Chapter 8 Performance
"Sid, what are you talking about?" Britney looked at Sid strangely, and then the silly girl grinned: "Will (Smith) was already a singer in the 80s, and people like me who don't listen to rap know it." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info heheββ, it turns out that Sid also has something you don't know. β
"Well, I just know you had an extra tortellini this morning. Sid leaned into Britney's ear and quipped.
"No, no!" Britney retorted, blushing.
In the midst of Sid and Britney's talk, Will Smith's performance and host Rosie O'Donnell's opening remarks are over. The first guests to take the stage to present the awards were none other than Jennifer Lopez, the eye-catching on the red carpet, and another TV star Sid didn't know.
As soon as Pu took the stage, the audience was immediately filled with screams and whistles, all directed at Jennifer Lopez.
"Ah, Sid, don't look at it!" Britney immediately reached out to cover Sid's eyes as soon as she saw Jennifer's (Lopez) sexy and seductive outfit.
"OK, OK, I don't want to look at the head office. Sid smiled and raised his hand.
"I said, can you two not show affection so arrogantly. Max Martin, who was sitting on the other side of Sid, couldn't help but complain.
"What, jealous?" Sid rolled his eyes.
"I'm asking you to pay attention to the influence and not show affection in public. It's a live Grammy, and if you two are caught on TV being so close, do you want to make headlines tomorrow?" Max Martin shrugged.
"That's why we're sitting here. Sid shrugged.
Sid, Britney Spears, Max (Martin) and others did not sit in the artist section in the center of the venue, but in the wings of the boxes, which are usually the territory of the bigwigs behind the record labels. Originally, the Grammys arranged a good position for Britney in the middle, but Niko, who wanted to play with Sid, flatly refused.
And most of the live TV footage of the Grammys is in the central artist area, which is why Sid and the others can show their affection here so leisurely.
Just as a few people were talking, it was the turn of Ricky Martin, the Latin king who had appeared on stage for two consecutive years, to perform on stage, although it was different from Sid's preferred Shakira's style, but Ricky Martin's Man-hot and sexy was also very exciting, and the atmosphere on the scene was quickly fried by him.
Even Britney watched the whole show intently, and then she realized that Sid next to her, the silly girl blushed and looked at Sid with flickering eyes, Sid smiled slightly and leaned into her ear: "What, don't you think Ricky Martin is sexy? Look at you, saliva is going to flow out, you little pervert!"
Sid licked the root of Britney's ear as he spoke, and Britney's pretty face immediately turned red and dripping blood.
"I, I didn't ......" Britney subconsciously stretched out her hand and rubbed the corner of her mouth, and then she immediately realized that she was "tricked" by Sid again.
"Ahββ, you're dead, Sid. Britney came up with a pink fist.
"Wow, you really want to flash me, I'm alone, right? Max Martin was also heckling on the sidelines.
Sid suddenly thought to Alexander, "I said you two ......"
Just when they were playing, there was a new award ceremony on the Grammy stage - Best Pop Singer of the Year, and the guests on the stage were a few young men with very non-mainstream redheads and blondes.
"Oh, Chester and Mike, they're on stage. Sid stopped, and Britney and Max Martin turned to look at the stage.
It turned out that the guest of honor this time was none other than Linkin Park, which was dug up by Sid at the last underground concert! Chester Bennington and Mike Nobuta were still clearly excited and apprehensive about stepping onto the highest stage in the music industry.
When another beautiful black female singer was in the news, Chester Bennington was shaking and shaking next to him, and Sid was embarrassed: "I'll it, can Chast not be so embarrassed!
"Forget it, after all, it's his first time, and I don't think you'll be much better than him the first time. Max Martin smiled and exhorted.
Sid rolled his eyes, "Please go back and watch the footage of last year's Oscars." β
At this time, Max (Martin) remembered that Sid, a young and old guy, was crowned the title of "Best Award-winning Guest of the Year" by last year's "Vanity Fair" magazine because of his calm performance at the Oscars.
"I knew Sid was the best. Britney once again showed the tendency of a little fan girl, and looked at Sid with bright eyes.
After the awards, it was Whitney Houston who had been absent for a long time!
Listening to the heavenly voice of this soul queen, Sid had to sigh that in the music industry, black people are indeed treated much better than the Oscars. And now is the last golden period of soul music, and when Hip-Pop and reggae rise in the future, even the User Arthur the Kid who was once in the sky will still fall into the stars.
