LUCKY: Pharrell Williams and Daft Punk collecting one of many awards for their collaboration work on Random Access Memories – Photo (C) ABCNews
French dance duo Daft Punk were the top award winners at the 56th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (January 26), with Macklemore and Pharrell Williams also winning big.
Daft Punk, known for their mysterious robot attire and talents in electronic music, walked away with both the Record of the Year (for ‘Get Lucky feat. Pharrell Williams’) and Album of the Year (for Random Access Memories) accolades, whilst also winning gongs for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Dance/Electronica Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis also joined the top winners club, achieving the titles of Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for ‘Thrift Shop’, Best Rap Album for The Heist, and Best Music Video for ‘Can’t Hold Us’.
Super-producer Pharrell Williams also made it onto the winners’ list, winning the same awards as Daft Punk for his involvement on their track ‘Get Lucky’. He was also presented with the Producer of the Year, Non-Classical title for his work with the likes of Jennifer Hudson, Robin Thicke and Destiny’s Child.
2013 starlet Lorde was presented with two awards, Song of the Year for ‘Royals’ and Best Pop Solo Performance, whilst Dave Grohl and his interchangeable Sound City supergroup won awards for Best Rock Song and Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.
The event also saw performances from R&B super-couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z – who duetted on Bey’s new track ‘Drunk In Love’ – alongside P!nk and Nate Ruess, Metallica, Madonna & Macklemore, and Taylor Swift.
LOVE: Power couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z gave one of the most-shared performances of the event – Photo (C) Getty Images
The complete list of winners is listed below:
GENERAL
Album of the Year
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Record of the Year
Daft Punk – ‘Get Lucky feat. Pharrell Williams’
Song of the Year
Lorde – ‘Royals’
Best New Artist
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
POP
Best Pop Solo Performance
Lorde – ‘Royals’
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Daft Punk – ‘Get Lucky feat. Pharrell Williams’
Best Pop Vocal Album
Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Herb Alpert – Steppin’ Out
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Michael Bublé – To Be Loved
DANCE
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Best Dance Recording
Zedd – ‘Clarity feat. Foxes’
ROCK
Best Rock Performance
Imagine Dragons – ‘Radioactive’
Best Rock Album
Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day
Best Metal Performance
Black Sabbath – ‘God Is Dead?’
Best Rock Song
Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear – ‘Cut Me Some Slack’
ALTERNATIVE
Best Alternative Music Album
Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires Of The City
R&B
Best R&B Performance
Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway – ‘Something’
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Rihanna – Unapologetic
Best R&B Album
Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Gary Clark Jr. – ‘Please Come Home’
Best R&B Song (A Songwriters Award)
Justin Timberlake – Pusher Love Girl (James Fauntleroy/Jerome Harmon/Timothy Mosley/Justin Timberlake)
RAP
Best Rap Performance
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – ‘Thrift Shop feat. Wanz’
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake – ‘Holy Grail’
Best Rap Album
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist
DUO: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis stormed the rap category at the Grammys as aswell as scooping the Best New Artist accolade – Photo (C) Grammy.com
COUNTRY MUSIC
Best Solo Country Performance
Darius Rucker – ‘Wagon Wheel’
Best Country Album
Kacey Musgraves – Same Trailer Different Park
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
The Civil Wars – ‘From This Valley
Best Country Song (A Songwriters Award)
Kacey Musgraves – ‘Merry Go ‘Round’ (Shane McAnally/Kacey Musgraves/Josh Osborne)
NEW AGE
Best New Age Album
Laura Sullivan – Love’s River
JAZZ
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Terri Lyne Carrington – Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Wayne Shorter – ‘Orbits’
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Randy Brecker, Wiodek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic – Night In Calisia
Best Latin Jazz Album
Paquito D’Rivera and Trio Corrente – Song For Maura
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC
Best Gospel Album
Tasha Cobbs – Grace (Live)
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
Tasha Cobbs – ‘Break Every Chain [Live]’
Best Gospel Song
Tye Tribbett – ‘If He Did It Before… Same God [Live]’
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
Mandisa – ‘Overcomer’
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Mandisa – Overcomer
LATIN
Best Latin Pop Album
Draco Rosa – Vida
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
La Santa Cecilia – Treinta Dias’
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea – A Mi Manera
Best Tropical Latin Album
Pacific Mambo Orchestra – Pacific Mambo Orchestra
AMERICAN ROOTS
Best Americana Album
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell – Old Yellow Moon
Best Bluegrass Album
Del McCoury Band – The Streets Of Baltimore
Best Blues Album
Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite – Get Up!
