Billboard Latin Awards: eight wins for Fuerza Regida, Bad Bunny artist of the year
The corrido band took home the most trophies at the gala in Miami. Bad Bunny won seven awards but was not there. Rosalía entered the Hall of Fame.
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Fuerza Regida were the big winners of the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards at Miami's James L. Knight Center, taking eight awards including Hot Latin Song of the Year for 'Marlboro Rojo' and the Vanguard Award. Bad Bunny was named artist of the year with seven wins but was absent from the gala, which Telemundo and Peacock broadcast live. Top Latin Album of the Year went to 'DINASTÍA' by Peso Pluma and Tito Double P.
Karol G, Peso Pluma and Romeo Santos won four awards each; Karol G also took the new fan-voted category 'Artista de los Fans'. Rosalía was inducted into the Billboard Hall of Fame, Rubén Blades was honoured as an icon and Cristian Castro for lifetime achievement; Burna Boy also won one award. In a Telemundo interview, Anuel AA announced an album of corridos: "Corrido is my favourite music right now," he said, according to El Diario.