List of Latin Grammy Award categories

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
• Leading Ladies of Entertainment honors women in the Latin entertainment industry.

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 Contemporary Pop Album
• Best Traditional Pop 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 Roots Song

• 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 Music for Visual Media

• 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