Grammys Categories Explained: What’s the Difference Between Song, Record and Album?

At first it seems so simple. You know how awards like the Grammys work. You listen to music. You might wonder for a moment about a category like “best traditional pop vocal album,” but then you see that the nominees are folks like Tony Bennett and Michael Bublé and it all makes sense. But, unlike the self-explanatory “best picture” of the Oscars, the top Grammy categories can be confusing even to the biggest music fan. What’s the difference between a record and an album? Why are the n...

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