2014 Grammy Award Winners

Album of the Year:
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories (Julian Casablancas, DJ Falcon, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams & Pharrell Williams, featured artists; Thomas Bangalter, Julian Casablancas, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, DJ Falcon & Todd Edwards, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Guillaume Le Braz & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Antoine "Chab" Chabert & Bob Ludwig, mastering engineers)

Record of the Year:
Daft Punk, "Get Lucky" (Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Antoine "Chab" Chabert & Bob Ludwig, mastering engineers)

Song of the Year:
Lorde, "Royals" (Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor, songwriters)

Best Country Album:
Kacey Musgraves, Same Trailer Different Park

Best Pop Vocal Album:
Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake, "Holy Grail"

Best Pop Solo Performance:Lorde, "Royals"

Best Rock Song:Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear, "Cut Me Some Slack"

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, "Get Lucky"

Best New Artist:
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

Best Rock Album:
Led Zeppelin, Celebration Day

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Best Metal Performance:
Black Sabbath, "God Is Dead?"

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:
Pharrell Williams

Best Alternative Music Album:
Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of the City

Best Rock Performance:
Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive"

Best Country Song:
Kacey Musgraves, "Merry Go 'Round" (Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne)

Best Country Solo Performance:
Darius Rucker, "Wagon Wheel"

Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
The Civil Wars, "From This Valley"

Best Music Film:
Paul McCartney, Live Kisses (Jonas Åkerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine and Scott Rodger, video producers)

Best Music Video:
Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z, "Suit and Tie" (David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer)

Best Blues Album:
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite, Get Up!

Best R&B Album:
Alicia Keys, Girl on Fire

Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Rihanna, Unapologetic

Best R&B Song:
Justin Timberlake, "Pusher Love Girl" (James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley and Justin Timberlake, songwriters)

Best Traditional R&B Performance:Gary Clark, Jr., "Please Come Home"

Best R&B Performance:
Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway, "Something"

Best Pop Instrumental Album:
Herb Alpert, Steppin' Out

Best Dance Recording: 
Zedd Featuring Foxes, "Clarity"

Best Dance/Electronica Album: 
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories

Best Rap Performance: 
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz, "Thrift Shop"

Best Rap Song: 
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz, "Thrift Shop" (Ben Haggerty and Ryan Lewis, songwriters)

Best Rap Album: 
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, the Heist

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Michael Bublé, to Be Loved

Best New Age Album:
Laura Sullivan, Love's River

Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
Wayne Shorter, "Orbits"

Best Jazz Vocal Album:
Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit

Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Terri Lyne Carrington, Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
Randy Brecker, Wlodek Pawlik Trio and Kalisz Philharmonic, Night in Calisia

Best Latin Jazz Album:
Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente, Song for Maura

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance:
Tasha Cobbs, Break Every Chain

Best Gospel Song:
Tye Tribbett, "If He Did It Before . . . Same God"

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song:
Mandisa, "Overcomer" (David Garcia, Ben Glover and Christopher Stevens, songwriters)

Best Gospel Album:
Tye Tribbett, Greater Than

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
Mandisa, Overcomer

Best Latin Pop Album:
Draco Rosa, Vida

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
La Santa Cecilia, Treinta Días

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea, A Mi Manera

Best Tropical Latin Album:Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Pacific Mambo Orchestra

Best American Roots Song: 
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, "Love Has Come for You" (Edie Brickell and Steve Martin, songwriters)

Best Americana Album:
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, Old Yellow Moon

Best Bluegrass Album:Del McCoury Band, The Streets of Baltimore

Best Reggae Album:
Ziggy Marley, Ziggy Marley in Concert

Best World Music Album:Gipsy Kings, Savor Flamenco (tie)

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Live: Singing for Peace Around the World (tie)

Best Folk Album:
Guy Clark, My Favorite Picture of You    

Best Regional Roots Music Album:
Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, Dockside Sessions

Best Children's Album:
Jennifer Gasoi, Throw A Penny In the Wishing Well

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling):
Stephen Colbert, America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't

Best Comedy Album:
Kathy Griffin, Calm Down Gurrl

Best Musical theater Album:
Kinky Boots

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:
Sound City: Real to Reel 

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:
Skyfall, Thomas Newman, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media:Adele, "Skyfall" (Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth, songwriters)

Best Instrumental Composition:
The Clare Fischer Orchestra, "Pensamientos for Solo Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra" (Clare Fischer, composer)

Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, "on Green Dolphin Street" (Gordon Goodwin, arranger)

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):
Bobby McFerrin and Esperanza Spalding, "Swing Low" (Gil Goldstein, arranger)

Best Recording Package:
Reckless Kelly, Long Night Moon (Sarah Dodds and Shauna Dodds, art directors)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:
Paul McCartney and Wings, Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition) (Simon Earith and James Musgrave, art directors)

Best Album Notes:
John Coltrane, Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered and Expanded) (Neil Tesser, album notes writer)

Best Historical Album:The Rolling Stones, Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965 (Teri Landi, andrew Loog Oldham and Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer) (tie)

Bill Withers, the Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums (Leo Sacks, compilation producer; Joseph M. Palmaccio, tom Ruff and Mark Wilder, mastering engineers)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories (Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta and Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical:
Lana Del Rey, "Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) (Cedric Gervais, Remixer)

Best Surround Sound Album:
Paul McCartney, Live Kisses (Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; tommy LiPuma, surround producer)

Best Engineered Album, Classical:Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Winter Morning Walks (David Frost, Brian Losch and Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer)

Producer of the Year, Classical:
David Frost

Best Orchestral Performance:Minnesota Orchestra, Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4 (Osmo Vänskä, conductor)

