Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 259 A new era has arrived, guys

On October 10th, at midnight US time on Friday, and noon China time on Friday, the much anticipated new collaboration single "Sunflower", the theme song for the Spider-Man movie, by Republic Records' super-generation streaming media twins Alex Shen and Post Malone was finally released.

(Tyler Bieber belongs to the new generation, and those who came later, including Ariana Grande and Dua Lipa, belong to the super generation)

Who are these two people?

The former, Alex Shen, is called the streaming emperor, music magician, and pop king of Generation Z by the media. He has many hit singles and three TOP 10 hits. He not only has a strong reputation and influence among young people around the world, but also has made great achievements in the fashion field, winning many top luxury endorsement resources. He is one of the most fashionable singers and the best singer in the fashion circle.

His first solo album "Underrated", released in April this year, sold 370 million copies, topping the 2018 global album sales chart.

The latter, Post Malone, is known as the rock star streaming king. His creations span multiple styles, breaking the framework of rap and hip-hop and combining multiple elements.

In just three years, his works have been a huge success on digital platforms, breaking all on-demand records on all digital platforms, and have accumulated 65 billion streams to date.

In a sense, their creative styles are extremely similar, both of which have a strong sense of gap and separation, which leads to outside doubts about whether they are secretly hiring ghostwriters.

Such cooperation itself is attractive enough.

In addition, Republic Records has been working tirelessly on multiple platforms to promote the collaborative singles of its third and fourth brothers, striving to create an effect of 1+1>2.

(Currently, the top two male singers signed to Republic Records are Drake and Bonsai, and Ariana Grande is the top singer. However, with Taylor Swift leaving and Big Machine about to join Republic, Ariana Grande may be forced to take second place.)

Therefore, many people, including but not limited to their fans and haters, mainstream media, professional music critics, music bloggers and even many fellow singers are paying close attention to what kind of works these two music magicians will bring together.

Naturally, I clicked to listen as soon as possible.

Sunflower

AlexShen/Post Malone
Lyrics: AlexShen/Post Malone
Composer: AlexShen/Post Malone
After a short buffer load, the music starts.

Many people's eyes lit up.

"Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy (ooh)."

"Ooh, ooh, ooh, ohh (ooh)."

The opening melody of the song and the lazy humming that has a very high school feel are catchy enough.

Countless teenagers who came late at night to listen to the new song co-produced by the two super-generation kings were so shocked that their eyes widened.

It still has that familiar feeling and taste, and Alex's voice is still so fascinating.

And when Shen Juan sang the main song, he brought out his most recognizable and proud voice to the fullest.

“Needless to say, I keep a check.” There is no doubt that I am always in control of the situation.

"She was all bad-bad, nevertheless (yeah)." But she was so hot and attractive.

"Callin' it quits now, baby, I'm a wreck (wreck)."

"Crash at my place, baby, you're a wreck (wreck)." Come to my place, baby, you're a wreck (wreck)."

As the song progressed, countless fans who were listening to the song had begun nodding their heads and shaking their legs along with the drum beats and vocals. With their eyes closed, they felt like they were walking alone in the deserted streets of the city, and they were completely excited.

God damn it! Alex is an absolute genius!

Why can he rap so well?
I fucking love this Asian boy!

“You’re the sunflower.”

You are a sunflower.

As Malone sang the last line of the lyrics, the song, which lasted only 2 minutes and 38 seconds, came to an end.

After listening to the whole song, some listeners who were completely addicted have not yet come to their senses. They just subconsciously clicked on the single loop, and then quickly shared it with their friends, or logged into their social accounts to post their brief thoughts on this new song.

At this moment, they had only one thought in their minds.

That is: this song will definitely be a big hit!

I swear on me and my brother's Gao Wan!
This song is going to be a huge hit!
I'm going to see the damn name Sunflower on the Billboard Hot 100 chart next week!
It’s 5 a.m. on the th, US time.

"Holyshxt! The initial data of Alex and Post's new song has exploded! In just two hours, the number of views on Spotify has exceeded four million! And it's still early morning in North America and early morning in Europe. I'm sure that by tomorrow morning, the growth data on Spotify will be even more exaggerated!"

Roy is watching the latest collaboration single "Sunflower" by Shen Juan and Ma Long on his computer.

As a practitioner in the music media industry, in order to firmly grasp the popularity and traffic, it is natural to keenly capture all news that may become a hot topic in the near future.

The powerful combination of these two post-95 generation streaming media overlords who have emerged in the past two years has naturally become a key topic of focus in the North American music scene recently.

Through the pre-promotion of Republic Records, he knew that the person who led the song was Shen Juan, and he was the first to be credited whether it was writing the lyrics, composing the music or arranging the music.

There are even reports that Post Malone decided to collaborate with this Chinese music wizard the moment he heard the demo of this song at home. "He is 120% a super talented creator who is no less talented than me!" This is what Ma Long said when he mentioned Shen Juan in a media interview some time ago.

"Alex became famous at a young age, is gifted and talented, and any adjective used to praise people in the world is not an exaggeration to describe him. I simply love him to death!" Ariana Grande, the top singer of Republic Records and the pop queen, said this to the media.

"I had a brief exchange with him before. He has a stunning face and makes people feel like a spring breeze. He is also a great creator. I hope I will have the opportunity to work with him in the future." Taylor Swift, who had a bad relationship with her old employer some time ago and is now getting close to Republic Records and is rumored to be joining the label, also briefly mentioned Shen Juan.

