460 Super Bowl halftime show from the Rolling Stones
The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the NFL Professional Football League, which is roughly equivalent to the Champions League finals in European football and the annual NBA Finals.
However, football also has the World Cup and European Cup, and basketball also has the Olympic Games. The gold content of the Champions League and NBA Finals is not undisputedly the first in the football/basketball field.
As for football, the influence of national events is relatively weak, and the Super Bowl is the highest event and honor of the sport.
Rugby is divided into British and American rugby. The latter is more influential and is the most popular sport in the United States and parts of North America.
The annual Super Bowl is also the event that most Americans pay most attention to every year. The ratings are often the first in the United States throughout the year, and the food consumption in a single day is second only to Thanksgiving. Its influence can be understood as the Spring Festival Gala in the United States.
Well, it’s not the crotchless Spring Festival Gala of later generations, but the Spring Festival Gala at its peak...
The Super Bowl is one of the most commercially developed events in the world, and it can even be removed.
If they don't make a lot of money from broadcasting rights, ticket revenue, advertising fees and various developments, these capitalists will be unable to sleep when they go home at night.
Therefore, the Super Bowl is both a game and a commercial carnival.
In order to attract as many viewers as possible and increase advertising and ratings, the Super Bowl also hosts a halftime show during the game and invites big-name singers to perform.
In 1993, Michael Jackson, who was at the peak of his popularity, made his Super Bowl debut and gave a performance that will go down in history.
Since then, the rules of Super Bowl halftime singer performances have also been introduced. The combination of sports competitions and music entertainment has greatly increased the ratings of the Super Bowl, making it a true American Spring Festival Gala.
By 2006, the Super Bowl halftime show had been established for more than ten years, and its influence was growing day by day, causing countless world music superstars to flock to it, and many of them were even proud to sing on stage.
This is not the first time Warner has helped Cao Xuan contact the Super Bowl. There was contact in 2002, and the closest contact was in 2004.
At that time, Cao Xuan's second English album was released, and the Billboard went crazy. It won two championship singles, and also appeared on the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. It was widely praised and successfully promoted to the first-tier singers in Europe and the United States.
The person in charge of the Super Bowl was once very tempted and even discussed the details with Warner, but due to various considerations, he was still stopped by the bosses Janet Jackson and Justin Jia.
Then there was a famous scene in the history of the Super Bowl halftime show, which is not much less famous than Michael Jackson's ground-breaking performance.
Janet Jackson has plummeted from being the top diva in the United States. She was banned for a time and has not emerged from the shadows to this day.
Don't think that the United States is particularly open. Conservatives are very powerful. Many European and American celebrities have been humiliated by DF, especially at the beginning of the century, because of countless celebrities who have become famous due to similar scandals and incidents.
The various backlashes against feminism and other political correctness in Hollywood in later generations were partly caused by the over-conservatism of this period.
This incident had a great impact around the world. Within the United States, the conservative party criticized it, and many related activities and projects were affected. The 2004 Victoria's Secret Show was directly suspended as a result.
The Super Bowl halftime show in early 2005 was almost canceled, so it was handled very low-key.
Cao Xuan is Chinese. No matter how his performance is, it will definitely cause some controversy. Naturally, he will not be chosen at that time and will be missed again.
Until this year, the shadow of the incident two years ago has passed, and the person in charge of Super Watch has become more courageous. After Warner contacted, the two parties have been negotiating.
Then I saw the strong and crazy performance of Cao Xuan's new album "Legend".
At the beginning of January, the first song of Cao Xuan's new album "We Don't Talk Any Touch" started to hit the charts.
It reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in its first week and No. 11 the following week. It has now reached the top ten and is ranked No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In late January, Cao Xuan's second chart-topping song, "Monste", quickly became popular on the Internet and among fans with its ethereal and moving melody and lyrics.
The first song performed well at that time, largely due to the collaboration between Cao Xuan and Avril Lavigne.
This is also the reason why Cao Xuan put this song at the top of the charts. It is to combine the fame of the two to open up the situation as quickly as possible.
The second song is much easier to handle. You can directly rely on the popularity of the previous song. If the quality is good, the momentum will be stronger.
This is the case with "Monste". It reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in its first week, and reached the sixth place on the list the next week.
Although it has not been released since then, it is extremely popular and many people in the industry are optimistic about this song and believe that it can reach the top three or even become the number one single.