Best Opera Recording:The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; the Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Adès: the Tempest (Thomas Adès, conductor; Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna and Alan Oke; Luisa Bricetti and Victoria Warivonchick, producers)

Best Choral Performance:Tui Hirv and Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir and Vox Clamantis, Pärt: Adam's Lament (Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:Brad Wells and Roomful of Teeth, Roomful Of Teeth

Best Classical Instrumental Solo:
Albany Symphony, Corigliano: Conjurer - Concerto for Percussionist and String Orchestra (Evelyn Glennie; David Alan Miller, conductor)

Best Classical Vocal Solo:
Maria Schneider; Jay anderson, Frank Kimbrough and Scott Robinson; Australian Chamber Orchestra and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Winter Morning Walks (Dawn Upshaw)

Best Classical Compendium:
Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmusik, Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

Best Contemporary Classical Composition:Schneider, Maria: Winter Morning Walks, Maria Schneider, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Jay anderson, Frank Kimbrough, Scott Robinson and Australian Chamber Orchestra)

2014 Revolver Golden Gods Winners

     The Revolver Golden Gods Awards took place Wednesday night (April 23) at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, where rock and metal acts were honored for their talents and achievements.
The night featured performances by Slayer, who opened the show with a surprise gig, A Day To Remember, The Pretty Reckless, Suicide Silence, Joan Jett and Guns N’ Roses. And throughout the evening, various awards were handed out.
As was announced prior to the show, Joan Jett received the Golden God Award while Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose received the Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award.

Here’s the full list of winners of the 2014 Revolver Golden Gods Awards:
- Best Vocalist: Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age
- Best Live Band: Rob Zombie
- Most Devoted Fans: Avenged Sevenfold
- Best New Talent: Twelve Foot Ninja
- Comeback of the Year: Deep Purple
- Paul Gray Best Bassist Award: Chris Kael, 5FDP
- Best Film & DVD: Pierce the Veil
- Best Drummer: Arin Ilejay, Avenged Sevenfold
- Song of the Year: Five Finger Death Punch, ‘Lift Me Up’
- Most Metal Athlete: Josh Barnett, Mixed Martial Arts
- Dimebag Darrell Best Guitarist: Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance, Avenged Sevenfold
- Album of the Year: Black Sabbath, ’13′
- Golden God Award: Joan Jett
- Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award: Axl Rose

Loudwire was on the Black Carpet and at the show, so check back soon for more in-depth coverage of the 2014 Revolver Golden Gods.

2013 Revolver Golden Gods Winners

     The Fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods award show took place in Los Angeles. The night found Anthrax performing with Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown, The Dillinger Escape Plan perform a Depeche Mode cover with Deftones’ Chino Moreno, Halestorm cover Led Zeppelin with David Draiman, Five Finger Death Punch play with Rob Halford and Rob Zombie, Stone Sour joined by Corey Taylor and Jim Root’s Slipknot bandmates for a percussion-heavy Black Sabbath cover, Danzig perform a few Misfits classics with Doyle Von Frankenstein, and a set from some garage band out of San Francisco (who were also joined onstage by Halford).

BEST GUITARIST presented by Epiphone
- John 5 (Rob Zombie & solo)- Stephen Carpenter (Deftones)
- Alex Lifeson (Rush)
- Misha Mansoor (Periphery)
- Brendon Small (Dethklok)
- Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)

BEST DRUMMER presented by Drum Workshop
- Abe Cunningham (Deftones)
- Mario Duplantier (Gojira)
- Arejay Hale (Halestorm)
- Gene Hoglan (Dethklok & Testament)
- Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour)
- Neil Peart (Rush)

PAUL GRAY BEST BASSIST presented by Dean Markley
- Rex Brown (Kill Devil Hill)
- Steve Harris (Iron Maiden & solo)
- Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead)
- Geddy Lee (Rush)
- Jason Newsted (Newsted)
- Sergio Vega (Deftones)

BEST VOCALIST presented by Rockstar Energy Drink
- Phil Anselmo (Down & solo)
- Maria Brink (In This Moment)
- Chris Cornell (Soundgarden)
- Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
- Chino Moreno (Deftones)
- Corey Taylor (Stone Sour & Slipknot)

BEST NEW TALENT
- Device
- Ghost
- Kvelertak
- Miss May I
- Of Mice & Men
- Young Guns

MOST METAL ATHLETE presented by Roadrunner Records
- Tom Crabtree (Green Bay Packers, NFL)
- Tanner Faust (Rally and drifting car racing)
- Clay Guida (Mixed Martial Arts fighting, UFC)
- Triple H (WWE wrestling)
- Geoff Rowley (Skateboarding)
- CJ Wilson (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, MLB)

BEST LIVE BAND presented by Samson/Zoom
- Anthrax
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Hatebreed
- Lamb of God
- Slipknot
- Volbeat

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR
- Aerosmith
- The Darkness
- Quicksand
- Refused
- Soundgarden
- Tenacious D

SONG OF THE YEAR
- Asking Alexandria, “Run Free”
- Avenged Sevenfold, “Carry On”
- Black Veil Brides, “In The End”
- Dethklok, “I Ejaculate Fire”
- Halestorm, “Love Bites (So Do I)”
- In This Moment, “Blood”

MOST DEDICATED FANS presented by Xbox LIVE
- Black Label Society
- Black Veil Brides
- A Day To Remember
- HIM
- Rammstein
- Slipknot

ALBUM OF THE YEAR presented by Orange Amplification
- Deftones, Koi No Yokan
- Gojira, L’Enfant Sauvage
- Halestorm, The Strange Case of…
- Marilyn Manson, Born Villain
- Soundgarden, King Animal
- Stone Sour, House of Gold & Bones Part 1