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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Pop
[edit]Electronic
[edit]Urban
[edit]- Best Urban Fusion/Performance
- Best Reggaeton Performance
- Best Urban Music Album
- Best Rap/Hip Hop Song
- Best Urban Song
Rock
[edit]Alternative
[edit]Tropical
[edit]- 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
[edit]Regional Mexican
[edit]- Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album
- Best Banda Album
- Best Tejano Album
- Best Norteño Album
- Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album
- Best Regional Mexican Song
Instrumental
[edit]Traditional
[edit]Jazz
[edit]Christian
[edit]Portuguese Language
[edit]- 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
[edit]Classical
[edit]Arrangement
[edit]Recording Package
[edit]Songwriter
[edit]Production
[edit]Music video
[edit]No longer awarded
[edit]Pop
[edit]- 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
[edit]Tropical
[edit]Regional Mexican
[edit]Portuguese Language
[edit]References
[edit]- The Latin GRAMMY Award Categories
- The Latin GRAMMY Award Category Guidelines
- The Latin GRAMMY Special Awards
| General | |
|---|---|
| Pop | |
| Electronic | |
| Urban | |
| Rock | |
| Alternative | |
| Tropical | |
| Singer-songwriter | |
| Regional Mexican | |
| Instrumental | |
| Traditional | |
| Jazz | |
| Christian | |
| Portuguese language | |
| Children's | |
| Classical | |
| Arrangement | |
| Recording package | |
| Songwriter | |
| Production | |
| Music video | |
| Special awards | |
| Retired awards | |
