In Pictures: Grammy Awards 2016

The 58th Grammy Awards have been held in Los Angeles, with Taylor Swift winning the top prize of album of the year.

Here are some of the highlights of the ceremony, held at the Staples Center.

Ed Sheeran won his first ever Grammys at the ceremony - song of the year and best pop solo performance for his hit, Thinking Out Loud.

Sheeran beat Taylor Swift for song of the year - but the songstress was happy to lose out to her friend, with her reaction caught on camera.

Adele performed the track All I Ask, co-written with Bruno Mars, although she was blighted by some audio problems after a microphone fell on the piano accompanying her.

Lady Gaga performed a tribute to David Bowie, who died last month, singing a medley of his songs.

Ellie Goulding was nominated for best pop solo performance, but missed out. She also performed with best R&B album nominee Andra Day at the ceremony.

Taylor Swift opened the ceremony with her song Out of the Woods and had time for an outfit change before taking her seat, skirt-holder in tow.

John Legend, Demi Lovato, Meghan Trainor and Tyrese Gibson performed with Lionel Richie in homage to the former Commodores singer.

Rock band Muse were the other British winners on the night, taking home the award for best rock album for Drones.

Justin Bieber brought his six-year-old brother Jaxon to the ceremony. The singer won best dance recording - his first ever Grammy - for Where Are U Now, his collaboration with Skrillex and Diplo.

Twelve-year-old Joey Alexander received a standing ovation from the crowd. The jazz pianist was this year's youngest Grammy nominee.

Canadian singer The Weeknd collected two prizes - best urban contemporary album and best R&B performance.

Hollywood Vampires - a supergroup made up of members including Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry - performed on TV for the first time and sang Ace of Spades in tribute to Motorhead's Lemmy.

Modern Family star Sofia Vergara appeared on stage dressed as a taxi during Pitbull's closing performance.