56th Grammy® Awards Coverage
Welcome to DigitalHit.com's coverage of the 56th Annual Grammy Awards which were handed out on January 26th, 2014. The nominations for the awards were announced at a star-studded concert on December 6th, 2013.
8:01 PM
The show opens with Beyonce singing "Drunk in Love", joined by her husband, Jay-Z.
8:07 PM
Tonight's host, LL Cool J, welcomes us to tonight's ceremony.
8:11 PM
Anna Kendrick and Pharrell Williams are tonight's first presenters, doing the envelope chores for Best New Artist. And the Grammy goes to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
8:15 PM
LL Cool J intros a performance by Lorde of "Royals."
8:25 PM
Hunter Hayes performs "Invisible", which touches on being different and being bullied.
8:28 PM
Latin performer Juanes and actress Anna Faris present Pop Duo/Group Performance. And the Grammy goes to Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams for "Get Lucky."
8:32 PM
Steve Coogan is out next and says the Grammys had a tough joice. Reunite two of The Beatles or all of the Jonas Brothers. He then introduces Katy Perry singing "Dark Horse" with Juicy J.
8:43 PM
Chicago is joined by Robin Thicke on "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", "Saturday in the Park", and Thicke's "Blurred Lines." Egads, Robin Thicke really is the Alan Thicke of music.
8:48 PM
Keith Urban takes to the stage with Gary Clark, Jr., who has been described as the future of Texas blues.
8:59 PM
I've almost forgotten this is an awards show as we head straight into another performance...John Legend singing "All of Me."
9:01 PM
Kevin Hart and Charlie Wilson from The Gap Band are out next. They're presenting Best Rock Song. And the Grammy goes to Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear for "Cut Me Some Slack."
9:05 PM
LL Cool J presents Taylor Swift's "All Too Well." What a surprise. It's a song about a breakup.
9:16 PM
Bruno Mars introduces P!nk and Nate Ruess. She's suspended above the audience singing "Try" then Nate joins her on "Give Me a Reason."
9:23 PM
Arianna Grande and Miguel present Pop Solo Performance. And the Grammy goes to Lorde's "Royals."
9:30 PM
Black Sabbath, featuring an even more indecipherable Ozzy Osbourne, introduce Ringo Starr singing "Photograph". He gets an ovation.
9:35 PM
Jamie Foxx fails miserably at a British accent then presents Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. And the Grammy goes to Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake for "Holy Grail."
9:44 PM
LL Cool J pays tribute to the 30th anniversary of Def Jam Records before presenting Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons who mashup "Radioactive" with "M.A.A.D City."
9:51 PM
Kacey Musgraves sings "Follow Your Arrow."
10:00 PM
Julia Roberts talks about the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show before introducing Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
10:06 PM
Gloria Estefan and Marc Anthony present Pop Vocal Album. And the Grammy goes to Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox.
10:15 PM
Jeremy Renner introduces a performance by Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson who are joined by Merle Haggard and Blake Shelton.
10:21 PM
Martina McBride and Zac Brown pay tribute to the late George Jones and Ray Price before presenting Country Album. And the Grammy goes to a surprised Kacey Musgraves for Same Trailer Different Park.
10:24 PM
LL Cool J introduces Neil Patrick Harris who, in turn, introduces Daft Punk with Stevie Wonder, Pharrel Williams and Nile Rodgers with "Get Lucky."
10:37 PM
Cyndi Lauper introduces Sara Bareilles and her musical hero Carole King mashup "Beautiful" and "Brave." The pair then present Song of the Year. And the Grammy goes to "Royals" written by Joel Little and Ella Yelich O'Connor a.k.a. Lorde.
10:49 PM
Jared Leto pays tribute to the late great Lou Reed before introducing a performance by Metallica with pianist Lang Lang of "One."