Two songs in the Billboard top ten in a row, one of which can even reach the top of the charts.
It may be an exaggeration to say that it shocked the American music scene, but it does make people see the strength of Cao Xuan's new album.
Many of America's top kings and queens have just released new albums at this level, or even slightly worse.
Many people are curious about what kind of surprise this [Oriental Music Magician], who has been silent for two years, will bring to everyone this time, and whether his new album will have such a high-quality hit.
Cao Xuan replied: Yes!
In late January, while Cao Xuan was preparing for the Spring Festival Gala in China, the third chart-topping song from his new album was released
"Rolling in the Deep"
The Chinese translation is called "Tears in the Deep", a masterpiece of European and American queen Adele, and the first title song of her second album.
How awesome is this song? Not only did Adele take the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time, but it also stayed at the top for 7 consecutive weeks, and even finally topped the 2011 Billboard Hot 100 year-end ranking.
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And this song also won three awards from the Grammy Awards: [Best Single of the Year], [Best Production of the Year], and [Best Music Video].
Two-word evaluation: Wang Zhao!
To be honest, Cao Tianwang has been eyeing Adele for more than a day or two. After all, she is the daughter of Grammy and Billboard. She sells like crazy, dominates the charts, and even gets merciless when winning awards.
As early as when he was preparing his second English album, Cao Xuan wanted to make a profit.
Later, considering that Adele's singing skills were extraordinary, her vocal range was extremely wide, and her songs were difficult to sing, Cao Xuan, in order to be on the safe side, took a break for two years to further improve and refine his singing skills. He felt that he could present it perfectly before finally starting to sing Adele.
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In fact, it's not just this song. There are many songs in Cao Xuan's new album, including the first two songs, which are very difficult to sing. The singing skills of ordinary singers simply cannot be mastered.
According to the routine of martial arts, songs are martial arts moves, singing skills are internal strength, and the function of the voice should be more about personal talent.
Some people have amazing talents and can use any moves at their fingertips. Those with poor talents have to work hard and develop their skills before they can master the moves like an arm and a finger.
Boss Cao is a steady person, but if he doesn't have enough internal strength and is not familiar with his moves, he will not go out to fight, otherwise it would be too embarrassing to be abused.
There was a two-year break, not only because he wanted to switch to movies, but also because Cao Xuan wanted to further hone his inner strength and then develop a super move.
There is no doubt that Cao Tianwang's choice is correct.
The speed at which European and American singers release albums is actually quite slow. It is normal for big names to release albums every two years, and it is very common for big names to release albums every three or four years. Therefore, the patience of fans is much longer than in China.
Cao Xuan delayed releasing a new album for two years, and his popularity will definitely fluctuate, but the impact will not be particularly big unless his new album hits the street.
And this kind of questioning voice, as Cao Xuan released three high-quality hit songs in January, directly stunned the American music scene.
"Rolling in the Deep" was released last, but it is the song with the most outstanding performance.
It ranked ninth on the Billboard singles chart in the first week, and the next week, it is currently ranked fourth. According to this trend, it can reach the top three or even higher in two weeks at most.
A song ranked in the top ten of the Billboard singles chart, and the American music industry smiled calmly.
The two songs were in the top ten of the Billboard singles chart, and the American music industry was slightly surprised.
However, three of the top ten songs on the Billboard singles chart were all reached within three weeks, and two of them are expected to hit the top singles. The most important thing is that they are just chart-topping songs. According to the normal process, Cao Xuan’s remaining
The album is definitely a hit.
This time the American music scene is really unable to sit still!
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Cao Xuan's first EP album "Chri'sTsao" had the best chart results when two songs took the runner-up spot on the Billboard singles chart, and all three songs entered the top ten.
The second official studio album "Relea Color" is also the album that made Cao Xuan famous.
A total of two number one singles were produced, and a total of four songs reached the top ten of the Billboard singles chart.
This ratio is already a very impressive achievement for an album, coupled with a single album sales of nearly 20 million, 4 Grammy Awards, 2 Brit Awards, and various other achievements.
It is no exaggeration to say that the album "Relea Color" is destined to go down in the history of the world music scene and become one of the classic albums.
It is precisely because of the super performance of "Relea Color" that the outside world pays special attention to Cao Xuan's new album.
