The Grammy Awards from 2012 onwards will not be the same. In a major restructuring move, the total number of awards has been reduced from 109 to 78. Rap, R&B and Pop categories have been hit hard as now there will not be separate categories for Male & Female. Group performance and collaborations have also been merged together. You can see a comparison chart after the jump for better understanding.
53rd GRAMMY |
54th GRAMMY |
| (109 categories) | (78 categories) |
| GENERAL FIELD | GENERAL FIELD |
| Record Of The Year | Record Of The Year |
| Album Of The Year | Album Of The Year |
| Song Of The Year | Song Of The Year |
| Best New Artist | Best New Artist |
| POP FIELD | POP FIELD |
| Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | Best Pop Solo Performance |
| Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance |
| Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Best Pop Instrumental Album |
| Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals | Best Pop Vocal Album |
| Best Pop Instrumental Performance | |
| Best Pop Instrumental Album | |
| Best Pop Vocal Album | |
| DANCE FIELD | DANCE/ELECTRONICA FIELD |
| Best Dance Recording | Best Dance Recording |
| Best Electronic/Dance Album | Best Dance/Electronica Album |
| TRADITIONAL POP FIELD | TRADITIONAL POP FIELD |
| Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album |
| ROCK FIELD | ROCK FIELD |
| Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance | Best Rock Performance |
| Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance |
| Best Hard Rock Performance | Best Rock Song |
| Best Metal Performance | Best Rock Album |
| Best Rock Instrumental Performance | |
| Best Rock Song | |
| Best Rock Album | |
| ALTERNATIVE FIELD | ALTERNATIVE FIELD |
| Best Alternative Music Album | Best Alternative Music Album |
| R&B FIELD | R&B FIELD |
| Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Best R&B Performance |
| Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Best Traditional R&B Performance |
| Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals | Best R&B Song |
| Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance | Best R&B Album |
| Best Urban/Alternative Performance | |
| Best R&B Song | |
| Best R&B Album | |
| Best Contemporary R&B Album | |
| RAP FIELD | RAP FIELD |
| Best Rap Solo Performance | Best Rap Performance |
| Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration |
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Best Rap Song |
| Best Rap Song | Best Rap Album |
| Best Rap Album |
Spotted: Toya