After all, people can't go against the trend!
When the song ended, Britney chin smiled sweetly, "That's so nice, Sid, do you think I'm going to go backstage to Whitney for an autograph?" β
"I'm not against it, but are you sure you want to go now?" Sid asked with a smile.
"What do you mean?" asked Britney, tilting her head strangely.
Then she knew the reason, and the next batch of guests who came to the stage to present the awards were actually Jimmy Fox and Madonna!
"Wowββ! it's Madonna!" Britney immediately showed an expression of a little fan girl, and Sid, who was watching, couldn't help but complain.
"Hey, I'm going to be jealous of you. β
"Hee-hee, Sid, you won't be so stingy!" Britney said with a grin and threw herself into Sid's arms.
And this award for the best R&B singer of the year also went to Whitney Houston, who just performed. Under the cheers of the audience, the Queen of Soul Music took the stage to accept the award.
Seeing the next performance, Sid suddenly understood why the AMA and the Billboard Music Awards, in this day and age, are always difficult to compete with the Grammys.
Because the next performers are the U2 band and Celine Dion, these big-name singers who are rarely seen, are scrambling to contribute their performances on the Grammys.
Although this year's AMA ratings have nearly doubled to more than 19 million viewers due to reforms, it is still a drop in the bucket compared to last year's Grammys' ratings of 57 million.
And compared to the Oscars, the advantage of the Grammys is that these big-name stars can perform live. And the Grammys obviously quickly converted their unique attraction to stars into attraction to the audience, that is, high ratings.
It wasn't until the entire TV industry was hit by the Internet world that the Grammys learned from the pain and exchanged the festival for tidying up (rate) and vigorously promoted the popular young singers, so as to save the declining attention and ratings.
Although the performance and award presentation were equally exciting, Sid was a little out of the world, and after a while, there was a knock on the door of Sid's box, and a staff member in a suit walked in and greeted Sid after getting their permission.
"Hello everyone, Miss Spears' show is about to begin, and you need to get backstage to prepare. β
Britney couldn't help but stand up a little nervously, Sid and Max Martin also stood up, Sid smiled: "Don't be nervous, just perform according to the rehearsal." β
"Eun," Britney nodded, Sid smiled and gave her a strand of hair, which couldn't help but make the assistant producer waiting at the door stunned, Max (Martin) immediately coughed, Britney shyly held Sid's hand, and then said to them, "Then I'll go and prepare first." β
"Yes. Sid nodded, and Britney followed the assistant producer backstage.
Sid walked to the front of the box and looked at the presenters on stage, and after a long time, Max (Martin) heard one of his words: "Max, am I too ruthless?"
"No, it's hard to really grow without going through hardships, and it's not your fault. Max (Martin) sighed softly, then patted Sid on the shoulder.
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After a moment of silence between Sid and Max Martin, the Grammys finally lit up again β Britney's first Grammy show finally began.
With the host's introduction, the stage slowly lit up, and it was a scene of a little girl watching TV at home, and as far as Sid knew, this little girl seemed to be Britney's sister.
Then, on the other side of the stage, the singing sounds, and Britney, dressed in a red performance costume, appears surrounded by several dancers. She starts with a slow song, though Sid complains about the appearance of the dancers with giant fan-like props next to Britney.
But after all, this is the aesthetic of the year 2000, and I don't care about you turtles.
Sid curled the corners of his mouth and complained, then refocused his attention on the stage. At this point, the slow song ended, and Britney quickly moved to the second stage area under the cover of the huge props.
Then, under the lightning and thunder of the TV wall, rows of dancers wearing golden "armor" danced silently to the rhythm of the drums. At this time, Sid narrowed his eyes and looked carefully to see that there were only one of the dancers in the row, and the others were all humanoid dolls.
Then, the familiar rhythm sounded - it was "Baby-One-More-Time"!
Dancers line up to the sides, and under the video wall, several figures stand upright, and then the stage lights up. Britney, wearing a shoulderless red top and pants of the same color, danced to the rhythm of the music.
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Like a mellow smoky coffee, Britney's voice is still as intoxicating as ever to Sid, while Britney's dance music is clearly influenced by Jackson, with a classic temperament from the Disco era in her every move.
A singing session is followed by a dance music performance, which is a good standard Jackson style. Sid couldn't help but laugh.