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Who will win the second trophy of the 55th Grammy's four comprehensive awards, Song of the Year?

Suspense again.

As mentioned earlier, Song of the Year is an award specially awarded to songwriters. Although in many cases, songwriters are reluctant to expose it, so there are many cases where singers accept awards on their behalf. However, the Grammy official marked in black and white that this is the award for songwriters.

It is precisely because of this that the annual song has given more special meaning.

This year, the top five nominees for Song of the Year, except for Kelly Clarkson’s "Strong", the other four nominees are all works created by singers, "Top" and "My Devil" Even more, all the works created by the singer are completely arranged.

Why do we need to emphasize it so specifically?

That's because of a tacit consensus in the industry-

In the contemporary music industry, people still admire original genius, that is, singers who create their own singing, such as Adele, such as Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, whose albums are basically all dominated by themselves. , Complete all creation and production.

However, geniuses cannot be found casually all over the street, so what should be done? The record company came up with a compromise and included the singer’s name in the ranks of a large number of songwriters—perhaps the singer just wrote a few lyrics, or made a few suggestions, and didn’t really participate. When it comes to substantive creation, their names can still appear in the column of songwriters.

In this way, it will not violate the copyright agreement, but can also complete the packaging according to the record company's ideas, and label the singer as a "creative talent/talent."

Therefore, many times, in the list of songwriters or productions, you can see a large number of ranking characters, maybe even a dozen, and then mixed with the name of a "gifted creative/talented woman" singer; or, the songwriter Fill in the column with two names, one creative team and one singer——

The so-called creative team, take Bruno Mars as an example. He has his own entire creative team, "The-Smeezingtons", which includes three core creative characters including Bruno himself, and there are many different ones. However, in order to avoid listing more than a dozen or twenty names in the songwriter column and copyright declaration, they signed their names in the name of the team, and the follow-up dividends were completed according to the contract and agreement.

When the creative team and the singer's name are tied together, the industry insiders know what it means.

In such a situation, for fans, they are willing to buy it, believing that their idol is a talented singer-songwriter; but for people in the industry, they all know what this is all about, and what the sluggishness in it means. Everything is just a business method.

Of course, this is not to say that the creation of "In the Mood for Love" and "Maybe Electric Me" was not done by the singers. It just means that they have received more help. That's it. This will not affect the release trend of the annual song in the slightest. .

Obviously, this year’s annual song competition is beyond imagination--

"In the Mood for Love" and "Maybe Electric Me" are phenomenal singles that have gone from obscurity to the top of the billboard singles, especially the latter is even more aggressively challenging the dominance of the "Jiangnan Style" Internet virus single , On the Billboard 2012 year-end singles chart, these two singles ranked third and second respectively, with outstanding results.

"Stronger" is a single that achieved incredible results at the beginning of its release. It ranked 98th on the bulletin board in the first week, and directly counterattacked to the bulletin board champion in the next week, creating the largest jump in the ranking of the bulletin board in history. His historical record, then stayed at the number one position for three weeks, and successfully reached seventh on the billboard year-end singles chart.

"Top" is a little more special. It is a super popular single from the British Isles all the way to the North American continent. It first ranked third on the UK singles chart, and then ranked 16th on the U.S. Billboard. Nearly two years have passed since its release, and it has come into sight with its sturdy results of three platinum in the UK and five platinum in the United States.

The only exception is probably "My Devil". Before the Grammys announced the nomination list, this single had only just made a few titles. Thanks to the Grammy effect, it started to climb the charts quickly, but Until now, it still cannot be regarded as a huge achievement.

However, it is the single "My Devil" that really makes the King of One Day famous for Grammys, and it must not be underestimated.

What's more, the performance of the awards ceremony tonight is the icing on the cake. It really allows the audience to appreciate the charm of "My Devil", and also really understand the truth behind the praises of professional music critics. One day, the king really has practical strength to conquer the scene. .

So, who can win in the end?

Obviously, sales and popularity are not the answer. Otherwise, "In the Mood for Love", "Maybe Power Me", and "Strong" will not be ranked. It should be the most familiar stranger (Somebody-That -I-Used-To-Know is the only way to win——

Gothier’s single can be called an epic monster list. His status is as unknown as a King of the Day, and his popularity is overwhelmingly popular with the entertainment team and Carly Lei Gibson, reaching the top. It became the hottest single in the world in 2012.

However, "The Most Familiar Stranger" did not even win the nomination for the song of the year, but was shortlisted for the annual recording competition. So what is the pattern of the competition for the annual song?

With their eyes crossed, many people began to speculate. If the award-giving guests are two country superstars, does it mean that the winners are neither rock nor popular, but a slant... folk song? The probability of winning the "top" prize soared for the Rockets in an instant, which can't be considered an upset.

However, guessing is only guessing after all, and the answer still needs to be announced by the awarding guests.

"Everything comes from songs." Tim McGraw wears a black cowboy hat. He can hardly see his eyes, only his mouth is squirming~www.readwn.com~This is the lifeblood of the singer. It is also the soul of melody. "

The picture is a bit happy.

Faith Hill went on to say, "The beauty that can be displayed in just a few minutes, this kind of art is incredible, and what we are about to do is the song of the year."

The image of the nominee appeared on the big screen again, and then Faith took the initiative to tear open the golden envelope in her hand and smiled at the microphone, "The Grammy winner is..."

Snapped.

The audience was too quiet and too silent, so that the sound of the envelope being opened can be clearly heard, and then the sound of the heart hitting the chest became particularly clear, and the heartbeat was beaten like a drum without warning. The impact sound was startled, and strongly suspected that the heart was about to burst.

Puff!

Puff!

The dry throat seemed to be cracking, and he could not help holding his breath, forcing himself to calm down, and then you could see Faith showing a big smile and handing the envelope in his hand to Tim. Tim was slightly stunned. , And laughed.