The important awards of the Grammy Awards: The most important awards of the Grammy Awards are the four general categories (comprehensive categories): Album of the Year, Production of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist. The pop music category includes awards for Best Pop Singer, Best Pop Band/Group, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Instrumental Performance, and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.

Comprehensive categories: Production of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Newcomer

Pop Music: Best Pop Singer, Best Pop Band/Group, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Jazz Music: Best Jazz Instrumental Solo, Best Jazz Vocal Album, Best Jazz Performance Album, Best Big Jazz Band Album, Best Latin Jazz Album

Country Music: Best Country Vocal Performance, Best Country Group, Best Country Song, Best Country Album

Dance/Electronic Music: Best Dance Production, Best Dance/Electronic Album

Contemporary Instrumental Music: Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance Album

Rock Music: Best Rock Vocalist, Best Metal Performance, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album

Alternative Music: Best Alternative Music Album

Ramp; B Music: Best Ramp; B Artist, Best Traditional Ramp; B Artist, Best Ramp; B Song, Best Ramp Best Contemporary Urban Album, Best R&B Album

Rap Music: Best Rapper, Best Rap Collaboration, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Album

New Age Music : Best New Age Album

Gospel Music/Contemporary Christian Music: Best Gospel Performance/Song, Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, Best Gospel Album, Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, Best Native Gospel Album

Latin Music: Best Latin Pop Album, Best Latin Rock/Latin Urban/Latin Alternative Album, Best Mexican/Tejano Album, Best Tropical Latin Album

American Roots Music: Best Native American Performance, Best Native American Song, Best Native American Album, Best Bluegrass Album

Reggae Music: Best Reggae Album

World Music: Best World Music Album

Children's Music: Best Children's Music Album

Reading: Best Reading Album

Comedy: Best Comedy Album

Musical: Best Musical Album

Film and Television Music: Best Adapted Film and Television Song Collection, Best Original Film and Television Music Album, Best Film and Television Song

Composer: Best Instrumental Composition

Arrangement: Best Instrumental Arrangement, Best Instrumental Arrangement and Accompanying Singer

Packaging: Best Record Packaging, Best Boxed/Limited Release Edition packaging

Album Notes: Best Album Notes

History: Best Historical Album

Production: Best Non-Classical Engineered Album, Best Classical Project Album

Producer: Non-Classical Producer of the Year, Classical Producer of the Year

Remixer: Best Non-Classical Mixed Album

Surround Sound: Best Surround Sound Album

Classical Music: Best Orchestra, Best Opera Recording, Best Chorus, Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance, Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Best Classical Solo, Best Classical Music Compilation, Best Contemporary Classical Music Composition

Music Video/Music Film: Best Music Video, Best Music Film

Special Award: G Les Mills Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Board of Directors Award, Grammy Technical Award, Music Care Person of the Year, Grammy Legend Award, Grammy Hall of Fame

Grammy Selection Rules

Registration → Review: The Grammy Awards select all records released in the United States from October of the previous year to the end of September of the following year, and are registered by artists or record companies. After successful registration, the organizing committee will classify the works according to their musical attributes. No artistic or technical judgments are made at this stage.

Nomination → Nomination: The first round of voting is conducted, and the judges vote to select five nominees for the "Annual Award" (General Field) and 30 other sub-awards. At this stage, each judge can participate in voting for 9 sub-awards, as well as voting for the "Annual Award".

Award → Announcement: The second round of voting will be conducted, and the judges will select the winners of the final "Annual Award" and each sub-award from among the five nominees for each award. At this stage, each judge can participate in voting for 8 sub-awards, as well as voting for the "Annual Award". All judges' votes will be submitted to Deloitte Accounting Firm to calculate the final list of winners, which will be kept confidential until the day of the awards ceremony.

Reference for the above content? Baidu Encyclopedia-Grammy Awards