Lady Antebellum at the Grammy Awards (grammy.com)

“Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum’s hit single, was named song and record of the year, and the group also won three other awards including best country song and album.

Lady Gaga performed her newly released song “Born This Way” for the first time after emerging from a glowing egg on stage wearing a characteristically odd, gold outfit. Gaga won best female pop vocal performance for “Bad Romance” and best pop vocal album for “The Fame Monster.”

The night’s top honor, album of the year, went to Arcade Fire for “The Suburbs,” beating out big names Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum, Katy Perry and Eminem.

Eminem led the nominations with 10, and his album “Recovery” won best rap album. He was also the favorite to win album of the year after selling more than 3.4 million copies to become the top-selling album in 2010.

Another unexpected win was Esperanza Spalding for best new artist. Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & The Machine and Mumford & Sons were all nominated for the award.

Bieber and Usher, who helped launch Bieber’s career, performed snippets of their hits with Jaden Smith. “Never Say Never,” a film illustrating Bieber’s rise from YouTube sensation to pop superstar was released Feb. 11.  

The show opened with a montage devoted to Aretha Franklin, who has been rumored to have pancreatic cancer, and five female performers belting a compilation of Franklin’s greatest hits. Although Franklin was not in attendance after undergoing surgery, she gave a speech via video thanking fans and friends for their support.

For his first Grammy performance ever Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones sang soul singer Solomon Burke’s “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love.”

Bob Dylan performed his own “Maggie’s Farm” with the Avett Brothers and Mumford and Sons, earning a standing ovation from the audience.

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