Peso Pluma is atop the list of finalists for the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards with 17 entries.
Nods for the Mexican star include major categories Artist of the Year; Top Latin Album of the Year for Dinastia with Tito Double P; and Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo.
Pluma is followed by Tito Double P with 15 mentions, and Fuerza Regida with 12. Among other finalists, Karol G has nine nods, followed by Prince Royce with eight and Bad Bunny with seven.
The Billboard Latin Music Awards will be presented in 47 categories spanning leading genres including Latin pop, tropical, Latin rhythm and regional Mexican.
Colombian superstar Karol G’s nine mentions include Artist of the Year; Tour of the Year; Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year; and Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo.
Bachata idol Prince Royce appears in categories including Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo and Top Tropical Album of the Year for Better Late Than Never.
Bad Bunny, who last year led the list of finalists with a record 27 mentions, is competing this year for Artist of the Year; Tour of the Year; Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year; Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male; and Songwriter of the Year.
The ceremony will be broadcast live from the James L Knight Centre in Miami and coincides with Billboard Latin Music Week from 19 to 22 October.
