Tuesday

About Music: 2014 Grammy Recap

If you can't see this email, click here

About


From Chad Bowar, your About Music Editor
The Grammy awards were held Sunday night, and it was a big night for Daft Punk, Lorde, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, among others. There were also some memorable performances by Pink, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Metallica and others along with a mass wedding. Our music experts give you the lowdown on the awards.

Daft Punk Wins Big At 56th Annual Grammy Awards
A pair of French robots who call themselves Daft Punk led the 56th Annual Grammy Awards by reigning victorious in all five categories in which they received nominations. Two of those were the biggest of the night, Record Of the Year for the single "Get Lucky" and Album Of the Year for Random Access Memories. However, they were not the only artists in the spotlight.

Blues Grammy Award Winners 2014
The Recording Academy and CBS television held its annual Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles last night, January 26th, 2014. This was the 56th year for the vaunted recording industry schmooze fest and, of course, the blues music award was awarded off-camera, then the genre was locked in the back room to be forgotten and ignored for another year in favor of less-significant but better-selling pop stars like Daft Punk. So it goes...

2014 Grammys: Rap Winners List
Macklemore swept the rap Grammys and mopped the floor with his pompadour. Contrary to his fears, though, hip-hop heads did not riot. Here are this year's Grammy winners in the rap/hip-hop categories.

2014 Country Music Grammy Winners
Taylor Swift and Kacey Musgraves led the pack of country music nominees at the 56th annual Grammy Awards, but it was Musgraves who came out ahead at awards time. The "Merry Go Round" singer won honors for both Best Country Album and Best Country Song, leaving the usually redoubtable Swift empty-handed.
Search Related Topics:  country music awards  grammy awards  blake shelton


Related Searches
Featured Articles
McCartney, Alpert Honored at Grammy Awards
2014 Classical Music Grammy Winners
Folk Music Grammy Winners
2014 Jazz Grammy Winners
Top 10 Grammy Performances Of All Time
Green Day's 'Dookie' Turns 20

 

More from About.com

Run Your First 5K
Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...>



Help! I'm Too Busy
Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...>




 
Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics
You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Music newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here.

About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy

Contact Information:
1500 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY, 10036

© 2014 About.com
 

Advertisement