Mexican singer Peso Pluma leads the finalists for the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards with 17 nominations, television network Telemundo and Billboard announced Wednesday.
The ceremony will take place on October 22 in Miami, where 47 awards will be presented across genres ranging from Latin pop and tropical music to regional Mexican. Miami, located in coastal South Florida, serves as a primary hub for the international Latin music industry and Spanish-language entertainment broadcasting.
Peso Pluma, one of the main exponents of corridos tumbados, is competing for artist of the year and regional Mexican artist of the year, among other categories. Corridos tumbados is a contemporary subgenre of regional Mexican music that blends traditional storytelling ballads with modern urban and trap production. Regional Mexican music encompasses a broad group of musical styles traditional to rural and regional Mexico.
Four songs recorded alongside fellow Mexican singer Tito Double P account for nine of Peso Pluma's total nominations. Tito Double P holds 15 nominations overall and is also competing for artist of the year. He owes nine of his nominations to those joint tracks, with five of them stemming from the song Daño.
Top Nominees and Category Leaders
California-based group Fuerza Regida received 12 nominations, including nods for artist of the year and global Latin artist of the year. Their track Marlboro Rojo is nominated in four categories. Formed in California, Fuerza Regida has played a key role in popularizing West Coast regional Mexican music and urban corridos among young listeners across North America.
Colombian singer Karol G leads all female artists with nine nominations, including artist of the year and tour of the year. Her collaboration with Mexican singer Marco Antonio Solis, titled Coleccionando heridas, is nominated for Latin pop song of the year. Karol G is a global leader in Latin urban music, while Solis is a veteran Mexican singer-songwriter known for his influential career in Latin pop.
Bachata singer Prince Royce earned eight nominations, including tropical artist of the year. Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny gathered seven nominations, which include artist of the year, tour of the year, and songwriter of the year. Bachata is a genre of Latin music originating from the Dominican Republic, whereas tropical music encompasses styles such as salsa, merengue, bachata, and cumbia.
New Fan Category and Broadcast Details
The 2026 awards ceremony will introduce a new category for fan artist of the year. The public will vote to decide the winner among the five singers with the highest number of nominations: Peso Pluma, Tito Double P, Fuerza Regida, Karol G, and Prince Royce. Telemundo confirmed that the winner will be announced live during the broadcast.
The Billboard Latin Music Awards is one of the longest-running recognition events in Latin entertainment. Organizers determine finalist spots and winners based on quantitative performance metrics, including album sales, digital streaming, radio airplay, and social media engagement tracked by Billboard chart data.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on the Telemundo television network and streamed on the Peacock platform. International audiences across Latin America and the Caribbean will be able to view the event through Telemundo Internacional. Telemundo is a major American Spanish-language television network, while Peacock functions as its companion video streaming platform under parent company NBCUniversal.
