[3] This was the only edition to be shown by Venevisión, due to the network's censorship of a large part of the awards, drawing criticism from the artists present.

[6][7] It was held at the Eurobuilding Hotel in Caracas, transmitted by Televen on 29 May, and presented by Erika de la Vega and Ramón Castro.

[10] Also, this year the sponsor began to produce Pepsi Streams, hour-long programs hosted by Alex Goncalves that were part of the national talent support platform, with presentations and interviews with the nominees.

[21] The following winners were presented awards on the televised broadcast: The fifth edition was held on 16 February 2017 at the Terrace of the Tamanaco City Commercial Center [es] (CCCT) in Caracas.

[24] The non-televised gala was held on 15 February 2017 at the Polar Business Center Auditorium and hosted by La Vero Gómez and Manuel Silva.

"The fifth edition was about to fail, but a great effort was made," said the president of the Pepsi Music Academy, John Fabio Bermúdez.

[26] The following winners were presented awards on the televised broadcast: For the sixth edition of the gala, fans will be able to choose their favorite artists in more than 60 categories divided into 20 musical genres.

The event will be held on 27 September in the parking lot of the Tamanaco City Commercial Center [es] (CCCT).

[28] This edition introduced the genre of trap, due to the strength with which the musical movement has been developing in recent years.