Fuerza Regida Accept Vanguard Award at 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards: ‘We’re Going to Conquer the World’
Fuerza Regida received the Billboard Vanguard Award at the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, recognising the group’s role in pushing música Mexicana beyond conventional boundaries and reaching audiences worldwide. Leader Jesús Ortiz Paz said the honour represented a decade of hard work, thanked fans, family and the band’s team, and said they would keep working to “conquer the world”.
The San Bernardino group, formed in 2015, was a finalist for 12 awards and performed “Pues Ya Ni Pedo” with Chuyin at the ceremony in Miami. It has more than 46 million monthly Spotify listeners, 35 billion career streams and 16 Billboard Hot 100 entries. Its 2025 album 111XPANTIA debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and the group is preparing for the first US stadium tour by a regional Mexican act.
In short
- Fuerza Regida received the 2026 Billboard Vanguard Award.
- The group has 35 billion career streams.
- It is preparing a first-of-its-kind US stadium tour.
Explained simply
Fuerza Regida is a música Mexicana group formed in San Bernardino, California, in 2015. The style draws on Mexican musical traditions, while the group’s sound and audiences have grown beyond those traditions’ usual boundaries.
The group is led by Jesús Ortiz Paz and has built a large international following through recordings and streaming. Its success comes as música Mexicana reaches more listeners worldwide, raising the profile of artists working in the genre.
The Billboard Vanguard Award recognises artists whose work helps broaden the reach of Latin music. The group’s career offers a measure of how música Mexicana has moved into mainstream charts and larger live venues.