Depending on the YouTube hits achieved by a Wishclusive video on the cut-off, an artist can receive the following awards: The inaugural year of the WMA was held on January 26, 2016, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The revelry themed, "Your WISHclusive Gateway to the World," held Filipino musicality in high esteem and paid tribute to the artists who lifted OPM to global recognition.
[12] More than 80 artists whose songs were released and Wishclusives were rendered from November 1, 2017, to October 31, 2018, are nominated in the 18 categories of the 4th Wish 107.5 Music Awards.
Due to the imposed regulations for the mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the 2021 edition of the awards was streamed live through Wish 107.5's official YouTube channel on January 17, 2021, and held at an audience-less Smart Araneta Coliseum.
[18] All performers of the awards ceremony, along with the hosts, organizers and certain invited nominees underwent swab testing and followed protocols to ensure their health and safety.
Guests will be required to provide negative COVID-19 results, while audience members are expected to follow standard health and safety protocols.
[19] However, due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country caused by the Omicron variant, the event cancelled it's admission of live audience before being postponed to January 30, 2022, and moved to the New Frontier Theater.