Although many fans have hopes for Cao Xuan, most people still think that it is difficult for Cao Xuan's new album to surpass the milestone album performance of "Relea Color".
When Warner was initially building momentum for Cao Xuan's new album, an American journalist and music critic named O'Londen publicly screamed in his news column.
"It's God's blessing that the Chinese people have a "Relea Color", but God will not always favor a yellow person. Just wait and see, the new album will make this so-called oriental music magician reveal his true form, and then obediently go back to Asia.
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There are many fans of O'Landen's speech.
In the past few years, Cao Xuan has been showing off in the music industry, achieving great results, and even had scandals with many well-known actresses.
For example, Shakira, Britney, Avril Lavigne, and several Victoria's Secret supermodels have led to many people not particularly liking Cao Xuan.
Especially in the eyes of American rednecks, blacks and some conservative male people, Cao Xuan's reputation is relatively poor among singers of the same level.
But this does not mean that Cao Xuan has no supporters. In the eyes of many young people and non-mainstream ethnic groups in the United States, Cao Xuan still has many fans.
Especially Asians, many people like him very much. Chinese Americans are the most die-hard people, especially young Chinese Americans. If they don't listen to Cao Xuan's songs, they will even be ostracized.
Similarly, if international students and other groups want to break into the Chinese and even Asian groups, pretending to be fans of Cao Xuan is a good entry point.
On the other hand, Cao Xuan looks like a dragon, and his facial features are more three-dimensional than ordinary Chinese people. He is very popular in Asia, and many people in Europe and the United States also admire his looks. This is why Cao Xuan has been repeatedly shortlisted in the world's handsome man selection.
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Don't listen to the nonsense written by marketing accounts, saying that Europeans and Americans think Sister Feng is beautiful, and that Fan Xiaopang and Liu Tianxian are average-looking. It's all nonsense.
Just because they have different aesthetics doesn’t mean they are blind!
Just like many Chinese people, although many aesthetic habits are different, they can still clearly distinguish between many European and American beauties and handsome guys. Most Europeans and Americans can also recognize East Asian handsome guys and beauties. They may not be cold, but there are still differences in appearance.
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But it’s hard to say that Lao Hei is not racist, but some Lao Hei do have some aesthetic differences with normal Asians...
Therefore, under normal aesthetics, Cao Tianwang has many female fans even in Europe and the United States.
If he is willing, the heroic bloodline passed down by the old Cao family for thousands of years can be spread to North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Africa. Cao Xuan is soft-spoken.
Therefore, in the United States, Cao Xuan still has a large number of fans. Even if he is not a fan, he may like his songs and have a favorable impression of him.
Therefore, O'Landen's speech still aroused dissatisfaction among many people. Many fans of Cao Xuan called and complained online, demanding an apology from him.
But O'Landen was not false at all, and was even very happy. He became popular because of such a controversy, and took advantage of it to appear on several TV programs.
Having tasted the sweetness, whether he really disliked Cao Xuan or wanted to continue to hype up his fame, he directly continued to talk nonsense on a certain talk show.
"Barkley once made a bet with Yao about kissing a donkey's butt, and I, O'Landon, made the same decision.
If the performance of Chris Cao's new album can exceed the previous one "Relea Color", I will kiss the pig's butt on TV, no, I will just give the pig to the sun..."
After the release of these remarks, it attracted a lot of attention, and O'Landen quickly became famous. Although his reputation is not great, as long as he is popular, the rest is nothing.
O'Landen was very proud, especially since Cao Xuan and Warner had not responded to this, which made him think that Cao Xuan had a guilty conscience.
As a result, he was not proud for long, Cao Xuan's first song started to hit the charts.
Olondon's heart sank when he quickly reached the top ten of the Billboard. However, in the face of the provocation from Cao Xuan's fans, he still dismissed it and continued to hold on on social platforms.
In his opinion, Cao Xuan is a well-known first-line singer no matter what, so it is normal for him to have such a high-quality title song, but it would be strange if he doesn't have any good songs.
But when the second chart-topping song "Monste" also entered the top ten of the Billboard, and was expected to win the championship, Olondon became a little panicked.
He is a professional and understands the various ways of releasing records. In order to sell the new album, Cao Xuan must leave a finale song and release the album.
This finale song is usually the best or second-best song on the album, which means it is at least similar to "Monste" and has a high chance of reaching the top ten.
