Chapter 145: Grammy Awards

In early February, the 58th Grammy Awards ceremony was held at Madison Square Garden in New York. Many big stars from the fashion, music, and film and television circles gathered at the ceremony site.

As the most valuable music award in the United States, the Grammy has always been known as the Oscar of the music world. I don't know how many singers in the world are honored to win a Grammy Award.

So far, five or six Chinese musicians have won Grammy Awards, but they are basically side-dish awards such as best performance and best adaptation. There is not a single major award with real weight.

On one hand, the gap in music aesthetics between the East and the West is here. The West cannot get the beautiful and artistic lyrics of Chinese songs. On the other hand, there is indeed a gap in music production between the two sides, which is also something that cannot be helped.

Originally, Miss Luo Quan's appearance made Chinese fans quite ambitious, feeling that the quality of the album "18" was so explosive, how could it not bring back a Grammy Award?

As a result, this album and the tracks on the album didn't even have a single nomination.

Of course, this was not the Grammy judging panel targeting Miss Luo Quan, because not a single Chinese song was shortlisted.

However, the album "18" was not alone. Miss Luo Quan released so many songs this year, and not a single one received a Grammy nomination, including "Faded," which had already exceeded one billion views.

This didn't disappoint Miss Luo Quan, because these songs in her previous life didn't win a Grammy either.

Instead, the songs she wrote for others shone brightly at the Grammys. Lovemusic band won the Grammy for Best New Artist, "Fullfire" won Best Production of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best Rock Album of the Year, and the song "We Will Rock You" won Song of the Year and Best Rock Song of the Year!

A full six major awards, including highly valuable awards such as Song of the Year and Best Production. Lovemusic band can be said to have reached its peak upon debut.

It's not that they are really better than all the rock bands in the United States; it's just that the song "We Will Rock You" is too awesome. The only difference between it and those works that remain in music history is that the era is not long enough. It is not an exaggeration to say that it raised the height of the entire band by its own strength.

On the other side, Miss Luo Quan's younger brother Gao Liang also had a fruitful harvest.

"Baby" won Best Pop Song of the Year, "Lose Yourself" won Best Rap Song of the Year, Gao Liang was nominated for Most Popular Rap Artist of the Year and Best Pop Artist of the Year, and "Young" was nominated for Best Rap Album of the Year.

As a newcomer who just turned eighteen, his achievements are unique in the entire United States. Moreover, he just became the world's most handsome face not long ago, becoming the pair of siblings with the highest beauty in the world with Miss Luo Quan, and his limelight was unmatched for a time.

Now he has won two more Grammys, leaving two heavy strokes on his personal resume. In the future, his popularity and achievements will only go higher and higher.

Looking at his sister, Miss Luo Quan, who is almost blown to the sky in Japan and China, what is the leader of the new generation of Asian singer-songwriters, a musical genius who appears once in decades, a walking record player…………

Gathering so many awesome titles, as a result, two albums and one EP didn't even have a nomination at the Grammys, and she wasn't even invited by the Grammys. This situation really made public opinion a bit shocked.

Japan is still okay. People's domestic music is self-contained, and whether or not they win a Grammy doesn't affect Miss Luo Quan's status in Japan. But in China, too many people are waiting to see Miss Luo Quan's jokes.

The first to make trouble was Zhihu. After the Grammy Awards ended, a topic called "How to view Miss Luo Quan's zero harvest at the 58th Grammy Awards?" was pushed to the hot list.

"I said before that Miss Luo Quan's talent is actually built on fan filters. Those songs of hers might sound very avant-garde and trendy in China, but they have actually been played to death by others abroad long ago.

The production of the song is indeed very refined, and the singing skill is indeed very powerful, but there is a gap compared to foreign ones. It is not strange that she can't win a Grammy."

"From now on, the title of Asian singer-songwriter leader doesn't have much of a problem, because Miss Luo Quan can only mix in this small circle in Asia. Once put on the international stage, she immediately becomes ordinary."

"Her greatest talent is having a good face, which makes you people lick her so much. If she weren't so beautiful, she would just be a second-rate singer in China."

"First-rate marketing, second-rate singing skills, third-rate talent. I don't know why you like her so much."

"Has Zhihu been occupied by brainless haters now? I was stunned when I saw these comments. Miss Luo Quan can only mix in Asia? Open your eyes and see who wrote and composed the songs that Lovemusic band and Gao Liang won!"

"I have seen brainless haters, but I have never seen such brainless ones. Does her not winning an award herself mean she has no talent? Among so many Grammys, how many Chinese and Japanese songs have won awards?

It is not a language of cultural aesthetics in itself. Is it strange that people don't give you awards? Look at the English songs written by Miss Luo Quan again. They are either winning awards or nominated. Who in China has achieved this kind of achievement?"

