Mexican music owned the biggest night in Latin music. Fuerza Regida led all winners at the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards on Thursday, October 22, taking home eight trophies at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, where hosts Carmen Villalobos and Javier Poza emceed a ceremony aired live on Telemundo and streamed on Peacock.

Four of the group’s eight awards came from a single song. “Marlboro Rojo” won Hot Latin Song of the Year, Streaming Song of the Year, Global 200 Latin Song of the Year and Regional Mexican Song of the Year, and the quintet added Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group; Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group; and Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Duo or Group. The night was capped by the Billboard Vanguard Award, honoring the innovation and creative vision that helped carry Mexican music to global audiences.

Bad Bunny followed with seven awards, including Artist of the Year, Tour of the Year, Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. Top Latin Album of the Year went to DINASTÍA, the joint album from cousins Peso Pluma and Tito Double P, which also claimed Top Regional Mexican Album of the Year, while their collaboration “daño” won Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event. KAROL G collected four awards — among them Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female — and made history as the first winner of the Fan Favorite Artist award, the first category in the show’s history decided directly by fans.

The honors kept coming. Rosalía won Top Latin Pop Album of the Year for LUX and received the Billboard Hall of Fame Award; Omar Courtz was named Artist of the Year, New; Rubén Blades took the Billboard Icon Award and Cristian Castro the Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award, and the show paused for a tribute to Juan Gabriel marking ten years since his passing. Peso Pluma had entered the night as the most-nominated artist with 17 finalist nods — but by the final envelope, the night belonged to Fuerza Regida.

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