Lo Nuestro Award for Banda Artist of the Year

The accolade was established to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music.

[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][2] At the present time, the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey.

The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef.

As of 2019, Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera is the first and only female artist to have won the award, with her win in 2009.

Two men with in purple jackets singing into a microphone
Mexican band Banda el Recodo (pictured in 2009) , winner in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2013
A brunette women in a red dress.
Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera (pictured in 2008) , the only female singer to have won the award