14 DAY TRIAL // All the stars from both music and film came out at the Staples Center in Los Angeles where, just hours ago, the 2014 Grammy Awards wrapped up, honoring the best of the best in the music industry. The gala also included several amazing performances, a Beatles reunion, and plenty of surprises.
We’ll get to that later.
The big winners of the night were Daft Punk, which, even though Jay Z was favorite with 9 nominations, took home 4 awards, including for Album of the Year with “Random Access Memories” and Record of the Year with “Get Lucky.”
Lorde, though a relative newcomer on the scene, has already won over millions of fans with her hit song “Royals,” perhaps the track to get the most airplay last year. At the Grammys 2014, “Royals” also brought her the award of Song of the Year, but also that for Best Pop Solo Performance.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis took home the award for Best New Artist, in a move that probably surprised no one. The duo tied in with Daft Punk in the number of awards won overall, scooping up 4 Grammys.
Bruno Mars, yet another huge fan favorite, won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album with “Unorthodox Jukebox,” sending Twitter in a frenzy, as his fans rushed to rejoice at the news.
Somehow hilariously, Kanye West, who has always made such a fuss about how he never wins any Grammys because the industry hates him and how he wouldn’t really care if he did win (though it’s clear he’d be ecstatic about it), didn’t win anything. He was up for Best Rap Album with “Yeezus,” but the award went to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.
Below is the list of the winners in all the major categories. Check it out to see if your favorite went home with a much coveted Grammy or not.
The complete list of winners is available on the official website.
GENERAL
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” 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
DANCE
Best Dance/Electronica Album: “Random Access Memories” — Daft Punk Best Dance Recording: “Clarity” — Zedd Featuring Foxes
ROCK
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)
ALTERNATIVE
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)
RAP
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)
COUNTRY MUSIC
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)
NEW AGE
Best New Age Album: “Love’s River” — Laura Sullivan
JAZZ
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
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC
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