Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year

Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year
Country	United States
Presented by	Univision
First awarded	2003
Currently held by	J Balvin (2016)
Most awards	Wisin & Yandel (4)
Most nominations	Wisin & Yandel (7)
Official website	univision.com/premiolonuestro

The Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year is an honor presented annually by American television network Univision at the Lo Nuestro Awards. 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] However, since 2004, the winners are selected through an online survey.^[3] The trophy awarded is shaped in the form of a treble clef.^[1]

The award was first presented in 2003 to Is Back by Panamanian performer El General, who also won the following year. Puerto-Rican American reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel is the most nominated act, with seven nominations, and also are the most awarded, with four wins. Their winning albums Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres (2009), Wisin & Yandel Presentan: La Mente Maestra (with DJ Nesty) (2010), La Revolucion: Evolucion (2011), and Líderes (2013), also reached number-one at the Billboard Latin Albums chart.^[4] Los Extraterrestres also received the Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album.^[5][6] Barrio Fino by Puerto-Rican American rapper Daddy Yankee was awarded the Lo Nuestro for Urban Album of the Year in 2005; with the album Daddy Yankee was the first reggaeton act to debut at the top of the Billboard Latin Albums chart and became the best-selling Latin album of the decade (2000-2010) in the United States.^[7] Puerto Rican performer Ivy Queen is the only female artist to win the award, receiving it in 2008 for her album Sentimiento (2007). Puerto-Rican American reggaeton performer Don Omar is the most nominated artist without a win, with four unsuccessful nominations. In 2016, La Familia B Sides by Colombian artist J Balvin became the most recent award recipient.

Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.

Key	Meaning
	Indicates the winning album

Panamanian performer El General (pictured in 2013), the first winner (2003) and also recipient of the award in 2004

Puerto-Rican American performer Daddy Yankee (pictured in 2013), two-time winner (2005 and 2007)

Puerto-Rican American performer Ivy Queen (pictured in 2010), winner in 2008

American artist Pitbull (pictured in 2011), winner in 2012

Year	Album	Performer(s)	Ref
2003 (15th)	Is Back	El General	[8][9]
	Pura Gozadera	Proyecto Uno
	Emboscada	Vico C
	The Phenomenon	Big Boy
	Un Paso a la Eternidad	Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop
2004 (16th)	De Fiesta	El General	[3][10]
	El Abayarde	Calderón, TegoTego Calderón
	La Prueba	Magic Juan
	Proyecto Akwid	Akwid
	¡Tómala!	Los Tetas
2005 (17th)	Barrio Fino	Daddy Yankee	[11][12]
	DJ Kane	DJ Kane
	La Verdad	Fulanito
	The Last Don Live	Don Omar
	Uno, Dos: Bandera	Control Machete
2006 (18th)	Mas Flow 2	Luny Tunes & Baby Ranks	[13][14]
	Chosen Few II: El Documental	Chosen Few
	Desahogo	Vico C
	Flow la Discoteka	DJ Nelson
	Los K-Becillas	Master Joe & O.G. Black
2007 (19th)	Barrio Fino en Directo	Daddy Yankee	[15][16]
	Flashback	Queen, IvyIvy Queen
	Masterpiece	R.K.M & Ken-Y
	Pa'l Mundo: Deluxe Edition	Wisin & Yandel
	Top of the Line	Tito El Bambino
2008 (20th)	Sentimiento	Ivy Queen	[17][18]
	El Cartel: The Big Boss	Daddy Yankee
	Los Vaqueros	Wisin & Yandel
	The Perfect Melody	Zion
	The Bad Boy	Héctor "El Father"
2009 (21st)	Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres	Wisin & Yandel	[19][20]
	King of Kings: Live	Don Omar
	Showtime	Angel & Khriz
	Sobrenatural	Alexis & Fido
	Te Quiero: Romantic Style in da World	Flex
2010 (22nd)	Wisin & Yandel Presentan: La Mente Maestra	DJ Nesty featuring Wisin & Yandel	[21][22]
	Down to Earth	Alexis & Fido
	El Patrón	Tito El Bambino
	La Evolución Romantic Style	Flex
	Te Amo	Makano
2011 (23rd)	La Revolucion: Evolucion	Wisin & Yandel	[23][24]
	Da' Take Over	Angel & Khriz
	Mundial	Daddy Yankee
	La Melodía De La Calle: Updated	Tony Dize
	My World	Dyland & Lenny
2012 (24th)	Armando	Pitbull	[25][26]
	Don Omar Presents: Meet the Orphans	Don Omar
	Los Vaqueros: El Regreso	Wisin & Yandel
	Mi Música	Gocho
	Perreología	Alexis & Fido
2013 (25th)	Líderes	Wisin & Yandel	[27][28]
	Don Omar Presents MTO²: New Generation	Don Omar
	Juan Magán Presents: Bailando Por El Mundo	Magán, JuanJuan Magán
	Los Duros	Baby Rasta & Gringo
	Prestige	Daddy Yankee
2014 (26th)	Invicto	Tito El Bambino	[29][30]
	Imperio Nazza: J Álvarez Edition	Alvarez, JJ Alvarez
	Los Sucesores	J King & Maximan
	My World 2	Dyland & Lenny
2015 (27th)	La Familia	Balvin, JJ Balvin	[31]
	De Líder a Leyenda	Yandel
	El Regreso del Sobreviviente	Wisin
	La Esencia	Alexis & Fido
	King Daddy	Daddy Yankee
2016 (28th)	La Familia B Sides	Balvin, JJ Balvin	[32]
	Alta Jerarquía	Tito El Bambino
	Farruko Presenta: Los Menores	Farruko
	Greatest Hits, Volume 1	Nicky Jam
	The Last Don II	Don Omar

Multiple wins and nominations

Number	Performer(s)
Wins
4	Wisin & Yandel
2	J Balvin
	Daddy Yankee
	El General
Nominations
7	Wisin & Yandel
6	Daddy Yankee
4	Alexis & Fido
	Don Omar
3	Tito El Bambino
2	Angel & Khriz
	J Balvin
	Dyland & Lenny
	El General
	Flex
	Ivy Queen
	Vico C

See also

• Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Album of the Year
• Grammy Award for Best Latin Urban Album
• Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
• Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album
• Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica for Best Urban Artist

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