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Last night (Sunday 26 January) Macklemore, Queen Latifah, Madonna, Ryan Lewis and Mary Lambert wed 33 couples live on air at the Grammy Awards.
The extraordinary performance shaped around the Macklemore song 'Same Love', saw the rapper tell the audience that weddings represent "the ultimate statement of equality, that all the couples are entitled to the same exact thing". The song has become something of an anthem for marriage, gender and sexual equality over the last year making it a fitting manifestation of the ideals behind it.
Half way through the performance Queen Latifah introduces the rows of couples, asking them to exchange rings and calling on the Grammy Awards audience to act as witnesses. Then Madonna joins the performance to add a heartfelt addition to the musical number.
The couples selected to take part in the performance represented a cross-section of sexualities and race, including Lewis' own sister and her boyfriend.
Watch the Grammy Awards performance of 'Same Love' below
Daft Punk, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Lorde all led the list of winners the 2014 Grammy Awards from last night. The phenomenal show at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles was opened by Jay Z and Beyonce, before The Beatles, Lorde and more took to the stage. The true victors of the evening were Daft Punk, who as well as performing for the first time since 2007 by playing 'Get Lucky' with Pharrell, Nile Rodgers and Stevie Wonder also took home five awards.
There were 82 categories in all, but here are the most important of the victors:
RECORD OF THE YEAR: Daft Punk ft. Pharrell & Nile Rodgers – ‘Get Lucky’
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Daft Punk – ‘Random Access Memories’
SONG OF THE YEAR: Lorde – ‘Royals’
BEST NEW ARTIST: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE: Lorde – ‘Royals’
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE: Daft Punk ft. Pharrell & Nile Rodgers – ‘Get Lucky’
BEST VOCAL POP ALBUM: Bruno Mars – ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM: Daft Punk – ‘Random Access Memories’
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE: Imagine Dragons – ‘Radioactive’
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: Black Sabbath – ‘Is God Dead?’
BEST ROCK SONG: ‘Cut Me Some Slack’ from ‘Sound City – Real To Reel’
BEST ROCK ALBUM: Led Zeppelin – ‘Celebration Day’
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM: Vampire Weekend – ‘Modern Vampires Of The City’ BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM: Rihanna – ‘Unapologetic’
BEST R&B ALBUM: Alicia Keys – ‘Girl On Fire’
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – ‘Thrift Shop’
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION: Jay Z ft. Justin Timberlake – ‘Holy Grail’
BEST RAP SONG: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – ‘Thrift Shop’
BEST RAP ALBUM: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – ‘The Heist’
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA: ‘Sound City: Real To Reel’
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL: Daft Punk –‘Random Access Memories’ PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL: Pharrell Williams
BEST MUSIC VIDEO: Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z – ‘Suit & Tie
Below: Grammy Awards 2014 red carpet - Daft Punk, Macklemore, Madonna and more
