American Entertainment: Taylor Swift wrote a song for the beginning

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On the other side, Ryan and Arthur also saw Jimmy Iowa appear.

"Would you like to visit, Ryan?" Arthur said.

Ryan didn't refuse. He raised his glass and greeted Jimmy Iowa.

"Ryan! Haha, I've been wanting to meet you for a long time!" Jimmy Iowa smiled immediately when he saw Ryan, and he took the initiative to hug Ryan.

"I have mobilized a lot of old friends to vote for you as the best newcomer of the year. This time the task of fighting the British is left to you." Jimmy said with a smile.

American girls have a filter for the British, and American pop music has also experienced two "British invasions". In the 1960s, British bands represented by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones once dominated the American pop music market.

The second British invasion happened in the 1980s, when music videos were still a new thing.

Now, the third "British invasion" may have arrived. In addition to last year's Amy Winehouse, this year's Adele is also coming in strong.

On the October 08, 10 episode of Saturday Night Live, the main guest was Sarah Palin, the vice president nominated by O'Neal's rival McCain, and Adele was the musical guest. This episode created the highest ratings for SNL in 18 years, with more than 1700 million viewers. Since then, Adele has become a hit in the United States, and the paid downloads of her music in online music stores have been climbing.

In the long run, Adele, as the "adult lyrical queen", has put the final nail in Leona's coffin.

Her "adult lyrical style" is also one of the most favored categories by Grammy judges, which naturally adds points to her from the critics.

At the age of 19, she received four nominations, including New Artist of the Year, Best Pop Female Vocalist, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year. Three of them were the most prestigious general awards, which shows how popular she is among critics.

Ryan did receive three nominations, including New Artist of the Year, Best Dance Production (Wake Me Up), and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (Unstoppable), the last of which he shared with Leona.

From the perspective of nominations, Ryan is obviously not as good as Adele. The only advantage is that he is fighting at home and has an American skin. As for the odds, just wait and see. Besides, he is not the one with the lowest odds now, but Adele.

"It's not easy." Ryan laughed. Although this year's Amy was not as well received by critics as last year's Amy, it was not easy to beat her.

Electronic music itself is a new thing, and I only have one EP to participate in the selection, which is fraught with difficulties.

"Miracles always happen." Jimmy comforted.

"Also, how are sales of the clothing line going?" Jimmy suddenly asked.

Ryan couldn't figure out why he asked this, but replied: "Not bad, you know after being spotted by Anna Wintour, many people in the fashion industry followed suit."

"You're right, you have huge commercial value and many fanatical fans behind you," Jimmy said with a smile.

"So, I want to work with you and Taylor to launch a co-branded version of Beats headphones. You don't need to worry about the design. The staff will give you the design draft for review. You just need to cooperate in some publicity. You and Taylor will enjoy the copyright share at that time."

Ryan currently has nothing to do with the headphone industry, so this collaboration does sound very attractive.

Moreover, if this pair of headphones becomes a hit, won’t other brands approach Taylor and I to collaborate in the future?

Ryan thought of the previous CK underwear advertisement...this thing was a pure profit.

The question is, shouldn't someone from the Beats brand contact him about this? As the big boss, does Jimmy need to do this himself?

Ryan looked at Taylor who was standing not far away, only to find that she seemed to have encountered something bad and had a gloomy face.

Ryan waved to Taylor and asked her to come over.

At first Taylor thought Ryan was calling someone, and only came over after confirming again and again.

"This is Jimmy Iovine, president of Interscope Records," Ryan introduced.

"The Beats headphones he founded wanted to make a co-branded model between the two of us."

"Mr. Iowa, did you let Lady Gaga replace me?" Taylor suddenly said to him.

Instead? Ryan frowned when he heard the news.

Jimmy was confused: "Is this true? How come I don't know about it?"

Ryan and Tyler looked at each other and both realized that Jimmy might be playing dumb.

"Mr. Iowen, if you want to cooperate with us, then..." Taylor was about to speak.

Directly interrupted by Ryan.

"We agreed to the co-branded headphones, but the performance at the Grammys..." Ryan's thoughts raced.

