"YES! Link, you won."
The moment Selina heard his name, her face lit up with a smile, and she excitedly shook his arm.
"Honey, you're amazing."
Taylor leaned over and kissed him excitedly on the cheek.
Link was surprised that he could win this award.
'Producer of the Year' is one of the most prestigious awards at the Grammys, awarded annually only to singles that are the most influential, innovative, and transformative.
Last year's winners were Robert and Alison, a rock star and a country queen.
Their collaborative single "Please Read The Letter" is innovative and unique in style, with a transformative spirit, which is the reason for their award.
Link's award-winning single "Unstoppable", in terms of sales, is less than "See You Again", "Single Ladies", "Poker Face", "You Belong With Me", "Use Somebody", "Believer", etc.
The only advantage is that the theme of this song is relatively positive, and when it was released, the United States happened to be in a financial crisis, which had some positive impact on the social level.
Link gave himself an explanation in his heart.
"I'm lucky!"
He clenched his fist, hugged Taylor and Selena beside him, hugged Lady Gaga, Adele, Katy Perry and others, and high-fived Graham Goodall, David Kahn and other Link music producers. This single was able to win the Best Production Award, and they also contributed.
After a delay of two or three minutes, amidst the warm applause of the audience and the background music of "Unstoppable" on the scene, he strode onto the podium.
"Link, you're awesome!"
Bruno Mars, Wiz and others stood up and applauded.
Link stepped onto the stage and waved to the audience before walking up to the two award presenters, shaking hands with Robert, and hugging Alison. They had also met at the Nashville Country Music Festival last year, and he was familiar with this elder sister.
"Hey, Link, congratulations!"
Alison put a delicately shaped little gramophone in his hand, with a golden trumpet shape and a black base. It was heavy in his hand, like an exquisite work of art.
"Thank you!"
Link took the gramophone and walked to the microphone. Before he could speak, a piercing boo came from somewhere in the audience.
"Boo!"
Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Kanye and others held their thumbs down, and some even covered their crotches and made provocative gestures.
"Link, put down that trophy, it doesn't belong to you."
"Beyoncé's 'Halo' is the best."
50 Cent and others shouted.
"Hey, guys, don't be jealous, you'll never win this award."
Link said, holding the golden gramophone.
"F*ck! What are you talking about?"
Lil Wayne, Kanye and others waved their fists angrily.
Link glanced at them, faced the microphone, faced the tens of thousands of spectators, faced the CBS camera, faced the American audience, and the audience in 153 countries around the world, and smiled: "Hi everyone, I'm Link Baker, an ordinary musician."
"Link! You're the best!"
Many people in the audience shouted, and many applauded and cheered, suppressing Lil Wayne's boos.
"Thank you! Thank you all!"
Link waved his hand and grabbed the microphone stand and said, "Since the second half of 2008, I have had many labels, one of which is the representative of the American Dream. Many foreign fans have asked me what is the American Dream?
I would tell them that there is a young man who, at the age of 15, had nothing, went to jail twice, and at the age of 17, he still had nothing and started practicing boxing and music, and at the age of 19, he became an Olympic champion, a world boxing champion, and a well-known singer.
At the age of 21, he stood in the hall of world music, holding a trophy high.
This is the American Dream!
Turning a person who has nothing into a billionaire, letting a 21-year-old singer win the Grammy for Record of the Year, making all the incredible things happen right before our eyes, this is the American dream!"
Clap clap clap!
"Link! Link! Link!"
Many people in the audience stood up and applauded, shouting his name loudly.
Including many old singers in the music industry are also applauding, maybe they can't appreciate Link's songs, but Link's successful experience of becoming famous, and the genius-like light he displayed in boxing and music, also made them have to be amazed.
"Thank you! Thank you Grammys! This is a beautiful night, thank you to all my friends who support me, I love you!"
Link held the trophy high on the podium.
"Link, we love you!"
In the audience, Selena Gomez and many female fans shouted loudly.
"Fuck! That bastard got away with it again."
50 Cent looked at the jubilant audience, feeling very unhappy.
"Did you just hear that? That bastard Link said we'll never get Record of the Year."
Lil Wayne said angrily.
