The Grammys are not just about Grammys – the Grammys are also about the performances.
The 56th annual Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday Jan 26 2014 with performances from Beyoncé & Jay Z performing “Drunk In Love”, Lorde, Katy Perry & Juicy J, John Legend, Kendrick Macklemore, Pink!, Taylor Swift and more. Here are videos of last night performances.
The French electronic group Daft Punk won five awards that night, including those of “Best Album of the Year” and “Best Recording of the Year”. Many outstanding artists were acknowledged and rewarded and you will find below some of the top winners:
Record of the year
“Get Lucky” — Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers — WINNER
Album of the year
“Random Access Memories” — Daft Punk — WINNER
Song of the year
“Royals” — Lorde — WINNER
Best new artist
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — WINNER
Best pop solo performance
Lorde — “Royals” — WINNER
Best pop duo/group performance
Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers — “Get Lucky” — WINNER
Best pop sinstrumental album
Herb Alpert – “Steppin Out” — WINNER
Best pop vocal album
Bruno Mars — “Unorthodox Jukebox” — WINNER
Best dance recording
“Clarity” — Zedd featuring Foxes — WINNER
Best dance/electronica album
“Random Access Memories” — Daft Punk — WINNER
Best traditional pop vocal album
“To Be Loved” — Michael Bublé — WINNER
Best rock song
“Cut Me Some Slack” — Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear — WINNER
Best alternative music album
Vampire Weekend — “Modern Vampires of the City” — WINNER
Best R&B performance
Snarky Puppy with Lala Hathaway — “Something” — WINNER
Best traditional R&B performance
Gary Clark Jr. — “Please Come Home” — WINNER
Best R&B song
“Pusher Love Girl” — Justin Timberlake — WINNER
Best urban contemporary album
Rihanna — “Unapologetic” — WINNER
Best R&B album
Alicia Keys — “Girl on Fire” — WINNER
Best rap performance
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz — “Thrift Shop” — WINNER
Best rap/sung collaboration
Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake — “Holy Grail” — WINNER
Best rap album
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — “The Heist” — WINNER
Best country solo performance
Darius Rucker — “Wagon Wheel” — WINNER
Best country duo/group performance
The Civil Wars — “From This Valley” — WINNER
Best Latin pop album
Draco Rosa — “Vida” — WINNER
Best Latin rock, urban or alternative album
La Santa Cecilia — “Treinta Dias” – WINNER
Producer of the year, nonclassical
Pharrell Williams — WINNER
Best score soundtrack for visual media
“Skyfall” — WINNER
Best song written for visual media
Adele — “Skyfall” — “Skyfall” — WINNER
See the full list of winners at Grammy.com