{"id":"1792836171828-culture-segment","slug":"peso-pluma-leads-billboard-latin-music-awards","title":"Peso Pluma leads Billboard Latin Music Awards","summary":"The 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards were held Oct. 22 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami and aired live on Telemundo and Peacock. Peso Pluma entered as the leading finalist with 17 mentions, followed by Tito Double P with 15 and Fuerza Regida with 12; Karol G had nine, Prince Royce eight and Bad Bunny seven. The ceremony covered 47 categories and introduced a new fan-voted Fan Favorite Artist award. Honorary awards went to Cristian Castro for Lifetime Achievement, Fuerza Regida for the Vanguard Award, Rosalía for the Hall of Fame Award, and Rubén Blades for the Icon Award.\n\nThe Billboard Latin Music Awards are based on chart performance and celebrate commercial success across Latin genres. This year's finalists reflected the dominance of regional Mexican music and the global reach of Latin pop and reggaeton.\n\nBillboard published a blue-carpet photo gallery from the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, held Oct. 22 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, featuring Becky G, Ryan Castro, Santos Bravos and others.\n\nJay-Z performed the first of two headlining shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and brought out guests including Blue Ivy Carter, DJ Khaled and John Legend.\n\nKore-eda Hirokazu said at an In Conversation event that he never films children crying, and discussed lessons from Ken Loach and Hou Hsiao-hsien.\n\nTatiana Huezo's “Galerna” won the top José María Riba Award at Impulso Morelia, the pix-in-post section of the Morelia Film Festival; the prize includes 250,000 pesos for post-production or promotion.\n\nVariety exclusively reported that Korean director Lee Hwan-kyung is directing the Indonesian father-son drama “Gasigogi” for Falcon Pictures, starring Vino G. Bastian, Pevita Pearce, Faradina Mufti and Indra Jegel.","publishedAt":"2026-10-24T10:02:51.828Z","channel":{"id":"culture","name":"Oncast Music","language":"en"},"show":"Morning Brief","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Billboard published a blue-carpet photo gallery from the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, held Oct. 22 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, featuring Becky G, Ryan Castro, Santos Bravos and others.\nSource: [billboard.com](https://www.billboard.com/photos/billboard-latin-music-awards-2026-red-carpet-photos-1236366589/) NAMES: Santos Bravos = Latin music group; Bill (https://x.com/billboard/status/2113925988975362063)\n\nTRUE: Jay-Z performed the first of two headlining shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and brought out guests including Blue Ivy Carter, DJ Khaled and John Legend.\nSource: [variety.com](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/jay-z-brings-out-blue-ivy-dj-khaled-scarface-sofi-stadium-1236930075/) NAMES: Blue Ivy Carter = daughter of Ja (https://variety.com/2026/music/news/jay-z-brings-out-blue-ivy-dj-khaled-scarface-sofi-stadium-1236930075/)\n\nTRUE: Kore-eda Hirokazu said at an In Conversation event that he never films children crying, and discussed lessons from Ken Loach and Hou Hsiao-hsien.\nSource: [variety.com](https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/kore-eda-hirokazu-why-never-films-children-crying-1236930180/) NAMES: Kore-eda Hirokazu = Japanese film di (https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/kore-eda-hirokazu-why-never-films-children-crying-1236930180/)\n\nTRUE: Tatiana Huezo's “Galerna” won the top José María Riba Award at Impulso Morelia, the pix-in-post section of the Morelia Film Festival; the prize includes 250,000 pesos for post-production or promotion.\nSource: [variety.com](https://variety.com/2026/film/global/impulso-morelia-galerna-tatiana-huezo-top-prize-1236922084/) NAMES: Tatiana Huezo = Mexican filmmaker; Impuls (https://variety.com/2026/film/global/impulso-morelia-galerna-tatiana-huezo-top-prize-1236922084/)\n\nTRUE: Variety exclusively reported that Korean director Lee Hwan-kyung is directing the Indonesian father-son drama “Gasigogi” for Falcon Pictures, starring Vino G. 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Claudette","text":"Good morning, it's Saturday, October twenty-fourth."},{"host":"Laura","text":"The Billboard Latin Music Awards took over Miami this week, and Peso Pluma led all artists with seventeen finalist mentions."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Seventeen? That's a statement. Regional Mexican music is the biggest story in Latin music right now."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Tito Double P had fifteen, Fuerza Regida twelve. Karol G had nine, Prince Royce eight, Bad Bunny seven."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Those are chart-driven awards, so it's a report card on what people actually streamed."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Exactly. Billboard bases these on performance, not a small panel."