title: List of Latin Grammy Award categories
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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
  
  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
  * Best Rock Song
  * 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
  * 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
  * Best Singer-Songwriter Song
  
  ### 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
  * 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 Portuguese Language Urban Performance
  * 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
  * 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
  
  ## 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
  