10:57 PM
Steven Tyler serenades Smokey Robinson with "You've Relly Got a Hold On Me" before the pair present Record of the Year. And the Grammy goes to Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams' "Get Lucky."
11:06 PM
Queen Latifah introduces "Same Love" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert. During the song Queen Latifah officiates over 33 weddings. Madonna comes out to sing "Open Your Heart."
11:20 PM
Ryan Seacrest and John Legend join NARAS president Neil Portnow to present the first Music Educator Award to Kent Knappenberger. Heraing his accomplishments, you have to take your hat off to him and those teachers who enrich students with music. Portnow then introduces Lang Lang to pay tribute to the late pianist, Van Cliburn. This segus into the In Memoriam segment.
11:26 PM
Miranda Lambert and Billy Joe Armstrong pay tribute to the late Phil Everly.
11:35 PM
Alicia Keys is joined onstage by Olivia Harrison and Yoko Ono to present Album of the Year. And the Grammy goes to Random Access Memories by Daft Punk. Songwriter Paul Williams accepted for them.
11:39 PM
Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Grohl and Lindsey Buckingham take to the stage next to jam together.
Ok, good night folks! Here's the full list of the winners in the 80+ categories.
Record Of The Year
- Get Lucky
Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
Track from: Random Access Memories
Label: Columbia Records
Album Of The Year
- Random Access Memories
Daft Punk
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; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
Label: Columbia Records
Song Of The Year
- Royals
Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor, songwriters (Lorde)
Track from: Pure Heroine
Label: Universal Music; Publishers: Copyright Control/Sony ATV
Best New Artist
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best Pop Solo Performance
- Royals
Lorde
Track from: Pure Heroine
Label: Universal Republic
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Get Lucky
Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Track from: Random Access Memories
Label: Columbia Records
Best Pop Instrumental Album
- Steppin' Out
Herb Alpert
Label: Shout! Factory
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Unorthodox Jukebox
Bruno Mars
Label: Atlantic
Best Dance Recording
- Clarity
Zedd Featuring Foxes
Zedd, producer; Zedd, mixer
Track from: Clarity
Label: Interscope Records
Best Dance/Electronica Album
- Random Access Memories
Daft Punk
Label: Columbia Records
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- To Be Loved
Michael Bublé
Label: 143/Reprise
Best Rock Performance
- Radioactive
Imagine Dragons
Track from: Night Visions
Label: Kidinakorner/ Interscope
Best Metal Performance
- God Is Dead?
Black Sabbath
Track from: 13
Label: Vertigo/Republic
Best Rock Song
- Cut Me Some Slack
Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)
Track from: Sound City - Real To Reel
Label: RCA Records / Roswell Records; Publishers: MPL Communications, Inc./M.J.-Twelve Music/Murky Slough Music/Kobalt Music/Ruthensmear Music/Bug Music
Best Rock Album
- Celebration Day
Led Zeppelin
Label: Swan Song/Atlantic
Best Alternative Music Album
- Modern Vampires Of The City
Vampire Weekend
Label: Xl Recordings
Best R&B Performance
- Something
Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway
Track from: Family Dinner Volume One
Label: Ropeadope Records
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- Please Come Home
Gary Clark Jr.