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"The show covered forty-seven categories and added a brand-new fan-voted award, Fan Favorite Artist."},{"host":"Laura","text":"That's new this year, and it gives listeners a direct say."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I like that. The Latin music audience is loud and global."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Honorary awards went to Cristian Castro for lifetime achievement, Fuerza Regida for the vanguard award, Rosalía for the hall of fame, and Rubén Blades for the icon award."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Rosalía in a hall of fame already? That makes me feel old."},{"host":"Laura","text":"She's earned it. Her run over the last decade changed the sound."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I'm not fighting it. I just still think of her as the new artist."},{"host":"Laura","text":"She's not new. Billboard posted the blue carpet gallery from the James L. Knight Center, and the fashion was half the show. Rosalía showed up in black Tom Ford, according to the carpet coverage."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"A blue carpet is a nice change. Every other award show has the same red rug."},{"host":"Laura","text":"It fits the brand. Telemundo and Peacock carried it live."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"So Peso Pluma walks in with the most finalist mentions. Did he also win the most? That part we don't know yet."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Not yet. Billboard's gallery is the afterglow; the full winners list is still rolling out."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Still, his chart run has been undeniable. That many finalist spots doesn't happen by accident."},{"host":"Laura","text":"It's a different Latin music moment than five years ago. Less pop, more guitar and grit."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"And the audience went with it."},{"host":"Laura","text":"That shift is real. The finalist list used to be dominated by pop and reggaeton. Now corridos are everywhere."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"And this year's list proves the audience wants storytellers as much as party records."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Peso Pluma and Fuerza Regida both come from that lane."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Exactly. It's a working-class sound with a massive reach."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Rosalía's hall of fame award is significant because she's not just a streaming star, she crosses into fashion and film."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"That's the new model. Music today isn't only music."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Which is why a blue carpet photo gallery gets as much attention as the trophies."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"It's also why Billboard treats these awards like a global event, not just one room in Miami."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Different world, same weekend: one account claims the new Street Fighter movie is number one at the US box office."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"That number one claim I couldn't confirm. What's true is Mel Jarnson plays Cammy in the 2026 film."},{"host":"Laura","text":"RT Visual posted it, and fans are split on her Cammy."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"The movie opened October sixteenth. Its chart position may still be settling."},{"host":"Laura","text":"One fan said she nailed the role. Another said the brainwashing plot doesn't mean Cammy has to be boring."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I like that defense. Cammy's always had more going on than the costume."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Exactly. The early lean is positive, but let's see if the box office number lands."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"If it is number one, that's a big deal for a video game adaptation."},{"host":"Laura","text":"A good weekend for genre movies either way."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I'm cautious because video game movies historically open big then drop."},{"host":"Laura","text":"True, but early fan reaction matters for word of mouth."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"That's fair. If the plot gives Cammy a real personality, it could hold."},{"host":"Laura","text":"The original Cammy was brainwashed, and fans are okay with that as long as she's not reduced to it."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Right. The new movie seems to understand that balance."},{"host":"Laura","text":"We'll see if the box office backs it up."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Either way, Saturday has both music and a fight scene. Not a bad start."},{"host":"Laura","text":"I'll take the music, you take the fight."}]}