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Sam Smith dominates with 4 awards

The night’s big winner was Beck, whose album Morning Phase won Album of the Year in addition to Best Rock Album. The Best Album winner was announced by Prince and Kanye jokingly came on-stage to interrupt Beck.

Beck, Sam Smith, St. Vincent, and Kendrick Lamar were the big winners at the 2014 Grammy Awards.

The night’s big winner was Beck, whose album 'Morning Phase' won Album of the Year in addition to Best Rock Album. The Best Album winner was announced by Prince and Kanye jokingly came on-stage to interrupt Beck.

Meanwhile, Sam Smith beat out HAIM to win Best New Artist, and 'Stay With Me' was awarded both Song of the Year and Record of the Year. He also won Best Pop Vocal Album for In the Lonely Hour. During his acceptance speech for Record of the Year, Smith said, “I want to thank the man this record is about … for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys.”

St. Vincent’s self-titled fourth album beat out Jack White, Arcade Fire, and Alt-J to win Best Alternative Album.

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Jack White earned the Best Rock Performance Grammy for his song 'Lazaretto'.

Perhaps the most surprising winner of the evening, Aphex Twin’s Syro was awarded Best Dance/Electronica Album.

Kendrick Lamar’s 'i' won both Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance, topping nominees including Kanye West, Drake, and Childish Gambino. Meanwhile, Eminem’s 'The Marshall Mathers LP 2' was awarded Best Rap Album.

Tenacious D took home the Grammy for Best Metal Performance, beating out Mastodon, Motörhead, Slipknot, and Anthrax.

“Weird Al” Yankovic’s Mandatory Fun won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album.

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Glen Campbell won the Grammy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for 'I’ll Be Me'.

Pearl Jam earned only their second Grammy ever after Lightning Bolt picked up the award for Best Recording Package.

In one of the night’s big upsets, Pharrell Williams’ 'Happy' beat Sam Smith and Taylor Swift to win Best Pop Vocal Performance. Pharrell also picked up Best Urban Contemporary Album for 'G I R L', and his innovative 24-hour music video for 'Happy' earned the award for Best Music Video

You can find a list of the notable winners below (winners’ name are bolded).

Album of the Year:Beck – Morning PhaseBeyoncé – BeyoncéSam Smith – In the Lonely HourPharrell Williams – G I R LEd Sheeran – X

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Record of the Year:Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX – “Fancy”Sia – “Chandelier”Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”

Song of the Year:Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”Sia – “Chandelier”Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”Hozier – “Take Me to Church”

Best New Artist:BastilleIggy AzaleaBrandy ClarkHAIMSam Smith

Best Rock Song:Paramore – “Ain’t It Fun”Beck – “Blue Moon”The Black Keys – “Fever”Ryan Adams – “Gimme Something Good”Jack White – “Lazaretto”

Best Rock Album:Ryan Adams – Ryan AdamsBeck – Morning PhaseThe Black Keys – Turn BlueTom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Hypnotic EyeU2 – Songs of Innocence

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Best Rock Performance:Ryan Adams – “Gimme Something Good”Arctic Monkeys – “Do I Wanna Know?”Beck – “Blue Moon”The Black Keys – “Fever”Jack White – “Lazaretto”

Best Alternative Album:Alt J – This is All YoursArcade Fire – ReflektorCage the Elephant – MelophobiaSt. Vincent – St. VincentJack White – Lazaretto

Best Rap Album:Eminem – Marshall Mathers LP 2Iggy Azalea – The New ClassicChildish Gambino – Because the InternetCommon – Nobody’s SmilingScHoolboy Q – OxymoronWiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood

Best Rap Song:Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”Kanye West – “Bound 2″Kendrick Lamar – “i”Wiz Khalifa – “We Dem Boyz”Drake – “0 to 100 / The Catch Up”

Best Rap Performance:Donald Glover – “3005”Drake – “0 to 100 / The Catch Up”Eminem – “Rap God”Kendrick Lamar -“i”Lecrae – “All I Need Is You”

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Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:Iggy Azalea feat. Charli – “Fancy”Coldplay – “A Sky Full of Stars”A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera – “Say Something”Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”Katy Perry feat. Juicy J – “Darkhorse”

Best Pop Vocal Album:Coldplay – Ghost StoriesMiley Cyrus – BangerzAriana Grande – My EverythingKaty Perry – PrismEd Sheeran – XSam Smith – In the Lonely Hour

Best Pop Vocal Performance:John Legend – “All of Me”Sia – “Chandelier”Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”Pharrell Williams – “Happy”

Best Dance/Electronica Album:Aphex Twin – Syrodeadmau5 – While (1<2)Little Dragon – Nabuma RubberbandRöyksopp & Robyn – Do It AgainMat Zo – Damage Control

Best Dance Recording:Basement Jaxx – “Never Say Never”Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne – “Rather Be”Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige – “F For You”Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones – “I Got You”Zhu – “Faded”

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Best Urban Contemporary Album:Jhené Aiko – Sail OutBeyoncé – BeyoncéChris Brown – XMali Music – Malis Is…Pharrell Williams – G I R L

Best Comedy Album:“Weird Al” Yankovic – Mandatory FunJim Gaffigan – ObsessedLouis C.K. – Oh My GodPatton Oswalt – Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals TimeSarah Silverman – We Are Miracles

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:American HustleGet On Up: The James Brown StoryGuardians of the GalaxyThe Wolf of Wall Street

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:Christophe Beck – FrozenTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Gone GirlAlexandre Desplat – The Grand Budapest HotelSteven Price – GravityThomas Newman – Saving Mr. Banks

Best Song Written For Visual Media:Tegan and Sara feat. The Lonely Island – “Everything Is Awesome!!!”Ed Sheeran – “I See Fire”Glen Campbell – “I’m Not Gonna Miss You”Idina Menzel – “Let It Go”Karen O – “The Moon Song”

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Best Music Video:Arcade Fire – “We Exist”DJ Snake and Lil Jon – “Turn Down For What”Sia – “Chandelier”Pharrell Williams – “Happy”Woodkid feat. Max Richter – “The Golden Age”

Best Music Film:Beyoncé and Jay Z – On the Run TourColdplay – Ghost StoriesDarlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill – 20 Feet From StardomMetallica – Through the NeverPink – The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne

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