People had fantasized about countless versions of the 39th Grammy finale, but no one could have predicted that it would be this man who would appear in person to reveal the Album of the Year award for everyone.

When the audience saw the figure on the stage, it was almost clear that everyone at the scene gasped, and then everyone hurriedly stood up and welcomed the appearance of the award presenters with the warmest applause. I thought that when Michael Jackson appeared, the frenzy of the scene was already incredible, but now, the applause of the audience overshadowed the momentum of Michael's appearance - even Michael, who was standing in the background, took off his sunglasses and respectfully waved his hands.

There was not a single sound in the audience, no cheers, screams, whistles, just applause, and the pure applause made the whole Staples Stadium look solemn and solemn, and the powerful momentum and high respect made this stage seem so special and unique. Because, the person who appeared on the stage at this time was Ray Charles. Charles）！

At this moment, people realized that the Grammys were playing a big game. The most suspenseful award for the best single of the year was awarded first, and there was no concern about ratings, because the next Michael Jackson and Ray Charles, their weight on the pop music scene is immeasurable.

Ray Charles, the name is the crowning glory of the American music scene, and he can be called one of the most shining symbols in the history of American music and American culture since Frank Sinatra. In the list of the 100 greatest artists of the 100 years selected by "Rolling Stone", he is second only to Aretha Franklin. Franklin), which came in second on the list.

He has dabbled in a variety of music such as rhythm and blues, soul, blues, pop, country, rock, etc., and has left an indelible mark on the history of music development, from "Elvis" Elvis Presley, B. B。 King。 Steve Wonder, the Rolling Stones, and now Alicia Keys (Alicia) Keys), Nora Jones (Nor. Jones), Justin Timberlake, countless singers, including Michael, have been influenced by him to a greater or lesser extent on their musical paths. In fact, back in 1987, Ray had already received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and he was one of the first people in history to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The black singer's influence on American music is everywhere.

The 2004 biopic "Ray," which chronicled Ray's musical career, offers a glimpse into his legendary life, and even after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987, Ray received several Grammys.

Since Ray was blind at the age of seven, he rarely attends such occasions as the award ceremony if he does not have to, but today, after Michael, Ray was also invited to the award ceremony by the Grammys, and the finale is becoming more and more exciting, and the pace of history is clearly audible.

Almost everyone in the music industry present has grown up under the influence of Ray's music, and Ray is everywhere in the development of modern music, including Michael, including the members of the glory to death, including the other four nominees for the Album of the Year award, all of whom have been more or less influenced by Ray.

So, when Ray appeared on the scene, everyone stood up without exception and conveyed the hottest emotions in their hearts with the simplest applause.

"Mary, thank you for your company." Ray stood in front of the microphone and said with a smile.

Tonight, it was Mary Briggie who helped Ray onto the stage, she is also the hottest black female singer in the entire market at present, different from Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Donnie Breston and other people who are pop-based, fused with rhythm and blues, Mary is the first person to integrate rhythm and blues with hip-hop today, so that the diversity of music styles has been broadened, and is even known as the successor of Aretha Franklin.

Hearing Ray's thanks, Mary didn't say much, just smiled and nodded, then stepped aside and left the space for Ray.

Ray "looked" at the surging audience in front of him, adjusted his sunglasses slightly, and seemed to be a little uncomfortable with the scorching heat of the lights in front of him, "It seems that a lot of old friends have come tonight, I just chatted with Steve backstage for a while, he is obviously preparing a new album, and he also feels a lot of new changes tonight; Luther had just come up to the stage to accept the award, and we had a brief conversation; By the way, Paul also told me about the excitement of tonight...... This is a good thing, I need moments like this to remind me that this industry is still alive and well, and I need to keep working hard so that I will not be obsolete. ”

As a veteran of the American music scene, Ray has been active on the stage for half a century, Steve Wonder, Luther van der Rews, Paul McCartney and other senior names have a good relationship with him, every name can make the American music scene tremble, but in Ray's words are full of the ease and comfort of life. This is a heritage that only time can precipitate.

