations. The simple lines bring out a complex but not scattered picture. Together with the appropriate Grammy promotional posters, it gives people a very high-end feeling.

"We'd better go in, don't stay here." Neil interrupted at this time.

"That's right, let's go in first, Neil can't wait to try what it feels like to sit in the front." Sanders immediately agreed jokingly.

"Not even the first three rows." Although Neil rolled his eyes, his eagerness to try could not be hidden from the few people who had played together.

"It's okay, Neil, one day you will sit at the front." Sean laughed and patted his shoulder, then led the way inside.

The Grammys are the same as the Oscars. The first few rows are always reserved for big names and nominees. Others, unless they have great status, are placed further back. Although Neil has spent four years on the East Coast,

I have been to the Plaza Garden to watch football, but not to mention sitting at the front, there are no seats even close to the front. Although this has something to do with his lack of effort, it is a pity after all. Now I can rely on Sean to sit in the second place.

Those in the front row were naturally a little excited.

There were already many people sitting in the hall at this time. After separating from Galen, Sanders and Neil, Sean sat down in his seat, along with Frederick.

"This place is indeed incomparable to the auditorium." Looking at the slightly smaller T-shaped stage, Sean said to his agent, "Although the space inside is very large, why doesn't the Recording Academy arrange the stage to be larger?

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"Who knows," Frederick shrugged, "The Recording Academy is famous for playing unexpected tricks. Since they arranged it this way, there must be a reason."

Then the conversation changed: "Don't worry, Sean, when you sing up there, even if your voice breaks accidentally, there won't be any boos."

Sean immediately rolled his eyes and looked around, too lazy to talk to him anymore. As the most prestigious music awards ceremony in North America, it is reasonable to invite singers to sing on stage, and Sean's "YouRaiseMeUp" is considered

It has spread throughout North America and even the world, so it is naturally within the scope of the invitation.

But what is embarrassing is that he had already performed this song at last year's Oscars, but because it was released in October 2001, it was not included in the Grammy selection in early 2002, so it could only be moved.

Until this year, this would give people the feeling that the Grammys are inferior to the Oscars. Although there is not much competition between the two awards, it cannot stop people from thinking in that direction. Many people are also attracted by it because of this.

I don’t think it’s possible for Sean to win.

To be honest, it’s impossible not to be nervous. The Grammys are not the Oscars. There are many professional musicians here. It would be too embarrassing if you really sang wrong or broke your voice. But you should be excited.

And many, many singers would not be able to sing at the Grammy Awards, let alone a non-professional singer like him.

Sean knew that there must be people who wanted to see the joke, and he also knew that his singing skills were only average, but that didn't mean that he couldn't sing, and the song didn't become popular solely because of post-production. Since receiving the request

After being notified of going on stage, he made a series of targeted contacts, just like singing at the Oscars. In addition, this song is not difficult. As long as he sings at his usual level, it will be a success.

One after another, the hall was almost full of people, and the first few rows were filled with big names from various music circles, including Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and freshmen.

Britney Spears, Christina Aquilena, Justin Timberlake and so on.

Speaking of which, the latter three all came from Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club in the early 1990s. Sean has a certain understanding of the music industry because he released songs. I have to say that Disney is very good at creating idols and adding distribution channels.

There are many, and it is necessary to have a good relationship with them.

Of course, the relationship between these three people is also very interesting. It is said that Britney broke up with Timberlake last year. It is possible that Timberlake cheated on Christina. Of course, there are also rumors that Britney cheated on Christina online. However, Sean somewhat remembers that Timberlake cheated on her.

In the years after she dumped her, Britney was almost in a state of depression, with endless negative news. Even if she finally made a comeback, her body and career could not return to where she was before.

But it seems that Christina and Timberlake are not working out. At least this year, there is news that the latter is dating Cameron Diaz, which is really a mess. In terms of career, Christina and Britney are also tit-for-tat in various ways, and the latter

Currently, the former is incomparable in terms of popularity and popularity, but the former left the latter far behind at the Grammy Awards.

The two women have officially released albums in 1999. Christina has surpassed Britney in terms of nominations and awards. To be precise, Britney has not won a Grammy so far, and she also lost the most promising new artist award.

Gave it to Christina, it was really fun.

Do you want to have some in-depth communication with them now? Sean suddenly came up with this idea, but then he laughed and shook his head. As expected, it is hard to change one's nature.
Chapter completed!