Daft Punk cleaned up at last nights 56th Grammy Awards in front of a star studded crowd in LA's Staple Center. The French dance duo picked up the prestigous Album of the Year for Random Access Memories , beating out Taylor Swift , Sara Bareilles , Kedrick Lamar and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.
Get Lucky was crowned Record of the Year whilst also scooping Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Dance/Electronica album.
It caps off a remarkable year for the dance pioneers. They performed alongside Stevie Wonder , Pharrell Williams and Niles Rodgers.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were the other big winners of the night , clinching Best New Artist as well as gongs for Best Rap Performance , Best Rap Song for Thrift Shop and Best Rap Album for The Heist. The duo stole the show alongside Madonna and Queen Latifah as surrounded by 34 married couples , they performed an emotional rendition of gay marriage anthem Same Love.
It was a moving moment that brought the house down. Madonna emerged halfway through the performance and sang the chorus of her classic Open Your Heart , before joining Mary Lambert for the rest of the song. Audience members were visibly moved by the statement performance.
New Zealand wunderkind Lorde won her first Grammy. The 17 year old who also performed on the night won Best Pop Solo Performance for Royals. She beat out Katy Perry who once again went way empty handed from a Grammys ceremony. Bruno Mars was the other big winner in the pop categories as Unorthodox Jukebox won Best Pop Vocal Album.
The other winners on the night included Imagine Dragons , Jay-Z , Adele , Zedd , Vampire Weekend , Alicia Keys , Rihanna and Pharrell Williams.
Beyonce opened the show with hubby Jay -Z , Pink also wowed with a typically acrobatic perfomance. Katy Perry , Robin Thicke , Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters , Paul McCartney all took to the stage.
Watch Macklemore and Ryan Lewis team up with Madonna for a stunning performance of Same Love at the 2014 Grammys
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