The 56th Grammy Awards splashed across television screens throughout the world last night, and there was good news for Daft Punk fans.
Not only did the helmet-clad techno artists win album of the year, they also took home the award for record of the year as well as best pop/duo performance.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Album of the Year:
Daft Punk, ‘Random Access Memories’ (Julian Casablancas, DJ Falcon, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams & Pharrell Williams, featured artists; Thomas Bangalter, Julian Casablancas, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, DJ Falcon & Todd Edwards, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Guillaume Le Braz & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Antoine “Chab” Chabert & Bob Ludwig, mastering engineers)
Record of the Year:
Daft Punk, ‘Get Lucky’ (Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Antoine “Chab” Chabert & Bob Ludwig, mastering engineers)
Song of the Year:
Lorde, ‘Royals’ (Joel Little & Ella Yelich O’Connor, songwriters)
Best Country Album:
Kacey Musgraves, ‘Same Trailer Different Park’
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake, ‘Holy Grail’
Best Pop Solo Performance:
Lorde, ‘Royals’
Best Rock Song:
Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear, ‘Cut Me Some Slack’
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, ‘Get Lucky’
Best New Artist:
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Best Rock Album:
Led Zeppelin, ‘Celebration Day’
Best Metal Performance:
Black Sabbath, ‘God Is Dead?’
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:
Pharrell Williams
Best Alternative Music Album:
Vampire Weekend, ‘Modern Vampires of the City’
Best Rock Performance:
Imagine Dragons, ‘Radioactive’
Best Country Song:
Kacey Musgraves, ‘Merry Go ‘Round’ (Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne)
Best Country Solo Performance:
Darius Rucker, ‘Wagon Wheel’
Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
the Civil Wars, ‘From This Valley’
Best Music Film:
Paul McCartney, ‘Live Kisses’ (Jonas Åkerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine and Scott Rodger, video producers)
Best Music Video:
Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z, ‘Suit and Tie’ (David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer)
Best Blues Album:
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite, ‘Get Up!’
Best R&B Album:
Alicia Keys, ‘Girl on Fire’
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Rihanna, ‘Unapologetic’
Best R&B Song:
Justin Timberlake, ‘Pusher Love Girl’ (James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley and Justin Timberlake, songwriters)
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
Gary Clark, Jr., ‘Please Come Home’
Best R&B Performance:
Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway, ‘Something’
Best Pop Instrumental Album:
Herb Alpert, ‘Steppin’ Out’
Best Dance Recording:
Zedd Featuring Foxes, ‘Clarity’
Best Dance/Electronica Album:
Daft Punk, ‘Random Access Memories’
Best Rap Performance:
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz, ‘Thrift Shop’
Best Rap Song:
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz, ‘Thrift Shop’ (Ben Haggerty and Ryan Lewis, songwriters)
Best Rap Album:
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, ‘The Heist’
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Michael Bublé, ‘To Be Loved’
Best New Age Album:
Laura Sullivan, ‘Love’s River’
Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
Wayne Shorter, ‘Orbits’
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
Gregory Porter, ‘Liquid Spirit’
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Terri Lyne Carrington, ‘Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue’
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
Randy Brecker, Wlodek Pawlik Trio and Kalisz Philharmonic, ‘Night in Calisia’
Best Latin Jazz Album:
Paquito D’Rivera and Trio Corrente, ‘Song for Maura’
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance:
Tasha Cobbs, ‘Break Every Chain’
Best Gospel Song:
Tye Tribbett, ‘If He Did It Before . . . Same God’
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song:
Mandisa, ‘Overcomer’ (David Garcia, Ben Glover and Christopher Stevens, songwriters)
Best Gospel Album:
Tye Tribbett, ‘Greater Than’
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
Mandisa, ‘Overcomer’
Best Latin Pop Album:
Draco Rosa, ‘Vida’
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
La Santa Cecilia, ‘Treinta Días’
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea, ‘A Mi Manera’
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Pacific Mambo Orchestra, ‘Pacific Mambo Orchestra’
Best American Roots Song:
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, ‘Love Has Come for You’ (Edie Brickell and Steve Martin, songwriters)
Best Americana Album:
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, ‘Old Yellow Moon’
Best Bluegrass Album:
Del McCoury Band, ‘The Streets of Baltimore’
Best Reggae Album:
Ziggy Marley, ‘Ziggy Marley in Concert’
Best World Music Album:
Gipsy Kings, ‘Savor Flamenco’ (tie)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, ‘Live: Singing for Peace Around the World’ (tie)
Best Folk Album:
Guy Clark, ‘My Favorite Picture of You’
Best Regional Roots Music Album:
Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, ‘Dockside Sessions’
Best Children’s Album:
Jennifer Gasoi, ‘Throw A Penny In the Wishing Well’
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling):
Stephen Colbert, ‘America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren’t’
Best Comedy Album:
Kathy Griffin, ‘Calm Down Gurrl’
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:
Adele, ‘Skyfall’ (Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth, songwriters)
Best Instrumental Composition:
the Clare Fischer Orchestra, ‘Pensamientos for Solo Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra’ (Clare Fischer, composer)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, ‘on Green Dolphin Street’ (Gordon Goodwin, arranger)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):
Bobby McFerrin and Esperanza Spalding, ‘Swing Low’ (Gil Goldstein, arranger)
Best Recording Package:
Reckless Kelly, ‘Long Night Moon’ (Sarah Dodds and Shauna Dodds, art directors)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:
Paul McCartney and Wings, ‘Wings Over America’ (Deluxe Edition) (Simon Earith and James Musgrave, art directors)
Best Album Notes:
John Coltrane, ‘Afro Blue Impressions’ (Remastered and Expanded) (Neil Tesser, album notes writer)
Best Historical Album:
the Rolling Stones, ‘Charlie Is My Darling’ – Ireland 1965 (Teri Landi, andrew Loog Oldham and Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer) (tie)
Bill Withers, ‘the Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums’ (Leo Sacks, compilation producer; Joseph M. Palmaccio, tom Ruff and Mark Wilder, mastering engineers)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
Daft Punk, ‘Random Access Memories’ (Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta and Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical:
Lana Del Rey, ‘Summertime Sadness’ (Cedric Gervais Remix) (Cedric Gervais, Remixer)
Best Surround Sound Album:
Paul McCartney, ‘Live Kisses’ (Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; tommy LiPuma, surround producer)
[Source : Rolling Stone]
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