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The 2014 Grammy awards, held in Los Angeles on January 26, turned out to be a spectacular show with epic performances by Pink, Beyonce and French electronic pop duo Daft Punk -- the biggest winners of the night.
The Grammy awards got bigger and better this year, with electrifying performances by Pink, a very raunchy rendition of her latest hit Drunk In Love by Beyonce and her rapper husband Jay Z and French Electronic pop duo Daft Punk clocking in five wins.
Pink makes a dramatic entry for her performance.
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Beyonce and Jay Z perform Drunk In Love, Beyonce's single from her self-titled new album.
The singer surprised her fans worldwide in December 2013, when she released her entire new album with 17 songs and music videos on iTunes without so much as an announcement or promotions.
While her album was released too late to qualify for this year's Grammys, Jay Z picked up the awards for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for Holy Grail and Best Music Video for Suit & Tie, both in collaboration with Justin Timberlake.
Madonna, who arrived on the red carpet in a suited-up look, performs her song Open Your Heart during the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' Same Love performance.
Country music star Taylor Swift shows off her svelte frame in a mesh gown.
Hip hop artists Macklemore (right) and Ryan Lewis pose backstage with their awards for Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance for Thrift Shop, Best Rap Song for Thrift Shop and Best Rap Album for The Heist.
Singer Katy Perry performs Dark Horse in a very dramatic and elaborate setting on stage.
Daft Punk accepts the award for Record of the year for Get Lucky.
The French electronic pop duo, who released their entire new album Random Access Memories online last year for download, won five awards at the Grammys -- Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical and Best Dance/Electronica Album.
Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, who performed together on stage after a really long time, take their bow after performing at the 56th annual Grammy Awards.
The tiny-framed Anna Kendrick arrived in a sparkly outfit for the show.
Singer Ciara shows off her baby bump on the red carpet.
Singer Alicia Keys, who won the Best R&B album gong for Girl On Fire, flaunts her decolletage on the red carpet in an electric blue gown.
Socialite and hotel heiress Paris Hilton waves on her way to the do.