There were plenty of awards given out at the 56th Grammy Awards, though taking home a golden gramophone doesn't automatically make you a winner.
Just ask Kendrick Lamar, who inexplicably went 0-for-7 on Sunday night (so much for my bold prediction), yet is still a winner in my book, thanks to his show-stealing performance with Imagine Dragons.
Of course, there were plenty of folks who did hear their name called, and any recap of the night's big winners wouldn't be complete without mentioning them. The same goes for those who left the Grammys empty-handed. Hey, we've got to include a few losers, too. So while we'll spend all day debating Music's Biggest Night, here's my breakdown of the Winners ... and the Losers.
Winners
Daft Punk: Let's see ... a highlight-reel performance featuring Pharrell, Stevie Wonder and Nile Rodgers and four Grammy awards, including Album and Record of the Year? Yep, that makes them winners in our book. And they did it all without ever speaking a word. Impressive, indeed.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: They swept the rap categories (except for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, which they weren't nominated for) and nabbed Best New Artist, bringing home four awards in all. And that's in addition to their memorable performance of which brought social issues to the Grammy stage, in one of the most poignant ways imaginable.
Lorde: She had us wrapped around her (ink-stained) fingers with a sparse, stripped-down take on then went out and won a pair of Grammys, including Song ...
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