There are 94 distinct categories at the 2025 Grammy Awards. Each year, the Recording Academy adds, subtracts, changes, and rearranges them into a bewildering assortment of genres. They are usually at least a decade behind the times,

Grammy Awards will commence on Sunday night with smoke from the Los Angeles fires still lingering in the air. But the show goes on and winners will be crowned. Some races are particularly competitive: Album of the Year is a monster this time,