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)
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