Arcade Fire Beats Gaga, Eminem for Grammy Top Album

World | February 14, 2011, Monday // 09:56
Bulgaria: Arcade Fire Beats Gaga, Eminem for Grammy Top Album Lady Gaga emerged from an egg-shaped cocoon for her performance - Footage courtesy The Recording Academy/CBS

Canadian rockers Arcade Fire, country trio Lady Antebellum and pop star Lady Gaga were among the winners at the most prestigious ceremony in the music calendar, the Grammy Awards.

Lady Antebellum won five prizes, including song of the year and record of the year for their hit Need You Now.

Lady Gaga, who was carried down the Los Angeles event's red carpet in a giant egg, won three awards including best pop vocal album for The Fame Monster.

Rapper Jay-Z and soul star John Legend also picked up three awards apiece.

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. But the star picked up just two awards - best rap album for Recovery and best rap solo performance for Not Afraid.

He had been tipped to win best album, but that award went to impassioned Canadian rockers Arcade Fire for their third studio album The Suburbs.

The show opened with a "get-well card" to Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, who is recovering from an undisclosed illness.

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