Chapter 265 Soul Train Music Award

Tenth, Los Angeles Sacred Auditorium.

The Soul Train Music Award originated from a singing and dancing program called Soul Train (Soul Train), a local TV station in Chicago. When the award was created in 1987, it was said to be an award specially set up for soul, jazz, blues and other music types. The real purpose It is for the black music circle to have an award for all blacks to compete with the American Country Music Awards. The Country Music Awards have never said that they are only open to the white music circle, but country music is not played by black people. In fact, it has always been a purely white award.

At present, there is still a big gap in the influence of these two awards. Although black superstars including MJ are very supportive, the United States is a society dominated by white people and the average purchasing power of white people far exceeds that of black people. Music Awards (CMA) does not seem to be ranked among the top three (Grammy, AMA, BMA), or even the top four (three plus a VMA), but the ability to bring goods can even match the Grammy, the sales volume of award-winning singers There will be a very obvious explosion.

The Soul Train Music Awards, however, have a lot of bullshit. There was a problem with the initial design. Black people don’t play country music at all, so the Country Music Awards can easily isolate black people and put a few black dancers on stage to show that there is no discrimination. He's not hypocritical but there's nothing to blame. But white people also play jazz, soul and other music! Therefore, if you want to achieve the goal of completely isolating white people, you will inevitably bear a lot of pressure from public opinion. The organizers are currently explaining that the award is to be loyal to the black music itself, so it can be regarded as reluctant to deal with it. Just like those black traditional universities, white people with original sins should not care too much.

That’s not to mention, when the organizing committee was founded, internal members began to discriminate against their own members. First, there was a big fight over whether to accept hip-hop music, and then, Hollywood black forces represented by Eddie Murphy joined in. , I want to expand the awards and turn them into black people's own Grammys plus Oscars, it's a mess...

After a few years of stumbling around like this, the attitude of black stars towards this award has become that they will not be gossiped about, and they will definitely join in the praise, but unless there are some particularly meaningful awards, it doesn't matter whether they win other awards.

Because of the existence of Quincy Jones and Russell Simmons, who have great influence on the award, Song Ya neither cares nor expects to win the award. Going to Los Angeles to meet Mariah Carey means more to him .

There was no red carpet link. Yeremov rented three identical white Ford Explorers, and sent Song Ya and others to the parking lot. Some reporters would take pictures and ask questions on the road from the parking lot to the special entrance for guests, and then There will be a small venue inside the entrance for the host to interview.

"Shxt!"

Before getting out of the car, Song Ya saw people who didn't want to meet. The jodeci group of Uptown Records, Mary Blige, Puff Daddy and other people were gathering near the exit of the parking lot, fist bumping and hugging each other.

"jodeci was nominated for the same Best Soul and R&B Combination Award as you, and it's no surprise that they, or Will Smith's combination, will win the award." Hayden introduced: "Their album production last year Diddy is involved, and this year, their group is very dissatisfied with their new album and Mary Blige's first album, and they are currently pressing Uptown Records to invite Puffdddy back to continue as a producer."

The strongest intern? After the last conflict, he already knew that Puff Daddy was no ordinary person, "Then why can't Puff Daddy go back? Jodeci's right to speak in Uptown Records should not be low?" he asked.

"Harrell, the owner of Uptown Records, doesn't like singers and employees who are involved in gangs." Hayden replied.

Song Ya shook her head and laughed, "Doing rap music in Harlem, do you still want to avoid gangsters?"

"It doesn't matter if it's a little bit, like jodeci, but if you get into trouble like Puff Daddy, it's very troublesome once you get into trouble. You know, he was fired because of the conflict with Little Lowry, and then the two sides fought back. There was an exchange of gunmen," Hayden said.

At this time, Delay, Al, and the newly joined Dion Wilson, Common Sense and others in the front and rear cars have already got off the car, and it is not appropriate to stay in the car, otherwise APLUS will be afraid of jodeci and will not dare to get off the car. Such rumors are embarrassing.

