This is not a drill: the Billboard Fan Army Face-Off for 2026 is just days away from crowning a victorious fan army. On Monday (Aug. 17), we moved into the finals with only two artists’ fan armies remaining.
Each year, fan armies for 64 different artists compete to answer the question: which artist has the strongest fan army? After millions of votes cast throughout the quarterfinals (which came to a close at noon ET on Aug. 12), Benson Boone, Bruno Mars, Harry Styles and SB19 moved forward to the semifinals (the penultimate round). Now, as we enter the finals on Monday (Aug. 17) at noon ET, only Harry Styles and SB19 remain.
Finals continue until Friday, Aug. 21 at noon ET, at which point the Fan Army Face-Off will declare a victor — either the Harries or A’TIN — for 2026.
In 2025, after millions of votes, A’TIN secured victory for SB19, capturing 60% of the vote in the finals round.
When Fan Army Face-Off 2026 began on July 15, fan armies for 64 artists, from A-Z, were in play for the crown: Addison Rae, aespa, Anitta, Ariana Grande, ATEEZ, Bad Bunny, Bebe Rexha, Benson Boone, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, BINI, BLACKPINK, Brandon Lake, Bruno Mars, BTS, Cardi B, Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Chris Brown, CORTIS, Drake, Ella Langley, ENHYPEN, Gracie Abrams, Harry Styles, Hilary Duff, HUNTR/X, Jelly Roll, Justin Bieber, Karol G, KATSEYE, Kehlani, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, LE SSERAFIM, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Megan Moroney, Megan Thee Stallion, Melanie Martinez, Miley Cyrus, Morgan Wallen, Mrs. GREEN APPLE, Noah Kahan, Olivia Dean, Olivia Rodrigo, P1HARMONY, Rihanna, Riley Green, Sabrina Carpenter, SB19, Selena Gomez, SEVENTEEN, Slayyyter, sombr, Stray Kids, SZA, Tate McRae, Taylor Swift, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Twenty One Pilots, TWICE and Zara Larsson.
Many of these acts have graced the cover of Billboard magazine over the years. Even more of them have topped the Billboard Hot 100 with their smash singles, crowned the Billboard 200 with hit albums and received Billboard Music Awards for their culture-shifting music.
With their 2025 victory, SB19’s A’TIN tied T-ara’s Queens for the all-time Fan Army Face-Off victory record, winning three times (all consecutively); T-ara previously won Billboard‘s Fan Army Face-Off from 2015-2017.
Vote in the 2026 Billboard Fan Army Face-Off below!
And good luck.
