On Tuesday (June 30), Billboard announced the date for the 2026 Billboard Live Music Summit and Awards, taking place Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 1 Hotel West Hollywood.
Billboard will bring together the live music industry’s biggest names, emerging talent and key innovators for a day of insight and connection, followed by the Billboard Live Music Awards later that night. Both the summit and awards will be programmed by Billboard senior editor Eric Renner Brown.
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Additional information on programming, honorees and ticketing will be shared in the coming weeks. For more information on this year’s Billboard Live Music Summit and Awards, stay tuned to BillboardLiveMusicSummit.com.
Last fall, the Billboard Live Music Summit took over the 1 Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2025. The day was highlighted by the Legend of Live Keynote panel with Usher, honored following his blockbuster Past Present Future Tour, which ran for 83 international concerts from 2024 to 2025. Latin superstar Rauw Alejandro also sat down for a Spotlight Conversation about his rise to 2025’s Cosa Nuestra Tour, which grossed $91.7 million across spring and summer legs in North America and Europe before heading to South America and Mexico.
Other 2025 Billboard Live Music Summit highlights included: No Bots Allowed: Inside Chappell Roan’s Fan-First Ticketing Strategy; The Women Leading The Booking Space; How Warped Tour Built A Lasting Legacy – And Returned In 2025; and Building Touring’s Sustainable Future With Maggie Baird.