Track from: Blak And Blu
Label: Warner Bros Records
Best R&B Song
- Pusher Love Girl
James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)
Track from: The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience
Label: RCA Records; Publishers: Tennman Tunes/Universal Music- Z - Tunes/Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp./Jerome Harmon Publishing/Warner-Chappell Music, Inc./James Fauntleroy Music/Almo Music
Best Urban Contemporary Album
- Unapologetic
Rihanna
Label: Def Jam Records
Best R&B Album
- Girl On Fire
Alicia Keys
Label: RCA Records
Best Rap Performance
- Thrift Shop
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Track from: The Heist
Label: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis LLC
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
- Holy Grail
Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
Track from: Magna Carta...Holy Grail
Label: Roc Nation
Best Rap Song
- Thrift Shop
Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)
Track from: The Heist
Label: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis LLC; Publishers: Macklemore Publishing/Ryan Lewis Publishing
Best Rap Album
- The Heist
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Label: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis LLC
Best Country Solo Performance
- Wagon Wheel
Darius Rucker
Track from: True Believers
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- From This Valley
The Civil Wars
Track from: The Civil Wars
Label: Sensibility Recordings / Columbia Records
Best Country Song
- Merry Go 'Round
Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
Track from: Same Trailer Different Park
Label: Mercury Records
Best Country Album
- Same Trailer Different Park
Kacey Musgraves
Label: Mercury Records
Best New Age Album
- Love's River
Laura Sullivan
Label: Sentient Spirit Records
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- Orbits
Wayne Shorter, soloist
Track from: Without A Net (The Wayne Shorter Quartet)
Label: Blue Note Records
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Liquid Spirit
Gregory Porter
Label: Blue Note Records
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue
Terri Lyne Carrington
Label: Concord Jazz
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Night In Calisia
Randy Brecker, W_odek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic
Label: Summit Records
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Song For Maura
Paquito D'Rivera And Trio Corrente
Label: Sunnyside Records/Paquito Records
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
- Break Every Chain [Live]
Tasha Cobbs
Track from: Grace [Live]
Label: EMI Gospel/ Motown Gospel
Best Gospel Song
- If He Did It Before... Same God [Live]
Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett)
Track from: Greater Than [Live]
Label: Motown Gospel; Publisher: Everything Fresh Entertainment LLC
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
- Overcomer
David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)
Track from: Overcomer
Label: Sparrow Records; Publishers: Ariose Music/9T One Songs/Meaux Mercy/LarryDavid Music/Capitol CMG Publishing/Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing/D Soul Music
Best Gospel Album
- Greater Than [Live]
Tye Tribbett
Label: Motown Gospel
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
- Overcomer
Mandisa
Label: Sparrow Records
Best Latin Pop Album
- Vida
Draco Rosa
Label: Sony Music Latin
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
- Treinta Días
La Santa Cecilia
Label: Universal Music Latino Y Arju Productions, Inc.
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
- A Mi Manera
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
Label: East Side Records/Shea Records
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Label: Tumalanmusic / Stefrecords
Best American Roots Song
- Love Has Come For You
Edie Brickell & Steve Martin, songwriters (Steve Martin & Edie Brickell)
Track from: Love Has Come For You
Label: Rounder; Publishers: LA Films Music/Brick Elephant Music
Best Americana Album
- Old Yellow Moon
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Label: Nonesuch Records
Best Bluegrass Album
- The Streets Of Baltimore
Del McCoury Band
Label: McCoury Music
Best Blues Album
- Get Up!
