Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 has finalized its lineup, adding Rubén Blades, Tito Nieves, Baby Rasta & Gringo and Anthony Ramos ahead of its October 19–22 run at Faena Forum Miami Beach. The 37th edition moves to a new venue and a shorter four-day format, closing with the Billboard Latin Music Awards on October 22.
Key Takeaways
- Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 runs Monday, October 19, through Thursday, October 22, at Faena Forum, 3300 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach.
- The final additions include Rubén Blades, Tito Nieves, Baby Rasta & Gringo, Anthony Ramos, Lenny Tavárez, Grupo Duelo and Los Dos de Tamaulipas.
- The 2025 edition ran five days at The Fillmore Miami Beach, and the 2026 edition compresses its programming into four days.
- This year’s theme is “Global Consolidation.”
- A Tuesday panel on reparto, Cuba’s modern urban sound, features Bebeshito, DJ Conds, Rey Tony & Helabusador and Wow Popy.
- The 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards take place in Miami on Thursday, October 22, broadcast live on Telemundo and Peacock.
Miami Beach Gets a New Home for Latin Music’s Industry Week
Billboard Latin Music Week is changing its shape for 2026. The 37th edition leaves The Fillmore Miami Beach, where the 2025 gathering ran for five days, and moves to Faena Forum on Collins Avenue. Conferences, performances and networking events now fit into four days, from Monday, October 19, to Thursday, October 22.
The move puts the industry’s flagship week in one of Miami Beach’s most design-forward cultural venues. The shorter format also concentrates the schedule, making each day denser with sessions, showcases and parties. For Miami, it keeps the event that calls itself the longest-running gathering in Latin music firmly in the city’s fall calendar.
Billboard revealed most of the program last month at a press conference alongside the mayor of Miami-Dade. Leila Cobo, Billboard’s co-chief content officer, framed the edition around the genre’s reach, saying “Latin music has never been so global.” That idea runs through the 2026 theme, “Global Consolidation.”
Final Additions Span Salsa Legends and Broadway
The last wave of names gives Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 its widest generational range in years. Rubén Blades and Tito Nieves bring salsa history to the program. Baby Rasta & Gringo represent reggaetón’s early era, and Anthony Ramos adds a Broadway and film crossover voice to the En Vivo performance lineup.
The final group also includes Lenny Tavárez with Natasha Nazario, Grupo Duelo, Los Dos de Tamaulipas, Alex Rose, Lyanno, Micro TDH and Na’vi. They join a roster already led by Miami’s own Pitbull, along with Maluma, Becky G, Fuerza Regida, Kany García, Grupo Frontera, Carlos Rivera, Lali and Ryan Castro.
The mix reflects how Latin music now reaches listeners. Legacy tropical artists share the bill with música mexicana groups, Spanish pop stars and Caribbean urbano acts. In a city where all of those audiences overlap, the lineup reads as a portrait of Miami’s own listening habits.
Sessions Put Mexican Music, Women Artists and Cuban Reparto in Focus
The schedule for Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 leans into the genre’s fastest-moving scenes. On Monday, Grupo Frontera leads a session on how the band expanded from a regional following to an international audience, joined by label executives.
Tuesday, October 20, is the busiest day on the main stage. Fuerza Regida hosts a Q&A, and Grupo Duelo sits for a milestone conversation. “The New Mexican Music Generation” panel brings together Hermanos Espinoza, Emmanuel Cortes, Edgardo Nuñez, Clave Especial and Los Dos de Tamaulipas.
The same day, “The Women’s Panel: Global Rising” features Ana Mena, Aria Vega, Greeicy, Lali, Lola Indigo and RaiNao. For Miami audiences, a session titled “Reparto: Cuba’s Modern-Day Soundscape” may carry the strongest local pull. Bebeshito, DJ Conds, Rey Tony & Helabusador and Wow Popy will discuss the Cuban urban sound that has spread from Havana through Hialeah and South Florida’s club and radio circuits.
Performances and Executives Round Out the Week
Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 adds live music to the conference format. The new El Pre Party and the En Vivo performance series feature Fuerza Regida, Jay Wheeler, Zhamira, Anthony Ramos, Conep, Lenny Tavárez, Micro TDH and Natasha Nazario. A separate showcase lineup gives emerging acts such as LOrna, Alex Rose, Ela Taubert and Santos Bravos a stage in front of the industry.
The business side carries equal weight. Executive panelists include Tommy Mottola, Walter Kolm, Rebeca León and Jorge “Pepo” Ferradas. Billboard CEO Mike Van described Miami as the place “where the industry comes together to celebrate its achievements.”
The week lands in the middle of a crowded October for the city’s music scene, arriving days after III Points’ return to Mana Wynwood on October 16 and 17. Back-to-back weekends of electronic, urbano and tropical programming show how fully Miami now functions as a year-round music capital.
The Billboard Latin Music Awards Close the Week in Miami
Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 ends with the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards on Thursday, October 22, in Miami. The ceremony will be broadcast live on Telemundo and Peacock, carrying the week’s Miami Beach momentum to a national audience. Registration for the conference is open now.
FAQs
When is Billboard Latin Music Week 2026?
Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 runs from Monday, October 19, to Thursday, October 22. It is the 37th edition of the event.
Where is Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 held?
The event takes place at Faena Forum, 3300 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. The 2025 edition was held at The Fillmore Miami Beach.
Who is in the Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 lineup?
The lineup includes Pitbull, Maluma, Becky G, Fuerza Regida, Kany García, Grupo Frontera and Lali. The final additions include Rubén Blades, Tito Nieves, Baby Rasta & Gringo and Anthony Ramos.
When are the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards?
The 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards take place in Miami on Thursday, October 22. The ceremony airs live on Telemundo and Peacock.
What is the theme of Billboard Latin Music Week 2026?
The 2026 theme is “Global Consolidation,” reflecting how Latin music’s audience has expanded worldwide.
