56th Annual Grammy Awards Recaps

The 56th annual Grammy Awards aired last night and what a show! So much talent packed into one night, filled with surprises and magical moments. For those who didn’t watch it, or got distracted, we’ve put together a recap of the show just for you.

Beyonce and Jay-Z performed together, doing a high energy set of “Drunk In Love” really getting the crowd going. After that we saw Lorde perform her hit “royals”, which also won song of the year, and twitch her way through it. There has been much criticism on her performance online as people call her movements something out of a scary movie. But Lorde wasn’t the only one who went with a “dark” or “scary” theme. Katy Perry’s performance of “Dark Horse” was compared to a Salem witch trial. Regardless of these ladies’ iffy performances, they still rocked it out.

One of the best surprises was a performance by Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar. The rapper and major rock band brought energy and movement to the show, waking everyone up and reminding us why they deserve to be there.

We also got the pleasant surprise of seeing Daft Punk play their hit “Get Lucky”. The French duo almost never perform live on tv but tonight we all got lucky.

And finally we got to see Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, two former Beatles members, play the ever popular song “Queenie Eye”. A rare moment that I’m sure brought many wonderful memories back to many people.

And of course it wouldn’t be the Grammys without some awards, so we put together a list of winners below!

Album of the Year: “Random Access Memory” – Daft Punk

Record of the Year: “Get Lucky” – Daft Punk

Song of the Year: “Royals” – Lorde

Best Country Album: “Same Trailer Different Park” – Kacey Musgraves

Best Pop Vocal Album: “Unorthodox Jukebox” – Bruno Mars

Best Pop Solo Performance: “Royals” – Lorde

Best Rock Song: “Doom and Gloom” – Dave Grohl and Paul McCartney

Best Pop Duo Group Performance: “Get Lucky” – Daft Punk

Best New Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best Metal Performance: “God Is Dead?” – Black Sabbath

Producer of the Year: Pharrell

Best Alternative Music Album: “Modern Vampires Of The City” – Vampire Weekend

Best Rock Album: “Celebration Day” – Led Zeppelin

Best Music Video: “Suit & Tie” – Justin Timberlake

Best R&B Song: “Pusher Love Girl” – Justin Timberlake

Best Rap Song: “Thrift Shop” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best Dance Recording: “Clarity” – Zedd feat. Foxes

Best Song Written for Visual Media: “Skyfall” – Adele

Best Musical Theater Album: Kinky Boots

Best Country Solo Performance: “Wagon Wheel” – Darius Rucker

Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “From This Valley” – The Civil Wars

Best R&B Album: “Girl On Fire” — Alicia Keys

Best Rap Album: “The Heist” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best Dance/Electronica Album: “Random Access Memories” — Daft Punk

Best Rap Performance: “Thrift Shop” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best Urban Contemporary Album: “Unapologetic” —Rihanna

Best R&B Performance: “Something” — Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway

Best Comedy Album: “Calm Down Gurrl” — Kathy Griffin