"The song 'We Will Rock You' is indeed powerful, but I don't believe Miss Luo Quan can write songs of a similar level in the future. The flash of inspiration requires conditions, and I don't think Miss Luo Quan can produce such conditions again."

"Laughing to death, if she didn't have strength, why did she give the songs to others? The Grammy has always given awards to the singer, and there has never been a Grammy just for writing lyrics and composing music."

"That can only mean you are too narrow-minded. The most important thing about a song is the lyrics and composition. The singer who sings the song usually doesn't need too much technical content."

"You are all a bit narrow-minded. Both the creator and the singer of a song are very important!"

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Compared to the mixed reputation on Zhihu, Weibo seems quite calm, because most people don't pay special attention to the Grammy Awards.

After all, not many people in China have won this award, and it's no big deal if Miss Luo Quan can't get it. Moreover, fans are blowing that she is the leader of Asian singer-songwriters. It's enough to dominate Asia. The Grammy is ultimately something from Europe and America.

It can only be said that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. As a community with the most petty-bourgeois groups in China, Zhihu is very eager for their compatriots to shine in various international awards.

Such as the Grammy Awards, Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Nobel Prize, these are the things that the Zhihu group most wants to obtain.

Miss Luo Quan gave them hope before, but now the hope is shattered, and it is not strange to love and hate.

It can only be said that the cultural barrier between the East and the West is indeed not something that Miss Luo Quan can reverse alone. Not only the Grammy, but also the film and television works that have won the Academy Awards in Asia are also few and far between. As for the Nobel Prize, it is even less necessary to mention. Except for Japan, other countries have not won many.

Regarding these debates, Miss Luo Quan also made a reply on Bilibili:

"The Grammy is something that is awarded to the singer. I only sang one song 'Faded' this year. Although the click rate is quite high, it obviously doesn't meet the standard for winning an award.

As for whether to win an award or not, I think everyone doesn't need to value it so much. This thing is originally a relatively subjective thing. Moreover, it is really difficult for Chinese and Japanese songs to compete for first place with English songs in the West.

If everyone wants to see a Chinese person win a Grammy, I can work hard this year, but I don't guarantee that I can definitely take it down. (Tongue-out smiley face)"

The Bilibili comment section is still peaceful:

"This tongue-out is very spiritual."

"Cute, cute~~"

"Brothers, can you type 'cute' on the public screen?"

"What are Chinese people pursuing the Grammy for? Isn't it fragrant to pack the Golden Melody Awards?"

"Exactly, some people on Zhihu have strange brain circuits, expecting Chinese songs to win awards in the United States. Why don't you let foreign writers win a Mao Dun Literature Prize in China?"

"Exactly, different cultural cores, different aesthetics, how can they win awards?"

"In fact, Miss Luo Quan has won awards. After all, so many winning songs were written by her, but she didn't sing them herself. This proves that she has the ability to win a Grammy, as long as she sings the few English songs she writes next."

Miss Luo Quan's remarks are quite unexpected, and naturally, she is sought after by everyone on Bilibili, but many people on Zhihu don't think so.

"Miss Luo Quan wouldn't really take the media's words seriously, right? A musical genius seen once in decades—limited to the Asian region!"

"If the Grammy was so easy to win, so many pop singers in China wouldn't have had zero harvest until now."

"Cold knowledge, pop singers in Japan also haven't won a Grammy."

"I don't know where Miss Luo Quan's confidence comes from. A person's talent is limited, and there is more than one genius in this world. How do you know that there won't be a genius more talented than you next year?"

"I think everyone's reaction is a bit extreme. No matter how powerful the Grammy is, it is only an award for Europe and America. If a Chinese person can't get it, they can't get it. Why be so persistent."

"This is the embodiment of the country's cultural soft power. No matter how powerful it is to close the door and build a car, it is ultimately not as good as going outside to see the world."

"The key is that Miss Luo Quan hasn't won it, she has won many English songs she wrote!"

"That's not for her, it's for the singer."

"Cannot understand such logic…………"

To be honest, Miss Luo Quan was a bit speechless seeing these comments herself. Are some Chinese people really so obsessed? Do they like foreign things so much? Are the domestic awards so unworthy of mention?

The key is that she really can't criticize this mentality, because the gold content of domestic music and film awards in recent years is indeed not very good. All along, the most valuable film and music awards in China have been in Taiwan, and many so-called major awards in the mainland are often not much different from backyard awards.

However, Miss Luo Quan would not agree with this view of looking down on domestic awards. At least some awards are still very valuable.

So Miss Luo Quan posted another dynamic:

"The moon abroad is not π, it is not as round as you imagine." ===== CHAPTER 146 =====