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
Label: Stax
Best Folk Album
- My Favorite Picture Of You
Guy Clark
Label: Dualtone
Best Regional Roots Music Album
- Dockside Sessions
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
Label: Musicmatters Records
Best Reggae Album
- Ziggy Marley In Concert
Ziggy Marley
Label: Tuff Gong Worldwide
Best World Music Album
- Savor Flamenco
Gipsy Kings
Label: Knitting Factory Records - Live: Singing For Peace Around The World
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Label: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Best Children's Album
- Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well
Jennifer Gasoi
Label: Sparkling Productions
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
- America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never
Weren't
Stephen Colbert
Label: Hachette Audio
Best Comedy Album
- Calm Down Gurrl
Kathy Griffin
Label: Back Lot Music
Best Musical Theater Album
- Kinky Boots
Billy Porter & Stark Sands, principal soloists; Sammy James Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers; Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Stark Sands, Billy Porter & Others)
Label: Masterworks Broadway
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
- Sound City: Real To Reel
Dave Grohl & Various Artists
Label: RCA Records/Roswell Records
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
- Skyfall
Thomas Newman, composer
Label: Sony Classical
Best Song Written For Visual Media
- Skyfall
Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
Track from: Skyfall
Label: Columbia Records/ XL Recordings; Publishers: Universal Music Publishing Ltd./EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Best Instrumental Composition
- Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber
Orchestra
Clare Fischer, composer (The Clare Fischer Orchestra)
Label: Clavo Records
Best Instrumental Arrangement
- On Green Dolphin Street
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
Track from: NA
Label: Telarc International
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
- Swing Low
Gil Goldstein, arranger (Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding)
Label: Masterworks
Best Recording Package
- Long Night Moon
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
Label: No Big Deal Records
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
- Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition)
Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney And Wings)
Label: Hear Music
Best Album Notes
- Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered &
Expanded)
Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
Label: Pablo/Concord Music Group
Best Historical Album
- Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965
Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (The Rolling Stones)
Label: ABKCO - The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums
Leo Sacks, compilation producer; Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bill Withers)
Label: Columbia/Legacy Recordings
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Random Access Memories
Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Daft Punk)
Label: Columbia Records
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
- Pharrell Williams
- BBC (Jay Z) (T)
- Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell) (S)
- Happy (Pharrell Williams) (T)
- I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel) (Jennifer Hudson Featuring T.I.) (S)
- Nuclear (Destiny's Child) (T)
- Oceans (Jay Z Featuring Frank Ocean) (T)
- Reach Out Richard (Mayer Hawthorne) (T)
- The Stars Are Ours (Mayer Hawthorne) (T)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
- Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)
Cedric Gervais, remixer (Lana Del Rey)
Label: Interscope/Polydor UK
Best Surround Sound Album
- Live Kisses
Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer (Paul McCartney)
Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Winter Morning Walks
David Frost, Brian Losch & Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)
Label: ArtistShare
Producer Of The Year, Classical
- David Frost
- Andres: Home Stretch (Timo Andres, Andrew Cyr & Metropolis Ensemble)
- Angel Heart, A Music Storybook (Matt Haimovitz & Uccello)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (Jonathan Biss)
- Ben-Haim: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble)
- Celebrating The American Spirit (Judith Clurman & Essential Voices USA)
- Elgar: Enigma Variations; Vaughan Williams: The Wasps; Greensleeves (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
- Guilty Pleasures (Renée Fleming, Sebastian Lang-Lessing & Philharmonia Orchestra)
- Verdi: Otello (Riccardo Muti, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Krassimira Stoyanova, Carlo Guelfi, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
- Winter Morning Walks (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)
Best Orchestral Performance
- Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4
Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
Label: BIS Records
Best Opera Recording
- Adès: The Tempest
Thomas Adès, conductor; Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna & Alan Oke; Luisa Bricetti & Victoria Warivonchick, producers (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Best Choral Performance
- Pärt: Adam's Lament
Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor (Tui Hirv & Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir & Vox Clamantis)
Label: ECM New Series
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- Roomful Of Teeth
Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth
Label: New Amsterdam Records
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
- Corigliano: Conjurer - Concerto For Percussionist &
String Orchestra
Evelyn Glennie; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Track from: Corigliano: Conjurer; Vocalise
Label: Naxos
Best Classical Vocal Solo
- Winter Morning Walks
Dawn Upshaw (Maria Schneider; Jay Anderson, Frank Kimbrough & Scott Robinson; Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)
Label: ArtistShare
Best Classical Compendium
- Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis;
Konzertmusik
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Label: Ondine
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
- Schneider, Maria: Winter Morning Walks
Maria Schneider, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Jay Anderson, Frank Kimbrough, Scott Robinson & Australian Chamber Orchestra)
Track from: Winter Morning Walks
Label: ArtistShare
Best Music Video
- Suit & Tie
Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z
David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer
Label: RCA Records
Best Music Film
- Live Kisses
Paul McCartney
Jonas Akerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine & Scott Rodger, video producers
Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment