The awards categories for the LMA Style Awards are as follows:
- Americana/Folk Act of the Year
- Bluegrass Act of the Year
- TeeDee Young Blues Excellence Award
- Classical Act of the Year
- Country Act of the Year
- Funk/R&B/Reggae Act of the Year
- Hip-Hop/Rap Act of the Year
- Jazz/Latin/Big Band/World Act of the Year
- Metal Act of the Year
- Pop Act of the Year
- Punk Act of the Year
- Rock Act of the Year
- Singer-Songwriter Act of the Year
- Cover/Variety Act of the Year (cannot be nominated in any other style category)