Album vs Record vs Song

The award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. The difference between Record of the Year and Album of the Year is that while Record of the Year is awarded for a single or for one track from an album, Album of the Year is awarded for an entire album.

Simply put, Record Of The Year deals with a specific recording of a song and recognizes the artists, producers and engineers who contribute to that recording, while Song Of The Year deals with the composition of a song and recognizes the songwriters who wrote the song. That’s it in a nutshell!