How Many Grammy Award Categories Are There For 2024?

Music’s biggest night, the Grammys, is nearly here. Each year, entertainer’s biggest names gather to bask in their creative greatest. While every ceremony offers its own twists and turns, the 2024 Grammys will undoubtedly be the most interesting, given the expansion of who’s eligible (hello, AI creators) and award categories. So, how many Grammy Award categories are there for 2024?

In total, there are 98 categories for the 2024 Grammy Awards. The most coveted, of course, is Album Of The Year, followed by Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist. In June, the organization announced that in the “Big Four” categories, they’ve reduced the total nominees in the respective categories to eight from ten. Another significant change to the categories for the 2024 Grammy Awards includes the addition of three new slots — Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album, and Best Pop Dance Recording.

View the complete list of categories for the 2024 Grammy Awards below.

Pop & Dance/Electronic Music Field

Best Pop Solo PerformanceBest Pop Duo/Group PerformanceBest Pop Vocal AlbumBest Dance/Electronic RecordingBest Pop/Dance RecordingBest Dance/Electronic Music Album

Rock, Metal & Alternative Music Field

Best Rock PerformanceBest Metal PerformanceBest Rock SongBest Rock AlbumBest Alternative Music PerformanceBest Alternative Music Album

R&B, Rap & Spoken Word Poetry Field

Best R&B PerformanceBest Traditional R&B PerformanceBest R&B SongBest Progressive R&b AlbumBest R&B AlbumBest Rap PerformanceBest Melodic Rap PerformanceBest Rap SongBest Rap AlbumBest Spoken Word Poetry Album

Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theatre Field

Best Jazz PerformanceBest Jazz Vocal AlbumBest Jazz Instrumental AlbumBest Large Jazz Ensemble AlbumBest Latin Jazz AlbumBest Alternative Jazz AlbumBest Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumBest Contemporary Instrumental AlbumBest Musical Theater Album

Country & American Roots Music Field

Best Country Solo PerformanceBest Country Duo/Group PerformanceBest Country SongBest Country AlbumBest American Roots PerformanceBest Americana PerformanceBest American Roots SongBest Americana AlbumBest Bluegrass AlbumBest Traditional Blues AlbumBest Contemporary Blues AlbumBest Folk AlbumBest Regional Roots Music Album

Gospel & Contemporary Christian Music Field

Best Gospel Performance/songBest Contemporary Cristian Music Performance/songBest Gospel AlbumBest Contemporary Christian Music AlbumBest Roots Gospel Album

Latin, Global, African, Reggae & New Age, Ambient, or Chant Field

Best Latin Pop AlbumBest Música Urbana AlbumBest Latin Rock or Alternative AlbumBest Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano)Best Tropical Latin AlbumBest Gospel Music PerformanceBest African Music PerformanceBest Global Music AlbumBest Reggae AlbumBest New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

Children’s, Comedy, Audio Book Narration and Storytelling, Visual Media & Music Video/film Field

Best Children’s Music AlbumBest Comedy AlbumBest Audiobook, Narration and Storytelling RecordingBest Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaBest Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (includes Film and Television)Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive MediaBest Song Written for Visual MediaBest Music VideoBest Music Film

Package, Notes & Historical Field

Best Recording PackageBest Boxed/Special Limited Edition PackageBest Album NotesBest Historical Album

Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement Field

Best Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalBest Engineered Album, ClassicalProducer of The Year, ClassicalBest Remixed RecordingBest Immersive Audio AlbumBest Instrumental CompositionBest Arrangement, Instrumental or A CapellaBest Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

Classical Field

Best Orchestral PerformanceBest Opera RecordingBest Choral PerformanceBest Chamber Music/Small Ensemble PerformanceBest Classical Instrumental SoloBest Classical Solo Vocal AlbumBest Classical CompendiumBest Contemporary Classical Composition