2011 Grammy Award Winners: Lady Antebellum Sweeps, Arcade Fire Surprises

In a night that was heavily overshadowed by legendary performances — Mick Jagger, Barbra Streisand and Bob Dylan, just to name a few — there was still plenty of hardware to go around at the 2011 Grammy Awards.

Perhaps the most shocking of all wins came at the very end of the show, as Montreal-based indie band Arcade Fire surprised everyone – and gained a million or so new fans – by winning Album of the Year for “The Suburbs,” overshadowing heavy favorites Lady Antebellum and rapper Eminem.

But the Nashville trio, including Hillary Scott (pictured), hardly went home empty-handed. Their 2010 hit “Need You Now” received five awards, including Song, Record, and Country Album of the Year, while Eminem accepted two awards including Best Rap album for his disc “Recovery.” Lady Gaga proved she’s not just about crazy outfits (although her egg ensemble did make for quite the conversation starter). The provocateur won Pop Album of the Year for “The Fame Monster,” as well as Best Female Pop Vocal for anti-love song “Bad Romance.”

The night’s other biggest surprise came in the Best New Artist category, whose previous winners have included Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys and Carrie Underwood. Popular nominees Florence and the Machine, Drake and Justin Bieber, were left in their seats (much to the dismay of teenage girls everywhere), as newcomer Esperanza Spalding took home the coveted golden gramophone. Commence your Google searches now. —Emily Exton

Check out a full list of 2011 Grammy Award winners below:

Record of the year:
"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum

Album of the year:
"The Suburbs" – Arcade Fire

Song of the year:
"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum

Best new artist:
Esperanza Spalding

Pop performance by a duo or group with vocals:
"Hey, Soul Sister" (Live) – Train

Pop vocal album:
"The Fame Monster" – Lady Gaga

Rock album:
"The Resistance" – Muse

Rap album:
"Recovery" – Eminem

Female country vocal performance:
Miranda Lambert, "The House That Built Me"

Country album:
"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum

Producer of the year, non-classical:
Danger Mouse

Female pop vocal performance:
"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga

Male pop vocal performance:
"Just The Way You Are" – Bruno Mars

Pop collaboration with vocals:
"Imagine" – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare

Pop instrumental performance:
"Nessun Dorma" – Jeff Beck

Pop instrumental album:
"Take Your Pick" – Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto

Dance recording:
"Only Girl (In The World)" – Rihanna

Electronic/dance album:
"La Roux" – La Roux

Traditional pop vocal album:
"Crazy Love" – Michael Bublé

Solo rock vocal performance:
"Helter Skelter" – Paul McCartney

Rock performance by a duo or group with vocals:
"Tighten Up" – The Black Keys

Hard rock performance:
"New Fang" – Them Crooked Vultures

Metal performance:
"El Dorado" – Iron Maiden

Rock instrumental performance:
"Hammerhead" – Jeff Beck

Rock song:
"Angry World" – Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)

Alternative music album:
"Brothers" – The Black Keys

Female R&B vocal performance:
"Bittersweet" – Fantasia

Male R&B vocal performance:
"There Goes My Baby" – Usher

R&B Performance by a duo or group with vocals:
"Soldier Of Love" – Sade

Traditional R&B vocal performance:
"Hang On In There" – John Legend & The Roots

Urban/alternative performance:
"F*** You" – Cee Lo Green

R&B song:
"Shine" – John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)

R&B album:
"Wake Up!" – John Legend & The Roots

Contemporary R&B album:
"Raymond V Raymond" – Usher

Rap solo performance:
"Not Afraid" – Eminem

Rap performance by a duo or group:
"On To The Next One" – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Rap/sung collaboration:
"Empire State Of Mind" – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

Rap song:
"Empire State Of Mind" – Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Burt Keyes & Sylvia Robinson, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)

Male country vocal performance:
"'Til Summer Comes Around" – Keith Urban

Country performance by a duo or group with vocals:
"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum

Country collaboration with vocals:
"As She's Walking Away" – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson

Country instrumental performance:
"Hummingbyrd" – Marty Stuart

Country song:
"Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)