MIAMI - Billboard Latin Music Week is returning to Miami Beach with a new venue, a shorter four-day format and an expanded roster that reaches across Latin pop, música mexicana, urbano, tropical music and the industry's executive ranks.
Billboard unveiled the complete 2026 lineup Monday, adding Anuel AA, Ana Mena, Carlos Rivera, Lali, Grupo Frontera, Grupo Niche, Ela Taubert, Santos Bravos and Mau y Ricky to an event that already included Maluma, Pitbull, Fuerza Regida, Kany García, Greeicy, Rawayana, Quevedo, Trueno and Lola Índigo.
The newly announced participants also include Clave Especial, Conep, Emmanuel Cortes, Erick Brian, Grupo Cañaveral, Hermanos Espinoza, Kidd Voodoo, Kristina, Lorna and Mar Solís. Executives Claudia Ochoa, Cristina Perpiñá-Robert, Ghazi, Miguel Ramírez and Paz Aparicio have also joined the program. Specific appearances for some artists, including Anuel AA, have not yet been detailed.
The event will run from Oct. 19 through Oct. 22 at Faena Forum Miami Beach under the theme "Global Consolidation." Tickets are available through Billboard Latin Music Week.
The venue change is among the most visible differences. The 2025 edition unfolded over five days at The Fillmore Miami Beach, while this year's gathering moves to Faena Forum and compresses its conferences, performances and networking events into four days. The final day coincides with the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, which will be broadcast live Oct. 22 on Telemundo and Peacock.
This year's programming also puts a sharper focus on how Latin music converts global visibility into lasting careers and businesses. Sessions will examine Spanish-language music's worldwide performance, the rise of independent companies, Latin American touring and the difficult leap from a viral moment to a sustainable international fan base.
Tommy Mottola will deliver a keynote about Latin music's global rise, while managers Jorge "Pepo" Ferradas, Rebeca León and Walter Kolm will participate in a Power Players conversation. Grupo Frontera will discuss creativity and expansion with executives from BorderTown Records and The Orchard.
The Monday schedule also includes a songwriting conversation with Kany García and a discussion about the new urbano landscape featuring Trueno, Kidd Voodoo and Quevedo.
On Tuesday, the conference will turn toward emerging sounds and technological disruption. SGAE CEO Cristina Perpiñá-Robert will address AI-generated music and the future of creativity. Clave Especial, Edgardo Núñez, Emmanuel Cortes and Hermanos Espinoza will discuss música mexicana's rising generation, while Bebeshito, DJ Conds, Helabusador, Rey Tony and Wow Popy will examine reparto and its role in Cuba's contemporary music scene.
A newly assembled Global Rising women's panel will bring together Ana Mena, Aria Vega, Greeicy, Lali, Lola Índigo and RaiNao. Fuerza Regida will headline both a Superstar Q&A and a separate, intimate Billboard En Vivo performance at the Faena Theater.
Wednesday's program will place Maluma at the center of two different conversations. The Colombian star will participate in an intimate BetterHelp session about mental health and later sit for the Sony Music Publishing Icon Q&A. Pitbull will revisit his career through a live exploration of his Billboard chart history, while Mau y Ricky and Carlos Rivera will discuss the many identities shaping Latin pop today.
The evening introduces one of the clearest additions to the traditional Music Week formula: the new Billboard x Eater El Pre Party. The culinary pregame will feature food and drinks from Miami restaurants before an En Vivo concert starring Jay Wheeler and Zhamira, with Conep appearing as a special guest.
Live programming will extend beyond those concerts. HYBE Latin America's Santos Bravos will discuss the group's first year together before performing at Faena Theater, while Ela Taubert, Erick Brian, Kidd Voodoo, Kristina and Lorna are set for an opening-night event at Furia Disco Rooftop.
"Latin music has never been so global, so rich, so nuanced and so widely listened to as right now," Billboard co-chief content officer Leila Cobo said, describing the gathering as part of a cultural movement built in Miami.
That global reach is the central idea behind the 2026 edition. Instead of concentrating only on established superstars, Billboard is placing legacy executives, independent entrepreneurs, emerging acts, viral newcomers, and regional scenes inside the same increasingly crowded Miami conversation.
