Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

The next day was another sunny day in Los Angeles. Because Link had returned late last night, he slept in and by the time he woke up, the sky outside was already bright.

"Honey, time to get up."

"No, I want to sleep a bit more, you go ahead and start cooking."

"Alright!"

Link stretched lazily, slipped on a T-shirt and large shorts, and pulled open the curtains. The morning light of Los Angeles streamed through the window, warm and inviting.

Seeing that Taylor was still asleep, he drew the curtains again, did some chest-expanding exercises, and went down for a run on the bay road, covering over ten kilometers. He also stopped by the Carrefour supermarket at the bay to pick up some fresh vegetables and fruits.

When he got back home, Taylor had just gotten up and was busy in the bathroom.

Link made breakfast, placed it on the table, and began reading the newspaper while eating.

The Grammys had ended, and the news about the awards was out.

Beyonce had six wins out of ten nominations, becoming the artist with the most awards in a single Grammys in history.

Taylor had four wins out of eight nominations, making her second in terms of the number of awards won.

Jay-Z was third, with three wins out of five nominations.

Lady Gaga, Kanye, Eminem, Maxwell, and King Leon all won two awards each.

Link, however, won only two out of his eight nominations, making him the most controversial topic of this year’s Grammys.

The Los Angeles Times commented that by nominating more young artists this year, the Grammys had made significant progress, showing that over the next decade, the event would adopt a more open attitude in embracing newcomers and the internet, unlike in the past few years when it treated the internet as an enemy of the music industry.

That was a good thing, but during the award process, the judges still hesitated to step forward boldly and accept new things.

For example, Link released thirty-two songs last year. Three topped the Billboard singles chart, and twenty-two made it into the top 100. Although he did not have the most number-one singles, nor was he the one with the most songs in the top 100,

He was the one with the highest number of entries into the top 100 in the same year.

This was a new record in Billboard history.

Additionally, his singles "See You Again," "Unstoppable," "Give Me Reason," "Believer," and "Lighters" were ranked first, ninth, eighteenth, thirty-second, and forty-fifth, respectively, on Rolling Stone’s ’Top 50 of 09’ list.

Link was the only artist to have five songs on that chart at the same time.

For such a remarkably successful artist, the Grammys could have adopted a more open and accepting attitude, but they did not.

Lady Gaga faced a similar treatment. Since last year, she became synonymous with fashion, avant-garde, and eccentricity. Her songs and her persona swept across the globe, making her a phenom. Yet, at this Grammys, she only received two awards, best dance recording and best dance/electronic album.

The Los Angeles Times described this year’s Grammys as having cunningly retracted her steps to mark time.

Other mainstream media also reviewed the Grammys, with mixed reactions, making this year’s event highly controversial.

Beyond the Grammy news, the mainstream media also reported that 50 Cent, representing Justin Bieber, challenged Link at the event, proposing a showdown on the pop charts. ŗαƝꝊʙЁs̈

The media covered and commented on this incident as well.

The Hollywood Reporter even had a quirky piece of news; at 11:45 last night, the Los Angeles 911 center received a call claiming "50 Cent is about to shoot something." According to police investigations, the phone number belonged to the famous rapper Eminem.

Netizens speculated that the intended target of 50 Cent might have been Link Baker.

This news added a hint of bloodshed to their chart rivalry in March and April.

Ding-a-ling!

Link put down the newspaper, stood up, and picked up his charging phone.

"Good morning, got any good news for me?"

Link sat back down on the couch, legs propped up, letting the Los Angeles sun shine on him.

"No! I’ve got a few pieces of bad news for you, are you ready for them?"

The voice of Ivanka through the handset carried a hint of morning sluggishness, as if swept across by Olivia’s fluffy tail.

"A few?"

Link was somewhat surprised.

"Yes! According to insider information from the Grammy jury, last night you were set to win five Grammys, second only to Beyonce, but due to external interference, three of your awards were negotiated away."

"Really? Did you find out who the mastermind behind the scenes is?"

Last night, Link had already guessed, and he wasn’t surprised by the news. He picked up the milk on the table and took a sip.

"There’s one suspect, little Kunas."

"Turning hate from love?"

"Don’t joke!"

