[1] Often referenced in music line-ups to delineate a musician's popularity in Hispanic countries.

Notable winners include Mozart La Para, Bad Bunny, El Alfa, Prince Royce, La Insuperable, and Don Omar.

It airs annually in the spring on Telemicro in the Dominican Republic.

The ceremony is held annually since 1992 in Santo Domingo at the Teatro Nacional.

[4] The descendants of Casandra Damirón decided to withdraw the authorization to use Casandra's name from the awards name arguing that for the previous two years the ceremony departed from the rules which "have governed the award in terms of its content and raison d'être".