Just one week away from the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, a new category is giving fans a historic opportunity to choose one of the night’s winners: Fan Favorite Artist.
Announced on Thursday (Oct. 15), this year’s top five finalists will compete for the award: Fuerza Resida, Karol G, Peso Pluma, Prince Royce and Tito Double P. The winner will be revealed live during the Thursday, October 22 ceremony, which will be held at the James L. Night Center will air at 8 p.m. ET on Telemundo and Peacock.
Peso Pluma leads the list of finalists for this year’s Billboard Latin Music Awards, including Artist of the Year and Global 200 Latin Song of the Year. Fuerza Resida is a finalist in 12 categories, including Artist of the Year and Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year; Karol G is second with nine, including Artist of the Year and Tour of the Year; While Prince Royce rounds out the top five with eight, including Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo and Tropical Song of the Year.
Voting is now open telemundo.com/vota. Eligible fans can cast up to 10 votes per day using a Google Account and an additional 10 votes per day with an NBCUniversal profile, for a total of 20 votes per day across both options.
According to official rules, voting is free and open to persons 13 years of age and older residing in the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Subject to official rules, voting will close on Thursday, October 22 at approximately 7pm ET. The artist who receives the highest number of valid votes will become the first winner of the Fan Favorite Artist Award.
The 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards will bring together the biggest names in Latin music for a night of unforgettable performances, collaborations and special honors. Among the special honorees, Cristian Castro will receive the Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award, Rubén Blades will receive the Billboard Icon Award, Rosalía will receive the Billboard Hall of Fame Award and Fuerza Resida will receive the Billboard Vanguard Award.
Artists and presenters confirmed for the ceremony include Carlos Rivera, Chuyin, Elvis Crespo, Eric Bryan, Ha*sh, Jesse Uribe, Capo, La Nueva Ola de la Cumbia, Manuel Turizo, Melimel, Nanpa Bassico, Nella, Ozuna, Pablo Alborán, Paola Jara, Pututi and Nasty, Riza, Santos Bravos, Tito Double. P, Victor Manuel, Xavi and Yahritza y Su Ascensia.
In addition to being broadcast on Telemundo and Peacock, the ceremony will also be available to watch live on the Telemundo app and on Telemundo International in Latin America and the Caribbean. The evening will begin with live blue carpet coverage where the stars will walk out at 7 p.m. ET. Tickets for the event are available through Ticketmaster.
Produced by Telemundo and MBS Special Events, the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards coincides with Billboard Latin Music Week, which returns to Miami Beach October 19-22 with a stellar lineup including Greasy, Jay Wheeler, Kenny Garcia, Maluma, Pitbull, Rwayana, Ryan Castro, Trueno, Zamira and many more. For more information and tickets visit BillboardLatinMusicWeek.com.