Monday, 27 January 2014

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Daft Punk rule at the 56th Grammy Awards [Winners List]

Unconventional Seattle-based American musical
duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and French
electronic music duo Daft Punk were the biggest
winners of the night at the 56th Grammy Awards
which held on Sunday, January 26, 2014.

Both acts walked away with four awards each;
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis won the awards for
'Best New Artiste', 'Best Rap Performance', 'Best
Rap Song' and 'Best Rap Album' while Daft Punk
snatched up the awards for 'Album of the Year',
'Record of the Year', 'Best Pop Duo/Group
Performance', 'Best Dance Album' and 'Best
Dance/Electronica Album'.

Nigerian Afrobeat musician Femi Kuti lost out at
the awards for the fourth time in a row. Kuti was
nominated in the 'Best World Music' Album' but
lost out to a tie between Ladysmith Black
Mambazo, and Gypsy Kings.

It was a big night for music producer-musician
Pharell Williams who won the 'Producer of the
Year' award.

Other winners Rihanna (Best Urban Contemporary
Album), Alicia keys (Best RnB Album), Pharell
Williams (Producer of the year) Ziggy Marley (Best
Reggae Album).

Top performances at the Staples Centre, L.A came
from power couple Jay Z and Beyoncé, Madonna,
P!nk, Taylor Swift, Daft Punk and others.

Check out the full winners list below…

Album of the Year
Sara Bareilles – The Blessed Unrest
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories -Winner
Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
Macklemore n Ryan Lewis – The Heist
Taylor Swift – Red

Record of the Year
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – 'Get Lucky' -Winner
Imagine Dragons – 'Radioactive'
Lorde – 'Royals'
Bruno Mars – 'Locked Out of Heaven'
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell Williams n T.I. –
'Blurred Lines'

Song of the Year
Pink feat. Nate Reuss – 'Just Give Me a Reason'
Bruno Mars – 'Locked Out of Heaven'
Katy Perry – 'Roar'
Lorde – 'Royals' -Winner
Macklemore n Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert –
'Same Love'

Best New Artist
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore n Ryan Lewis -Winner
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran

Best Pop Solo Performance
Sara Bareilles – 'Brave'
Lorde – 'Royals' -Winner
Bruno Mars – 'When I Was Your Man'
Katy Perry – 'Roar'
Justin Timberlake 'Mirrors'

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – 'Get Lucky' -Winner
Pink feat. Nate Reuss – 'Just Give Me a Reason'
Rihanna feat. Mikky Eiko – 'Stay'
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell Williams n T.I. – 'Blurred Lines'
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z – 'Suit n Tie'

Best Pop Vocal Album
Lana Del Rey – Paradise
Lorde – Pure Heroine
Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox -Winner
Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett n Various Artist – Viva Duets
Michael Buble – To Be Loved -Winner
Gloria Estefan – The Standards
Cee Lo Green – Cee Lo's Magic Moment
Dionne Warwick – Now

Best Country Solo Performance
Lee Price – 'I Drive Your Truck'
Hunter Hayes – 'I Want Crazy'
Miranda Lambert – 'Mama's Broken Heart'
Darius Rucker – 'Wagon Wheel' -Winner
Blake Shelton – 'Mine Would Be You'

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
The Civil Wars – From This Valley -Winner
Kelly Clarkson feat. Vince Gill – 'Don't Rush'
Little Big Town – 'Your Side of the Bed'
Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban – 'Highway Don't Care'
Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton – 'You Can't Make Old Friends'

Best Country Song
Taylor Swift – 'Begin Again'
Lee Brice – 'I Drive Your Truck'
Miranda Lambert – 'Mama's Broken Heart'
Kacey Musgraves – 'Merry Go Round' -Winner
Blake Shelton – 'Mine Would Be You'

Best Country Album
Jason Aldean – Night Train
Tim McGraw – Two Lanes of Freedom
Kacey Musgraves – Same Trailer, Different Park -Winner
Blake Shelton – Based on a True Story
Taylor Swift – Red

Best Dance Recording
Duke Dumont feat. AME n MNEK – 'Need U'
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – 'Sweet Nothing'
Kaskade – 'Atmosphere'
Armin Van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – 'This Is What It Feels Like'
Zedd feat. Foxes – 'Clarity' -Winner

Best Dance Album
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories -Winner
Disclosure – Settle
Calvin Harris – 18 Months
Kaskade – Atmosphere
Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the Sun

Best Rock Performance
Alabama Shakes – 'Always Alright'
David Bowie – 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)'
Imagine Dragons – 'Radioactive' -Winner
Led Zeppelin – 'Kashmir'
Queens of the Stone Age – 'My God is the Sun'
Jack White – 'I'm Shakin"

Best Rock Song
Gary Clark Jr – 'Ain't Messin Round'
Paul McCartney – 'Cut Me Some Slack' -Winner
The Rolling Stones – 'Doom and Gloom'
Black Sabbath – 'God Is Dead?'
Muse – 'Panic Station'

Best Rock Album
Black Sabbath – 13
David Bowie – The Next Day
Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull
Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day -Winner
Queens of the Stone Age – …Like Clockwork
Neil Young With Crazy Horse – Psychedelic Pill

Best RnB Performance
Tamar Braxton – 'Love and War'
Anthony Hamilton – 'Best of Me'
Hiatus Kaiyote feat. Q-Tip – 'Nakamarra'
Miguel feat. Kendrick Lamar – 'How Many
Drinks?'
Snark Puppy with Lalah Hathaway –
'Something' -Winner

