# Premio Lo Nuestro 2012

Premio Lo Nuestro 2012 was held on Thursday February 16, 2012 at the American Airlines Arena and was broadcast live on the Univision Network. The nominees were announced on December 1, 2011, during a live televised show "Gala de Nominados", hosted by Raúl De Molina and Lili Estefan from El Gordo y la Flaca on Univision Network.

## Special awards

Lifetime Achievement Award (Premio Lo Nuestro a la Excelencia)
* Pepe Aguilar
Special Career Achievement Award (Trayectoria Artista del año)
* Don Francisco

## Nominees and winners
### General

| Category | Winner | Nominees |
| Premio Lo Nuestro Artist of the Year | Shakira | Don Omar Larry Hernández Maná Tito El Bambino |
| Collaboration of the Year | Daddy Yankee featuring Prince Royce - "Ven Conmigo" | Alejandra Guzmán featuring Moderatto - "Día de Suerte" Calibre 50 featuring Gerardo Ortíz - "Culiacán vs Mazatlán" Ricky Martin featuring Natalia Jiménez - "Lo Mejor De Mi Vida Eres Tu" Shakira featuring Pitbull - "Rabiosa" |

### Pop

| Category | Winner | Nominees |
| Album of the Year | "Sale el Sol" - Shakira | Carlos Baute - Amarte Bien Gloria Trevi - Gloria Ricky Martin - Música + Alma + Sexo Reik - Peligro |
| Song of the Year | Shakira featuring El Cata- "Rabiosa" | Ricky Martin featuring Natalia Jiménez - "Lo Mejor De Mi Vida Eres Tu" Gloria Trevi - "Me Río De Ti" Reik - "Peligro" Shakira - "Sale el Sol" |
| Best Male Artist | Enrique Iglesias | Carlos Baute Chayanne Ricky Martin |
| Best Female Artist | Shakira | Gloria Trevi Natalia Jiménez Norka |
| Best Group or Duo | Camila | Alex, Jorge y Lena Belanova Reik |
| Breakout Artist or Duo of the Year | Natalia Jimenez- "Natalia Jimenez" | Christopher Uckermann - Somos Dulce María - Extranjera Primera Parte |

## Rock

| Category | Winner | Nominees |
| Album of the Year | Maná - Drama y Luz | Alejandra Guzmán with Moderatto - 20 Años de Éxitos En Vivo con Moderatto Rita Indiana y los Misterios - El Juidero Zoé - MTV Unplugged/Música de Fondo Juanes - P.A.R.C.E. |
| Song of the Year | Alejandra Guzmán featuring Moderatto - "Día de Suerte" | Maná — Amor Clandestino Maná — Lluvia al Corazón Zoé — Soñé Juanes — Y No Regresas |
| Artist of the Year | Maná | Alejandra Guzmán Zoé Juanes |

## Tropical

| Category | Winner | Nominees |
| Album of the Year | Tito El Bambino — Invencible | Elvis Crespo — Indestructible Héctor "El Torito" Acosta — Oblígame Charlie Cruz — Sigo Aquí Luis Enrique — Soy y Seré |
| Song of the Year | Prince Royce - "El Amor Que Perdimos" | Joey Montana - "La Melodía" Tito El Bambino - "Llama el Sol" Tito El Bambino - "Llueve el Amor" Romeo Santos - "You" |
| Male Artist of the Year | Prince Royce | Juan Luis Guerra Romeo Santos Tito El Bambino |
| Female Artist of the Year | Olga Tanon | La India Santaye Sohanny |
| Group or Duo of the Year | Chino & Nacho | 24 Horas Limi-T 21 Los Aviadores |
| Breakout Artist or Group of the Year | Monchy y Nathalia- "En Blanco y Negro" | A & C La Banda - En Blanco y Negro Loisaidas - Loisaidas Monchy y Nathalia - Monchy y Nathalia Yunel Cruz - Something Different |
| Merengue Artist of the Year | Elvis Crespo | Limi-T 21 Los Hermanos Rosario Sohanny |
| Tropical Salsa Artist of the Year | Luis Enrique | Charlie Cruz Gilberto Santa Rosa Jerry Rivera |
| Tropical Traditional Artist of the Year | Prince Royce | Juan Luis Guerra Romeo Santos Tito El Bambino |

## Regional Mexican

| Category | Winner | Nominees |
| Album of the Year | Intocable - Intocable 2011 | Voz de Mando — Con La Mente En Blanco Violento — Gracias a Dios Joan Sebastian — Huevos Rancheros Chuy Lizarraga y su Banda Tierra Sinaloense — Pistear, Pistear |
| Song of the Year | Joan Sebastian - El Padrino | La Arrolladora Banda El Limón - "Cuánto Me Cuesta" Larry Hernández - "El Ardido" Violento - "Gracias a Dios" La Addictiva Banda San José de Mesillas - "Te Amo y Te Amo" |
| Male Artist of the Year | Espinoza Paz | Gerardo Ortíz Julión Alvarez Larry Hernández |
| Female Artist of the Year | Jenni Rivera | Diana Reyes Ely Quintero Shaila Dúrcal |
| Group or Duo of the Year | Intocable | Banda Los Recoditos La Arrolladora Banda El Limón La Original Banda el Limón de Salvador Lizarraga Voz de Mando |
| Breakout Artist or Group of the Year | Calibre 50 - Renovar o Morir | Alex Rivera - Dime la Razón Alx Villareal - Regresa El Bebeto y su Banda Patria Chica - Quiero Que Seas Tu |
| Duranguense Artist of the Year | K-Paz de la Sierra | Conjunto Atardecer El Trono de Mexico Grupo Montéz de Durango |
| Banda of the Year | Larry Hernández | Julión Alvarez La Arrolladora Banda El Limón La Original Banda el Limón de Salvador Lizarraga |
| Norteño Artist of the Year | Intocable | Gerardo Ortíz Roberto Tapia Voz de Mando |
| Grupera Artist of the Year | Marco Antonio Solís | Grupo Bryndis La Mar-k de Tierra Caliente Tierra Cali |
| Ranchera Artist of the Year | Jenni Rivera | Joan Sebastian Pedro Fernández Vicente Fernández |

## Urban

| Category | Winner | Nominees |
| Album of the Year | Pitbull — Armando | Don Omar — Don Omar Presents: Meet the Orphans Wisin & Yandel — Los Vaqueros: El Regreso Gocho — Mi Música Alexis & Fido — Perreología |
| Song of the Year | Don Omar - Taboo | Alexis & Fido — Contéstame El Telefono RKM y Ken-Y - Mi Corazón Esta Muerto Daddy Yankee featuring Prince Royce — Ven Conmigo Wisin & Yandel — Zun Zun Rompiendo Caderas |
| Artist of the Year | Pitbull | Daddy Yankee Don Omar Wisin & Yandel |

## Video

| Category | Winner | Nominees |
| Video of the Year | Wisin & Yandel - Tu Olor | Laura Pausini — Bienvenido Beatriz Luengo — Como Tu No Hay 2 Belinda — Dopamina Luis Fonsi — Respira Sie7e — Tengo Tu Love |