Country music has always been the backbone of the American music market, 30 years ago, and still 30 years later. The once smash hits such as jazz, folk, disco, rock, rap, dance music, etc., have all experienced peaks and valleys to a greater or lesser extent, and have even gradually withdrawn from the mainstream market in the course of history, but the countryside has never declined. Consistent.

In previous years, the Grammys have always habitually placed the rural sector in the second half of the awards ceremony, because it will be a guarantee of ratings, and as much as possible to save the main audience for the second half of the awards ceremony - the rural sector has always had a stable viewing group. But this year is a little different, the Grammys have brought the rural sector forward early, and it seems that they are not worried about the loss of viewers at all.

There are many reasons for this, but it can be summed up as follows: the countryside is weak, and rock 'n' roll is on the rise!

Fourteen-year-old Leanne Remus completed her domination of the entire department with her debut album "Blue", winning two heavyweight awards for Best Country Female Singer and Best Country Song, which not only made her the youngest winner in Grammy history, but also made people feel the extraordinary atmosphere of this year's Grammys.

Neither the jazz nor the rap department were able to surprise any further, and after the halfway point of the awards ceremony, it was still the rhythm and blues department that opened at its most lively. However, the next pop department was enough to cheer up all the audience.

The Best Pop Band Award for the first debut became the focus of the conversation as early as the waitlist came out, and the nominations of Glory to Death, The Beatles, and Broken Pumpkin made the "pop" genre appear to be suspicious of "rock", and the three rock bands that have achieved outstanding results in their respective fields were all shortlisted for the Best Pop Band Award, which really makes people laugh and cry.

If you add to that one of the most commercially successful bands in American rock history, Journey, the division is home to four rock bands. Such a sight is truly one of the wonders of this year's Grammys. The only true pop band, the Neville brothers. Brothers) is the least competitive of the awards.

In the end, the Beatles had the last laugh in the midst of an unidentified contest for the award, winning the award for "Free as a Bird" from the collection, and Paul McCartney took the stage to receive the award with a standing ovation for the first time, paying tribute to the greatest rock group in music history.

When people cheered for the Beatles, they suddenly discovered one thing: they had been gloriously glorious to death in the nomination stage, and they had not been able to have the last laugh in the two awards they are currently participating in.

Of course, neither of these two awards is the main award of glory to death, and rock and roll is the main battlefield of "Storm". But in the nomination stage, glory to death can be said to be calling for wind and rain, and the twelve nominations even surpassed the "trembling" that year. Almost everyone thought that Honor to Death would sweep the Grammys with such momentum - because the success of the album was not only commercial, but also won unanimous praise from discerning critics, and even compared the album to the works of The Beatles, Queen, and Pink Floyd, which have proven to be classics over time, and became a decisive force in changing the music market.

It's like the "trembling" of the year.

It can be said that the sweep of the "storm" is without suspense, and it is the return of everyone. But now, neither award belongs to Glory to Death - even if one loses to Whitney and the other to the Beatles, it still makes people feel a little suffocated, and they have to put a question mark on the future of Glory to Death's next awards ceremony.

Subsequently, the various awards in the pop department have found their own home.

The award for Best Pop Choir went to Natalie Cole. Cole) and her father of the famous jazz singer, Nat Kim Cole (Nat. King。 Cole) joined forces to dedicate "When I fell in love (When. I。 Fall。 In。 Love)" take; Best Traditional Pop Performance Album goes to Tony Bennet; Best Male Pop Vocalist by Eric Clapton Clapton) got him for the film "Not the Same Ben." The theme song was a huge hit, and eventually won the award against strong opponents such as Brian Adams, Sting, and Tony Ritchie Enterprises.

In the competition for Best Pop Album, Celine Dion's "Falling in Love" broke out of the encirclement and won the award; And the contest for the best female pop singer was once again the last laugh by Maria.

The result is undoubtedly intriguing, with the "Butterfly" album winning the game, Maria beating Donnie Breston, Celine Dion, Jewel, Sean Carvin (Shawn). Colvin) and other strong opponents, it is logical to win the Best Female Pop Singer trophy, which once again proves Maria's status as a diva.

