The Lo Nuestro Award for Rock/Alternative Album of the Year was an honor presented annually by American network Univision. The Lo Nuestro Awards have been held annually since 1989. The accolade was established to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. 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 Arthur Andersen. At the present time, the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey. The trophy is shaped in the form of a treble clef. The categories awarded were for the Pop, Tropical/Salsa, Regional Mexican and Music Video fields before the 2000 awards, and from the following year onwards categories were expanded and included a Rock field for Album and Performer of the Year.
The award was first presented to MTV Unplugged by Colombian singer Shakira. Mexican band Maná were the most nominated and biggest winners in the category, with five wins out of six nominations. Chilean band La Ley won the award twice. Colombian performer Juanes won in 2009 for La Vida... Es Un Ratico, which also received the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. Mexican ensemble Zoé was the most nominated act without a win, with four unsuccessful nominations. In 2013, all the categories in the Rock Field (Artist, Album and Song of the Year) were merged into the Pop Field.
Winners and nominees Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees for the majority of the years awarded. Key Meaning Indicates the winning album
Year Album Performer(s)Ref 2001 (13th) MTV Unplugged La Extraordinaria Paradoja del Sonido Quijano 89–99 No Podemos Volar Uno 2002 (14th) MTV Unplugged Chuntaros Radio Poder Cuando la Sangre Galopa Gozo Poderoso Le Modulor 2003 (15th) Revolución de Amor Buenos Muchachos Cabas Money Pa' Qué Un Día Normal 2004 (16th) Libertad Alma en Fuego Dance and Dense Denso El Primer Instinto Super Riddim Internacional, Vol. 1 2005 (17th) Esenciales: Luna Atlas Rocanlover Sí Trippin Tropicana 2006 (18th) Con Todo Respeto Andrea Echeverri Consejo Consuelo en Domingo El Cielo de Tu Boca 2007 (19th) Amar es Combatir Anoche Indeleble Pescado Original Vida de Perros 2008 (20th) Oye Amantes Sunt Amentes Grrr! Masa con Masa Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea 2009 (21st) La Vida... Es Un Ratico 17 Arde El Cielo Mucho Sino 2010 (22nd) Fuego La Luz del Ritmo Queremos Rock Reptilectric 2011 (23rd) Amor Vincit Omnia Evidencia Las Consecuencias Radio Lacolifata presenta: El Canto del Loco 2012 (24th) Drama y Luz 20 Años de Éxitos En Vivo con Moderatto El Juidero MTV Unplugged/Música de Fondo P.A.R.C.E. 2013 (25th) Exiliados en la Bahía: Lo Mejor de Maná MTV Unplugged La Conexión Transformación
See also Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Album
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