Lady Antebellum scoop most awards at Grammys

Country trio Lady Antebellum led the winner’s pack at this year’s Grammy Awards, winning a total of five awards, including song of the year and record of the year for their hit Need You Now, at Sunday night’s awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

In what was a night full of surprises, rapper Eminem, who had the most Grammy nominations leading into the biggest night on the music calendar, walked away with just two awards from 10 nominations.

While accepting their award for record of the year, Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley said on stage: “We just cried our eyes out backstage. I can’t believe we’re standing up here again.”

But rockers Arcade Fire picked up the most coveted award of the night, beating the likes of Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum, Katy Perry and Eminem to win the album of the year award for their third album, The Suburbs.

In another Grammy surprise, jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding was named best new artist, beating arguably one of the biggest names on the pop music scene right now, Justin Bieber.

Lady Gaga, who was carried down the red carpet in a giant egg, won three awards on the night including best pop vocal album for The Fame Monster.

British rockers Muse took home the award for best rock album for The Resistance, with lead singer Matthew Bellamy paying tribute to his pregnant girlfriend Kate Hudson while accepting the award on stage.

The event featured performances by Mick Jagger, who paid tribute to the late Solomon Burke, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson, who opened the show with an all-star tribute to Aretha Franklin, Muse, Lady Gaga and actress Gwyneth Paltrow.

Here is a list of the main winners from the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards:

Album of the year – Arcade Fire, The Suburbs

Record of the year – Lady Antebellum, Need You Now

Song of the year – Need You Now (Lady Antebellum, performers)

Best new artist – Esperanza Spalding

Best female pop vocal performance – Lady Gaga, Bad Romance

Best male pop vocal performance – Bruno Mars, Just the Way You Are

Best pop vocal album – Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster

Best traditional pop vocal album – Michael Buble, Crazy Love

Best electronic/dance album – La Roux, La Roux

Best solo rock vocal performance – Paul McCartney, Helter Skelter

Best hard rock performance – Them Crooked Vultures, New Fang

Best metal performance – Iron Maiden, El Dorado

Best rock song – Angry World (Neil Young)

Best rock album – Muse, The Resistance

Best alternative music album – The Black Keys, Brothers

Best female R&B vocal performance – Fantasia, Bittersweet

Best male R&B vocal performance – Usher, There Goes My Baby

Best urban/alternative performance – Cee Lo Green, F*** You

Best R&B song – Shine (John Legend and the Roots)

Best contemporary R&B album – Usher, Raymond v Raymond

Best rap solo performance – Eminem, Not Afraid

Best rap song – Empire State of Mind (Jay–Z and Alicia Keys, performers)

Best rap album– Eminem, Recovery

Best female country vocal performance – Miranda Lambert, The House That Built Me

Best male country vocal performance – Keith Urban, Til Summer Comes Around

Best country song – Need You Now (Lady Antebellum, performers)

Best country album– Lady Antebellum, Need You Now

Best contemporary jazz album – The Stanley Clarke Band, The Stanley Clarke Band

Best Americana album – Mavis Staples, You Are Not Alone

Best contemporary blues album – Buddy Guy, Living Proof

Best contemporary folk album – Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs, God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise

Best classical album: Verdi: Requiem (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)

by Lana Galea February 15, 2011
Tags: 2011 Grammy Awards, 53rd annual Grammy Awards, Arcade Fire, Christina Aguilera, Eminem, Esperanza Spalding, Jennifer Hudson, Justin Bieber, Kate Hudson, Katy Perry, Lady Antebellum, Lady GaGa, Mick Jagger, Muse View Comments