"Before I left for tonight's awards ceremony, I listened to the five albums that were nominated, and honestly, I felt like I should retire, and now I'm stressed out by the excellence of young people." Ray's humorous teasing caused a chuckle to burst into laughter, "But I don't know what else I can do other than music, so maybe I'll try to walk into the studio again, and hopefully I'm not that far away from 1997." ”

"I know tonight isn't my moment, but even so, it's an honour to be a part of this historic moment on stage at Staples Stadium. Who knows, maybe we'll all be here tonight to make a whole new history together. Lei's relaxed words did not deliberately ridicule, but it made everyone at the scene couldn't help but smile.

Looking at Ray standing on the stage, this old man who has been in the American music scene for half a century, his position in the American music hall is irreplaceable, and his appearance at tonight's awards ceremony is already a history in itself. Then, the winner who received the gramophone trophy from him is bound to go down in history. Tonight's Grammys may really be a sleepless night.

Ray took a deep breath, "Very well, my moment is over, and the next time should be the time to announce the awards, so let's take a look at the nominees and candidates." ”

History is unraveling the mystery step by step, so who will be the one who will take the last gramophone trophy of the night from Ray? Mariah Carey or Celine Dion, Baker or Glory to Death, or a refugee?

The information of the five nominees began to play on the big screen again, and all eyes of the audience were focused on the five nominees. The glory of receiving the Best Production of the Year award remained backstage until death, and Michael stood beside them, and the rest of his colleagues gathered in front of the big screen, waiting for the results to be revealed.

The air began to freeze, and the gripping tension made everyone immobilized, completely fixed in their positions, muscles stiffened to the point that it was impossible to move a finger. Even the bystanders are like this, let alone the parties involved?

Maria had completely turned into a corpse by this time, and all the blood in her body was rushing towards her brain, leaving her with no way to react. Even though she has endured multiple blows and retreated under the strength of glory to death, Maria still has a glimmer of hope - it is never easy to achieve a sweep at the Grammys, which is why Michael's creation of a single eight awards is called a miracle, and it is already difficult to get five gramophones in a single session, let alone eight.

Now that Honor to Death has won seven trophies, the other four nominees have a better chance of Honor to Death than Honor to Death — including the refugee "target." Maria only hoped that the faint hope would be herself.

This little spark of hope made Maria's cheeks flush again, glowing with an abnormal crimson, but her eyes stiffened and lost all brilliance, like the ashes of a zombie.

Not only Maria, but even the members of the glorious to death inevitably got nervous, including Hugo.

Even if Hugo's mind was relaxed, the depressing atmosphere of the audience still made his hairs stand on end, not to mention that they had gone so far tonight, the moment of making history seemed to be within reach, that kind of incredible crazy idea was like a meteor shower, unreasonably crashing, filling every corner of the brain, making it impossible to resist, and the adrenaline burst out in the blood, making the muscles of the whole body stiff.

Hugo tried to take a deep breath, but found that the oxygen around him was too thin, and the air he breathed into his lungs was so hot that his hot lungs almost exploded, which made him clench his fists, and his sweaty palms made him unable to concentrate at all.

The process of waiting is the most tormenting, Hugo only hopes that the result will be announced soon, whether the result is good or bad, it is a relief, sad or happy, at least his feet can land, no longer floating in mid-air, he has no idea where he will drift.

In the suffocating heat, Ray opened the envelope in his hand, and he chuckled into the microphone and said, "Thank you Grammys for designing this envelope for me so that I can announce the answer directly." Apparently, the card in the envelope was written in Braille, allowing Ray to take on the responsibility of presenting the award on his own.

Sure enough, Lei took out the card and touched it lightly, and then he nodded his chin slightly, "Oh, it turns out to be this one, I personally like it very much, so it is indeed my honor to be able to present this award to me." Ray touched the braille on the card again and again, and then said, "The winner of the 39th Grammy, Album of the Year is ......"

Quiet, quiet, suffocating quiet, almost exploding silence.