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Chapter 62 If he really gets the Chinese language award, it's all over.
Generally speaking, if a single person receives an invitation, it only means one thing: that they have at least been nominated for an award.

Otherwise, Xia Shen isn't some big name in the industry, nor is he a senior figure with high qualifications, so the organizing committee wouldn't have sent him a special letter just to invite him to the ceremony.

Actually, you don't necessarily have to win an award. You will receive an invitation even if you are nominated, and the nomination list will be published at the same time. If anyone is interested, it is not difficult to find the relevant data with a little research.

Normally, not many people would pay attention to this data.

Those who pay a little attention to industry news or the entertainment circle might take the time to investigate.

However, one situation that cannot be ignored this year is that this year is quite different from previous years.

This year marks the first time that a dedicated award has been established for the rap genre.

This proves that rappers no longer need to crowd together with pop artists and then face the onslaught of pop music; instead, they can have their own space.

In addition, this year's Best Rap Performance is actually controversial.

The conflict between Lang Naxi and Xia Shen recently caused quite a stir, trending on social media repeatedly and even sparking a major controversy within the pop culture community. This dispute has garnered significant attention from various parties.

In addition, Xia Shen is now showing signs of becoming the fourth largest producer of historical songs on Douyin and Kuaishou, so he already has a lot of popularity.

This leads to a situation where...

Almost a large number of people began to wail in despair.

Especially now, with Wolf Naxi's fans seeing their Spotify data being crushed by Xia Shen, they have resolutely joined the mainstream in condemning rap.

Isn't this hilarious? By its very nature, Wolf Naxi's fans are a niche audience of rap music.

Then, because of disputes with rival groups and fan wars, they resolutely joined the mainstream music community that had always looked down on them, to denounce musicians who also came from underground rap music.

This has resulted in the current online public opinion environment being very unfavorable to Xia Shen.

Especially now, the data from domestic platforms, including international platforms like Didi Chuxing, is actually quite similar to that of domestic platforms.

They're all over 10 billion!

The massive traffic didn't bring Xia Shen much benefit; instead, it brought endless condemnation.

"Disgusting, I'm about to throw up. Xia Shen is basically safe, right?"

"Isn't this an established fact? Don't you see what the Golden Melody Awards have become? It's become a popularity chart, okay? In previous years, the Golden Melody Awards would still follow artistry and give awards to the songs with the best musicality, but now it's all about popularity. In terms of popularity, who can beat Xia Shen now?"

"One album, over 20 billion plays worldwide! Who can compare? These numbers are so incredible, I'm in a daze. Is this even realistically achievable? There aren't even 20 billion plays in the entire world!"

"This is the era we live in now. Data inflation is extremely exaggerated. Through this incident, I've also realized that the music scene abroad is actually quite similar to that in China. Everyone likes history."

"Now, if you click in and listen for ten seconds, and you can have a catchy melody that can hold people's attention, then you've succeeded."

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, okay? Xia Shen's songs are actually quite good localized works. Even though they're localized, they're still pure Memphis rap. The lyrics translated into English are faithful, expressive, and elegant. Besides, the lyrics themselves aren't messy at all; they're all very logical. It's just that people outside of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Hainan might find it hard to understand." "I'm based in Guangzhou, and honestly, there are a lot of nouveau riche here whose villas have KTVs inside. It's just that their taste and attitude towards life don't match their wealth. I actually admire Xia Shen. He can vividly portray this nouveau riche vibe in just a few words. In a world full of profanity and aggressive rap, isn't that already a level of awesomeness?"

"Hilarious! After listening to songs for so many years, the conclusion I've drawn is that only Chinese music really focuses on lyrics. But isn't music just about melody? Only when the melody and rhythm aren't well-developed would they focus so much on lyrics, right? Listen to those symphonies and works by top masters, do any of them have lyrics?"

"Hilarious! The person upstairs is completely misleading us. The advantages of Mandarin are undeniable. What's wrong with localizing music to promote the strengths of our region? Mandarin is the world's number one language right now, is there a problem with that? Its complexity surpasses all other languages ​​in the world, it's the most elegant language. Is there a problem with us developing lyrics?"

The internet is in complete chaos right now.

To be fair, Xia Shen has developed a number of loyal fans during this period. After all, he already has an account with hundreds of thousands of followers, although he doesn't post much content and has only had one introductory video so far.

But there's no denying how much attention he gets!
His songs, especially the rap tracks on his new album, such as "Wealth from All Directions/Cause and Effect" and "Great Ambitions," have basically dominated the Douyin and Kuaishou scene.

These are the same few songs almost everywhere I go, plus those DJ versions.

Unbeknownst to many, Xia Shenzhen has truly entered the public eye thanks to her extraordinary output and exceptionally high rate of creating best-selling products.

With the support of die-hard fans in the rap community, a large number of die-hard fans will naturally emerge.

The two groups argued fiercely, each side having its own version of the truth.

However, Xia Shen's fan base is still rather small compared to the large user base of other groups.

This left Xia Shen's fans with little ability to defend themselves, even though they tried their best to explain what was so good about "Great Ambitions" and that even the lyrics were fine and the production was very traditional Memphis.

However, the differences among the audiences created a huge sense of division, which made many opinions unacceptable, and people could only criticize each other fiercely.

Some more extreme netizens even put forward more extreme views!

"Hahahaha, the Chinese music scene is truly finished."

"Indeed, compared to Brother Chicken, he's nothing. But in the end, Brother Chicken is actually the hope of the Chinese music scene. Isn't that ridiculous?"

"If Xia Shen really wins Best Song, the Chinese music scene will be ruined."

"I don't care how popular it is overseas, what does that have to do with me? In my opinion, this song is just no good!"

"When will Xia Shen retire from the music scene? Seriously, there are already fewer and fewer good songs in the domestic music scene, and everywhere you go you hear this kind of garbage, all because of people like them!"

"Is it possible that the current state of the Chinese music scene was chosen by the audience, not by industry professionals?"

"Upstairs, what do you mean?"

"It means exactly what it says, what else could it mean?"

(End of this chapter)