Peso Pluma tops the list of finalists for the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards with 17 entries, including major categories such as Artist of the Year; Top Latin Album of the Year for DINASTÍA with Tito Double P; and Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo.
He is followed by Tito Double P with 15 mentions and Fuerza Regida with 12. Among female finalists, Karol G leads with nine, followed by Prince Royce with eight and Bad Bunny with seven.
The Billboard Latin Music Awards, which will be broadcast live on Telemundo on Oct. 22, will be presented in 47 categories spanning leading genres including Latin pop, tropical, Latin rhythm and regional Mexican. The ceremony will also recognize extraordinary careers and contributions to music through Billboard’s honorary awards, including the Billboard Vanguard Award, Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award and Billboard Spirit of Hope Award.
Peso Pluma, a global icon of Mexican music and one of the leading figures in the corridos tumbados movement, is competing with four songs in multiple categories alongside Tito Double P. Tracks such as “daño,” “dopamina,” “chiclona” and “7-3” have earned a combined nine mentions, including Global 200 Latin Song of the Year; Hot Latin Song of the Year; Streaming Song of the Year; and Regional Mexican Song of the Year.
Tito Double P is also competing for Artist of the Year and Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo. His collaborations with Peso Pluma earned him nine of those mentions, including five for “daño,” among them Global 200 Latin Song of the Year and Hot Latin Song of the Year. And their hit “dopamina” adds another two: Hot Latin Song of the Year and Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event.
Global phenomenon of Mexican music Fuerza Regida is a finalist for awards including Artist of the Year; Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year; and Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Duo or Group. Their song “Marlboro Rojo” competes for four trophies, including Hot Latin Song of the Year and Streaming Song of the Year. Another of their songs, “Cuando No Era Cantante” with El Bogueto, Anuel AA and Yung Beef, is a finalist in two categories, including Global 200 Latin Song of the Year.
Colombian superstar Karol G’s nine mentions include Artist of the Year; Tour of the Year; Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year; and Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo. Her song “Coleccionando Heridas” with Marco Antonio Solís competes for Latin Airplay Song of the Year and Latin Pop Song of the Year.
Bachata idol Prince Royce appears in categories such as including Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo and Top Tropical Album of the Year for Better Late Than Never, his LP alongside Romeo Santos. Meanwhile, global icon Bad Bunny — who last year led the list of finalists with a record of 27 mentions — is competing this year for Artist of the Year; Tour of the Year; Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year; Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male; and Songwriter of the Year.
Other acts with multiple mentions include Romeo Santos and Rosalía (6); Beéle, Herencia de Grandes, Los Dos De Tamaulipas, Omar Courtz and Shakira (5); Clave Especial, Grupo Frontera, Junior H and Rauw Alejandro (4).
The finalists and eventual winners of the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards reflect the performance of new recordings on Billboard’s album and song charts from Sept. 13, 2025, to Sept. 5, 2026, based on key fan interactions with music, including streaming, album and digital song sales, radio airplay and touring, as tracked by Billboard and its data partner, Luminate.
Broadcast live from the James L. Knight Center in Miami, the Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony will air on Telemundo and Peacock on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m. ET. The event will also be available on Universo and the Telemundo app, as well as in Latin America and the Caribbean through Telemundo Internacional, reaching audiences in more than 22 countries.
Produced by Telemundo and MBS Special Events, the Billboard Latin Music Awards 2026 coincide with Billboard Latin Music Week, which returns to Miami Beach from Oct. 19 to 22 with a stellar program featuring Fuerza Regida, Greeicy, Jay Wheeler, Kany García, Maluma, Pitbull, Rawayana, Ryan Castro, Trueno, Zhamira, and many more. To get your tickets for Latin Music Week 2026, click here.
See the complete list of finalists below.
