It was a `` Lucky '' night for Daft Punk . The robot-headed duo won record of the year for the hit `` Get Lucky '' and album of the year for `` Random Access Memories '' at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday night . Daft Punk was typically silent , but singer-songwriter Paul Williams accepted the album of the year award with a generous speech . Williams , who 's written such songs as `` We 've Only Just Begun '' and `` Evergreen , '' had struggled to overcome substance abuse problems over the years . `` Then I get sober and two robots asked me to make an album , '' he said . Pharrell Williams , who sang on `` Get Lucky , '' accepted the award for record of the year . Five things we loved about the awards . The Grammys also often manage to single out rising artists , and this year that meant Lorde , Kacey Musgraves and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis . Lorde earned the third of the big three awards , song of the year , for `` Royals . '' The honor is a songwriters ' award . `` Thank you to everyone who has let the song explode , '' she said , also paying tribute to co-writer Joel Little . She also won a Grammy for best pop solo performance . Musgraves won for best country album . Macklemore & Lewis , who were nominated for seven awards , won four at Grammy Awards . `` I want to thank our fans , the people that got us on this stage , '' said Macklemore in accepting the award for best new artist . The pair also took home rap album ( `` The Heist '' ) , rap performance and rap song ( both for `` Thrift Shop '' ) . Macklemore & Lewis beat out some tough competition in the rap categories . Their album was up against offerings from Drake and Kendrick Lamar , and `` Thrift Shop '' defeated songs by Jay Z and Kanye West . The winners ' list : Did you pick them ? Jay Z , who led all artists with nine nominations , did win best rap/sung collaboration for `` Holy Grail , '' a collaboration with Justin Timberlake . Addressing his daughter Blue , Jay Z said , `` Daddy just got a gold sippy cup for you . '' Macklemore & Lewis ' `` Same Love , '' a song written in support of same-sex marriage , was performed on a set resembling a church . Macklemore 's rap was followed by a mass wedding featuring 33 couples taking the stage of Los Angeles ' Staples Center . Queen Latifah officiated , and Madonna served as maid of honor , following Latifah 's exhortions with `` Open Your Heart . '' The crowd roared its approval as the couples made their way back up the aisle . Trent Reznor , Macklemore tell us how they really feel . The show was full of such notable performances . A highlight was a performance of `` Get Lucky '' featuring Pharrell Williams , Stevie Wonder , Nile Rodgers and song originators Daft Punk , who lurked in a `` control room '' in their robot helmets . `` Get Lucky '' won a Grammy for pop duo/group performance , and Daft Punk won two early Grammys for its album `` Random Access Memories , '' one for its engineering , the other in the dance electronic category . Daft Punk won five Grammys , total . Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr , who received a Lifetime Achievement Award for their work with the Beatles , both played . Starr did his `` Photograph '' with musicians including Peter Frampton and Kenny Aronoff , and McCartney did his new song `` Queenie Eye '' with a group that included Starr . Most awards were given out before the show . Stars rock all-white ensembles . Adele , a big winner two years ago , won yet another Grammy , this time for her `` Skyfall '' theme song . Other winners include Ziggy Marley ( reggae album ) ; Stephen Colbert ( spoken word ) ; and Terri Lyne Carrington ( jazz instrumental album ) . Gold and black dominated the gowns on the red carpet , though Paris Hilton -- in a side-baring white number -- was among the most showy . Producer and vocalist Pharrell Williams , who showed up wearing an oversized forest ranger-style hat , earned plenty of fashion attention on Twitter . In fact , @ PharrellHat had more than 5,000 followers and @ PharrellsHat had more than 400 within an hour of the show starting . Perhaps someone will not start an account for `` robot heads . '' Grammys 2014 : Pharrell 's hat gets life -- and Twitter -- of its own .
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