2018 Grammy Awards: Music industry's biggest night sees some upsets

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The Grammys celebrated their 60th anniversary in New York City on Sunday evening. The music's industry's biggest night was applauded for recognizing more diverse artists with its nominations but that doesn't mean there weren't any upsets when it comes to the winners. Our correspondent Karina Huber has more from New York.

Bruno Mars swept the Grammys this year with his album 24K Magic - picking up all six awards for which he was nominated.

BRUNO MARS GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST "Thank you to the fans. Thank you to my band watching. You guys, I love you with all my heart. And this is for the fans, thank you guys."

Jay-Z came in with the most nominations - eight of them - but left empty-handed, surprising many.

Kendrick Lamar, who won best rap album for Damn, was widely expected to win in one of the top categories of record, album or song of the year but they all went to Mars.

ANTHONY DECURTIS CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE "I think what happened is Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar split the hip-hop vote and Bruno Mars just kind of waltzed right in."

Another upset - the snubbing of Despacito by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber. It was by many accounts the biggest song of 2017.

Vulture, an entertainment blog, tweeted: If Despacito isn't good enough for a Grammy, then no Spanish-language song will ever be good enough for a Grammy.

In a nod to the #MeToo movement, Kesha gave a moving performance of Praying - a song referencing her alleged abuse at the hands of a producer.

Women's rights were a theme throughout the night but only one woman - Alessia Cara - took home a major award - best new artist.

The Grammy's have long been accused of being too white and too male but Grammy winner Anthony DeCurtis says things are changing.

ANTHONY DECURTIS CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE "The Grammys are working hard. I mean I have to say they're trying to fix this but it's not something that gets fixed overnight."

KARINA HUBER NEW YORK Grammy President Neil Portnow responded to the too male accusations saying more women need to step up and become a part of the industry. He said the industry also has to make the welcome mat very obvious to create the next generation of female artists. Karina Huber, CGTN, New York.