Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum and Jay-Z were among the winners at the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
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| Lady Gaga emerged from a giant egg for her performance at the Grammy Awards |
Country trio Lady Antebellum won five prizes, including two of the night\'s major accolades, song of the year and record of the year.
Lady Gaga, who was carried down the red carpet in a giant egg, won three of the prestigious awards, including best pop vocal album for The Fame Monster.
Rapper Jay-Z and soul star John Legend also picked up three awards each.
Jay-Z\'s haul included two trophies for Empire State of Mind, his duet with Alicia Keys, while Legend was rewarded for his collaboration with hip-hop group The Roots.
Eminem led the field going into the ceremony, with 10 nominations. The superstar picked up two awards including best rap album for Recovery and best rap solo performance accolade for Not Afraid.
Rihanna\'s Only Girl in the World was named best dance recording, while British stadium rock band Muse picked up best rock album for The Resistance.
Neil Young Rock legend Neil Young won the first Grammy for his music of his career
The trio, who performed at the ceremony, saw off competition from veterans Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty and Jeff Beck.
But Young did triumph over Muse in the best rock song category. His track Angry World, from his album Le Noise, was also up against tunes by Mumford & Sons, Kings of Leon and the Black Keys.
"This is my first Grammy for music, and it\'s appreciated greatly," the 65-year-old Canadian legend said.
Veteran guitarist Jeff Beck, who had seven nominations, was the leading British nominee going into the ceremony. He scooped both best pop instrumental performance and best rock instrumental performance.
Sir Paul McCartney won best solo rock vocal performance for his live album Good Evening New York City, while a Beatles box set won best historical album.
Other British winners included synth-pop duo La Roux, who won best electronic/dance album, Iron Maiden, for best metal performance, and Sade, for best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals.
But two of Britain\'s latest breakthrough acts, Florence and the Machine and Mumford and Sons, lost out in the best new artist category to jazz singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding.
In a shock recult, Spalding was also chosen over Canadian pop heart-throb Justin Bieber and hip-hop newcomer Drake.
US rock duo The Black Keys picked up best alternative album for their sixth release, Brothers, beating Vampire Weekend and Arcade Fire.
The ceremony at the Staples Center featured a string of star-studded performances and one-off collaborations.
The show began with a tribute to soul queen Aretha Franklin, who is recovering from an operation, performed by Christina Aguilera, Florence and the Machine\'s Florence Welch, Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride and Yolanda Adams.
Lady Gaga then emerged from her egg-shaped cocoon to take to the stage to perform her new single Born This Way.
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presents Grammys annually to honour excellence in the music industry.
On Saturday, lifetime achievement awards were presented to Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, the Juilliard String Quartet, the Kingston Trio, the Ramones, Dolly Parton and George Beverly Shea.
Pop star Beyonce was the big winner at 2010\'s awards, winning six prizes including song of the year.
