Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

"Who were you on the phone with? Why did you hang up when you saw us coming down?"

Taylor and Selena came down one after the other from upstairs.

They had just changed into their outfits upstairs, ready to attend tonight’s American Music Awards ceremony.

Taylor was in a long black dress with a small blazer over it and black high heels, which made her look even taller and slimmer.

Selena wore a black leather jacket over a red dress and white sneakers, looking very fresh and cute.

Both were dressed casually with a bit of a cool vibe.

"It was Ivanka, my new movie role is getting good reviews, and she asked if I wanted to campaign for awards."

On this matter, Link did not intend to hide anything from Taylor. Find adventures on

"Is that so?"

Taylor smiled slightly and asked with a twinkle in her eye, "She’s your partner in music, how come she’s thinking of helping you campaign for movie awards? She’s really good to you."

"Don’t get it wrong, winning movie awards helps the album promotion too. Ivanka has more experience in this area than Catherine and Mandy, so that’s why she called."

"Alright, have it your way, but don’t be surprised if I walk in on you two in bed one day."

Taylor bumped his shoulder and walked into the dressing room.

Selena followed Taylor for a few steps, then suddenly came back to him, leaned in, and whispered, "Dude, listen to me, back off. With a girlfriend like Taylor, you better cut ties with other women quickly. Taylor is fierce; watch out, she might catch you cheating."

"Stop talking nonsense, when have you ever seen me with another woman?"

Link flicked her forehead.

"Last year, you told me you had many girlfriends, don’t deny it."

"I was just teasing you."

"You better not have been. On this matter, I’m on Taylor’s side."

Selena sniffed and followed into the dressing room.

Link shook his head and waited outside for over half an hour. At about 6:30 p.m., the two beauties, Taylor and Selena, came out of the dressing room, all dolled up and smelling great.

Standing together, one tall and sexy, the other pretty and cute, both with their chins up, they looked quite unapproachable.

Link didn’t care what tricks they were playing, he hurried them into the car, as the American Music Awards ceremony was about to start.

This year’s American Music Awards were held at the Nokia Center in Los Angeles.

The American Music Awards are one of the three major music awards in the United States, held annually at the end of November.

The American Music Awards are primarily based on the artist’s album sales and number of clicks within the year.

The data is compiled from Billboard magazine and the Billboard website, including album and digital single sales, radio requests, streaming data, social media activity, and tour box office revenue.

Voting starts in mid-November, where fans can vote once for all categories through a platform.

Simply put, the higher the album sales in the United States and the more fans an artist has, the greater their chances of winning an award—it’s a winner-takes-all situation, unlike the Grammy and MTV Video Music Awards that share the spoils.

By November, the Billboard album sales chart for 2009 had also been released.

There were three albums with sales over 3 million copies in the United States, which was a better performance than the years 2008/2007 and on par with 2006.

The sales champion: Taylor Swift’s second studio album "Fearless," released in December last year, had accumulated sales of 3.32 million copies in the United States.

Runner-up: Susan Boyle, famously known as Surprising Susan, debuted early in the year on "Britain’s Got Talent." Her first album "I Dreamed A Dream" sold 3.15 million copies in the United States.

Third place: Link’s second album "Keep On Movin’," 21 weeks after its release, accumulated sales of 3.12 million copies in the United States.

The fourth place was MJ’s greatest hits album "Number Ones," with sales of 2.48 million copies in the United States.

Fifth place is Lady Gaga’s "The Fame," with sales of 2.38 million copies in the United States so far.

Sixth place goes to Andrea Bocelli’s "Christmas Special" with sales of 2.21 million copies.

In seventh place is Link’s "The Fighter," which was released almost a year ago and has sold 2.19 million copies in the United States, ranking seventh in annual sales.

Eighth place goes to the "Hannah Montana" TV show soundtrack, with sales of 1.83 million copies.

Ninth place is occupied by the Black Eyed Peas’ "E.N.D." with sales of 1.78 million copies.

Tenth place belongs to Eminem’s "Relapse" with sales of 1.73 million copies.

Eleventh place is Jay-Z’s "The Blueprint 3," with sales of 1.71 million copies.

Since the American Music Awards primarily involve domestic artists, Susan Boyle does not participate in the evaluation, and Lady Gaga’s sales fall behind Taylor’s, giving Taylor the opportunity to sweep the female singer awards.

On the male singer side, the situation is more complex.

Although Link’s second album had higher sales than MJ’s "Number Ones," with a combined total reaching 5.31 million copies.

However, when MJ suddenly passed away in June, his earlier released albums also became hot commodities on the market.

Including "This Is It" with sales of 1.29 million copies ranked 13th, "Thriller" with sales of 1.27 million copies ranked 15th, and the compilation "The Essential Michael Jackson" with sales of 1.15 million ranked 21st.

So far, MJ’s total sales for all albums this year have reached 8.2 million copies, which is higher than the combined total sales of Link’s two albums.

According to the winner-takes-all rule and in honor of MJ.

MJ had a greater chance of winning the award, thus Ivanka mentioned this on the phone.

In fact, MJ was also one of his idols, and having just passed away, he was reluctant to compete for awards with a deceased person.

This conjecture was confirmed during the evening’s American Music Awards.

Taylor won five awards, including the highest honor of Artist of the Year in comprehensive categories, Best Female Pop Singer, Best Female Country Singer, Best Country Album, and Breakthrough Artist of the Year.

MJ won four awards, including Best Male Pop Singer, Best Male Soul Singer, Best Album, and the Contemporary Legend award, making him the most awarded singer in the history of the American Music Awards.

Link won two awards, Best Pop Album for "Keep On Movin’," and Best Artist of the Adult Era.

Jay-Z took home Best Rap Singer and Best Rap Album.

The Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, and others also received awards.

Meanwhile, this year’s breakout artists Lady Gaga and Katy Perry went home empty-handed, and Eminem was merely a runner-up throughout.

In this regard, the difficulty of winning the American Music Awards is greater than that of the Grammys and MTV Awards; to win this award, both album quality and sales are essential.

"Mr. Baker, based on your achievements this year, you also had the opportunity to win Artist of the Year and Best Male Pop Singer but did not get them. Many fans feel regret for you; do you feel the same?"

Asked a reporter from Billboard magazine after the award ceremony.

"Of course not."

Link, standing on the stage holding two pyramid-shaped crystal trophies, said: "Taylor is my girlfriend and my music teacher, MJ is my idol, and the goal I strive towards. They deserved the awards more than me, and I owe my achievements to them too."

"Mr. Baker, it is said that next year, you and Taylor will both release your third albums. Many believe the album chart competition next year will be a contest between you and Taylor; who do you think will win?"

Asked the editor from Vanity Fair during an interview.

Link thought for a moment and said, "Taylor and I have agreed to collaborate on one or two songs for our next albums, so no matter who wins, it will be a win-win situation."

"Mr. Baker, you are currently very popular in the Western pop music scene, the most popular male pop singer. Many media outlets are calling you the new king of pop music. What do you think of this title?"

Asked the Vanity Fair editor.

Link smiled gently and said to the camera: "It’s an honor for me, and I’m working towards that goal, trying not to disappoint fans and those who support me."

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