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The 56th Annual Grammy Award Winners

blame it on JES7 January 26, 2014
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“I wanna tell Blue that daddy got a gold sippy cup for you.” – JAY Z

The 56th annual GRAMMY Awards went down tonight in Los Angeles. With performances by Beyonce & JAY Z, Lorde, Katy Perry & Juicy J, Robin Thicke, Kendrick Lamar & Imagine Dragons and others, the awards kept flowing.

In the rap categories, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis took home four our of their seven nominations; including a “Best Rap Album” victory over Kendrick Lamar, Drake, JAY Z and Kanye West. JAY Z won two with “Holy Grail” and the rest were shut out.

Check the complete list of winners (for the categories we care about at least) below.

Best Rap Performance

Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
Eminem – “Berzerk”
Jay Z – “Tom Ford”
Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Thrift Shop” Winner

Best Rap Song

A$AP Rocky – “F***in’ Problems” f. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar
Jay Z – “Holy Grail” f. Justin Timberlake
Kanye West – “New Slaves”
Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Thrift Shop” Winner

Best Rap Album

Drake – Nothing Was the Same
Jay Z – Magna Carta…Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Kanye West – Yeezus
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist Winner

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

J. Cole – “Power Trip” f. Miguel
Jay Z – “Part II (On the Run)” f. Beyonce
Kendrick Lamar – “Now or Never” f. Mary J. Blige
Wiz Khalifa – “Remember You” f. The Weeknd
Jay Z – “Holy Grail” f. Justin Timberlake Winner

Best New Artist

James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Winner

Best R&B Performance

Tamar Braxton – “Love & War”
Anthony Hamilton – “Best of Me”
Hiatus Kaiyote – “Nakamarra” f. Q-Tip
Miguel – “How Many Drinks?” f. Kendrick Lamar
Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway – “Something” Winner

Best R&B Song

Anthony Hamilton – “Best of Me”
Tamar Braxton – “Love and War”
PJ Morton – “Only One”
Fantasia – “Without Me” f. Missy Elliot and Kelly Rowland
Justin Timberlake – “Pusher Love Girl” Winner

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Tamar Braxton – Love & War
Fantasia – Side Effects of You
Salaam Remi – One: In the Chamber
Mack Wilds – New York: A Love Story
Rihanna – Unapologetic Winner

Best R&B Album

Faith Evans – R&B Diva
John Legend – Love in the Future
Chrisette Michele – Better
TGT – Three Kings
Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire Winner

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Pink – “Just Give Me A Reason”
Rihanna – “Stay” f. Mikky Ekko
Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines” f. T.I. & Pharrell Williams
Justin Timberlake – “Suit & Tie” f. JAY Z
Daft Punk – “Get Lucky” f. Pharrell Williams Winner

Best Music Video

Capital Cities – “Safe And Sound”
JAY Z – “Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Can’t Hold Us”
Justin Timberlake – “Suit & Tie” f. JAY Z Winner
Jack White – “I’m Shakin'”

Song of the Year

Pink – “Just Give Me A Reason”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out Of Heaven”
Katy Perry – “Roar”
Lorde – “Royals” Winner
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Same Love” f. Mary Lambert

Album of the Year

Sara Bareilles – The Blessed Unrest
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories Winner
Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist
Taylor Swift – Red

Best Recording Package

JAY Z – Magna Carta… Holy Grail
Geneseo – Automatic Music Can Be Fun
Metallica – Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)
David Bowie – The Next Day
Reckless Kelly – Long Night Moon Winner