Grammy Awards

Grammy Awards-2014

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards-2014 was held on, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. This year the Grammy Awards weren’t just about the music and they were also about making a statement in the same-sex marriage debate.

Category                                Album                                                Artist

Best album of the year            Random access memories       Daft Punk

Best record of the year           Get Lucky                   Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers

Best song of the year              Royals                                     Lorde

Best new artist                        Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

Children’s Album                   Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well   Jennifer Gasoi

Best Pop solo performance     Royals                                     Lorde

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance     Get Lucky       Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams

Grammy Awards 2013

Sitar legend Pt. Ravi Shankar was posthumously awarded the best world music album trophy at the 55th Grammy Awards Ceremony on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles (USA) for “The Living Room Sessions Part I”. Pt. Ravi Shankar was also given Lifetime Achievement Award.

Grammy Awards 2013 Winners List

1.      Record of the Year: "Somebody That I Used to Know," Gotye feat. Kimbra

2.      Album of the Year: Babel, Mumford & Sons

3.      Song of the Year: "We Are Young," (Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost and Nate Reuss, songwriters (Fun. feat. Janelle Monae)

4.      Best New Artist: Fun.

5.      Best Pop Solo Performance: "Set Fire to the Rain" (Live), Adele

6.      Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: "Somebody That I Used to Know," Gotye feat. Kimbra

7.      Best Pop Vocal Album: Stronger, Kelly Clarkson

8.      Best Dance/Electronica Album: Bangarang, Skrillex

9.      Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Kisses on the Bottom, Paul McCartney

10.  Best Rock Performance: "Lonely Boy," Black Keys

11.  Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance: "Love Bites (So Do I)," Halestorm

12.  Best Rock Song: "Lonely Boy," Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton and Patrick Carney (Black Keys)

13.  Best Rock Album: El Camino, Black Keys

14.  Best Alternative Music Album: Making Mirrors, Gotye

15.  Best R&B Performance: "Climax," Usher

16.  Best Traditional R&B Performance: "Love on Top," Beyoncé

17.  Best R&B Song: "Adorn," Miguel

18.  Best Urban Contemporary Album: Channel Orange, Frank Ocean

19.  Best R&B Album: Black Radio, Robert Glasper Experiment

20.  Best Rap Performance: "N****s in Paris," Jay-Z and Kanye West

21.  Best Rap Song: "N****s in Paris," Jay-Z and Kanye West

22.  Best Rap Album: Take Care, Drake

23.  Best Country Solo Performance: "Blown Away," Carrie Underwood

24.  Best Country Album: Uncaged, Zac Brown Band

25.  Best Blues Album: Locked Down, Dr. John

26.  Best Reggae Album: Rebirth, Jimmy Cliff

27.  Best Comedy Album: Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon

28.  Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

29.  Best Historical Album: The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Boxed Set), Beach Boys

30.  Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Dan Auerbach