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Latin Grammy Awards The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been r ...

are awarded in a series of categories, each of which isolate a specific contribution to

Latin music Latin music (Portuguese language, Portuguese and es, música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America (including Music of Spain, Spain and Portuguese music, Portugal) ...

. The standard awards list nominees in each category from which a winner is selected. These categories have been added and removed over time.

General Field

The General Field consists of four standard awards representing the best over-all achievements in performance, production, and songwriting in

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and

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

languages: *

Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...

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 The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...

is awarded to an artist without reference to a song or album.

Genre-specific fields

Pop

Best Pop Vocal Album The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality vocal pop music albums. Awards in several ...

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album is an award presented to recording artists at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented ...

Best Pop Song Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporatio ...

''Previously awarded:'' * 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

Urban

* Best Urban Fusion/Performance * Best Reggaeton Performance * Best Urban Music Album * Best Rap/Hip Hop Song * Best Urban Song

Rock

Best Rock Album The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the rock music genre. Honors in sev ...

Best Rock Song The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs in the rock music genre. Honors in several ...

* Best Pop/Rock Album * Best Pop/Rock Song ''Previously awarded:'' * Best Rock Solo Vocal Album * Best Rock Vocal Album, Duo or Group

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the alternative genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. H ...

* Best Alternative Song

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 ''Previously awarded:'' * Best Tropical Fusion Album

Singer-Songwriter

* Best Singer-Songwriter Album

Regional Mexican

* Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album * Best Banda Album * Best Tejano Album * Best Norteño Album * Best Regional Mexican Song ''Previously awarded:'' * Best Grupero Album

Instrumental

* Best Instrumental Album

Traditional

Best Folk Album The Grammy Award for Best Folk Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the folk genre. Honors in several ...

* Best Tango Album * Best Flamenco Album

Jazz

* Best Latin Jazz Album

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 Samba/Pagode Album * Best MPB Album * Best Sertaneja Music Album * Best Portuguese Language Roots Album * Best Portuguese Language Song ''Previously awarded:'' *Best Romantic Music Album Note: The field was originally called "Brazilian" before it was changed to "Portuguese Language" in 2016.

Children's

* Best Latin Children’s Album

Classical

Best Classical Album The Grammy Award for Best Classical Album was awarded from 1962 to 2011. The award had several minor name changes: *From 1962 to 1963, 1965 to 1972 and 1974 to 1976 the award was known as Album of the Year – Classical *In 1964 and 1977 it wa ...

* Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Arrangement

* Best Arrangement

Recording Package

* Best Recording Package

Production

* Best Engineered Album *

Producer of the Year The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality non- classical music at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors i ...

Music video

Best Short Form Music Video The Grammy Award for Best Music Video is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to performers, directors, and producers of quality short form music videos. Hon ...

* Best Long Form Music Video

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

and has taken part in extensive philanthropy. *

Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions. Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include: A * A.C. ...

: 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

References

The Latin GRAMMY Award CategoriesThe Latin GRAMMY Award Category GuidelinesThe Latin GRAMMY Special Awards
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