French electro duo Daft Punk took home four Grammys from last night’s awards ceremony, including Best Album of the Year with their smash hit Random Access Memories.
The twosome also got their hands on the gramophone for Record of the Year, Best Dance/Electronica Album and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the work they did with Pharrell and Chic’s Nile Rodgers on “Get Lucky.”
Daft Punk capped off a whirlwind year of success with their wins last night, and their victories aren’t all that much of a surprise, considering what a rocket Random Access Memories was from the start. The robotic duo were such big deal last year they even got action figures modeled after them. And there’s also that impressive box set they released at the end of the year, made even more valuable with their triumphs last night.
Also coming away victors were the following, a list that effectively honors the past and present in music:
2014 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year: “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
Album of the Year: Random Access Memories, Daft Punk
Song of the Year: “Royals,” Joel Little and Ella Yelich O’Connor for Lorde
Best New Artist: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Royals,” Lorde
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
Best Pop Vocal Album: Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars
Best Dance Recording: “Clarity,” Zedd Featuring Foxes
Best Dance/Electronica Album: Random Access Memories, Daft Punk
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: To Be Loved, Michael Bublé
Best Rock Performance: “Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons
Best Metal Performance: “God is Dead?,” Black Sabbath
Best Rock Song : “Cut Me Some Slack,” Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear
Best Rock Album: Celebration Day, Led Zeppelin
Best Alternative Music Album: Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend
Best R&B Performance: “Something,” Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway
Best Traditional R&B Performance: “Please Come Home,” Gary Clark Jr.
Best R&B Song: “Pusher Love Girl,” James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley and Justin Timberlake
Best Urban Contemporary Album: Unapologetic, Rihanna
Best R&B Album: Girl On Fire, Alicia Keys
Best Rap Performance: “Thrift Shop,” Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “Holy Grail,” Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
Best Rap Song: “Thrift Shop,” Ben Haggerty and Ryan Lewis for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Best Rap Album: The Heist, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Best Country Solo Performance: “Wagon Wheel,” Darius Rucker
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “From This Valley,” The Civil Wars
Best Country Song: “Merry Go ’Round,” Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne for Kacey Musgraves
Best Country Album: Same Trailer Different Park, Kacey Musgraves
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