On January 30, 2010, Cao Xuan flew to the United States to participate in this year's Grammy.
His new album "qing" performed very well last year. In just half a year, its physical and digital sales approached 10 million. In the current record market, it can be called outstanding.
The chart performance is even more impressive, although only "hello" and "shapeofyou" topped the Billboard Singles Chart for the week.
However, the two songs have jointly dominated the charts. Since late September last year, they have reached the top alternately. Until now, at the end of January this year, they are still in the top five.
And in the first two weeks, "shapeofyou" won the championship for another week, winning a total of 10 weeks.
It also became the third song to win the championship for more than 10 weeks after Cao Xuan's "sugar" and "rolling in the deep".
As for "hello", it has only won the championship for 6 weeks. Although it has performed well, it is still inferior to "shapeofyou".
At the same time, the 16 weeks of the two songs, plus the 29 weeks of Cao Xuan¡¯s previous eight No. 1 singles, Cao Xuan has won the billboard singles chart for 45 weeks, successfully surpassing the late Michael Jackson and ranking first five.
At the end of last year, Billboard magazine selected the top ten billboard singers in the first decade of the 21st century, and Cao Xuan ranked second, second only to Niu Jie.
To be honest, considering the number of winning songs, time, and the influence of his works, it is not an exaggeration for Cao Xuan to reach the top.
However, Sister Niu is also very strong, setting countless records, and the time has lasted for a long time. From 1990 to 2010, there may have been lows, but she has always been the top of the billboard.
Of course, it is hard to say whether there is any inside story, after all, the Chinese are not as popular as the American sisters.
At the same time, Cao Xuan also successfully squeezed out the Chicago band, and was named one of the top ten most successful artists in Billboard history in the recent Billboard list.
Along with him are Niu Jie, Michael Jackson, the Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Elton John, Madonna and other world legendary music superstars.
In Billboard and even in the history of world pop music, Cao Xuan has undoubtedly become an important stroke.
But even so, many people still think that Cao Xuan has been suppressed, and the American "Rolling Stone" publicly complained for Cao Xuan¡ª¡ª
"Cao's music achievements are obvious to all, but countless musicians and the media have biased glasses for him because of his nationality and skin color, and even ignore Cao's various achievements intentionally or unintentionally.
I believe that if Cao was a white American, he would have replaced Michael Jackson as the new world's number one pop superstar"
Many European and American media always like to give Cao Xuan some so-called "sadness", as if he is a poor man who has been oppressed.
But in fact Cao Xuan didn't feel how miserable he was. He was not stupid and sweet. He had long understood the cruelty of reality and the hypocrisy and narrow-mindedness of some foreign devils, so he didn't expect to meet many good people.
With the existing resources, he is very satisfied to keep the Billboard and Grammy positions, and his career goes smoothly.
It would be a real "sadness" if the number two on the list is always ranked second, and the award nominations accompany him to run
Of course, Cao Xuan didn't dislike what these people gave him. Children who could cry had milk to eat, and gaining sympathy points sometimes had unexpected benefits.
The great success of "qing" made Cao Xuan once again shortlisted for 6 Grammy awards this year.
The number of nominations is not too many, but each award is a big hit. Even with the most conservative estimate, Cao Xuan will not return home empty-handed this year.
However, even Cao Xuan will give way to the three women this year.
Beyonc¨¦, the most popular queen in the United States today, whether it is the old-fashioned Madonna and Niu Jie, or the Mesozoic Britney and Avril Lavigne, must avoid her edge.
This year's Grammys, Beyonc¨¦ received 10 nominations, no two in the limelight. Even if Cao Xuan brought "Qing" to the billboard, I dare not say that he can compete with her.
The other is ladygaga, a rising star this year, who is not only popular in North America, but also famous all over the world.
Nominated for multiple Grammy awards in the dance music category this year, it has attracted much attention.
The last one is Cao Xuan's good apprentice Taylor Swiftwitt.
This girl is also very popular in North America. She is currently the most popular country female singer. This year's Grammy has won 8 nominations, second only to Beyonc¨¦, and she has won all the country awards.
At the same time, she and Cao Xuan jointly won 14 nominations, which definitely came true.
At the same time, because the two of them directly competed for two awards, this master-student duel became one of the biggest gimmicks of this year's Grammys.
However, in the eyes of the two parties, they did not take this matter to heart.
?At rehearsal.
?Because Cao Xuan announced his withdrawal from the Spring Festival Gala in advance, this year's Spring Festival Gala was also very gimmick, and the attention was even more frightening.
Whether they are sincere or following the trend, many people want to bid farewell to Cao Xuan, the New Year's Eve dinner that has accompanied them for twelve years.
Cao Xuan's program has also become the most watched program in this year's Spring Festival Gala, with Lao Zhao and Xiao Shenyang, who is so popular in the sky, both ranked behind.
In the fifth round of rehearsal, Cao Xuan visited many old friends one by one, which can be regarded as a farewell to some extent.
After all, there will be a live broadcast on New Year's Eve, and everyone is preparing for the show. Cao Xuan can't say hello, so he might as well talk about it now when he has time.
Perhaps everyone will meet in other places in the future. When the Spring Festival Gala is on stage, there will be no such handsome shadow of Cao Xuan in the future.
Many people couldn't help but sigh with emotion. After all, in terms of age, Cao Xuan was considered the youngest of the gang.
In the imagination of many people, when all of them have retired, the young Cao Xuan will still be in his prime, leading a group of new-generation artists to lead the Spring Festival Gala.
But unexpectedly, they were still struggling on stage, and Cao Xuan had already withdrawn and left.
Many veterans of the Spring Festival Gala couldn't help but think about it. For example, Guo Dastanson, who had already intended to retire, also talked about his retirement plan with his partner Cai Ming.
Lao Zhao is not feeling well either, Audio-Technica has broken up, Song Dandan is gone, and now Cao Xuan, an old acquaintance, is also leaving.
People he knew left the Spring Festival Gala one by one, which made Lao Zhao's mentality more and more depressed. If it weren't for the disciples still relying on him for support, I am afraid he might have the idea of ??retiring.
Looking at the sighing crowd, Cao Xuan didn't have much fluctuations. This group of people shouted that they were under pressure to retire every day, and they might not really leave one in a year.
Therefore, it is good to listen to similar bitterness. Unless an official like him announces his withdrawal, Cao Xuan will not believe it
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The plot of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is too one-sided in my thinking, and I was confused by many comments.
It¡¯s not easy to change it now, let¡¯s see if I have a chance to make up for it later, I will pay more attention to similar plots in the future, I hope you will see ?