However, the best pop album was not awarded to "Butterfly", but to Celine Dion, which is tantamount to a slap in the face for Maria, who aims to hit the four major comprehensive awards. Although the critics have given Maria a lot of praise for her challenges and attempts, in fact, the quality of the entire album of "Butterfly" is inferior to that of Maria's previous two albums, and it is even worse than "Storm".

The battle of the century and the grand showdown of the final show almost made everyone ignore this fact, and the huge commercial success of "Butterfly" made people mistakenly believe that "Butterfly" was Maria's best album. But now on top of the Grammys, they have a clear answer: Maria is a great singer, but it's not her best album.

This also means that Maria has lost the opportunity in the competition for the four major general awards - because the awards in the rock department have not yet been awarded, and all her nominations outside the four major awards have been announced, she can only passively wait for the rock department awards to be announced, and then sit back and wait for glory to death and Oasis to lose, which will give her a slight advantage in the final battle.

In the end, Maria won the best female pop singer and the best female rhythm and blues singer two gramophones, which is undoubtedly a huge reward for her singing skills and singing strength, but the praise for the album "Butterfly" is almost zero. The best rhythm and blues song lost to Whitney, the best pop album lost to Celine, and Maria's Grammy journey was only halfway through when the wind changed.

Objectively speaking, two gramophone trophies are already a dream result for countless singers, but not enough for Maria, far from enough.

Sitting in her place, Maria seemed a little absent-minded, she had thought that tonight would be more brilliant, she had thought that this night would be hers, she had thought that she had absolute confidence and glory to fight head-on...... But now, two gramophone trophies gave her qualification, but not confidence.

Maria couldn't help but clench the armrests of her chair, only then could she control her emotions and not let her anger out on the live broadcast, and even the performance on stage could not attract her attention. Hidden in the shadows under the lamp, Maria's face became so bad that she could barely breathe, and the well-dressed dress was like a cage in which she was tightly bound, and a raging flame gathered in her chest that could not be extinguished.

Looking back, Maria saw nothing but darkness - Mary-Brigitte was on stage at this time, so she couldn't see the Oasis or Glory to Death, but Maria looked in the direction of her memory, as if she could see the familiar faces in the darkness.

For half a year, she has been fighting, struggling, and fighting with the Oasis Band and Glory to the death, and she has spent countless efforts to get to where she is today, and the peak is within reach, and she can touch the scorching light with a little tiptoe, so she will never let the Oasis Band and Glory to the death destroy this wonderful moment, she will step on their corpses to the top, and then open up a new world that belongs to her.

Thinking of this, Maria's anxious mood finally calmed down, because she knew that at least she already had two trophies in her hands, but Glory to Death and Oasis were now zero, and in the next rock department, they would fight head-to-head, there was no room for delay, there was only one winner! There is even a possibility that both sides will be lost, and another candidate will eventually win.

So, she doesn't need to be nervous at all now. Because they were the beasts of life and death in the Colosseum, and she was the VIP sitting in the audience watching the battle. The only thing she needs to do is relax and wait for the winner of this "war". She can believe that even if Glory to Death wants to beat the Oasis outright, it won't be easy, because this is the Grammys, not the music market - she has only just experienced it herself, and the market sales don't represent anything here.

Maria looked at the darkness in front of her, the corners of her mouth slowly sketched a victor's smile, and finally withdrew her gaze, and finally could enjoy the performance on the stage with peace of mind.

Mary Bleit's performance ended, and when the host introduced the next awards in the rock department, the dreary atmosphere of the scene was like a clear ocean after a rain, and it became active in an instant, with golden light falling on the surface of the sea, and the dense water vapor began to churn and surge. Because everyone knows that the rock department, which has been neglected by the Grammys for many years, has unwittingly become the main event tonight - the rock department is the last music category before the four major awards are awarded.

With the strong recovery of rock in recent years, 1996 has become a year of concentrated rock and roll, with continuous excellent works, and the overall momentum has even surpassed pop and rhythm and blues, becoming the genre with the largest market share of music at present, which can be seen from the year-end sales charts. What's more, the showdown between Glory to Death and Oasis is here!