Peso Pluma leads the finalists for the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards with 17 nominations, ahead of collaborator Tito Double P (15) and Fuerza Regida (12), reflecting the continued dominance of Mexican regional music and corridos tumbados within the industry's biggest awards show. The ceremony, to be broadcast live from Miami's James L. Knight Center on Telemundo and Peacock on 22 October, will hand out trophies across 47 categories covering Latin pop, tropical, Latin rhythm and regional Mexican genres, alongside honorary prizes including the Vanguard and Lifetime Achievement awards.

Among female finalists, Karol G tops the list with nine nominations, including Artist of the Year and Tour of the Year, followed by Prince Royce with eight and Bad Bunny with seven — a marked drop for Bad Bunny, who led all finalists last year with a record 27 mentions. Other notable names include Romeo Santos and Rosalía with six nominations apiece, and Shakira among those with five. Finalists are determined by chart and streaming performance tracked by Billboard and Luminate between 13 September 2025 and 5 September 2026, with the show set to reach audiences in more than 22 countries.