Hosted by LL Cool J, the 56th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of the best singers, songwriters and producers during 2013. Throughout “Music’s Biggest Night,” 84 awards were given out and several entertaining performances took place.

The big winner of the night was the French electronic duo Daft Punk. Since the emergence of their single “Get Lucky” in April of 2013, the pair have been steadily growing in popularity.

That was especially evident during this year’s Grammys where Daft Punk had four wins, sweeping every category for when they were nominated.

Daft Punk took home some of the most prestigious awards, including Record of the Year for “Get Lucky” and Album of the Year for “Random Access Memories.”

Along with its wins, the duo also performed alongside Pharrell Williams and Stevie Wonder during the Grammys broadcast.

The New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde also had a successful night, winning both Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for her debut single “Royals.”

She was also nominated for two other Grammys , Best Pop Vocal Album and Record of the Year. Lorde also performed a rendition of her hit “Royals” during the Grammy Awards.

The Grammy for Best New Artist went to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, who emerged on the music charts in 2013 with their hits “Thrift Shop” and “Can’t Hold Us.” Joined by Mary Lambert and Madonna, the duo put on one of the most memorable performances during this year’s Grammys, singing a mix of “Same Love” and “Open Your Heart” while 34 couples, many of them same-sex, were legally married during the show.

Other notable performances from the night included Beyoncè and Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, and a duet by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, of The Beatles.

Although many artists did not get as lucky as Daft Punk, all of the nominated musicians work year round to provide the music the world enjoys. 2014 provides these musicians another chance to take home some GRAMMYs in 2015.

2014 GRAMMY Award Winners

Album Of The Year:
“Random Access Memories” — Daft Punk

Record Of The Year:
“Get Lucky” — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams

Song Of The Year:
“Royals” — Joel Little & Ella Yelich O’Connor, songwriters (Lorde)

Best New Artist:
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best Pop Solo Performance:
“Royals” — Lorde  

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
“Get Lucky” — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams

Best Pop Vocal Album:
“Unorthodox Jukebox” — Bruno Mars

Best Pop Instrumental Album:
“Steppin’ Out” — Herb Alpert

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“To Be Loved” — Michael Bublé

Best Dance/Electronica Album:
Random Access Memories — Daft Punk

Best Dance Recording
“Clarity” — Zedd Featuring Foxes

Best Rock Performance:
“Radioactive” — Imagine Dragons

Best Rock Album:
“Celebration Day” — Led Zeppelin

Best Metal Performance
“God Is Dead?” — Black Sabbath

Best Rock Song
“Cut Me Some Slack” — Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)

Best Alternative Music Album
“Modern Vampires Of The City” — Vampire Weekend

Best R&B Performance:
“Something” — Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway 

Best Urban Contemporary Album:
“Unapologetic” — Rihanna

Best R&B Album:
Girl On Fire — Alicia Keys

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Please Come Home — Gary Clark Jr.

Best R&B Song (A Songwriters Award)
“Pusher Love Girl” — James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)

Best Rap Performance:
“Thrift Shop” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
“Holy Grail” — Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake  

Best Rap Album:
The Heist — Macklemore  & Ryan Lewis

Best Rap Song
“Thrift Shop” — Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)

Best Country Solo Performance:
“Wagon Wheel” — Darius Rucker

Best Country Album:
Same Trailer Different Park — Kacey Musgraves

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“From This Valley” — The Civil Wars

Best Country Song (A Songwriters Award)
“Merry Go ‘Round” — Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

Best New Age Album
“Love’s River” — Laura Sullivan

Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue — Terri Lyne Carrington

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“Orbits” — Wayne Shorter, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album
“Liquid Spirit” — Gregory Porter

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
“Night In Calisia” — Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic

Best Latin Jazz Album
“Song For Maura” — Paquito D’Rivera And Trio Corrente

Best Gospel Album:
Greater Than (Live) — Tye Tribbett

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
“Break Every Chain [Live]” — Tasha Cobbs

Best Gospel Song
“If He Did It Before… Same God [Live]” — Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
“Overcomer” — David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
“Overcomer” — Mandisa

Best Latin Pop Album
“Vida” — Draco Rosa

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
“Treinta Días” — La Santa Cecilia

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
“A Mi Manera” — Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea

Best Tropical Latin Album:
Pacific Mambo Orchestra — Pacific Mambo Orchestra

Best American Roots Song
Love Has Come For You — Steve Martin & Edie Brickell

Best Americana Album
“Old Yellow Moon” — Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

Best Bluegrass Album
“The Streets Of Baltimore” — Del McCoury Band

Best Blues Album
“Get Up!” — Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite

Best Folk Album
“My Favorite Picture Of You” — Guy Clark

Best Regional Roots Music Album
“Dockside Sessions” — Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
Best Reggae Album
“Ziggy Marley In Concert” — Ziggy Marley

Best World Music Album (tie)
“Savor Flamenco” — Gipsy Kings
“Live: Singing For Peace Around The World” — Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Best Children’s Album
“Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well” — Jennifer Gasoi

Best Spoken Word Album
“America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren’t” — Stephen Colbert

Best Comedy Album:
“Calm Down Gurrl” — Kathy Griffin

Best Musical Theater Album
“Kinky Boots”

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Sound City: Real To Reel

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Skyfall — Thomas Newman, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media
“Skyfall” from “Skyfall”— Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

Best Instrumental Composition
Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra — Clare Fischer, composer (The Clare Fischer Orchestra)

Best Instrumental Arrangement
On Green Dolphin Street— Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Swing Low — Gil Goldstein, arranger (Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding)

Best Recording Package
Long Night Moon — Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition) — Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney And Wings)

Best Album Notes
Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded) — Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane)

Best Historical Album (tie)
Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland 1965
The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Random Access Memories — Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Daft Punk)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Pharrell Williams

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) — Cedric Gervais, remixer (Lana Del Rey)

Best Surround Sound Album
Live Kisses — Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer (Paul McCartney)

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Winter Morning Walks — David Frost, Brian Losch & Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)

Producer Of The Year, Classical
David Frost

Best Orchestral Performance
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 — Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording
Adès: The Tempest

Best Choral Performance
Pärt: Adam’s Lament — Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor (Tui Hirv & Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir & Vox Clamantis)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Roomful Of Teeth — Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Corigliano: Conjurer – Concerto For Percussionist & String Orchestra — Evelyn Glennie; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)

Best Classical Vocal Solo
Winter Morning Walks — Dawn Upshaw (Maria Schneider; Jay Anderson, Frank Kimbrough & Scott Robinson; Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)

 Best Classical Compendium
Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmusik — Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Schneider, Maria: Winter Morning Walks — Maria Schneider, composer 

Best Music Video
Suit & Tie — Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z (David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer)

Best Music Film
Live Kisses — Paul McCartney (Jonas Akerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine & Scott Rodger, video producers)

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