# 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

* Best Pop Vocal Album
* Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
* Best Pop Song

### Electronic

* Best Latin Electronic Music Performance

### Urban

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

### Rock

* Best Rock Album
* Best Rock Song
* Best Pop/Rock Album
* Best Pop/Rock Song

### Alternative

* Best Alternative Music Album
* 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

### Singer-Songwriter

* Best Singer-Songwriter Album
* Best Singer-Songwriter Song

### 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

* Best Instrumental Album

### Traditional

* Best Folk Album
* Best Tango Album
* Best Flamenco Album

### Jazz

* Best Latin Jazz/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 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

* Best Latin Children’s Album

### Classical

* Best Classical Album
* Best Classical Contemporary Composition

### Arrangement

* Best Arrangement

### Recording Package

* Best Recording Package

### Songwriter

* Songwriter of the Year

### Production

* Best Engineered Album
* Producer of the Year

### Music video

* Best Short Form Music Video
* Best Long Form 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

* Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
* Best Rock Vocal Album, Duo or Group

### Tropical

* Best Tropical Fusion Album

### Regional Mexican

* Best Grupero Album

### Portuguese Language

* Best Romantic Music Album