Premios Billboard 2026 Winners: Bad Bunny Artist of the Year

Bad Bunny won Artist of the Year at the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards (Premios Billboard), and Fuerza Regida took home the most awards, eight, according to Telemundo, which aired the show live on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) from the James L. Knight Center in Miami. Bad Bunny won seven awards in all and Karol G four. Fuerza Regida’s “Malboro rojo” won Hot Latin Song of the Year, and Peso Pluma and Tito Double P won Top Latin Album of the Year for DINASTIA. NBCUniversal said Carmen Villalobos and Javier Poza hosted the night, which included 16 musical performances. Below is the full winners list by category, how the show aired and where to look for it now.

Premios Billboard 2026 winners: full list

The table follows Telemundo’s winners article, published late Oct. 22 and updated Oct. 23. Category names are in Spanish as Telemundo wrote them, with an English gloss in parentheses. Song and album titles are spelled as in the article.

Category	Winner
Artista del Año (Artist of the Year)	Bad Bunny
“Hot Latin Song” Canción del Año (Hot Latin Song of the Year)	Fuerza Regida, “Malboro rojo”
“Top Latin Album” del Año (Top Latin Album of the Year)	Peso Pluma and Tito Double P, DINASTIA
Canción del Año, Streaming (Song of the Year, Streaming)	Fuerza Regida, “Malboro rojo”
Canción del Año, Latin Airplay (Song of the Year, Latin Airplay)	Romeo Santos and Prince Royce, “Lokita por mi”
Global 200 Canción Latina del Año (Global 200 Latin Song of the Year)	Fuerza Regida, “Malboro rojo”
Global 200 Artista Latino del Año (Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year)	Bad Bunny
“Hot Latin Song” Colaboración Vocal del Año (Hot Latin Song, Vocal Event of the Year)	Peso Pluma and Tito Double P, “daño”
“Hot Latin Songs” Artista del Año, Masculino (Hot Latin Songs Artist, Male)	Bad Bunny
“Hot Latin Songs” Artista del Año, Femenina (Hot Latin Songs Artist, Female)	Karol G
“Hot Latin Songs” Artista del Año, Dúo o Grupo (Hot Latin Songs Artist, Duo or Group)	Fuerza Regida
“Top Latin Albums” Artista del Año, Masculino (Top Latin Albums Artist, Male)	Bad Bunny
“Top Latin Albums” Artista del Año, Femenina (Top Latin Albums Artist, Female)	Karol G
“Top Latin Albums” Artista del Año, Dúo o Grupo (Top Latin Albums Artist, Duo or Group)	Fuerza Regida
Gira del Año (Tour of the Year)	Bad Bunny
Artista de los Fans (Fan Favorite Artist)	Karol G
Compositor del Año (Songwriter of the Year)	Bad Bunny
Canción “Latin Pop” del Año (Latin Pop Song of the Year)	Karol G and Marco Antonio Solís, “Coleccionando heridas”
Artista “Latin Pop” del Año, Solista (Latin Pop Artist, Solo)	Rosalía
Álbum “Top Latin Pop” del Año (Latin Pop Album of the Year)	Rosalía, LUX
Artista “Latin Rhythm” del Año, Solista (Latin Rhythm Artist, Solo)	Bad Bunny
Artista “Latin Rhythm” del Año, Dúo o Grupo (Latin Rhythm Artist, Duo or Group)	Wisin y Yandel
Canción Regional Mexicana del Año (Regional Mexican Song of the Year)	Fuerza Regida, “Malboro rojo”
Álbum Top Regional Mexicano del Año (Regional Mexican Album of the Year)	Peso Pluma and Tito Double P, DINASTIA
Artista Regional Mexicano del Año, Solista (Regional Mexican Artist, Solo)	Peso Pluma
Artista Regional Mexicano del Año, Dúo o Grupo (Regional Mexican Artist, Duo or Group)	Fuerza Regida
Canción Tropical del Año (Tropical Song of the Year)	Romeo Santos and Prince Royce, “Lokita por mi”
Álbum Tropical del Año (Tropical Album of the Year)	Romeo Santos and Prince Royce, Better late than never
Artista Tropical del Año (Tropical Artist of the Year)	Romeo Santos
Premio Billboard Vanguardia (Billboard Vanguard Award)	Fuerza Regida
Premio Billboard Salón de la Fama (Billboard Hall of Fame Award)	Rosalía
Premio Billboard Trayectoria Artística (Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award)	Cristian Castro
Premio Billboard Ícono (Billboard Icon Award)	Rubén Blades

Who won the most

Artist	Awards
Fuerza Regida	8
Bad Bunny	7
Karol G	4
Peso Pluma	4
Romeo Santos	4
Prince Royce	3
Rosalía	3
Tito Double P	3

Telemundo gives these counts. Omar Courtz won two awards, and Aventura, Bizarrap, Burna Boy, Cristian Castro, Daddy Yankee, MAG, Maná, Marco Antonio Solís, Rubén Blades and Wisin y Yandel won one each. The article does not name every category for Omar Courtz and several one-award winners, so we leave those categories out rather than guess. Telemundo’s finalists article, updated Sept. 21, 2026, had named Peso Pluma, Tito Double P, Fuerza Regida, Karol G, Prince Royce and Bad Bunny as the nomination leaders.

When, where and how the show aired

Detail	What NBCUniversal and Telemundo said
Date	Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026
Venue	James L. Knight Center, Miami
Start time	8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. Central Time, CT)
Live on	Telemundo, Peacock, Universo, the Telemundo app and Telemundo Internacional
YouTube livestream	From 6 p.m. ET on @TelemundoEntretenimiento
Hosts	Carmen Villalobos and Javier Poza
Performances	16

Source: NBCUniversal, “How to Watch the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards,” Oct. 19, 2026. Telemundo’s July 21, 2026 announcement also said the show would be available live on Telemundo and Peacock.

How to watch Premios Billboard now

The show streamed on Peacock when it aired. We could not confirm whether a replay is available, so we do not promise one. Check Peacock and the Telemundo app for the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, and the Telemundo Premios Billboard page for winners and any video it posts.

Keep the winners list

Our free printable lists every winner above by category, with the Telemundo source and the check date on the sheet. Mark Oct. 22 on your October 2026 printable calendar, or plan next week’s viewing on a printable weekly calendar. Other events on our calendar this season include the World Series 2026 schedule, the LoL Worlds 2026 schedule and the Ballon d’Or 2026 date and time.