The 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards will take place Thursday, October 22, at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida, hosted by Carmen Villalobos and Javier Poza and broadcast on Telemundo and Peacock. Coverage starts at 6:00 PM with a live YouTube show, 'Premios Billboard de la Música Latina POV: Acceso Exclusivo,' led by Chriz Ortiz, Kuzi, Marlene Chavarría, SoyNuklear and Tomás Mier; the 7:00 PM red carpet special will be hosted by Aleyda Ortiz, Ana Patricia Gámez, Carlos Adyan, Chiky Bombom, Clovis Nienow and Gabriel Coronel; the main ceremony airs at 8:00 PM. The show features 16 musical performances, including Puerto Rican artists Víctor Manuelle, Elvis Crespo, Ozuna, Wisin and Ivy Queen, plus RIZA with Pablo Alborán, Manuel Turizo, Tito Double P, Xavi, Nanpa Básico, Melymel, La Nueva Ola de Cumbia, a Cristian Castro and Ha*Ash collaboration, Fuerza Regida with Chuyin, and the debut of boy band SANTOS BRAVOS.
A tribute to Mexican legend Juan Gabriel, ten years after his death, will feature Carlos Rivera, Jessi Uribe, Pablo Alborán, Paola Jara and Yahritza y Su Esencia. Honorees are Cristian Castro (Trayectoria Artística), Fuerza Regida (Vanguardia), Rosalía (Salón de la Fama) and Rubén Blades (Ícono). For the first time, fans will choose the winner of a new category, Artista de los Fans, contested by KAROL G, Fuerza Regida, Peso Pluma, Prince Royce and Tito Double P, to be announced live during the ceremony.