Lo Nuestro Awards
| Lo Nuestro Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: Premio Lo Nuestro 2025 | |
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| Awarded for | recognition of the most talented performers of Latin music |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Univision (USA) Las Estrellas (Mexico) TeleOnce (Puerto Rico) |
| First award | 1989 |
| Website | [1] |
The Lo Nuestro Awards or Premios Lo Nuestro (Spanish for "Ours") is a Spanish-language awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by TelevisaUnivision, and is carried by its Univision network in association with its related radio stations known as the Uforia Audio Network.
The awards ceremony features famous Latino actors, musicians and show business personalities. The show is broadcast all over the Americas. In February 2006, Univision announced that closed captioning in English would be offered for the first time in the history of the broadcast. The 2013 edition, which officially marked its 25th anniversary on the network, was dedicated to singer Jenni Rivera after her death in December 2012.
Background
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In 1989, the Lo Nuestro Awards were established by Univision, to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music.[1] The nominees were initially selected by Univision and Billboard magazine, and the winners chosen by the public.[2] Nominees and winners for the Lo Nuestro Awards were selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and the results were tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Arthur Andersen.[1][3] The trophy awarded is shaped like a treble clef.[1][4] The categories included were for the Pop, Tropical/Salsa, Regional Mexican and Music Video fields before the 2000 awards, from 2001 onwards categories were expanded and included a Rock field; for the Regional Mexican genre a Ranchera, Grupero, Tejano and Norteño fields were added; and Traditional, Merengue and Salsa performances were also considered in the Tropical/Salsa field.[3][5] Before the Latin Grammy Awards inception, the Lo Nuestro Awards were considered as the Grammy Award equivalent for Latin music. Therefore, the Lo Nuestro ceremony was advanced from May to February since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards were held in September, 2000.[5] The eligibility period for songs to be nominated are from October 1 to September 30.[6]
Ceremonies
[edit]Premio Lo Nuestro a la Excelencia
[edit]In addition to categories for different genres of music, the honors include "Premio Lo Nuestro a la Excelencia", (literally, The "Ours" award for Excellence), a career or lifetime achievement award.
Records
[edit]Most wins
[edit]As of the 2025 edition, the record for most Premios Lo Nuestro won is held by Shakira with 38 awards. The record for most Premios Lo Nuestro won by a male artist belongs to Marc Anthony, with 29 awards. The record for most wins for a group belongs to Intocable, who have collected 25 awards.
| Rank | Artist | Number of awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakira | 38 |
| 2 | Olga Tañón | 31 |
| 3 | Marc Anthony | 29 |
| 4 | Karol G | 27 |
| 5 | Enrique Iglesias | 25 |
| Intocable | ||
| 6 | Bad Bunny | 24 |
| 7 | Aventura | 23 |
| 8 | Daddy Yankee | 22 |
| 9 | Prince Royce | 21 |
| 10 | Maná | 19 |
| Romeo Santos |
Most wins in a single ceremony
[edit]The record for the most Premios Lo Nuestro won in a single year is held by Ozuna (in 2019) and Karol G (in 2024), with 9 awards won. Daddy Yankee (in 2020) and Bad Bunny (in 2021) follow with 7 awards won.
- Ozuna: 9 (2019)
- Karol G: 9 (2024)
- Daddy Yankee: 7 (2020)
- Bad Bunny: 7 (2021)
Most wins for a male soloist
[edit]| Rank | Artist | Number of awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Anthony | 29 |
| 2 | Enrique Iglesias | 25 |
| 3 | Bad Bunny | 24 |
| 4 | Daddy Yankee | 22 |
| 5 | Prince Royce | 21 |
| 6 | Romeo Santos | 19 |
| 7 | J Balvin | 18 |
| 8 | Vicente Fernández | 15 |
| 9 | Elvis Crespo | 14 |
| Marco Antonio Solís | ||
| Pepe Aguilar | ||
| Ricky Martin | ||
| 10 | Camilo | 12 |
| Gerardo Ortíz | ||
| Maluma |
Most wins for a female soloist
[edit]| Rank | Artist | Number of awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakira | 38 |
| 2 | Olga Tañón | 31 |
| 3 | Karol G | 27 |
| 4 | Jenni Rivera | 18 |
| 5 | Ana Gabriel | 13 |
| 6 | Selena | 9 |
| Thalía | ||
| 7 | Celia Cruz | 7 |
| 8 | Natti Natasha | 6 |
| Paulina Rubio | ||
| 9 | Ana Bárbara | 5 |
| 10 | Ángela Aguilar | 4 |
| Becky G | ||
| Kenia Os | ||
| Rosalía |
Most wins by a duo or group
[edit]| Rank | Artist | Number of awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intocable | 25 |
| 2 | Aventura | 23 |
| 3 | Maná | 19 |
| 4 | Wisin & Yandel | 15 |
| 5 | Grupo Firme | 13 |
Notes
[edit]A.^ For the 2018 Lo Nuestro Awards, Univision commemorated the 30th anniversary of the awards by only presenting special awards. No nominations were presented that year.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Historia: Premios Lo Nuestro". Terra (in Spanish). Terra Networks, Inc. February 6, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ Lannert, John (March 30, 1993). "Secada Lead Latin Noms Following Grammy Win". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 10. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ a b "Univision Announces the Nominees for Spanish-language Music's Highest Honors Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina". Univision. March 27, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Lo Nuestro tiene sus candidatos". La Nación (in Spanish). La Nación, S.A. de C.V. April 15, 2012. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
- ^ a b "Seis nominaciones para Son by Four". Que Pues (in Spanish). Grupo Editorial Zacatecas, S. A. de C. V. January 9, 2001. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ^ "Univision Announces Superstar Nominees for "Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina" 2014". Univision. Univision Communications. December 5, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ "Ni votos ni nominados: te decimos por qué la 30 entrega de Premio Lo Nuestro es distinta a todas" [Neither votes nor nominees: we tell you why the 30th Premio Lo Nuestro award is different to all of them] (in Spanish). Univisión. January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
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