"I suppose, the robots would like to thank... I bet France is really proud of these guys right now," Williams said about his helmet-clad collaborators.
Late Pandit Ravi Shankar, who received a posthumous nomination for his album 'The Living Room Sessions Part 2' in the World Music section, missed the opportunity this year. He had won the award in the same category for the first part of the album. Shankar was also paid a tribute at the mega music award show last year.
The highlight of the music gala, however, was not the dominion of the helmet-wearing artistes but several gay, straight and multi-racial weddings. Queen Latifah officiated the weddings and Madonna performed on best new artist winners Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's hit track 'Same Love'.
The Seattle-based rapper duo won four awards, including best new artist, best rap album for 'The Heist', best rap song and best rap performance for 'Thrift Shop'.
The music's biggest night was kicked off with a scintillating performance by Beyonce and Jay Z. The couple selected a duet-track from Beyonce's last album, 'Drunk in Love' for their performance.
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