{"id":1236360003,"date":"2026-10-19T10:57:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/?post_type=pmc_list&#038;p=1236360003"},"modified":"2026-10-20T16:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T20:03:05","slug":"billboard-latin-music-week-2026-industry-panels-highlights","status":"publish","type":"pmc_list","link":"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/billboard-latin-music-week-2026-industry-panels-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 Is Here: Top Highlights From Every Industry&nbsp;Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \"\n>\n\t<em><strong>Editor\u2019s note: <\/strong>This story will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \"\n>\n\tThe highly-awaited 2026 Billboard 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