List of Latin Grammy Award categories

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The

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:

  • 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:

Genre-specific fields

Pop

Electronic

Urban

Rock

Alternative

Tropical

Singer-Songwriter

Regional Mexican

Instrumental

Traditional

Jazz

Christian

Portuguese Language

Note: The field was originally called "Brazilian" before it was changed to "Portuguese Language" in 2016.

Children's

  • Best Latin Children’s Album

Classical

Arrangement

Recording Package

Songwriter

Production

Music video

No longer awarded

Pop

Rock

Tropical

Regional Mexican

Portuguese Language

References