Live updates: Grammys to feature Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and more top artists

It’s almost showtime in Los Angeles, and artists are starting to file into Crypto.com Arena for the Grammys, hoping to hear their name called soon for an award.

But some of the categories sound like they could be similar, like record of the year and song of the year, for instance.

If you’re just tuning in and you’re a bit confused, here’s what to know:

Record of the year recognizes the team behind producing a song, including the artist, producers and engineers, according to the Recording Academy behind the awards.

Song of the year, however, is more about recognizing the person who wrote the new material of the song, according to the Grammys. Song of the year is focused on the song composition, rather than the technical creation of the track (as in record of the year).

But, don’t confuse the terms “album” and “record” — they are not used interchangeably in the Grammys as they might be in casual conversation between music lovers.

According to the guidelines, to qualify for album of the year, “recordings must contain at least five different tracks and a total playing time of 15 minutes or a total playing time of at least 30 minutes with no minimum track requirement,” the Grammys said.

The category is judged on the “quality and artistry” of the tracks on an album as a whole, it said, rather than an individual song — as in the record of the year and song of the year categories.