He Latin Grammys They are approaching cinema and television with the new best music for the category of visual media.
The new category announced on Wednesday will recognize the original music for films, television programs, video games and other visual media. For a project to participate in this category, it must present Latin rhythms or be composed of someone of American descent from Ibero.
The Latin Grammys will also add a category of the best root song. This award will be directed to the composers of new and unpublished recordings that reflect the traditions and roots of various communities, cultures or social groups, especially those of Latin American origin, whether in American Hispanic languages or dialects, either in Spanish, Portuguese or indigenous.
The changes are immediate and will be effective for the 26th edition of the Latin Grammys that will be delivered in November in Miami.
Among other changes announced by the Latin Recording Academy, the category of best pop vocal album will be called best contemporary pop album and the best Latin Childrens album will now become the best children’s album.
The best category of urban/urban fusion yield has a new name, and its criteria have also changed. Now, the remixes are eligible only if the original version of the song was launched within the same year of eligibility. The required percentage of urban elements has increased from 51% to 60% to qualify in this category.
The category of composer of the year reduced its minimum threshold of songs from six songs to four, and the best category of music video in a long way it has a minimum duration of 12 minutes (not including credits, unless they contribute to the creative process).
The detection and voting process for the category of the producer of the year was also modified to be recognized as a craft and, therefore, will now be examined and voted by a specialized committee in addition to the process of detection and vote of membership.
