Lo Nuestro Award for Ranchero 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.

Mexican-American performer Jenni Rivera is the first and only female artist to have won the award.

A man with a mustache in a black jacket.
American singer Pepe Aguilar (pictured in 2006) , winner in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2008
A women in a silver dress with a pink scarf.
Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera (pictured in 2012) , the only female artist to win the award and win it posthumously