French DJ duo Daft Punk, teenage Lorde take top Grammys
- 10 years ago
French electronic music DJs Daft Punk and New Zealand teen Lorde took home the top Grammy awards on Sunday (January 26).
Daft Punk scored the double win of album of the year for "Random Access Memories," and record of the year with the summer dance hit "Get Lucky," featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers.
Paul Williams, one of the featured artists in "Random Access Memories," joked about working with the quirky robotic duo.
SOUNDBITE: Paul Williams, songwriter, saying (English):
"When I was drinking years and using, I used to imagine things that weren't there were frightening. Then I got sober and two robots called me and asked me to make an album."
Lorde won two Grammys for song of the year and best pop solo performance with her breakout hit "Royals."
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis won the Grammy for best new artist and also swept the rap awards.
In a first for the Grammys or any big U.S. awards show, thirty-three couples, both same-sex and stra
Daft Punk scored the double win of album of the year for "Random Access Memories," and record of the year with the summer dance hit "Get Lucky," featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers.
Paul Williams, one of the featured artists in "Random Access Memories," joked about working with the quirky robotic duo.
SOUNDBITE: Paul Williams, songwriter, saying (English):
"When I was drinking years and using, I used to imagine things that weren't there were frightening. Then I got sober and two robots called me and asked me to make an album."
Lorde won two Grammys for song of the year and best pop solo performance with her breakout hit "Royals."
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis won the Grammy for best new artist and also swept the rap awards.
In a first for the Grammys or any big U.S. awards show, thirty-three couples, both same-sex and stra