Lady Gaga steals show at Grammy music awards in LA

Lady Gaga stole the show by arriving at this year's Grammy music awards in LA inside a giant transparent egg.

The singer won three awards including female pop vocal for Bad Romance and pop vocal album for The Fame Monster.

She crawled out of the egg at the Staples Center to perform new single Born This Way, which made it to number three in the official singles chart.

Lady Gaga, 24, said in a Twitter message that she was "in incubation" for her live appearance.

In pictures: Grammy awards 2011

Aides said she'd spent three hours crouched inside the egg with an oxygen mask ahead of her arrival.

Other British winners at the Grammys included Muse, who took the prize for best rock album, and La Roux who won best electronic/dance album.

Country year

Canadian rockers Arcade Fire were the surprise winners of the night, taking the award for best album which Eminem was favourite to win.

It's the third time the rapper has lost out on winning the prize.

Jennifer Hudson and Florence Welch performed a tribute to Aretha Franklin

He picked up two awards from 10 nominations on the night - for best rap album (Recovery) and best rap solo performance (Not Afraid).

The big winner at this year's Grammy awards was US country music act, Lady Antebellum, who won five gongs including song and record of the year.

Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine performed a live tribute to ill soul singer Aretha Franklin at the event in California with Christina Aguilera and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson.

She said: "It's amazing because I recognize the set. You see it in pictures from last year.

"I recognize the chandeliers, but I didn't expect that I would be here seeing it up close. It's really amazing."

American jazz performer Esperanza Spalding beat Florence and Mumford and Sons, as well as Justin Bieber, to be named best new artist.

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