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.

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

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.

• Best Pop Vocal Album
• Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
• Best Pop Song

• Best Latin Electronic Music Performance

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

• Best Rock Album
• Best Rock Song
• Best Pop/Rock Album
• Best Pop/Rock Song

• Best Alternative Music Album
• Best Alternative Song

• Best Salsa Album
• Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
• Best Merengue/Bachata Album
• Best Contemporary Tropical/Tropical Fusion Album
• Best Traditional Tropical Album
• Best Tropical Song

• Best Singer-Songwriter Album
• Best Singer-Songwriter Song

• Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album
• Best Banda Album
• Best Tejano Album
• Best Norteño Album
• Best Contemporary Mexican Music Album
• Best Regional Mexican Song

• Best Instrumental Album

• Best Folk Album
• Best Tango Album
• Best Flamenco Album

• Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album

• Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
• Best Christian Album (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.

• Best Latin Children’s Album

• Best Classical Album
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• Best Arrangement

• Best Recording Package

• Songwriter of the Year

• Best Engineered Album
• Producer of the Year

• Best Short Form Music Video
• Best Long Form Music Video

• 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

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

• Best Tropical Fusion Album

• Best Grupero Album

• Best Romantic Music Album

• The Latin GRAMMY Award Categories
• The Latin GRAMMY Award Category Guidelines
• The Latin GRAMMY Special Awards