He also got out of the car with his arms around Fergie, together with bodyguards such as Old Mike, Mavota, Muffler, Hayden and Yeremov, there were more than a dozen people around him, the momentum of a popular singer full.

The movement here naturally attracted the attention of the group of Uptown Records. Mary Blige immediately gave her middle finger when she saw Song Ya.

"Bitch!" Fergie also saw her movement, and the words were very clear and loud.

"Yeah, yeah, I met APLUS again!" Mary Blige's boyfriend K-Ci immediately opened his arms to provoke, "How about solving our problems here!"

Song Ya couldn't and wouldn't love him, she spread her palms upwards and waved, "Come on! Come on!"

The other party was already blocked at the exit of the parking lot, and there was no way to avoid it. The two groups of people approached quickly, cursing. Anyway, it should not be possible to use guns on this occasion, and several security guards and staff from the organizer have already rushed over from a distance.

"Hey! Hey! Enough is enough!"

From Uptown Records, a strong black man with beards came out, stopped K-Ci and the others and drove them to the exit, "Can M-FXXK stop causing trouble!?"

Jobeci, Mary Blige and the others seemed to be convinced by him. Although they were still talking dirty, they all turned around and left from the exit. Puff Daddy didn't say anything.

"Dave Hall, the producer of Uptown Records." The bearded man stayed behind and reached out to Song Ya, "As far as I know, there is no major conflict between us, right?"

Reaching out without hitting the smiling face, Song Ya shook hands with him, "I don't understand either."

"I'll restrain Mary Blige." Dave Hall pointed to Fergie, "OK?"

"OK."

Taking advantage of the opportunity when the makeup artist brought by Yeremov was quick to touch up Fergie's makeup, "Your temper is getting worse, Fergie." Song Ya also began to restrain her.

"Hmph, she did the middle finger first." Fergie took out her small makeup mirror and began to check her makeup.

"Don't cause trouble next time..."

At this time, the silencer patted Song Ya's back, "Look."

Song Ya followed his gaze and saw that Little Lowry's bulletproof Hummer had just stopped in the parking space.

"Why did you invite him? Okay, let's go in." Song Ya didn't want to make any more troubles, and called everyone out of the parking lot.

There are no fans on both sides of this red carpet-like road, only some photographers, except for the click of the shutter, no one came to visit.

In short, everything seems unprofessional, but it doesn’t matter. At the entrance of the theater, I broke up with Hayden and the bodyguards. After the host's brief interview, the five of them went to the inconspicuous seats in the back row, and Song Ya walked to the first row, "Hi, Mimi, you are still so beautiful." She sat next to Mariah Carey.

Mariah Carey held the folding fan with the Chinese character "爱" written on it, "I hope this will end soon, I have to go back to New York for rehearsal." She pouted and said impatiently.

Today, only David Cole accompanied her to Los Angeles, "It seems that the best soul and rhythm and blues album can't be won, and we are going to leave empty-handed."

"Whatever." Mariah Carey, who has won Grammys for two consecutive years, doesn't care about winning or losing such awards.

"Really? Return to New York after receiving the award?" Song Ya was a little disappointed.

"Yes." Mariah Carey agreed.

Host Petty Labelle came on stage, started warming up for the awards ceremony, and everyone stopped talking and started getting into character.

This award also has advantages, that is, the proportion of performances is particularly high, and the talents of black people are well utilized. The stage and the audience are very high together, and the guests in the audience are basically standing the whole time.

Sure enough, the jodeci group won the award, and Song Ya, who received only one nomination, returned empty-handed.

Then Mariah Carey's second and final chance at the award fell through, too, when she lost to Grammy winner Natalie Cole.

The stage went dark, followed by a lengthy multi-track platter performance.

"I'm going to the bathroom." Mariah Carey hit the back of Song Ya's hand with a folding fan.

"I'll take you there." Song Ya Zhiji asked her to hold his hand in a gentlemanly manner.

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