"Relea Color" only has four songs in the top ten of the Billboard. Although the new album is not yet comparable, its potential has been demonstrated.
At this time, Olondon was somewhat aware of the seriousness of the problem, but he still had a certain sense of luck.
These are only three songs, but he doesn’t believe that the Chinese can come up with another hit song?
Then in late January, "Rolling in the Deep" came out and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in just two weeks.
I dare not say that becoming the number one single is a guaranteed win, but the odds are indeed very high. Not surprisingly, there is more than 70% chance of reaching the top.
Three songs, three loud slaps, slapped Olondon hard on the face, and he quickly became a joke in the American music scene.
The comment section of his social media is full of ridicule from Cao Xuan's fans, as well as gloating people and colleagues.
"Olondon, what kind of pig do you like, my farm can satisfy you."
“@AmericanNationalTV, this guy’s show must be broadcast live, otherwise I won’t buy next year’s cable package.”
"Come on, man, you will definitely become a world famous pig, and that poor pig will also become a world famous pig."
"Don't be afraid, Olondon, you must fight the Chinese to the end. We all support you."
"Oh my God, come and see who this is, the Pig Riding Warrior from New York State."
"You can't, or at least you shouldn't, a sun pig, live broadcast, it's disgusting, it's disgusting."
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Aolongden doesn't have to read the comments on online social platforms, and he doesn't have to answer the phone at home, but he can't bear to have the media and people come to his house to block him.
The wife was so angry that she took the child back to her parents' home. His old father from Texas almost came with a troll and shot him to avenge the family's shame.
The most frightening thing is that the neighbor next door even sent all his pets to a relative's house for temporary foster care because he was afraid that he would have evil intentions.
Olondon was completely off guard by his neighbor's words. After being incompetent and furious at home, he smashed a lot of things and then forcibly showed respect to the reporters who came.
"So far, the Chinese's new album has only three songs in the top ten of the Billboard, and there is not a single number one single. The outcome is still uncertain. I trust my own professional judgment."
The reporter ignored O'Landen's next words, but said very curiously and playfully: "If you lose, will you keep your promise?"
O'Landen wanted to shake his head, but looking at the camera pointed at his face and the people watching beside him, he still nodded bravely.
"certainly."
Whistles kept coming and going. For most people, they didn't care who won or lost, they just wanted to watch Olondon's live broadcast.
Cao Xuan also learned about this episode from Warner.
How should I put it? Helping others has always been a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. Boss Cao is famous for being warm-hearted and will definitely help if he can.
However, compared to helping Olondon pursue his own self, what he values more is the opportunity of the Super Bowl halftime show.
There are many big names competing this year, and among them the most threatening to Cao Xuan is the Rolling Stones.
This veteran and prestigious band is better than him in terms of fame and influence.
In September last year, the Rolling Stones released a new album after many years. Although the results are not top-notch, they are not bad. The key is that the feelings and popularity of the Rolling Stones are based here. They have great advantages. They have attracted the world's top stars.
I can't say I can beat them.
To be honest, when I first heard that the Super Bowl was planning to invite the Rolling Stones this year, Warner thought about giving up. Later, it just thought about inserting Cao Xuan.
The Super Bowl halftime show does not include the time to set up the stage, which is usually about 13 to 15 minutes.
Three songs can be sung in this time. If it is shortened, four songs are barely enough to accommodate Cao Xuan and the Rolling Stones performing together.
However, the Rolling Stones don't really want to collaborate with others, and Cao Xuan doesn't really want to be a foil for the Rolling Stones.
No matter how great this band is, Cao Xuan is here to promote the new album. Being someone's little brother is not good for exposure. Apart from having a good name and average practicality, it is better to go to the NBA All-Star Game than to do this.
Logically speaking, the choice between the Rolling Stones and Cao Xuan is a good one.
But over the past month, Cao Xuan's new album has achieved outstanding results and has been gaining popularity, as well as the two new songs that Cao Xuan had previously submitted to Super Bowl supervisors, making the supervisor reluctant to give up on Cao Xuan's highlight.
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During the stalemate between the two sides, Jagger, the lead singer of the Rolling Stones, was dissatisfied with the indecision of the Super Bowl organizers and angrily led others to withdraw.
