56th Annual Grammy Awards List of Winners

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, 26th January at the Staples Center, Los Angeles.

The power couple Beyonce and Jay Z opened the show with a sensually charged performance of Drunk in Love. Beyonce, known for her energetic stage performances, toned it down to burlesque inspired dance moves on a chair.

Other performances included Taylor Swift, 17 year old newcomer Lorde, Katy Perry and Pink!

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were the big winners of the night with 4 Grammys to their name. Their surprise win was probably the best rap performance where they beat Drake, Jay Z, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar. They also took home the best Rap Album, beating Kanye’s Yeesuz album, Jay Z’s Magna Carta..Holy Grail and Drake’s Nothing was the same.

This is a win that has shocked and angered fans who are yet to understand how the legendary rap heavyweights can be defeated by a newcomer duo.

Daft Punk, the French duo that has been in the industry since 1993 but was only known to many in 2012, bagged 3 Grammy awards. Daft Punk, who rarely grant interviews or appear on television, graciously accepted their awards but remained silent.

Here is the full list of winners

Album of the year: "Random Access Memories," Daft Punk. Record of the year: "Get Lucky," Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers. Song of the year:  "Royals," Lorde. New artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Pop solo performance:  "Royals," Lorde. Pop vocal album: "Unorthodox Jukebox," Bruno Mars Pop/duo group performance: "Get Lucky," Daft Punk with Pharrell and Nile Rodgers. Rap/sung collaboration:  "Holy Grail," Jay Z with Justin Timberlake. Rock song:  "Cut Me Some Slack," Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear. Country album:  "Same Trailer Different Park," Kacey Musgraves. Traditional pop vocal album: "To Be Loved," Michael Buble. Rap performance: "Thrift Shop," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz. Rap song:  "Thrift Shop," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz. Rap album: "The Heist," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. R&B performance:  "Something," Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway. Traditional R&B performance:  "Please Come Home," Gary Clark Jr. R&B song: "Pusher Love Girl," James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley and Justin Timberlake. R&B album: "Girl on Fire," Alicia Keys. Urban contemporary album:  "Unapologetic," Rihanna. Rock performance:  "Radioactive," Imagine Dragons. Rock album:  "Celebration Day," Led Zeppelin. Hard rock/metal performance:  "God is Dead," Black Sabbath. Alternative music album: "Modern Vampires of the City," Vampire Weekend. Dance recording: "Clarity," Zedd featuring Foxes. Dance/electronica album:  "Random Access Memories," Daft Punk. Producer of the year, non-classical: Pharrell Williams. Latin pop album: "Vida," Draco Rosa Latin rock, urban or alternative album:  "Treinta Dias," La Santa Cecilia. Latin jazz album: "Song for Maura," Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente. Tropical Latin album:  "Pacific Mambo Orchestra," Pacific Mambo Orchestra. Country solo performance: "Wagon Wheel," Darius Rucker. Country duo/group performance: "From This Valley," The Civil Wars. Country song:  "Merry Go `Round," Kacey Musgraves, Shane McAnally and Josh Osbourne. Gospel song:  "If He Did It Before ... Same God (Live)," Tye Tribbett Gospel album:  "Greater Than (Live)," Tye Tribbett. Blues album:  "Get Up!," Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite. Folk album:  "My Favorite Picture of You," Guy Clark. Americana album: "Old Yellow Moon," Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell. Bluegrass album:  "The Streets of Baltimore," Del McCoury Band. Reggae album:  "Ziggy Marley in Concert," Ziggy Marley. World music album:  "Live: Singing for Peace Around the World," Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and "Savor Flamenco," Gypsy Kings (tie). Children's album:  "Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well," Jennifer Gasoi. Spoken word album: "America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't," Stephen Colbert. Comedy album:  "Calm Down Gurrl," Kathy Griffin. New age album:  "Love's River," Laura Sullivan. Jazz vocal album:  "Liquid Spirit," Gregory Porter. Jazz instrumental album:  "Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue," Terri Lyne Carrington. Large jazz ensemble album:  "Night in Calisia," Randy Brecker, Wlodek Pawlik Trio and Kalisz Philharmonic. Pop instrumental album: "Steppin' Out," Herb Alpert. Compilation soundtrack album:  "Sound City: Real to Reel," Dave Grohl and various artists, Butch Vig. Score soundtrack album: "Skyfall," Thomas Newman, composer. Song written for visual media:  "Skyfall," Adele and Paul Epworth. Musical theater album:  "Kinky Boots," Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Stark Sands, Sammy James Jr., Stephen Oremus and William Wittman. Producer of the year, classical: David Frost. Instrumental composition: "Pensamientos for Solo Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orechestra," Clare Fischer. Orchestral performance: "Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4," Osmo Vanska, conductor. Opera recording:  "Ades: The Tempest," Thomas Ades, Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna, Alan Oke, Jay David Saks. Choral performance: "Part: Adam's Lament," Tonu Kaljuste, conductor. Short-form music video: "Suit & Tie," Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z, David Fincher, Timory King. Long-form music video: "Live Kisses," Paul McCartney, Jonas Akerlund, Violaine Etienne, Aron Levin and Scott Rodger. Historical album: "The Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums" of Bill Withers, Leo Sacks, Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff and Mark Wilder, and "Charlie is My Darling," Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham, Steve Rosenthal and Bob Ludwig.