Best RnB Song
Anthony Hamilton – 'Best of Me'
Tamar Braxton – 'Love and War'
PJ Morton feat. Stevie Wonder – 'Only One'
Justin Timberlake – 'Pusher Love Girl' -Winner
Fantasia feat. Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliot –
'Without Me'

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Tamar Braxton – Love and War
Fantasia – Side Effects of You
Salaam Remi – One: In the Chamber
Rihanna – Unapologetic -Winner
Mack Wilds – New York: A Love Story

Best RnB Album
Faith Evans – RnB Divas
Alicia Keys – Girl on Fire -Winner
John Legend – Love in the Future
Chrisette Michele – Better
TGT – Three Kings

Best Rap Performance
Drake – 'Started From the Bottom'
Eminem – 'Berzerk'
Jay Z – 'Tom Ford'
Kendrick Lamar – 'Swimming Pools (Drank)'
Macklemore n Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – 'Thrift Shop' -Winner

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
J. Cole feat Miguel – 'Power Trip'
Jay Z feat. Beyonce – 'Part II (On the Run)'
Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – 'Holy Grail' - Winner
Kendrick Lamar feat. Mary J. Blige – 'Now or Never'
Wiz Khalifa feat. The Weeknd – 'Remember You' Best Rap Song
ASAP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz, and Kendrick
Lamar – 'F***in' Problems'
Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – 'Holy Grail'
Kanye West – 'New Slaves'
Drake – 'Started From the Bottom'
Macklemore n Ryan Lewis – 'Thrift Shop' - Winner

Best Rap Album
Drake – Nothing Was the Same
Jay Z – Magna Carta… Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
Macklemore n Ryan Lewis – The Heist -Winner
Kanye West – Yeezus

Best Song Written For Visual Media
Coldplay – 'Atlas' from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Jessie J – 'Silver Lining' from Silver Linings Playbook
Adele – 'Skyfall' from Skyfall -Winner
Colbie Caillat feat. Gavin DeGraw – 'We Both Know' from Safe Haven
Lana Del Rey – 'Young and Beautiful' from The Great Gatsby
Regina Spektor – 'You've Got Time' from Orange Is the New Black

OTHER WINNERS

Hard rock/metal performance: 'God is Dead,' Black Sabbath.

Alternative music album: 'Modern Vampires of the City,' Vampire Weekend.

Dance recording: 'Clarity,' Zedd featuring Foxes.

Dance/electronica album: 'Random Access Memories,' Daft Punk.

Producer of the year, non-classical: Pharrell Williams.

Latin pop album: 'Vida,' Draco Rosa

Latin rock, urban or alternative album: 'Treinta Dias,' La Santa Cecilia.

Latin jazz album: 'Song for Maura,' Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente.

Tropical Latin album: 'Pacific Mambo Orchestra,'
Pacific Mambo Orchestra.

Country solo performance: 'Wagon Wheel,' Darius
Rucker.

Country duo/group performance: 'From This
Valley,' The Civil Wars.

Country song: 'Merry Go 'Round,' Kacey Musgraves, Shane McAnally and Josh Osbourne.

Gospel song: 'If He Did It Before … Same God (Live),' Tye Tribbett

Gospel album: 'Greater Than (Live),' Tye Tribbettlatin

Blues album: 'Get Up!,' Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite.

Folk album: 'My Favorite Picture of You,' Guy Clark.

Americana album: 'Old Yellow Moon,' Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell.

Bluegrass album: 'The Streets of Baltimore,' Del
McCoury Band.

Reggae album: 'Ziggy Marley in Concert,' Ziggy Marley.

World music album: 'Live: Singing for Peace Around the World,' Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and 'Savor Flamenco,' Gypsy Kings (tie).

Children's album: 'Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well,' Jennifer Gasoi.

Spoken word album: 'America Again: Re- Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't,' Stephen Colbert.

Comedy album: 'Calm Down Gurrl,' Kathy Griffin.

New age album: 'Love's River,' Laura Sullivan.

Jazz vocal album: 'Liquid Spirit,' Gregory Porter.

Jazz instrumental album: 'Money Jungle:
Provocative in Blue,' Terri Lyne Carrington.

Large jazz ensemble album: 'Night in Calisia,' Randy Brecker, Wlodek Pawlik Trio and Kalisz Philharmonic.

Pop instrumental album: 'Steppin' Out,' Herb Alpert.

Compilation soundtrack album: 'Sound City: Real to Reel,' Dave Grohl and various artists, Butch Vig.

Score soundtrack album: 'Skyfall,' Thomas Newman, composer.

Song written for visual media: 'Skyfall,' Adele and
Paul Epworth.

Musical theater album: 'Kinky Boots,' Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Stark Sands, Sammy James Jr., Stephen Oremus and William Wittman.

Producer of the year, classical: David Frost.

Instrumental composition: 'Pensamientos for Solo
Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orechestra,' Clare Fischer.

Orchestral performance: 'Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 n 4,' Osmo Vanska, conductor.

Opera recording: 'Ades: The Tempest,' Thomas Ades, Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna, Alan Oke, Jay David Saks.

Choral performance: 'Part: Adam's Lament,' Tonu Kaljuste, conductor.

Short-form music video: 'Suit n Tie,' Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z, David Fincher, Timory King.

Long-form music video: 'Live Kisses,' Paul McCartney, Jonas Akerlund, Violaine Etienne, Aron Levin and Scott Rodger.

Historical album: 'The Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums' of Bill Withers, Leo Sacks, Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff and Mark Wilder, and 'Charlie is My Darling,' Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham, Steve Rosenthal and Bob Ludwig.

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