In the early hours of this morning (South African time), French duo Daft Punk grabbed Best Song and Best Album at the Grammy Awards 2014, taking home the Best Album award for Random Access Memories and both Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo or Group performance for their collaboration with Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, ‘Get Lucky’.
Pop sensation Lorde took home the third big prize of the night, winning Song of the Year, for her debut single and breakthrough hit, ‘Royals’.
Hip-hop duo Macklemore & Lewis also had a great night, taking home four of the seven awards they were nominated for: Best New Artist, Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for their fun track ‘Thrift Shop’. The duo also gave an ambitious performance of their track ‘Same Love’ which saw Queen Latifah officiated over the wedding of over 30 couples, both gay and straight.
Other performances at the Staples Center in Los Angeles included Beyoncé and Jay Z, Taylor Swift, Madonna and Lorde.
Without further ado, here’s the list of main winners at the Grammy Awards 2014:
Album of the Year
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
Record of the Year
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell, ‘Get Lucky’
Song of the Year
Lorde, ‘Royals’
Best New Artist
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best Pop Vocal Album
Bruno Mars, ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’
Best Pop Solo Performance
Lorde, ‘Royals’
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell, ‘Get Lucky’
Best Rock Song
Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear, ‘Cut
Me Some Slack’
Best Rock Performance
Imagine Dragons, ‘Radioactive’
Best Country Album
Kacey Musgraves, Same Trailer Different Park
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake, ‘Holy Grail’
Best Metal Performance
Black Sabbath, ‘God Is Dead?’
Best Alternative Music Album
Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of the City
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
Best R&B Performance
Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway, ‘Something’
Best R&B Album
Alicia Keys, Girl on Fire
Best R&B Song
Justin Timberlake, ‘Pusher Love Girl’
Best Rap Performance
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz, ‘Thrift Shop’
Best Rap Album
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist
Best Rap Song
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, ‘Thrift Shop’
Best Dance Recording
Zedd feat. Foxes, ‘Clarity’
Best Country Solo Performance
Darius Rucker, ‘Wagon Wheel’