Moreover, as the popularity of the streaming media album "Underrated" continued to ferment, Alex's popularity and fame in North America gradually expanded, to the point that some mainstream North American media reversely forwarded news about the Chinese entertainment industry for North American fans who were extremely eager to see Shen Juan again to browse and watch.

【Alex is the most popular idol star in China! Every time he appears in China and the entire Asia-Pacific region, he will trigger a storm of star chasing. He carries the support and expectations of 1.4 billion or more people. Maybe he has just started to gain popularity in North America, but he has already become a living legend in Asia-Pacific.】

Although it is not known whether this media, which will do anything to gain traffic, has the suspicion of over-exaggerating Shen Juan's popularity and influence in Asia, for many Americans and teenagers, including Roy, this is indeed one of the few news channels that can help them learn about Shen Juan's current development in the Far East.

Therefore, many people did believe what this large news media said about Shen Juan, and thought that he had already cleared the Asian server before coming to the United States.

He is a gifted Asian, and naturally possesses the talent and ability to compete with North American geniuses.

As a result, Shen Juan's status in their hearts was instantly elevated, and it became more natural and comfortable for them to become Shen Juan's fans.

"The streaming superstar with global influence is like this. Although it is early morning in America, it is daytime in Asia. When Asia enters the night, America enters the daytime. This means that his streaming data growth will never be interrupted, and there will always be a steady stream of new forces to support him. Moreover, this time he has also found a trump card like Post Malone to cooperate with, which will have a huge impact on every first-line singer in the music industry. Now is the streaming era, and singers who can keep up with the version can become the main force in the music industry in the next few years."

Roy's colleague Steve is also paying attention to this new song, but looking to the future, he is more concerned about the singers' growing dominance in the streaming media field.

"So Steve, do you think Alex will become the hottest thing in this streaming era?"

"I can only say it's difficult. Although Bieber has been a little quiet in recent years, The Weeknd is in his heyday, Sean Harry has emerged as a rising star, and Alex's nationality is not an advantage." Although Steve's analysis was very rational, he still chose to stand on Shen Juan's side. "But from the perspective of a music fan, I am looking forward to Alex bringing more excellent works in the future. He has shown me things that we don't see in our North American singers and artists."

"I couldn't agree more. Alex's outfit, style, and personal image are all eye-catching. So...what title do you think we should give this news?" Roy started talking about business.

Steve frowned and pondered for a long time, then he tapped the keyboard and typed the following words on the computer screen.

[You are listening to 103.5 Alex&Post FM. You have been dormant in the dark for too long. Now it is time to step into the light and open your arms to embrace your destiny. ]

The new collaboration single and movie theme song by two of the hottest new music stars in the world today has been released, and the corresponding global simultaneous marketing publicity and social platform promotion organized by fans are naturally indispensable.

Republic Records, Le Hua behind Shen Juan, and the film's producers Sony and Disney, all worked together to form a massive marketing team.

In China, it quickly took over many social platforms where young people gather, such as Weibo, Douban, Tieba, and Douyin.

Overseas, the main term #Sunflower# topped the Twitter trends in dozens of countries, and multiple related terms also entered the list to attract more attention.

On iTunes, with the strong financial support of Alovers from all over the world, "Sunflower" naturally topped the singles chart and Rap chart in more than 100 countries and regions around the world.

But to be honest, Shen Juan is now too lazy to pay attention to the iTunes chart performance.

Although B-list Hot 100 will calculate sales scores based on iTunes data, sales are the easiest thing to manipulate.

In his opinion, a list where even Kris can get first place has no authority or value.

As for the MV's playback data on YouTube?
Although it is the theme song for the movie "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse", the content of the MV is all movie clips, which is equivalent to playing a trailer.

But the number of views and likes is still very good.

It’s no problem to break 24 million in hours.

With this popularity foundation, no matter what singles or MVs are released, they will have a very good basic base.

Moreover, fans all over the world, not just the fans themselves, have given extremely high praise to this song, not only liking the song itself, but even the singer himself.

[At this pace, I'm completely high. ]

[This song is really awesome! Alex, my god! ]

[I bet this song will become a must-listen song for American high school this year. Alex really understands what young people want! Malone's participation is also a plus. ]

[Awesome collaboration! My two favorite singers! Alex's voice is smooth and Malone's voice is rough. ]

[It feels like jumping home in the sunshine. ]

[This song incorporates hip-hop, Latin and pop elements, with a dynamic and lively rhythm, singing out the young and ignorant boy's inner heart. Alex's voice is simply a treasure! ]

[Alex Fever, which originated at the beginning of this year and gradually spread to all parts of the world, is still continuing and getting worse. ]

[Alex always refreshes people's perception of him again and again. He never seems to understand what a bottleneck is. His potential has no limit. He is an absolute genius monster! ]

[A new era has arrived, guys. Whether you like P.Malone or AlexShen, they will lead pop music into a new era.]

Listeners from all over the world set up a coronation ceremony for the two in the comment section in different languages.

Although some of the praise is exaggerated and unrealistic, it is undeniable that when people discuss who among the group of young singers emerging in the current streaming media era is most likely to become a pop superstar, Shen Juan has become an important presence that cannot be ignored.

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(End of this chapter)