Chapter 1756: 1756 Special Guests
Hugo walked towards the side stage with a smile, and looked back to see Pedro who was left alone on the stage. He couldn't help laughing even more happily, but before he had time to move on, he was blocked by a force. Hugo realized that he It seemed that he didn't look at the road, bumped into someone, and quickly pushed back a step. At the same time, he was ready to apologize, but when he looked forward, he saw an absolutely unexpected figure, which made Hugo forget immediately Apologies, just blurted out, "Michael!"
At this time, Hugo even wondered if he had read it wrong, because Michael Jackson was wearing a black tunic-style improved suit, wearing sunglasses and a wide-brimmed top hat, standing quietly in front of him, as if he was out of tune with the surrounding noise and excitement .
But Michael in front of him showed a big smile, took off his sunglasses, and said softly, "What? I'm not welcome?"
Hearing Michael's familiar voice, Hugo realized that he was right, Michael really came to the Grammy scene! "No, I was just a little surprised." Hugo said intermittently, then stepped forward and stretched out his right hand, held Michael's right hand, and said hello, "God, you are back in Los Angeles, why don't you call me?" ?”
No, Michael took the initiative to pull Hugo, and then gave Hugo a big hug.
Hugo knew that Michael had never been used to hugging people, and his vigilance was still too strong, and he seldom even shook hands. But today Michael took the initiative to hug Hugo. It can be seen that he is relaxed and comfortable.
"I came here on a special trip to Staples. I didn't arrive in Los Angeles until 6:30 in the evening. I have to wait for the plane at 11:30 and I have to go back to Bremen." Michael simply explained, at this time Michael, like Glory to Death, is on a world tour. Michael's "historical tour" is even more grand than the "Storm", and lasts for more than a year.
Hugo couldn't help being stunned, "Come here for the Grammys?"
This is so strange! Because Michael has never really given Grammy face - to be precise, he has never given most award ceremonies a lot of face. Since he attended the Grammy in 1988, he has not appeared on the Grammy stage. Even with the huge success of the 1991 album "Dangerous", he still rejected the Grammy; in the past two years because of the injustice, Michael has been reclusive, and even the number of public appearances is very limited.
Michael chuckled lightly, and he could clearly feel that he was in a good mood, "Yes, I made a special trip to come to the Grammys." This made Hugo confused, but before Hugo could continue to communicate, Michael said He greeted politely with the Glory to Death members who followed behind him, and then said, "I have to work, let's talk later."
"Is Michael in tonight's performance list?" Pedro came over at the latest, and only had time to nod and greet Michael, and passed by. He couldn't wait to ask his teammates questions, hoping to get an answer.
However, no one could answer Pedro's question, and then the audience saw Michael making his debut.
The entire Staples Stadium was stunned. Almost everyone did not expect this scene to appear. Michael's appearance caught everyone on the scene by surprise, not to mention the audience sitting in front of the TV at this time. Almost everyone Everyone was stunned for a moment.
As one of the greatest singers in the history of pop music, Michael's influence cannot be described in words at all. It can be said that he almost brought pop music to the peak by himself-before rock, folk, country, disco The performance is obviously stronger.
After experiencing ups and downs in the past two years, Michael's music career has not made breakthrough progress, but his status in the hearts of the public has once again been improved. Michael is a living legend these days -- like Paul McCartney was earlier tonight.
Tonight, not only is Michael appearing on the Grammy stage again after eight years, but it is also the stage where Michael appears on the TV show again after three years, and it is the first time that Michael appears on the live stage within three years. Such a huge surprise, almost surpassing the Grammy Awards itself, caught people off guard.
After the buffer was over, everyone on the scene stood up and gave Michael the supreme applause. Even the members who were honored to death stood on the side stage and did not leave, agitating their hands vigorously with the staff. In such a simple and direct way, he expresses his inner respect for Michael.
Michael, who stood under the spotlight, seemed a little uncomfortable. He stepped back a little anxiously, but the applause from all directions surrounded him firmly, calming down the confusion in his heart little by little. Michael turned his head and saw Hugo standing on the side stage. The face hidden in the shadows made it hard to see the expression, but the eyes shining with vitality were shining brightly, making the smile on the corner of his mouth It was outlined lightly.