Best Folk Album
Guy Clark – My Favourite Picture Of You
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience – Dockside Sessions
REGGAE
Best Reggae Album
Ziggy Marley – Ziggy Marley In Concert
WORLD MUSIC
Best World Music Album
Gipsy Kings – Savor Flamenco
CHILDREN’S
Best Children’s Album
Jennifer Gasoi – Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well
SPOKEN WORD
Stephen Colbert – America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren’t
COMEDY
Best Comedy Album
Kathy Griffin – Calm Down Gurrl
MUSICAL THEATER
Best Musical Theater Album
Kinky Boots
ROCKERS: Krist Novoselic, Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear collecting their award for Best Rock Song – Photo (C) EOnline
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Sound City: Real To Reel
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Thomas Newman – Skyfall
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Adele – ‘Skyfall’ (from Skyfall, Adele Adkins/Paul Epworth)
COMPOSING/ARRANGING
Best Instrumental Composition
Clare Fischer – ‘Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra’ (The Clare Fischer Orchestra)
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Gordon Goodwin – ‘On Green Dolphin Street’ (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Gil Goldstein – ‘Swing Low’ (sung by Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding)
CRAFTS
Best Recording Package
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds (Art Directors, Reckless Kelly) – Long Night Moon
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Simon Earith & James Musgrave (Art Directors, Paul McCartney & Wings) – Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition)
Best Album Notes
Neil Tesser (Album Notes Writer, John Coltrane) – Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded)
PRODUCTION
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories (Peter Franco/Mick Guzauski/Florian Lagatta/Daniel Lerner; Engineers. Bob Ludwig; Mastering Engineer)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Pharrell Williams – ‘BBC’ (Jay-Z); ‘Blurred Lines’ (Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell); ‘Happy’ (Pharrell Williams); ‘I Can’t Describe (The Way I Feel)’ (Jennifer Hudson feat. T.I.); ‘Nuclear’ (Destiny’s Child); ‘Oceans’ (Jay-Z feat. Frank Ocean); ‘Reach Out Richard’ (Mayer Hawthorne); ‘The Stars Are Ours’ (Mayer Hawthorne).
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Lana Del Rey – ‘Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)’ (Cedric Gervais)
PRODUCTION, SURROUND SOUND
Best Surround Sound Album
Paul McCartney – Live Kisses (Al Schmitt, Surround Mix Engineer/Tommy LiPuma, Surround Producer)
PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra – Winter Morning Walks (David Frost/Brian Losch/Tim Martyn; Engineers. Tim Martyn; Mastering Engineer).
Producer of the Year, Classical
David Frost – Andres: Hom Stretch; Angel Heart, A Music Storybook, Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2
CLASSICAL
Best Orchestral Performance
Osmo Vänskä – Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 &4 (Minnesota Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
Thomas Adès – Adès: The Tempest (Thomas Adès; Conductor. Simon Keenlyside/Isabel Leonard/Audrey Luna/Alan Oke; Soloists; Luisa Bricetti/Victoria Warivonchick; Producers)
Best Choral Performance
Tõnu Kaljuste – Pärt: Adam’s Lament (Tõnu Kaljuste/Tui Hirv/Rainer Vilu; Conductors. Estonian Philharmonic Orchestra Choir, Sinfonietta Riga, and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra . Latvian Radio Choir and Vox Clamantis).
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Brad Wells & Roomful of Teeth – Roomful of Teeth
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Evelyn Glennie – Corigliano: Conjurer – Concerto for Percussionist and String Orchestra (David Alan Miller, Conductor)
Best Classical Vocal Solo
Dawn Upshaw – Winter Morning Walks
Best Classical Compendium
Christoph Eschenbach – Hindermith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmuzik
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Maria Schneider – Winter Morning Walks
MUSIC VIDEO
Best Music Video
Justin Timberlake – ‘Suit & Tie feat. Jay-Z’ (David Fincher; Video Director. Timory King; Video Producer)
Best Music Film
Paul McCartney – Live Kisses (Jonas Akerlund; Video Director. Violaine Etienne/Aron Levin/Scott Rodger; Video Producers)
SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS
MusiCares Person of the Year
Carole King
Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Beatles, Clifton Chenier, The Isley Brothers, Kraftwerk, Kris Kristofferson; Armando Manzanero; Maud Powell
Trustees Awards
Rick Hall, Jim Marshall, Ennio Morricone
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