The 53rd Grammy Awards were handed out Sunday night  The evening began with a tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, but by the time the last of the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards was handed out on Sunday, several other singers and bands looked something like royalty.

Lady Antebellum walked away with three trophies while the group members earned two more each for songwriting categories. The country superstars sang a pitch-perfect medley of tunes that ended with a quiet rendition of the song that launched them, "Need You Now," and shortly afterward collected the Song of the Year GRAMMY for it (along with co-writer Josh Kear, with whom they also took Best Country Song).  They also took home the GRAMMY for Best Country Album for Need You Now. Accepting that award, lead singer Charles Kelley said, "This song has completely flipped our world upside down." By the time Lady Antebellum stood up to collect a trophy for Record Of The Year for "Need You Now," they were in disbelief, and possibly discombobulated: "Oh my gosh, we're so stunned we started walking the wrong direction," said singer Hillary Scott

But there was so much more: Leaving his walker backstage and looking fabulous for his age, Rolling Stone Mick Jagger paid tribute to fallen R&B singer Solomon Burke

After the trophies were handed out, in his rendition of "I coulda been a contenda", teen sensation Justin Bieber said he was "disappointed" and "upset" for missing out on a Grammy Award  but he's adamant he'll scoop up a top honor soon. "The Kid", as I'll call him, was nominated for the Best New Artist prize and Best Pop Vocal Album for My World 2.0, but failed to win in either category, losing out to Esperanza Spalding and Lady Gaga. The Kid admits he's disappointed by the snub, but vows to take home a haul of trophies at next year's ceremony instead."I'm inspired to work harder than I did last year. It's going to be hard, but I'm going to try,"

Other award ceremonies over the weekend 

New dad Javier Bardem, the actor who made such an impact as the killer with the pageboy haircut in No Country For Old Men, was named Best Actor at The Goya Awards, Spain's answer to the Oscars. This was his fifth Goya award.
The Spanish star, who welcomed his first child, a baby boy, with wife Penelope Cruz last month, received the honor for his role as a terminally ill dad in "Biutiful." Bardem the crowd, "I receive it as a warm hug and support from my colleagues.  I dedicate it to my wife and son for awakening my heart and smile every day."