Lo Nuestro Award for Artist of the Year

The Lo Nuestro Award for Artist of the Year is an honor presented annually by American network Univision.

[1] The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts, with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Deloitte.

[1] In 2010, the Artist of the Year award was presented for the first time and the nominees included bands Aventura and Maná and performers Flex, Luis Fonsi and Vicente Fernández.

[8] In 2012, Shakira also received the American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist.

[9] American banda performer Jenni Rivera won the accolade posthumously, and at the 2013 ceremony received a tribute by various artists, including actor Edward James Olmos and singers Thalía, Paulina Rubio, and Gerardo Ortíz, among others.

Five people. On the extreme left a man wearing a black denim pants, a jacket black synthetic leather, a white shirt, sunglasses and a black cap with red. Beside him a man wearing a blue denim pants and a gray shirt. In the center a man wearing gray suit and white shirt. On one side a man wearing a blue denim pants and a gray vest with coffee. To the far right a man wearing a black cap with red and black shirt with drawings and blue denim pants.
American band Aventura , the inaugural winners of the category
Five people. On the far left a person behind a console with a keyboard. Beside a person standing with semi-long hair, holding a bass guitar. Another person standing at the center, wearing black, holding a red guitar. To his right a person with long hair wearing black with a bass guitar in his hand. On the extreme right a person with a beret behind a drum kit.
Four-time nominees, Mexican band Maná
A blonde woman smiling.
Colombian performer Shakira (pictured in 2009) , winner in 2012
Five people. On the far left a person behind a console with a keyboard. Beside a person standing with semi-long hair, holding a bass guitar. Another person standing at the center, wearing black, holding a red guitar. To his right a person with long hair wearing black with a bass guitar in his hand. On the extreme right a person with a beret behind a drum kit.
Colombian singer J Balvin winner in 2016 and 2017.