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(25 Minutes Before Voting Closed)
While the audience at the Star Theater was still reeling from Von's performance, a different kind of drama was unfolding three thousand miles away in a sleek, glass-walled office in downtown Los Angeles.
This was the headquarters of West World Records.
Usually, the office was quiet on a Sunday night, but tonight it was a hive of frantic activity. A team of social media managers, publicists, and brand strategists were glued to a wall of monitors, watching the Project: Star finale. Their job was simple: manage the narrative for the label's unofficial golden child.
But tonight, the narrative was burning down.
"...Everything is crashing down. He's being called a criminal," a junior analyst reported.
At the head of the conference table sat a man who didn't need an introduction in the music industry. Rayan West.
