Country trio Lady Antebellm and pop star Lady Gaga were among the winners at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
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 event's red carpet in a giant egg on Sunday, won three awards including best pop vocal album for The Fame Monster, the BBC reports.
Rapper Jay-Z and soul star John Legend also picked up three awards each. 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.
Canada's Arcade Fire pipped Eminem in the the best album category for The Suburbs.
In another surprise win, singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding beat pop's Justin Bieber and hip-hop newcomer Drake to become the first jazz artist to win the best new artist category.
New Zealand-born Karl Urban, accompanied by actress wife Nicole Kidman, won the male country vocal performance award for the fourth time.
Bruno Mars won the best male pop vocal performance for Just the Way You Are.
Sir Paul McCartney won best solo rock vocal performance for his live album Good Evening New York City, while a Beatles box set won best historical album.
