Grammy Awards 2018: Bruno Mars beats out Jay-Z for album of the year

Bruno Mars accepts Album of the Year for '24K Magic' with production team onstage during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York City.

Music's biggest night was held Sunday inside New York City's Madison Square Garden as the Grammy Awards were handed out by the Recording Academy.

Despite Jay-Z leading the pack this year with eight nominations, Bruno Mars took home the top award of the night. He won the Grammy Award for album of the year for his project, "24K Magic."

Kendrick Lamar also bested Jay-Z in the best rap album category, eventually going home with five trophies.

R&B singer Alessia Cara won best new artist this year, beating out fan favorite, Sza.

Before the actual awards show, hosted by late-night host James Corden, aired on CBS, many artists were already winners. In fact, 84 awards had already been handed out before the show began.

James Corden arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

Foo Fighters took home the award for best rock song for their hit "Run," while Bruno Mars won the Grammy Award for best R&B performance for "That's What I Like." "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda took home a Grammy Award for best song written for visual media for “How Far I’ll Go," featured in Disney's "Moana." The late Carrie Fisher also posthumously won a Grammy Award for best spoken word album for "The Princess Diarist."

The evening also featured amazing performances from Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar, who also nabbed a Grammy Award for best music video for his single, "Humble."

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