However, according to the gossip that Cao Xuan received from Edgar, the reason why Jagger took the people away was, of course, because he was angry at the organizer's hesitation, but the bigger reason was because of the peach blossom lawsuit.
The lead singer of the Rolling Stones is famously romantic, and the older he gets, the more he refuses to admit defeat. His eighth child was born when he was 73 years old. When he was 74 years old, he was exposed by the British gossip media for going out to have sex.
Timeless and new, it belongs to...
Compared with him, Cao Daguan is a self-righteous gentleman. The most important thing is that this old man is cowardly and dishonest when he comes to Detroit to participate in rehearsals.
Perhaps because he was pushed too hard by Cao Xuan, a junior, Jagger was unhappy. As soon as he arrived in Detroit, he was busy dating friends to vent his anger. One of his "good friends" was the concubine of a certain Detroit underground boss.
Where is Detroit?
The real version of Little Gotham in the United States is not as bankrupt and has reached its lowest point as it was in later generations, but it is still "simple and honest".
Even if the underground bosses are afraid of causing trouble and dare not kill celebrities, as long as they are secretly arrested, it won't take long before there are 100 ways to make you regret it for life.
No matter how bad it is, he can't stand it even if he is arrested and beaten several times. Jagger is 63 this year, in his sixtieth year. If he encounters an idiot who is neither serious nor serious, he may have to go to see God.
Jagger didn't dare to gamble, so he and his brothers ran away. I heard that several other people seemed to be involved, so they were very united and moved forward and retreated together.
Originally, the person in charge of the Super Bowl had been trying to match up the two parties to co-star, but the two sides hit a wall, but now there is no need to worry, and they just go all-in on Cao Xuan.
Not only did Cao Xuan be invited to perform, but he was also a single guest who supported the entire Super Bowl halftime show.
There is no way, the time is too tight, and Cao Xuan mainly performs new songs. If he invites other singers to come over, the rehearsal tacit understanding is not enough, it is better to just let Cao Xuan do it himself.
In previous Super Bowl halftime shows, it is rare for Cao Xuan to be a solo guest.
Not to mention the 1990s, since the beginning of the new century, most of them have been collaborations with multiple singers and groups, with only two exceptions.
One was in 2002, when U2 held the entire halftime show alone, and the other was in 2005, when Paul McCartney sang solo.
The former is a band, which is actually a group performance. The only one who really stars as a solo performer is Paul McCartney.
And this man is one of the founders of the Beatles, a very important figure in the rock circle, with qualifications and achievements even greater than those of Jagger of the Rolling Stones.
Cao Xuan always felt that he was lucky, but this time his luck was a bit unbelievable. He couldn't even explain it with the protagonist's halo, and he always felt that something was wrong.
After pondering over it, I couldn't help but call Mike for advice, and Mike quietly gave me some advice.
The Rolling Stones have been in contact with Universal for the past two years and are preparing to part ways with their old club EMI, which they have worked with for nearly 30 years. Many people within EMI are unhappy with Jagger and others.
With Edgar's many years of connections in the record industry, as long as he has a lot of chips, it's not that difficult to contact someone close to the Rolling Stones to add fuel to the fire, let alone instigating rebellion.
For example, how did Jagger get the boss’s forbidden contact information?
A veteran band like the Rolling Stones must have done a good job keeping the relevant information confidential, but how did their mistress find out about it?
Afterwards, how did Jagger get the news and run away before Kunlun took action?
Tsk, tsk, it’s scary to think about it!
Cao Xuan actually looked down upon little Edgar before, thinking that he was just a prodigal, but this time he looked at him with admiration.
No matter how the business goes, Yin people really have a way of doing things, and they are decisive and ruthless enough.
Cao Xuan also felt a little wary of him.
Warner Music Group wanted to go public and prepared to vigorously promote Cao Xuan to become famous. The Rolling Stones blocked their way to the Super Bowl, so they were killed by Edgar Jr.
If one day in the future, Cao Xuan blocks little Edgar's way, will similar tactics be used on Cao Xuan?
Cao Xuan objectively judged his personal relationship with little Edgar and the integrity of these American capitalists, and came to a definite answer. He would have to be more careful about these old swindlers in the future.
However, no matter what Little Ed's purpose is, Cao Xuan really has to thank him for the super wrist.
Let him enjoy the charm of America's top stage alone...
