2018 is a milestone year for the Grammy Awards. It will have its sixtieth annual celebration of the year's best songs, albums, producers, performers, and other aspects of the music industry. This year's show is particularly noteworthy. Karina Huber in New York tells us why.

KARINA HUBER NEW YORK A lot of changes with the Grammys this year - that will take place right behind me in Madison Square Garden hosted by British comedian James Corden. Performing this year will be Sting, U2, Pink, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and more.

In years past the awards show have been staged in Los Angeles but this year New York will be ground zero for the music industry's biggest annual event.

The Grammys have long been accused of being out of touch and too white, overlooking minorities, despite the fact that minorities have long dominated the music industry.

Remember last year when Adele swept the Grammys with her album 25 while Beyonce's "Lemonade" was largely overlooked by the Academy. It was so shocking to many that even Adele herself later said the "Record of the Year" award should have gone to Beyonce. Well this year, the awards are looking a lot more diverse and seem to be reflecting our current culture in a way that it never has. Hip hop dominates - with Jay-Z snagging the most nominations - eight of them - for his album 4:44. Sadly, he won't be performing at the awards ceremony

Kendrick Lamar is up there with six nods for his album Damn. And Bruno Mars also has six for 24K Magic. For the first time ever, no white male artist appears in the Album of the Year category. The only Caucasian to be nominated in that category is female artist Lorde from New Zealand.

Who's going to win record of the year The money seems to be on global phenomenon "Despacito" by Puerto Ricans Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Canada's Justin Bieber. I mean after all who hasn't heard that song. We'll get our answers soon enough - the awards show starts this Sunday at 7:30 pm New York time - not LA time. Let's hope it stays that way!