Kanye looked gloomily at Link on the stage, feeling very regretful. At the beginning of last year, if he hadn't publicly criticized Link's new album, Link wouldn't have been able to use his fame for hype.
Without the hype, Link's album definitely wouldn't have sold that many copies, and his songs wouldn't have been so influential.
If his songs weren't so influential, the Grammy jury would never have given him this award.
If he hadn't won this award, he wouldn't be able to show off here.
All of this was his own fault.
"Fuck! Fuck! I'm such an idiot!"
Kanye beat the armrest of his chair twice, feeling full of regret and anger.
"Hey, Kanye, Lil, Beyonce wants me to tell you, don't use her name to cause trouble, she's very unhappy with your behavior just now."
Eminem shouted at them and pointed to Beyonce in the middle of the front row.
Beyonce was wearing a long golden dress, revealing her sexy shoulders, plump breasts, and silky dark skin, like a Dove chocolate with its golden wrapper peeled off.
But her face was not good at the moment. If it were on other occasions, she would be happy to have these people support her.
But this was the live broadcast of the Grammy Awards ceremony, and Kanye and the others once again used her name to attack the award winner on stage, which would put her in a very awkward position.
"Jay, can you warn them not to use my name to cause trouble? I hate it."
Beyonce glanced at her silent husband Jay-Z and said.
Jay-Z leaned his fat body against the seat, touched his chin, and said slowly, "They also mean well, you don't have to be angry."
"Is this good intentions? Whether it's sales or influence, Link's songs are in the top three, he fully deserves this award, Kanye and the others causing trouble in the audience will make people mistakenly think that I have some opinions about Link, this will affect my reputation."
Beyonce said, hugging her arms.
"Deserves it? Humph, it seems you admire Link quite a bit."
Jay-Z said with a dark face.
"Of course, Link is handsome, has a sexy body, and can write and sing songs. Besides, he became a billionaire in one year, so it can be said that he has no shortcomings. I think there should be no girl who would hate him."
Beyonce stared at Link as he got off the stage, looking at his handsome face and strong, sexy body contours, she couldn't help but swallow, her long, shapely legs also closing together.
"Shut up!"
Jay-Z tightly grasped her fingers, interlacing their fingers in front of the camera, looking very loving, but lowered his voice and said, "I don't care what other women think, but you are my wife, you must hate him."
"Let go! You're hurting me."
Beyonce frowned and said.
Jay-Z snorted coldly and slowly let go, still kissing her in front of the camera.
Beyonce withdrew her hand and wiped it under her dress.
Jay-Z noticed her small movements, and his face suddenly became darker than ink.
After awarding Record of the Year, the ceremony continued with Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist.
Nominated for Album of the Year were Beyonce's "I Am Sasha Fierce," Black Eyed Peas' "The E.N.D.," Lady Gaga's "The Fame," Taylor's "Fearless," and Link's "Forge Ahead."
The final winner was Taylor's "Fearless."
Same as the original 52nd Grammy Awards.
When Taylor took the stage holding her skirt, there was a burst of warm applause from the audience.
Link and Taylor were a couple, and they each won the most prestigious Record of the Year and Album of the Year, a first in Grammy history.
There have been couples who won one award together, but no couple has won two major awards in the same year.
Link and Taylor also set a new record.
Nominated for Song of the Year were Lady Gaga's "Poker Face," Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody," Taylor's "You Belong With Me," and Link and Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again."
The winner was Beyonce's "Single Ladies."
And the previously highly anticipated "Poker Face" failed to win any of the first three important awards, also indicating that the Grammy judges are still somewhat conservative in their awards, not quite able to accept Lady Gaga's exaggerated style.
The fourth award was Best New Artist, with nominees including Link Baker, Zac Brown Band, black female singer Keri Hilson, MGMT, and The Ting Tings.
Compared to the several god-level nominees last year, this year's competition was not so fierce, and Link won the Best New Artist award with an absolute advantage.
Link winning two awards in the first round also caused quite a stir at the scene.
Those who supported him applauded and cheered for him, while those who were jealous of him, such as Lil Wayne and others, stared at him fiercely, wishing they could pull out a gun and kill him on the spot.
"Mr. Baker, it's time to go backstage and prepare for the performance."
The live director reminded him softly as he got off the stage.
"I know."
(End of chapter)