"I'll do it myself." Song Ya made a few noises from between his teeth and stopped the other party's overly affectionate behavior. He whispered the strange thing that Sandy Glenn found in the eyes of her when he looked at her last time. "Your performance is very abnormal now, Mimi."
"Really? I don't feel it at all..." Mariah Carey was also surprised, "I thought I was disguised well."
"What to pretend?" A black voice came from behind her.
"Ah!" Her dolphin sound was frightened, attracting surprised eyes from many people in the hall.
"Mr. Simmons." It is Russell Simmons. Song Ya knows that the other party is looking for him. DefJam Records is a label of Sony Columbia Records. It is only natural for him to come to this dinner.
"Let's talk." Mariah Carey hurried away.
"Congratulations on winning the AMA award." Russell Simmons sneered. "But Grammys can't be won by the number of fans."
"So you're not happy to see me get a Grammy?" Song Ya titted for tat.
"Me? I think you deserve the Grammys, but the best rapper of the year? Sorry, I think you still lack something." The other party raised his glass to Song Ya, "Maybe it's a good time in two years. ."
"Perhaps."
There are only two RAP awards, and Song Yaben doesn’t expect to win, “So what about the best single of the year? Miss Kelly’s Empire State of Mind and I were also shortlisted. AMA has always been called a Grammy vane. Miss Kelly from the company has no personal opinion, right?"
"Of course not." Russell Simmons drank his glass. "See you at the Grammy."
"See you at Grammy."
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Chicago 1990 Chapter 238: Canvassing
Regarding the Grammys, Song Ya did not admit to Russell Simmons, but in fact his prospects for winning the prize are very bad.
"I don’t plan to spend too much effort on the best single of the year. Grammys are different from AMA. You and Mimi’s popularity won’t get much bonus points from professionals, while Brian Adams’ (EverythingIDo) IDoItforYou is No. 1 on the Billboard Annual List, Irving Gordon’s voice is also very loud, even if it’s candy, it’s his turn... and..."
He took the initiative to find Motula, and the other party briefly introduced Sony Columbia Records’ PR strategy for this Grammy. “Last year, after Mimi won the best newcomer and best female pop singer, the judges rebounded greatly. This year we have Keep a low profile. It is victory to hold the best female pop singer. She and Walter are nominated for the best producer award and there is little chance."
"What about my best RAP singer?" Song Ya asked.
"Excluding the label, the head office only started signing rap singers last year. It has little influence in this field, and your relationship with Quincy Jones and Russell Simmons has been handled badly, so..."
Motura was in a very good mood, drank a lot of wine and talked a lot, but his tendency was also obvious, "As for male singers, we will die against Michael Bolton this year."
"I think our last transaction involved Russell Simmons, Mr. Motura."
Song Ya was not reconciled.
"After the acquisition of Amerika Music Magazine was finalized, I urged them to stop criticizing you in the media. They did it, and instead focused on the new VIBE magazine. Isn’t that enough? Although the head office Owns 50% of DefJam Records, but Russell Simmons is the boss after all, and your opponent is under the DefJam Records banner. I can’t make this greeting."
Motula patted Song Ya on the shoulder, "As a singer who has just made his debut, it is already a remarkable achievement to tie the PR battle at home in New York where Russell Simmons has run for more than ten years. Wait another year until next year. Your album should be almost sold, and chances of winning will be even greater when the time comes."
Except for a useless guarantee, Song Ya didn’t get anything from Motula. He now recalled the fact that Russell Simmons said “Grammy See” before, and he was angry, "I won’t be so easy. Just admit defeat." He secretly made up his mind.
"Mimi, I'm leaving a bit beforehand, Walt, Roberto, bye."
After hurriedly saying goodbye to Mariah Carey and others, he returned to the hotel and called Hayden and others to discuss countermeasures.
"Last time Shirley Fleming made it very clear that her network is not convenient to help with RAP awards, so if Sony Columbia Records does not intend to conduct a large-scale public relations, then you only have the best single of the year award. It’s a general award, it’s very difficult."
Grammy’s selection mechanism is not something you can vote for if you are eligible to vote. Except for the four major categories (newcomer of the year, single of the year, album of the year, album of the year), each judge can only choose from dozens of other awards. Eight items are selected for voting. In addition to four general items, the judges in Shirley Fleming's network generally only choose eight classical music and related awards for voting.
What if these people have to choose one item to vote in the RAP category? Of course there is no problem with the specific operation, but in fact, a large-scale transfer is completely impossible.
Assuming that Shirley Fleming really greeted the judges on a large scale, and there are more insiders, and the mouth must be mixed, then this news cannot be kept secret. Once the news of "classical white judges interfering in the selection of black rap awards" came out, it was definitely a scandal. Song Ya, Shirley Fleming who said hello, and the judges who switched to vote were inevitably caught in a commotion.
"So if you use force, it can only be in the general category, and the general award is the most competitive, because all the judges can vote." Hayden said.
"William Morris can't stay out of the matter." Song Ya pointed at him and said, "Help me meet Donovan, just tomorrow."
"Are you determined?" Hayden asked.
"I will try my best to get what I want." Song Ya replied.
"Okay, I see. William Morris, Shirley Fleming, BABYFACE from LAFACE Records, Steven from Atlantic Records, As Cube, and Rick Robbin from Def Records..." Hayden board proceeded Finger count, "We have to as soon as possible, the votes of the judges will start to be sent out one after another."
"I will call them tomorrow."
The next day, after Song Ya and Donovan decided to compete for the best single of the year, he started holding the phone one by one to solicit votes. In addition to the candidates listed by Hayden, he also did not let go of those as long as they could get a little bit of it. The judges of the relationship even called NAS’s father, Jones, who has some connections in the jazz circle in New York.
The results are good. Except for BABYFACE, Steven and Shirley Fleming, who owe their favors and will definitely help, as well as Es Cube, everyone at least expressed their willingness to vote for him on the phone. Rikrupin is particularly active, but There is an exchange condition, that is, next year Song Ya will use his contacts to return to his singer.
"Okay, no problem, Rick." Song Ya put down the phone, "Who else?" He and Taraji have researched the address book, and no one can call.
"Mariah Carey." Hayden reminded, "She also has a share in this award. Can't you stay out of it? Should she influence Motura?"
Song Ya doesn't like to listen to this now, so he calmly considered it and dialed Motura's phone directly, "Mr. Motura, I still plan to put my full strength on the annual single."
"I heard, you are asking people everywhere."
Motura’s news was extremely well-informed, "You are like a child who never wants to be obedient."
"After all, I have five years of distribution rights in Sony Columbia. As you said, we will have time to mend the relationship with each other..." Song Ya said.