22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY AWARDS® – 2021 NEW GUIDELINES & CATEGORY NAME CHANGE (For Recordings Released June 1st, 2020 through May 31st, 2021)

RECORD LABELS ANNUAL ENTRY FEE

All major and independent Record Labels will now be charged a yearly registration fee of $100.00 USD when submitting product for the current eligibility year.

LABEL COPY

During both rounds of the Online Entry Process, it is mandatory to provide Official Label Copy or Credits for recordings and music videos. If label copy/credits are not provided, the entry will be eliminated from the process. No exceptions.

If for any reason, a nominated recording/video needs a credit correction, updated and corrected Official Label Copy must be sent to The Latin Recording Academy no later than 30 days after nominations are announced. After that grace period, The Latin Recording Academy will not accept any change or addition to the initially received credits. No exceptions.

NEW ALBUM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Amendment to the definition.

New Album Eligibility Criteria: An album is a collection of audio recordings issued for sale, download or streaming as a unit. To qualify as an album, a release must contain at least five (5) tracks (different songs, not different mixes) and have a total playing time of at least 15 minutes or it may have any number of tracks if the total playing time is at least 30 minutes.

For Classical Albums to be eligible, tracks must contain classical works (vocal and/or instrumental), song literature, operatic arias, vocal cycles (i.e., multi movement works) and/or other types of vocal music, with one or more collaborating artists such as accompanists, chamber ensembles, choruses and orchestras, with or without conductor. For an album to qualify in the category, the soloist, director, composer, orchestra or the instrumental/vocal group must be Ibero-American.

TROPICAL FIELD

CATEGORY NAME CHANGE: The category of Best Contemporary/Tropical Fusion Album is now called Best Contemporary Tropical Album. *The definition remains the same.

ARRANGING

When submitting entries in the Best Arrangement category it is mandatory to provide the Score on the arrangement.

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION

When submitting entries in the Best Classical Contemporary Composition category it is mandatory to provide the Score of the composition.