"It's very important to Taylor, so I hope you can give her a chance."

"This is a difficult problem. Taylor needs this opportunity, but don't other singers need it too?" Jimmy shook his head.

"But I was the first one..." Taylor wanted to speak.

He was interrupted again by Ryan.

"In exchange, I can postpone the release of the new album until after October this year," Ryan said.

Lady Gaga's album "The Fame" is participating in next year's Grammy selection.

If Ryan's new album is released before October this year, it will collide with "The Fame". "You know, she and I are both electronic styles, competing for the same category award. I think it's a good deal to exchange a performance for a competitor, what do you think?" Ryan laughed.

"If that's the case... then it's worth considering." Jimmy marveled at Ryan's active mind.

"Well, I'll discuss this matter with the Grammy producer first...see you later." Jimmy nodded and followed him upstairs.

"Then what are you going to do?" Taylor immediately turned to look at Ryan.

It was not her intention to get the performance opportunity in this way.

"I'm not affected. The singles will continue to be released and can still participate in the Grammy nominations. The only award I'm giving up in a real sense is the Best Electronic/Dance Album award. All other awards are unaffected." Ryan had his own thoughts when he said that. For him, losing this award would not be a big loss, but in Jimmy's eyes, the situation was completely different. It was like exchanging a smaller price for a gain.

"There's more than just this one. In addition to the electronic album, there's also the album of the year," Taylor reminded.

"Silly girl, you are also participating in the selection of album of the year." Ryan tapped her forehead.

This is what he really meant. His and Taylor's new albums must be included in different selection years in order to maximize the benefits.

Ryan seemed to be making way for Lady Gaga, but in fact, he was making way for himself... Taylor suddenly realized the truth.

Ryan's poke not only hit her forehead, but also her heart.

She suddenly blushed, then turned her head away: "I don't want your charity."

"You're so stubborn. Next time when I talk to others, say less." Ryan reminded with a smile. Taylor almost messed up things just now.

"Next time you talk, I'll sew your mouth shut." Taylor made a zipper gesture.

Then a figure suddenly passed by Taylor and almost hit him.

Ryan looked over and could tell from the back that it was Rihanna.

After a few seconds, Ryan saw Chris Brown chasing after her again and caught up with Rihanna at the party entrance.

He was about to hold her back, but Rihanna shook his hand away and continued to walk out, and Chris Brown chased after her.

"These two are having a conflict." Taylor noticed.

"If I get angry, will you chase me?" Taylor looked at Ryan.

"I'll carry you straight home."

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"Just say a few words to her, why are you in such a hurry?" Chris Brown followed Rihanna all the way to the car they came in, a Maverick.

"Are you still planning on sleeping with her? Bastard!" Rihanna also has a bad temper and she clapped her hands directly.

"Stop it." Chris Brown stopped him.

Rihanna kicked Chris Brown.

These hits exerted force, and Chris Brown was a little angry.

"I told you to stop it, bitch." Chris Brown started to fight back and punched Rihanna directly in the face.

Rihanna's eyes went dark, and she fought back even harder without saying a word, while starting to insult Chris Brown.

A couple was struggling in the car, and the low-lying sports car began to shake. This was real car sex.

Chris Brown was not polite either. He quickly gained the upper hand and punched Rihanna in the face.

A few minutes later, Rihanna's face was swollen like a pig's head.

"Pah!" Rihanna spat out a mouthful of blood directly on Chris Brown's face.

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The party is over and Ryan and Tyler return to the hotel.

On the way, Ryan received a call from the producer of the awards ceremony.

"I'll tell Taylor to prepare a new song." Ryan looked at Taylor beside him.

The deal with Jimmy worked.

"What?" Ryan's voice suddenly raised the next second.

"I understand. I'll discuss it with Taylor and give you a reply in an hour." Ryan quickly put down the phone.

"Chris Brown and Rihanna got into a fight in a parking lot. Rihanna was seriously injured. Both of their live performances were canceled."

"Now, the producer asked me if I'd like to temporarily take over and prepare a new show!"

(End of this chapter)