Grammys Expand to 100 Categories, Add Asian Pop and Latin Song Honors for 2027
The Recording Academy announced major changes for the 69th Grammy Awards: the number of categories will rise to 100 (from 78); five new categories are added—Best Asian Pop Music Performance, Best Latin Song, Best R&B Collaboration or Duo/Group Performance, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Traditional Folk Album. Eligibility rules are also relaxed, including increasing the maximum times an artist may be entered in Best New Artist from three to four, introducing Ballot Plus (an opt-in option allowing voting in up to 15 categories across genres), lowering the requirement that an album be mostly new recordings from 75% to 66%, expanding songwriter/composer recognition in album categories, and allowing internet-only releases to be eligible for Best Album Notes and Best Historical Album.