Monday 27 January 2014

Their night to Get Lucky! Daft Punk named both Album and Record of the Year at the 2014 Grammy Awards



Daft Punk were the big winners a the 2014 Grammy Awards on Sunday Night in Los Angeles.
The French electronic duo won both Record of the Year and Album of the Year, beating hits like Blurred Lines and Royals.

The last artist to win both titles was Adele two years ago.
Pharrell Williams and Nile Rogers joined the band for an awkward stage appearance as all performers were reluctant to start the speech for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
Daft Punk, who wear helmets in public, also picked up honors for Best Dance/Electronica album for Random Access Memories and Pop duo/Group Performance.
'Well, I suppose the robots would like to thank....' joked Williams, who won non-classical producer of the year. 'You know honestly, I bet, France is really proud of these guys right now.'
Lorde's popular hit Royals won record of the year and best pop solo performance.
Meanwhile Beyonce and husband Jay Z He and his wife Beyonce put on a showstopping performance as they opened the opened the show with the track Drunk In Love.
The other big winners of the night were rappers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis who picked up four awards.


The duo's debut, The Heist, won best rap album, beating efforts from Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, Kanye West and Drake. 
Their hit song Thrift Shop won best rap song and rap performance in the hours before the telecast.
Pink also put on an energetic performance, while 17-year-old singer Lorde then took to the stage to pick up her first Grammy award for Best Pop Solo Performance for Royals. 
There was a shock when Kacey Musgraves won Country Album of the year over Taylor Swift.
Although many country fans took to Twitter to highlight that Taylor's album Red was deemed more pop than country.
Justin Timberlake also won two awards, including best R&B song for Pusher Love Girl and music video for Suit & Tie, which also earned Jay Z a Grammy. 
Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar collaborated onstage to create an electrifying performance, as the acts sported all-white and went from rap song to rock song. Robin Thicke performed with Chicago, singing the group's songs before going into "Blurred Lines," which energized the crowd.
Thicke finished the performance singing on the floor.
Engineer Bob Ludwig and gospel singer Tye Tribett are also double winners.
Adele, who dominated the Grammys two years ago, was also an early winner. The British singer won best song written for visual media for Skyfall, which also won an Oscar and Golden Globe last year.

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