List of Latin Grammy Award categories
The Latin Grammy Awards are awarded in a series of categories, each of which isolate a specific contribution to Latin music. The standard awards list nominees in each category from which a winner is selected. These categories have been added and removed over time.
Special awards
There are special awards which are awarded without nominations, typically for achievements of longer than the past year, which the standard awards apply to:
- Person of the Year is a Special Merit Award presented to an individual who has had a significant effect on Latin music and has taken part in extensive philanthropy.
- Lifetime Achievement Award: is a Special Merit Award presented to performers who have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording during their careers.
- Trustees Awards: is a Special Merit Award presented to individuals who have made significant contributions, other than performance, to the field of recording during their careers.
- Hall of Fame Award honors recordings that are at least twenty-five years old that have made significant contributions
General Field
The General Field consists of four standard awards representing the best over-all achievements in performance, production, and songwriting in Spanish and Portuguese languages:
- Record of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a single song.
- Album of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a full album.
- Song of the Year is awarded to the writer(s)/composer(s) of a single song.
- Best New Artist is awarded to an artist without reference to a song or album.
Genre-specific fields
Pop
Electronic
Urban
- Best Urban Fusion/Performance
- Best Reggaeton Performance
- Best Urban Music Album
- Best Rap/Hip Hop Song
- Best Urban Song
Rock
Alternative
Tropical
- Best Salsa Album
- Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
- Best Merengue/Bachata Album
- Best Contemporary Tropical/Tropical Fusion Album
- Best Traditional Tropical Album
- Best Tropical Song
Singer-Songwriter
Regional Mexican
- Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album
- Best Banda Album
- Best Tejano Album
- Best Norteño Album
- Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album
- Best Regional Mexican Song
Instrumental
Traditional
Jazz
Christian
- Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
- Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
Portuguese Language
- Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album
- Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album
- Best Portuguese Language Urban Performance
- Best Samba/Pagode Album
- Best MPB Album
- Best Sertaneja Music Album
- Best Portuguese Language Roots Album
- Best Portuguese Language Song
Note: The field was originally called "Brazilian" before it was changed to "Portuguese Language" in 2016.
Children's
Classical
Arrangement
Recording Package
Songwriter
Production
Music video
No longer awarded
Pop
- Best Female Pop Vocal Album
- Best Male Pop Vocal Album
- Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album
Rock
Tropical
Regional Mexican
Portuguese Language
References
- The Latin GRAMMY Award Categories
- The Latin GRAMMY Award Category Guidelines
- The Latin GRAMMY Special Awards
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