Michael took a big step forward, walked up to the microphone, and embraced the madness and heat in front of him with open arms, and the warm light fell down, wrapping him in it. The faces, figures, and expressions in front of him were all blurred into one piece, turning into dots of light in the halo, shining one after another, but bringing out the sacredness and greatness of this stage.
Michael tried three times to calm down the applause, but failed.
There are countless mixed emotions in Michael's chest. He knows that he has won this moment and that the whole society owes him; The pain has left eternal wounds, and what is even more frightening is that the media will not repent when they encounter similar situations in the future, but Michael doesn't care anymore, because he has learned to be strong, and someone once told him, "The future is always It is in your own hands, and only you have the right to choose."
Therefore, Michael showed a faint smile, and then stood in front of the microphone quietly enjoying the beauty and happiness of this moment, immersed in it with a clear conscience.
The applause lasted for a full three minutes, but after the noise, there was a complete silence. The audience was silent, and even the itchy cough in the corner could be heard clearly. All the guests raised their chins and focused on the man standing in the center of the spotlight. Quiet Waiting patiently for Michael to speak.
"Thank you...thank you." Michael didn't seem to know what to say, and finally pondered for a long time, but still didn't say anything more, "It's been too long since I've been in the spotlight, and I'm a little uncomfortable with the situation. I hope I'm not too rude." Then Michael hid his emotions well, and smiled and joked, "I'm standing here tonight, and I'm invited to present the best production of the year award, obviously the winner The winner will not be me, I hope that next time I appear on this stage, I will be the one who said it from the mouth of the award presenter."
The answer to the mystery was finally revealed, and Michael was specially invited to be the presenter of the Best Production Award of the Year!
In an instant, all the reporters cheered up. Although everyone clearly knew the hidden meaning behind this year's Grammys, it seemed that the Grammys' calculations were far bigger than they imagined. Even Michael, who has been violating the Grammy for eight years, was invited to present one of the four comprehensive awards, which shows that Grammy attaches great importance to this award-Michael is not only the king of pop music, but also a Grammy Holder of the record for the most awards in a single session at Les Mills. Perhaps, tonight they will witness a miracle.
"I just took a look at the nomination list. The songwriters who can be nominated for the best production of the year this year are obviously the top existences in the circle. I don't know if I will have the honor to cooperate with them in the next album." Michael said with a light smile To, "Then let's look at the nomination list first."
"Change the World," "Brained," "Because You Loved Me," "Sail" and "Blue" rounded out the final five, with three of them coinciding with single of the year nominations Whitney Houston's "Blowout" and LeAnn Rimes' "Blue" took the other two spots, replacing Mariah and Oasis.
Slightly different from the best single of the year, out of the five seats for the best production of the year, two belong to pop, and the other three seats are occupied by rock, rhythm and blues, and country. This is the overall trend with the best newcomer of the year Very similar, and this is the current trend across North America.
Among them, the most eye-catching is undoubtedly Hugo who created "Voyage". In the past two years, Hugo has relied on "Beautiful. Day" and "Wonderwall" to win the award for two consecutive years, which also makes Hugo the top music creator in the United States on par with Babyface ——This year, it was Hugo who killed Babyface's three-peat dream of non-classical producer of the year.
Since Maria and Oasis were not involved in the Best Production Award of the Year, all the topics of this award focused on Hugo. Before the awards ceremony, one of the biggest suspenses was whether Hugo could achieve the incredible The unprecedented three-in-a-row battle?
"I saw some familiar old faces and some new faces, but I don't know who the envelope in my hand can bring good luck to." Michael still said unhurriedly, but at this time the audience I can already feel my throat starting to catch fire, and that tightness hits my face
Under the attention of everyone, Michael slowly opened the envelope, pulled out the card inside, looked down, and then a bright smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, from the bottom of his heart, "The 39th Grammy, The Best Production of the Year Award, the winner is..." Michael looked at the audience, and finally cast his gaze towards the side stage, "'Sailing', Hugo Lancaster!"