Crazy in love: Jay-Z gushes over Beyonce at the Grammy Awards...Plus, this year's winners list!

Jay Z paid tribute to "beautiful" wife Beyonce and joked he had a "gold sippy cup" for daughter Blue Ivy at the Grammy Awards.
Beyonce, left, and Jay-Z perform "Drunk in Love" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Staff29 January 2014
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Jay Z thanked God for his "beautiful" wife Beyonce at the Grammy Awards.

The 44-year-old rapper - who opened the ceremony with a performance of Drunk in Love with his spouse - dedicated his win for Best/Rap Sung Collaboration for Holy Grail featuring Justin Timberlake to the singer and their two-year-old daughter Blue Ivy.

Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z perform at the 56th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California January 26, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) (GRAMMYS-SHOW)

He said: "I want to thank God, I mean, a little bit for this award, but also all the universe for conspiring and for putting that beautiful light of a young lady in my life."

Holding his golden gramophone statue aloft, he added: "I want to tell Blue, 'Look, Daddy got a gold sippy cup for you!'"

Beyonce and Jay-Z hug as they walk offstage after performing "Drunk In Love" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California January 26, 2014. REUTERS/ Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES TAGS:ENTERTAINMENT) (GRAMMYS-SHOW)
Beyonce, left, and Jay-Z perform at the 56th annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

When he first took to the stage, Jay jokingly threw mock punches at Jamie Foxx, who was presenting the trophy, after the singer-and-actor spent much of his opening speech praising Beyonce for her sexy performance with her husband earlier in the evening.

Jamie had said he had to apologise to the rapper backstage because "Blue Ivy's mom is hot."

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 26: Singer Beyonce Knowles (L) and rapper Jay-Z attend the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

During their opening performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Beyonce had donned just a sheer bodysuit, glittering bra, skimpy thong, and crystal-studded fishnets teemed with wet-look hair for the duet.

She began the track on a chair with her back to the audience before her spouse appeared in a cloud of smoke.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 26: Rapper Jay Z accepts the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration award for 'Holy Grail' onstage during the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

The 32-year-old beauty got up from the chair to dance seductively with her spouse, running her hands along his butt and legs before they shared a kiss mid-song.

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GRAMMY WINNERS 2014

Album of the Year: Daft Punk

Record of the Year: Daft Punk, Get Lucky

Song of the Year: Royals, Lorde

Best R&B Song: Pusher Love Girl, Justin Timberlake

Best New Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Get Lucky, Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams and Nyle Rodgers

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

Best Pop Solo Performance: Royals, Lorde

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Holy Grail, Jay Z ft. Justin Timberlake

Best Country Album: Same Trailer Different Park, Kacey Musgraves

Best Pop Instrumental Album: Stepping Out, Herb Albert

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: To Be Loved, Michael Buble

Best Reggae Album: Ziggy Marley In Concert, Ziggy Marley

Best Spoken Word Album: America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't, Stephen Colbert

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

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

Best Gospel Song: If He Did It Before... Same God [Live], Tye Tribbett

Best Gospel Album: Greater Than [Live], Tye Tribbet

Best Latin Pop Album: Vida, Draco Rosa

Best Song Written For Visual Media: Skyfall, Thomas Newman

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

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

Best Jazz Vocal Album: Liquid Spirit, Gregory Porter

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

Best Latin Jazz Album: Song For Maura, Paquito D'Rivera And Trio Corrente

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album: Sound City: Real To Reel, Butch Vig (Compilation Producer)

Best Musical Theater Album: Kinky Boots, Cyndi Lauper

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

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

Best Dance Recording: Clarity, Zedd ft. Foxes

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

Best Comedy Album: Calm Down Gurrl, Kathy Griffin

Best Rap Performance: Thift Shop, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best Rap Song: Thift Shop, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best Rap Album: The Heist, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

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

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

Best Urban Contemporary Album: Unapologetic, Rihanna

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

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

Best Music Film: Live Kisses, Paul McCartney

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

Best Country Solo Performance: Wagon Wheel, Darius Rucker

Best Country Song: Merry Go Round, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne

Best Rock Performance: Radioactive, Imagine Dragons

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

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Pharrell Williams

Best Metal Performance: God Is Dead, Black Sabbath

Best Rock Album: Celebration Day, Led Zeppelin

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