Carmen Villalobos and Javier Poza host the Oct. 22 ceremony in Miami, live on Telemundo and Peacock, with 47 awards and Peso Pluma leading the finalists.
The finalists are set, the hosts are back, and now we know who’s taking the stage. With less than two weeks to go, Billboard and Telemundo have announced the full lineup of performers and presenters for the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
The lineup is a tour through almost every corner of Latin music: Carlos Rivera, Chuyin, Elvis Crespo, Erick Brian, Ha*Ash, Jessi Uribe, Kapo, La Nueva Ola de la Cumbia, Manuel Turizo, Melymel, Nanpa Básico, Nella, Ozuna, Pablo Alborán, Paola Jara, Pututi & Nesty, RIZA, SANTOS BRAVOS, Tito Double P, Tony Dize, Víctor Manuelle, Xavi and Yahritza y Su Esencia.
A few names worth watching. Ha*Ash, the Mexican-American sister duo and former RYM cover stars, bring two decades of Latin pop hits. SANTOS BRAVOS, HYBE Latin America’s new boy band, gets one of the biggest stages in the genre. Tito Double P, the second most-nominated artist of the year with 15 finalist nods, performs on the night he could take home a stack of trophies. And Yahritza y Su Esencia recently teamed up with this year’s Hall of Fame honoree Rosalía on “La Perla.”
Among the presenters: Becky G, Lali, Ryan Castro, Ana Mena, Baby Rasta & Gringo, Clave Especial, Gilberto Santa Rosa, José Luis Rodríguez “El Puma,” Lupillo Rivera, Mike Bahía and Los Gemelos, among others.
Peso Pluma leads the finalists with 17 nods, including artist of the year and top Latin album of the year for DINASTÍA with Tito Double P. Fuerza Regida follows with 12, Karol G with nine, Prince Royce with eight and Bad Bunny with seven. Bad Bunny was last year’s big winner, with 11 awards. The awards are decided by chart performance from Sept. 13, 2025, through Sept. 5, 2026, so, in the end, the fans have already voted.
The ceremony closes Billboard Latin Music Week, which runs Oct. 19–22 at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach.
Forty-seven categories, twenty-three performers and one very long night in Miami. Pace yourself.
Sources: Billboard · Billboard, finalists · Telemundo
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