Grammy awards categories: Three new additions, major change in 'Big Four'

Grammy Awards 2024 will have three new categories. The Recording Academy has made the addition for the 66th annual Grammy Awards which will be held in February next year.

Grammy Awards 2024 will have three new categories - best alternative jazz album, best African music performance, and best pop dance recording.

With these additions, total number of categories of Grammy Awards will reach 94. In 2010, Grammy Awards categories hit the peak of 109. However, the categories were cut down to 78 in 2011.


Apart from these, categories such as songwriter of the year, non-classical and producer of the year, non-classical will be shifted to general field. So far, there have been four categories in the general field and those are best new artist, album, record and song of the year.

These four categories have been deemed as the "Big Four".

Songwriter of the year, non-classical was introduced in 2022, and Producer of the year, non-classical was added in 1974.

All these decisions were taken during the semiannual board of trustees meeting of Recording Academy last month.

"The Recording Academy is proud to announce these latest Category changes to our Awards process. These changes reflect our commitment to actively listen and respond to the feedback from our music community, accurately represent a diverse range of relevant musical genres, and stay aligned with the ever-evolving musical landscape," Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said.

"By introducing these three new categories, we are able to acknowledge and appreciate a broader array of artists - and relocating the Producer Of the Year and Songwriter Of The Year categories to the General Field ensures that all our voters can participate in recognizing excellence in these fields," Mason continued.

FAQs

Q1. Is there any change in Grammy Awards 2024?
A1. There have been new additions to Grammy Awards 2024.

Q2. When will Grammy Awards 2024 be held?
A2. Grammy Awards 2024 be held in February.