Eva’s voice was calm as she said, "Another thing, starting last night, many singers publicly endorsed Justin’s ’Baby,’ causing the sales of this single to surge from 23,000 to 28,000. With this trend, this song is very likely to top the charts this week."

"No worries! We have our own chart-topping singles too."

Link said while eating bread.

"Don’t be careless. Even a trivial song can be hyped up to a chart-topping single by them. This shows that Justin’s backing company is very strong in hyping songs and promoting artists, more professional than our team. It’s a formidable opponent. We should be more vigilant."

Link nodded, feeling that Eva was making sense.

In the past, singers became famous through talent, some taking ten years to make a sudden splash.

In the internet era, many things changed; singers often gain fame more through marketing hype, comprehensive exposure, and fanbase building. From Kanye and Justin’s explosive popularity, it was clear that SB Agency’s Scooter was undoubtedly a marketing wizard.

"I understand. Is there any more bad news?"

"Do you want to hear it, there’s a lot more."

Eva told him a few more pieces of bad news.

For instance, Wiz Khalifa smoked marijuana in the recording studio, though he promised not to do it again, his assurance felt uncertain.

Also, Mars lost two hundred thousand dollars gambling in a casino in his hometown, Hawaii, during New Year, and was detained at the casino. It was only because his assistant paid the money that he was bailed out. Last week, a tabloid broke this news, and Link’s PR department spent a sum of money to suppress it.

After hearing this, Link touched his forehead. His singers were talented, but none of them adhered to rules.

Wiz Khalifa had the street name ’God of Weed’, and Mars was known as ’Gambling God’.

Lana was slightly better, with no issues for now, but it was only temporary. Previously in news interviews, she often spoke about wanting to die; even her album titles were ’Kill Kill’ and ’Born to Dead’.

Each one of them was a troubled youth.

Given Link Music’s current situation, internal and external troubles, surviving the competition in the industry and striving for growth were not easy tasks.

Link asked Eva for any strategies, and Eva told him to focus on preparing for the Super Bowl, not to worry about other things for now. She called to remind him to be more cautious and wary of being sabotaged by competitors.

Link expressed his understanding.

"Boss, it’s time to go to the arts theater for rehearsal."

Anna came in with her handbag and reminded.

"Got it!"

Link drank the milk in his cup, shouted upstairs, ’Honey, I’m heading off to rehearsal,’ put on his coat, and left the house.

The Grammy Awards ceremony was on January 31, followed by the Super Bowl on February 7, only seven days apart, so Link had been busy finishing up the Grammys and then immediately continued with rehearsals for the Super Bowl halftime show.

In the few days he rehearsed, the competition in the music scene intensified. On the album charts, Kesha, Battlefront Goddess Band, Monica Arnold, and others fought each other fiercely for the top spot on the weekly charts.

The competition on the singles chart was even fiercer, Wiz’s ’Black and Yellow,’ Battlefront Goddess’s ’Need You Now,’ Arthur’s ’Hey Daddy,’ Kesha’s and Justin’s ’Baby.’

These five songs were also number one on the rap, country music, blues, and pop charts respectively.

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Battlefront Goddess Band’s ’Need You Now’ had been topping the charts for two consecutive weeks in mid-January and had the potential to continue.

However, after the Grammys, ’Baby’ received a lot of endorsements from famous singers, and its exposure greatly increased.

There were many YouTube influencers making videos imitating Justin’s dance moves, which brought a lot of popularity to the song. There were also radio broadcasts, television commercials, bar and mall airplays, all featuring this song.

After the Grammys, the digital sales of ’Baby’ on online platforms skyrocketed, selling 124,000 copies in one week, defeating ’Need You Now’ on the singles chart to become a number one single, making Justin the youngest artist in Billboard history to achieve a chart-topping single.

Justin’s fame in the European and American music scene greatly increased overnight, almost making him the most popular male artist in pop music.

Many media outlets predicted that, given Justin’s current popularity, even if Link could beat him on the singles chart, it wouldn’t be easy.

New York Post also mentioned that Justin, Arthur, and Drake opted to release their new albums around the time of Link’s third album. Whether Link’s third album could break through and achieve good results was still unknown.

Regarding these news, Link didn’t care, focusing only on rehearsing new songs in the theater.

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