Rapper duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis took home the first of the major awards at the 56th Grammys beating the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, Kanye West and Drake.
They also bagged awards for best rap album, best rap performance and best rap song for ‘Thrift Shop’.
“Wow, we’re here on the stage right now. I want to say we made this album without a record label, we made it independently and we appreciate all the support,” Macklemore said after receiving the awards.
They have been nominated for seven honours in total, including album of the year for ‘The Heist’.
Grammys 2014 kicked off with a scintillating performance by Beyonce and Jay Z.
The couple selected a duet-track from Beyonce’s last album, ‘Drunk in Love’ for their performance. A black lingerie-clad Beyonce, 32, started the show as she straddled a chair, surrounded by smoke.
‘Royals’ gets song of the year at Grammy Awards 2014
Rising singer Lorde won the song of the year trophy at the 56th Grammy Awards for her track ‘Royals’ after edging out other works like ‘Just Give Me a Reason’, ‘Locked Out of Heaven’, ‘Roar’ and ‘Same Love’.
The 17-year-old songstress also earned the best pop solo performance for her debut album ‘Pure Heroine’ last night at LA’s Staples Center.
“This is the one thing I didn’t expect tonight. I also thank fellow nominees and category losers, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake and Katy Perry for being inspirational vocal artists,” Lorde said while receiving the best pop solo performance award.
She missed out on a hat trick by losing her third nomination, record of the year to Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ featuring Pharrell and Nile Rodgers.
Bruno Mars’ ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’ took home the best pop vocal album.
Other works in the category included ‘Paradise’ by Lana Del Rey, ‘Pure Heroine’ by Lorde, ‘Blurred Lines’ by Robin Thicke and ‘The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience’ by Justin Timberlake.
Best country album award went to Kacey Musgraves for her ‘Same Trailer Different Park’. The awards show was hosted by LL Cool J.