List of Grammy Award categories
The Grammy Awards are awarded in a series of categories, each of which isolate a specific contribution to music. The standard awards list nominees in each category from which a winner is selected. Grammy categories have been added and removed over time.
2012 overhaul
On 6 April 2011 the Recording Academy announced a major overhaul of many Grammy Award categories.[1] From 2012, the number of categories will fall from 109 to 78. Some categories will be discontinued, others will be merged or renamed.
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:
- Lifetime Achievement Award is a Special Merit Award presented to performers (and some non-performers through 1972) who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording.
- Trustees Award is a Special Merit Award presented to individuals who, during their careers in music, have made significant contributions, other than performance (and some performers through 1983), to the field of recording.
- Technical Grammy Award is a Special Merit Award presented to individuals and/or companies who have made contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field.
- Grammy Legend Award is a Special Merit Award is presented to individuals or groups for ongoing contributions and influence in the recording field; it was inaugurated in 1990.
- Grammy Hall of Fame Award was established in 1973 to honor recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old. Winners are selected annually by a special member committee of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts.
- The MusiCares Person of the Year Award was established in 1991 to recognize a musician who has made an outstanding contribution to music and in addition has been active in works of Philanthropy. This award is presented by the MusiCares foundation annually.
General Field
The General Field (also known as the 'Big Four') are four standard awards for musical works which do not restrict nominees by genre or some other criteria:
Genre-specific awards
Pop
Previously Awarded
Traditional Pop
Dance/Electronica
Rock
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Alternative
R&B
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Rap
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Country
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Jazz
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New Age
Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
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Gospel Field:
- Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Best Rock Gospel Album
- Best Traditional Gospel Album
- Best Contemporary Gospel Album
- Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
- Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
- Best Gospel Performance, Traditional
- Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary
- Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
- Best Soul Gospel Performance
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male or Female
- Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
- Best Inspirational Performance
Latin
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American Roots Field
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Reggae
World Music
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Spoken Word
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Children's
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Comedy
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Musical Theater
Previously awarded Musical Show Field:
Music for Visual Media
Composing/Arranging
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Crafts
Previously Awarded Packaging/Notes:
Production/Engineering
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Classical
Previously Awarded
Music Video
Previously Awarded
Defunct fields
Disco
Folk
Polka
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