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And the 2014 Grammy Winners Are...
We would say that the 2014 Grammys mark the one time this year that the music industry's most beloved and controversial stars get awarded for penning Top 40 hits, but, then again, there's the Billboard Music Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, the American Music Awards, the Country Music Awards, the American Country Awards, and the American Country Billboard Video Awards. Okay, so that last one is made up, but you get the gist: We live in a country that loves recognizing Auto-Tuned singers.
Or, at least, mostly Auto-Tuned singers. Along with mainstay nominees like Katy Perry and Taylor Swift are some legitimate talent, like Pink, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Lorde, the 17-year-old talent who was noticeably snubbed in the Best New Artist category, but won Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. (As for who picked up Best New Artist? Macklemore & Ryan Lewis surprised no one with their victory.) But it proved to be a stellar night for Daft Punk, who not only won Best Pop Duo/Group, but also the coveted Album of the Year and Record of the Year, besting (you got it) Lorde.
But which will pick up statues tonight? We will be watching the awards alongside you, and updating the winner's list live. So check back here tonight to see which artists can add to their already busy trophy shelves, and click here to check out all of Bustle's coverage of the 2014 Grammys!
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
Sara Bareilles, The Blessed Unrest
Kendrick Lamar, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist
Taylor Swift, Red
RECORD OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams, “Get Lucky”
Imagine Dragons, “Radioactive”
Lorde, “Royals”
Bruno Mars, “Locked Out of Heaven”
Robin Thicke ft. T.I., “Blurred Lines”
SONG OF THE YEAR
Katy Perry, “Roar” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Same Love” Bruno Mars, “Locked Out of Heaven”Pink, “Just Give Me a Reason”
WINNER: Lorde, “Royals”
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift, Red
Jason Aldean, Night Train
Tim McGraw, Two Lanes in Freedom
WINNER: Kacey Musgraves, Same Trailer Different Park
Based on a True Story, Blake Shelton
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Lana Del Rey, Paradise
Lorde, Pure Heroine
WINNER: Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox
Robin Thicke, Blurred Lines
Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience — The Complete Experience
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
J. Cole, Featuring Miguel, "Power Trip"Jay Z, Featuring Beyoncé, "Part II (On the Run)"WINNER: Jay Z, Featuring Justin Timberlake, "Holy Grail"Kendrick Lamar, Featuring Mary J. Blige, "Now or Never"Wiz Khalifa, Featuring The Weeknd, "Remember You"
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Sara Bareilles, “Brave”
WINNER: Lorde, “Royals”
Bruno Mars, “When I was Your Man”
Katy Perry, “Roar”
Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors”
BEST ROCK SONG
Gary Clark Jr., "Ain't Messin 'Round"WINNER: Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear, "Cut Me Some Slack"The Rolling Stones, "Doom and Gloom"Black Sabbath, "God Is Dead?"Muse, "Panic Station"
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
WINNER: Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams, “Get Lucky”
Pink, “Just Give Me a Reason”
Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko, “Stay”
Robin Thicke ft. T.I., “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake & Jay Z, “Suit & Tie”
BEST NEW ARTIST
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
BEST RAP ALBUM
Drake, Nothing Was the SameJay Z, Magna Carta… Holy GrailKendrick Lamar, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. CityWINNER: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The HeistKanye West, Yeezus
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Drake, “Started From the Bottom”
Eminem, “Berzerk”
Jay Z, “Tom Ford”
Kendrick Lamar, “Swimming Pools (Drank)”WINNER: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz, “Thrift Shop”
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
WINNER: Justin Timberlake, "Pusher Love Girl"Anthony Hamilton, "Best of Me"Tamar Braxton, “Love and War”PJ Morton, "Only One"Fantasia Featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott, "Without Me"
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Alabama Shakes, “Always Alright”
David Bowie, “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)”
WINNER: Imagine Dragon, “Radioactive”
Led Zeppelin, “Kashmir”
Queens of the Stone Age, “My God Is the Sun”
Jack White, “I’m Shakin’”
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Tamar Braxton, “Love and War”Anthony Hamilton, “Best of Me”Hiatus Kaiyote ft. Q-Tip, “Nakamarra”Miguel ft. Kendrick Lamar, “How Many Drinks?”WINNER: Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway, “Something”
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Black Sabbath, 13David Bowie, The Next Day
Kings of Leon, Mechanical BullWINNER: Led Zeppelin, Celebration Day
Queens of the Stone Age, …Like Clockwork
Neil Young With Crazy Horse, Psychedelic Pill
BEST R&B ALBUM
Faith Evans, R&B Divas
WINNER: Alicia Keys, Girl On Fire
John Legend, Love In the Future
Chrisette Michele, Better
TGT, Three Kings
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Lee Brice, “I Drive Your Truck”
Hunter Hayes, “I Want Crazy”
Miranda Lambert, “Mama’s Broken Heart”
WINNER: Darius Rucker, “Wagon Wheel”
Blake Shelton, “Mine Would Be You”
See the rest of the winners on Grammys.com.
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